Bigfornoreas0n
Bigfornoreas0n OP t1_ix5g64k wrote
Reply to Setting 4x4 posts in footer or on top, ‘joists’ on top of 4x4 with a bracket or through bolted to the side? by Bigfornoreas0n
Thank you for all the feedback! I’m going back to the drawing board and looking at doing a freestanding gantry. The load is just under 1000lbs but has the potential to have up to 100 gallons of liquid. I plan on only loading empty but was going with full as a safety factor. Plan on creating columns and beams out of triple 2x6 and 2x8 beams. Will have knee braces from beams to columns and columns to ground. I will build a shelter around this as budget allows and just cover equipment with a tarp until that time.
Bigfornoreas0n OP t1_ix2tys6 wrote
Reply to comment by blbd in Setting 4x4 posts in footer or on top, ‘joists’ on top of 4x4 with a bracket or through bolted to the side? by Bigfornoreas0n
Thank you.
Bigfornoreas0n OP t1_ix1w23n wrote
Reply to comment by jinbtown in Setting 4x4 posts in footer or on top, ‘joists’ on top of 4x4 with a bracket or through bolted to the side? by Bigfornoreas0n
The new equipment to setup everything in my truck bed will be around 6000, if I start getting up towards 2-3k for this project then I’ll just buy an enclosed trailer and be done with it. I’d prefer to have the truck bed setup overall, especially if I can make it work and save a few thousand.
Bigfornoreas0n OP t1_ix1vafi wrote
Reply to comment by jinbtown in Setting 4x4 posts in footer or on top, ‘joists’ on top of 4x4 with a bracket or through bolted to the side? by Bigfornoreas0n
I did consider it gantry with a metal structure. I think I could nearly build this for the price of just a mobile gantry. And I really need to put as much money into my equipment as possible. I’m budgeting this before buying the equipment to make sure it’s feasible.
Bigfornoreas0n OP t1_ix1qdp1 wrote
Reply to comment by jinbtown in Setting 4x4 posts in footer or on top, ‘joists’ on top of 4x4 with a bracket or through bolted to the side? by Bigfornoreas0n
I was going to go 8 if sitting on top of footer or use 10’ and have 2.5-3’ in concrete. Should I up those to 12’ and burry more?
Bigfornoreas0n OP t1_ix1n0nk wrote
Reply to comment by jinbtown in Setting 4x4 posts in footer or on top, ‘joists’ on top of 4x4 with a bracket or through bolted to the side? by Bigfornoreas0n
I think knee braces will be a great idea and cheap insurance. I was planning on there being no walls, open air structure which is why I was thinking of setting the posts in footers to help stop racking.
Bigfornoreas0n t1_ixlnzyu wrote
Reply to I keep getting this notification every time I leave somewhere, but my phone is with me. I took this picture with it. Why am I getting these? by nfunncecnecub
I got these multiple times a day with my AirPod 3s. It was so bad I had to disable the notifications. Would love a solution.