Building a Car Port

Ricks284 · May 12, 2016

I'd use the FEL like a big forklift, with a couple wood posts secured to your loader vertically -- 4x4s or maybe 2x4s. Attach a cross piece at 11 feet when the FEL is in the raised position. Lift one truss onto the cross piece from the ground by hand, secure it, lift and drive into position. I'd probably remove the loader bucket and bolt the wood posts directly to the FEL frame. But you might be able to figure out a way to rest them in the bucket and tie them securely to the frame.

EddieWalker · May 12, 2016

Are you installing the trusses by yourself? If you have a helper, it's pretty easy to just put one end up on the beam where it belongs, up side down. Then put the other one up, and flip it upright. It takes two people to do this because one of you has to climb up the ladder to flip the truss right side up and the other has to anchor it in place and brace it there with either some temporary boards, or your purlins. Just start at the far end wall, get that one up, braced, and work you way down.

If you are doing it by yourself, I would look into building an attachment to the front of your tractor to pick them up and lower them into position, then hold it there while you get them braced.

jlgurr · May 12, 2016

I'll have some extra help on truss day. Haven't un-banded them yet so didn't realize they'd be light enough to push them up. Sounds like it will be easier than I thought.

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doxford jim · May 13, 2016

When I installed my trusses I used two vertical pieces of wood bolted to the back of the bucket. This allowed the trusses to sit in the upright position across the top of the bucket, when tied to the wood. The trusses are easy manageable this way and allows you to lift them into position on the beams. It worked well for me.

jlgurr · May 13, 2016

doxford jim said:
When I installed my trusses I used two vertical pieces of wood bolted to the back of the bucket. This allowed the trusses to sit in the upright position across the top of the bucket, when tied to the wood. The trusses are easy manageable this way and allows you to lift them into position on the beams. It worked well for me.

Now you're talking, sounds like a good idea.

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