hghvolt
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You might check with the local fire station to see if they have some 1-1/2" hose they are retiring from service. I've use some old fire hose to lift a few boats in the past.
I'm so with you! I love analyzing and often there is overkill in the design. But a lot of fun. Being an engineer has its pro's and con's. Just ask my wife. I drive her crazy sometimes on the mechanics of things. :dance1: :ashamed:What you say is probably true, but it is sort of fun to banter back and forth regarding all sorts of possible solutions.
I hang out with and have quite a few family members that are engineers. Mechanical, chemical, electrical, and so forth. You ought to see us tackling the simplest problem at times. We get all sorts of great ideas, and no doubt as we sit and discuss and plan, we may well have been able to have tackled said project in the worst way possible and have been done before the best way possible plan was scrutinized and finalized. Generally someone will interrupt the plan with "ah guys, let's just hold that board up there, stick a level on it and hit it with the nail gun, we are building a closet, not a rocket". What, no lasers, not fancy trig, no ropes or pulleys?
So as I chuckle at this project, I chuckle at myself.
Remind's me of two engineers arguing over best way of bringing a new mule inside the barn. When they tried leading him in,the mule's ears touched top of door,spooking the mule and he ran backwards. One wanted to raise the barn with jacks and set it on blocks. The other wanted to notch out above door making it taller. Third engineer passing by overheard them and came over to recommend digging a trench through door. Engineer #1 looked at engineer #2 and commented "he doesn't understand that his ears are too long,not his legs".
Do you have any long lumber or steel handy? An A frame could be constructed fairly easily from which your chain hoist/winch/etc. could be attached.