Wow thanks so much everybody.
I just thought of an idea as well - after Danno mentioned the loops in the ceiling. We have a whole pulley system in the garage, connected to a few beams - which was once used to store kayaks. It may just work! It's basically 4 pulleys in a rectangular orientation, then at the other end of the garage is another pulley where you actually do the pulling. I should do some tests and see if it would work. The weight would be dispersed over 4 hooks to lighten the load on each one. And I believe all 4 hooks are screwed into the frame (through the ceiling drywall type material). I'll try and get some pics posted soon and get your opinions.
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