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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Terryl" data-source="post: 1165406" data-attributes="member: 369937">The way I have it set up is with a chain stretched between the two 4" square up-rites, it is connected with a grade 8 - 1/2 inch bolt on a 3000 pound rated "L" bracket using a 1700 pound rated clevis at each end, the sideways pull is countered with the 6 inch cross beam that goes between the two up-rites.300 pounds pulling to the right down the cross beam and 300 pounds pulling to the left down the cross beam, so the load is transferred down the uprights.And using two winches the load is spread out between them, the whole body weighs about 600 pounds, using the two winches divides that load between them, the green straps are rated at 500 pounds apiece, using 4 corner lift points divides that load 4 ways for about 150 ponds per strap.</blockquote>