The ratchet is rated at 1500 pounds and I once put a 300 pound scale between the one set of brackets and the ratchet strap and then pressed my Darton Maverick. The scale went up to 185 pounds so that means that there is less than 50 pounds on each individual bracket.
I' ve pressed bows to install a peep into the string with no problems getting to what I need to. I then take the bow from the press to serve the peep in. The best thing would be to have one of those plastic MTM archery work stations to hold your bow while you do the serving. I need to get one myself!!!! I' m sure there are bows out there with super high brace heights like BowTech' s TomKat with a 9 1/8 inch brace, but you can see from the pic that my 7 3/4 inch brace Pat Dually is easy enough to service. I could make the upper " torque arms" that the ratchet strap pulls on longer, but it would just be that much bigger and heavier. Right now they weigh about 12 1/2 pounds. It' d be cool to have the brackets made out of a fiberglass material like bow limbs, but I' m sure it would be expensive. Anyone out there want to fund my research??? LOL