Electric hoist mounting

[sakm]

I am looking at buying one of these to use in my garage to lift loads of up to 250kg

https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/020114400/

I am looking for ideas of how best to mount this as high as possible!

The roof in the garage is flat with joists across the span (9ft) the joists are 5x2inch

Would I be able to somehow fasten a metal bar across as many joists as possible without any problems or would I need to find another way?

I was thinking of fastening to at least 8 joists

Any info welcome

Thanks in advance

 

[foxhole]

Just span with a steel to bolt too.

 

[big-all]

1/4 tonne plus hoist and additional timbers about 1/3tonne total so probably to much weight
additional timbers say 8x2" plus hoist depth say 6" so come in around 14" lower or 350mm below timbers

 

[sakm]

Just span with a steel to bolt too.

You mean across the garage resting on the walls?

If so I would love to but sadly on one side of the garage where it meets the neighbours its blocked off pretty much level with the wall

 

[Doggit]

Rather than fixing it across as many joists as possible, you'd be better of seeing if you can get a scaffold pole to go alongside one of the beams, and if you can get it to rest on each wall, then that's be an even better starting point. Otherwise you'd need to bend some straps to go down each side of the joist, under the pole, (effectively hangint it under a beam) and then back up the other side.

 

[bernardgreen]

Post and beam was suggested as the way forward.

It was ignored and the cost was the roof caved in and the car engine being lifted out dropped onto the car's body work. EXPENSIVE

 

[sakm]

Post and beam was suggested as the way forward.
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It was ignored and the cost was the roof caved in and the car engine being lifted out dropped onto the car's body work. EXPENSIVE

I think that will be the way to go to be honest!

I won't be lifting engines or anything over cars so no risk of damage to those..... My motorbike is my pride and joy though so I don't want to risk that going over!

 

[big-all]

as an aside looked at rutlands who i have used a lot
and whilst there 250kg hoist that looks the same is more expensive its on offer at the min
http://www.rutlands.co.uk/sp+250kg-electric-hoist+DK6686

 

[sakm]

as an aside looked at rutlands who i have used a lot
and whilst there 250kg hoist that looks the same is more expensive its on offer at the min
http://www.rutlands.co.uk/sp+250kg-electric-hoist+DK6686

Good spot

 

[big-all]

i managed to get a £5 off for signing up to the newsletter even thought i have an account but had taken a break from the fairly frequent news letters thats the reason i was looking
dont know what i actually did to get it but might be worth looking round incase you can still get a voucher
http://www.rutlands.co.uk/

 

[sakm]

Yes I saw that if you sign up they send you a £5 pound discount code