HOW STRONG ARE THE EXTENSION BARS
608193
Hey William the tools are pretty strong and it works very well. Plus you can get about everything done with this set of tools.
608194
I am not quite sure of what you speak. These are forged tools equivalent of many of the more well known brands, such as Craftsman. The process involves the forging of the wrench, the stamping of the lettering and numbering on the handle, the heat-treating and the plating. My only complaint could be that it was not buffed a bit between the stamping and heat-treating to smooth the handle surface.
1718442
I think they would be strong enough, but they may be too long. There were some shorter ones listed when I ordered these.
1061784
Depends on which model you are talking about... I have both type 1 & 2, and they hold up fine even at full 18 ft extension with my weight (250lbs) plus my tool bag at (40lbs). The lighter duty one does flex a bit more at full extension, and the above weight is a bit of an overload, but so far, it's holding up great. Regards, Woody
1728235
I haven't use them yet for any heavy duty stuff, just a couple canvas bags. The bars are strong metal with some sort of weatherproof coating. The end grips, that grip the roof rack, look pretty sturdy to me. Assembly was easy. If your boat is fibreglass it should be fine is my guess, but I'll defer to anyone with actual experience carrying one.
1314114
Yes. They are strong. You need counter weights of course. I hang some on the back end of the boom. I use a 6 foot boom with a speed light and relatively small light modifiers for the back or top lighting. The stands are strong, they don't bend but they become top heavy if you don't use weights.
131707
They are pretty strong. I have been using them for over 8 months. No problems. I am going to buy two more soon.
293939
They seem sturdy enough to me. Probably matters more what you're mounting them on. Those are heavy 9 footers!
2127007
I weigh 180 pounds and had no problems with it, very strong and good quality
333191
They are VERY strong. I have stretched them over large boxes of cereal. No problem. Over shoe boxes, no problem. Larger than that, I haven't tried.
1748989
Yes it is strong enough. I would check the connections when it comes in as I did get a couple that were loose. I have 9 of these. Also we have just sprayed and wiped down the connection pieces of the bars with WD40. They get a little sticky at times.
951281
I'm not sure how much weight they will take but they seem pretty sturdy. I'm thinking a couple of pots would hold. I use it for untencils and oven mitts, etc. The bar is attached like the shelving by shelving lock clips. You don't have to take apart the shelf as the bar part that clips onto the shelving doesn't go all the way around the shelving bar. Does that make sense? Wish I could post a pic for you.
387766
I used 3/8" expansion bolts and they are holding fine so far. If they ever work loose I will replace them with epoxy set threaded rod.
1234435
I hung from the cross bars and they held me at 175lbs there was no actual weight limit posted anywhere, I have at least 200lbs all to together being supported and it's been up for 8 months not a single problem..... It's only big enough to use three 1000 watts
1102017
The extension makes it really heavy, the most i use is two 45s and two 25s on each side and i am pretty strong
1606367
I can't give you an accurate answer. My guess would be that they would probably support total weight of about 75 pounds comfortably . Which means that each bar would probably support somewhere in the vicinity of about 40 pounds distributed along its length. Keep in mind this is strictly guess. I would not want to see anyone injured.
1730021
I don't have it extended all the way, so not certain, but I would bet it is. The bars are pretty high quality and it seemed solid when I extended it bf I put it in place. I have them 4 high now, about 1/2 extended, and very happy with how solid it is. Supports the weight no problem, just a bit unsteady balance wise (too tall). Need to get a bracket to secure it.
391385
I used mine to hang bikes in the garage. I had to bend mine a little and they did not break.