I got a WW Grainger stand like the one below after a controlled test of a cheapie... After pulling the full dressed 318 I bolted it up to the stand and slowly lowered the hoist... it just kept going down and down as the cheapie folded.

The Grainger stand handled a full dressed BB without issue or distress. Also a longer full dressed six from a 1947 PW. The "H" base is not quite as handy as a "T" but very stable.

http://www.grainger.com/product/WESTWARD..._AS01?$smthumb$