The legs are bolted to a 6" stub at the bottom. I can loosen the bolts, If any were to break off I have the tools to take care of it. This is pretty much what I thought. I just didn't factor in lifting it by the LVL boards. I wasn't thinking about lifting it with the LVL, that's where my duh...
I know this question was addressed many years ago, but it did not actually answer my question.
BACKGROUND: I have a 24x20 boxed eave metal carport. Currently the legs are 6' tall. The boxed end of the eave is only about 5'9". It has 2-1/2" square legs bolted to a 2-1/2 x 2-1/2 bottom rail...