said by cowboyro:It all depends if and how the sheathing and drywall are anchored to it and how lousy the framing was done.
I would assume you anchor the mount to 2 studs, not just 1. It should hold without any issue. I'd be more worried about the screws holding in crappy wood.
Also you are incorrectly assuming a 400lb of weight. It's 400lb
4 lag bolts, mounted to two studs (two bolts per stud), studs are 16 inches on center and we're using studs immediately next to each other.
yes - i agree, i'm concerned the bolts will not hold to the studs, too.
said by cowboyro:Also you are incorrectly assuming a 400lb of weight. It's 400lb of pull from the top screws.
right you are -- it's 400lbs of pull from the top. total weight is 145 (85+60).