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bigschuss · 04-30-2020, 07:32 AM

I'm in year 3 of my 25x35 barn/garage build and am about 98% done with the interior. I am looking for some advice/input about hanging some kind of a hoist system inside one of the bays for the top to my K5.

The bottom chord of the attic trusses I used are designed to carry a 40 psf live load, with an additional 10 psf dead load, and are spaced 2' OC. My K5 top weighs somewhere around 275 lbs. and would only be hung in the summer when there is no snow load.

Was thinking about using 2 pieces of Unistrut about 8' apart, run perpendicular across at least 3 trusses and then suspending some kind of a 4 point hoist system from the Strut.

Thanks in advance for any thoughts. Just wondering if you think that would work.

04-30-2020, 07:32 AM	#1
bigschuss Registered User Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Savoy, MA Posts: 70	Advice for Hoist for K5 Top from Attic Trusses I'm in year 3 of my 25x35 barn/garage build and am about 98% done with the interior. I am looking for some advice/input about hanging some kind of a hoist system inside one of the bays for the top to my K5. The bottom chord of the attic trusses I used are designed to carry a 40 psf live load, with an additional 10 psf dead load, and are spaced 2' OC. My K5 top weighs somewhere around 275 lbs. and would only be hung in the summer when there is no snow load. Was thinking about using 2 pieces of Unistrut about 8' apart, run perpendicular across at least 3 trusses and then suspending some kind of a 4 point hoist system from the Strut. Thanks in advance for any thoughts. Just wondering if you think that would work. Last edited by bigschuss; 05-01-2020 at 06:52 AM.