Everlast Wood Beam Heavy Bag Hanger

Yes, when you hit the bag it does spin (every heavy bag is going to spin unless you use a 4 point hanging system) and it will spin and eventually untighten the bolt at the top no matter how much you tighten it even with the locking washer in place. Period.

Solution: Buy a locking nut (it has nylon at the top that locks it in place) and use two nuts (the supplied one and the locking one) plus the locking washer.

Details: The supplied nut goes on first but don''t thread it all the way down to the bracket. Leave some space for the thing to spin freely. Next, put on the locking washer supplied. Next, put on the locking nut and tighten all 3 together leaving space for the assembly to spin.

This will never come loose on it''s own if the nuts are tightened properly since the space left means that there is no friction with the bracket.

Thanks to those mentioning the issue with the threads on the cross bolt tearing through the hook. I''m going to find another bolt that works or add a sleeve to the supplied bolt.

This hanger is fine (sturdy) but only giving it 3 stars since the hardware they supplied is not that well thought out. They should have supplied a metal sleeve for the cross bolt and the additional locking nut.

After reading the reviews here I was a little skeptical, but being "handy", I thought I could make this unit work. I was right.

Aside from the items in the packaging I used these additional items: A roll of electrical tape, a carabiner, a utility knife, stud finder, socket set, drill.

My bag is a 100 lb Everlast.

I did it like this:

1. Use stud finder to locate a beam. Note: Stud finder kept going off when it touched my skin, but you may not have this problem.

2. Cut away small rectangle of drywall on ceiling the size of the device.

3. Use device to mark hole locations on beam, and pre-drill pilot holes into them to keep beam from splitting.

4. Per instructions, assemble two pieces of unit with center pin, leaving some play in the screw/bolt for movement.

5. Wrap horizontal screw in black electrical tape to keep bag chain from wearing out the screw. Put screw through assembly. Secure bolt.

6. Loop the carabiner through the top of the chain/strap that supports the bag. This allows for easy setup/tear down if needed.

7. Use a chair under your leg to balance the heavy bag on top of, clamp carabiner to horizontal screw.

DONE!

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This product is acceptable.

This is much easier to install if you have a good socket wrench.

The directions are written in extremely small type, and it is difficult to make out the diagrams. However, this is not a problem because, unless you are mechanically challenged, the item is self-explanatory. It is much easier to install the lag bolts into a wood rafter if you drill some small pilot holes first. A small hole will not reduce the holding power of the screw. The directions do not tell you this. They could be improved if Everlast were to tell you that this is an option, and instruct you what diameter hole was appropriate.

The nuts, bolts, and lock-washers are standard items that have been used without problems for a century. Another reviewer complained that they loosen up quickly, but I can only imagine that he has the lock washers in the wrong spots. If it is assembled according to the directions, and tightened sufficiently with a wrench, adjustable wrench, or socket wrench, it will remain tight. If you try to tighten it with pliers, you may have a hard time keeping it together, but that is not a fault of the item itself; pliers are not the correct tool for the job.

This item would be better if it included some good rubber bushings. Anything that reduces the vibration in your rafters would improve this item. Fortunately, it''s easy to make something that will serve this purpose.

Summary: a tried-and-true method of hanging a punching bag.

EDIT: Another reviewer complained that the bolt''s threads rub against the bag''s hook. As he said, this makes extra noise. However, I found that the threads ground their way right through my swivel; it just broke tonight and the bag came crashing down. The quarter-inch thick metal swivel was ground through as if I had attacked it with a file. So yes, the threads on the bolt are definitely cut too far up, since they act like a file.

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I did not actually buy this item, but because people had some issues with it and had to alter it to get it to work, I found a different option.

I went to Home Depot and got a heavy duty tie-down D-ring for $9.79 ($3 cheaper than this product). Here is one similar being sold on Amazon, but with hipping it costs more: http://www.amazon.com/Heavy-D-Ring-Capacity-Tiedowns-Pack/dp/B006RWTN8K/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1362234907&sr=8-3&keywords=heavy+duty+tie-down+D-ring

I fastened it to the ceiling and hung the bag spring from it, then the bag from the spring. It works great. Won''t have the problems with a nut and bolt coming loose like the heavy bag hanger seems to have. I used a couple of 3" heavy duty screws to secure it and it''s not going anywhere. The thing is rated for 11,000 lbs and I don''t think I can kick that hard. You may be able to get a d-ring cheaper online that will work, but I wanted to make sure it was really heavy duty.

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After a week of wondering why the bolt kept screwing lose every time I hit the bag; paranoid that the bag would come crashing down at any given second, and not knowing how to resolve the issue. I read a review to buy a Lock Nut. I went out and bought a Nylon lock Nut and that seems to have resolved the problem. Why did this not come with the right hardware to begin with? It was like 99 cents for 2 lock bolts.

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