<html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:10pt;"><div>Hank,</div>
<div>Is there different sizes of I beams? When I called the steal place they asked me what is the weight per foot? </div>
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<div>Jim, </div>
<div>I contacted the that is selling the lifts from Texas. That might just work better. </div>
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<div>Thanks,</div>
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<DIV id=wmQuoteWrapper>-------- Original Message --------<BR>Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Gantry lift<BR>From: hank pronk <<a href="mailto:hanker_20032000@yahoo.ca">hanker_20032000@yahoo.ca</a>><BR>Date: Mon, March 31, 2014 1:31 pm<BR>To: Personal Submersibles General Discussion<BR><<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><BR><BR>
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<DIV><SPAN>Scott,</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2 face=Arial>On Monday, March 31, 2014 2:09:55 PM, "<a href="mailto:swaters@waters-ks.com">swaters@waters-ks.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:swaters@waters-ks.com">swaters@waters-ks.com</a>> wrote:<BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>I am wanting to build a gantry lift in my shop so I can put my sub on the trailer and take it back off the trailer without having to pay to rent a telehandler. It would need to hold the sub (4500 lbs) plus a little extra. I was thinking of building it out of I beams. I know nothing about structural design with I beams but I believe it should be pretty easy. The gantry lift would be 9' tall and 8' wide. What size I beams should I use?</DIV>
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<DIV>Also what is the best kind of winch or block and tackle device to use that is inexpensive?</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks for the help,</DIV>
<DIV>Scott Waters</DIV></SPAN></DIV></DIV><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Personal_Submersibles mailing list<BR><A href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" target=_blank ymailto="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</A><BR><A href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles" target=_blank>http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</A><BR><BR><BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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