Thanks for all your input. The issue that I face is that this is a weekend place, so whatever I do has to be quick. I wish I had the time to build my own trusses, but time will not allow that.
Buckeyefarmer's photo looks pretty close to what I was thinking of, but I wasn't thinking of a wood pole, more like something out of steel. I like the wood though, because then I could re-purpose it once everything is finished. However, I'm certain that if steel was used that was fairly easy to work with, that there would be endless uses for it. Need to keep thinking on this.
3T's beam is pretty impressive and looks like the extreme as far as length goes. I don't think I'd want to be anywhere under that load! Cranes kill people all the time since they tend to be a balancing act.
Buckeyefarmer's photo looks pretty close to what I was thinking of, but I wasn't thinking of a wood pole, more like something out of steel. I like the wood though, because then I could re-purpose it once everything is finished. However, I'm certain that if steel was used that was fairly easy to work with, that there would be endless uses for it. Need to keep thinking on this.
3T's beam is pretty impressive and looks like the extreme as far as length goes. I don't think I'd want to be anywhere under that load! Cranes kill people all the time since they tend to be a balancing act.