On Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:49:02 -0500, Ignoramus7553
wrote:

I have a wooden cart on casters on which I will have a generator. Its
weight is 1,400 lbs, and the weight of the entire stucture would be
1,600 lbs. This cart may one day be winched into a trailer on
ramps.

To the front of the cart, I want to attach a lifting eye. It is a big
lifting eye with the threaded stem removed, and welded to a 1/4"
plate, which would be attached to the cart by means of four 5/16" lag
screws.

My question is, what is the optimal length of these lag screws. The
wood is regular soft wood. I assume that beyond some length, the extra
grip given by extra length is meaningless.

Define "wood cart", please.. especially the material it's made of..

It seems to weigh 200 pounds?
Will the lag bolts be in a 2x4" a 4x4" or maybe 1/4" ply?
Why specifically 5/15" lags?



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