[CoogarXR]

Yeah, it wasn't so much the weight (although it seemed more like 200lbs), just that it was so tall and wide, especially when mounting it over your head. If my mount would have been lower, I would have run a chain through the TVs handles and lifted it using my engine hoist, heh...

I had me and another guy on each side, and a "spotter" in the center. We had to lift it up to waist high, then have the spotter hold it up (balanced against the wall) while we switched our grip under it for the high lift. Then we lifted it up to the bracket, and the spotter (up on a ladder now) guided the top into the bracket.

The custom brackets my friend made are pretty cool. I should have taken a picture before I hung the TV. They are made out of 1/8" steel welded into a J-channel, and a mating channel on the TV back. One across the top and one across the bottom. It took some exact measuring to make sure the bracket lined up with the top and bottom at once. These brackets are nice and wide. They span 3 studs, and I put those metal anchors halfway between too. The walls in the mancave are plywood, so that helps too. It's not going anywhere. I pity the fool who would break in and try to steal it. I would find him dead under it in the morning, LOL!

Nice thing is, the remote code is the same as my 43", so I don't have to reprogram my remote!