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PistolPete
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- Apr 9, 2021
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- Tractor
- John Deere X590
Yep! Ordered it from WWSB last summer, got it in the fall and sat around waiting for concrete over the winter.Is that a "World Wide Steel Building"?
I like it! Looking good!
So the plan this weekend is to finish framing and bracing the sidewalks, which will have me ready for trusses. I’ve been looking at at lot of alternatives for lifting the 40’ long, 380lb roof trusses. The peak is just shy of 19’ above floor height, so if I wanted to pick from the middle I’d need at least 25’ lift to account to straps and rigging. My first thought was boom lift - but the site considerations are challenging - not a lot of flat or level space around the building.
So I’m thinking a more manual approach - material lift/roust-a-bout. My local rental center has some that can reach 25’ and lift 500lbs. Considering some safety factor and just my general nervousness about anything that tall and skinny, I’m thinking about getting two of them, slinging them at roughly the 1/3rds along the top chord, and doing a two point lift. I’m not seeing any fatal flaws with this plan, but I’d love to get some feedback.
I’ve seen videos on YouTube of folks using these lifts for wood trusses, but they have the benefit of a flat straight bottom chord - mine follow the slope of the top chord for a vaulted ceiling.