IXLR8
Veteran Member
Short story long... I bought a Miracle Truss steel building, before I bought it I was told that none of the trusses weighed more than 125lbs. I figured that with some scaffolding, 3 guys could lift that into place safely. Well... when the building arrived, 2 guys could hardly lift one of the roof trusses, never mind safely wrestle with one up some scaffolding into position. Turns out the trusses weigh about 225 lbs each!! 
The first of several lies from Miracle Truss. So I built a 6ft boom to go on my bucket, but I was not sure if it being that far out front would my CK30 be able to lift it. Well, with 2 trusses bolted together, ~450lbs, I can lift them up. I can't curl the bucket, but I can lift it. I did find that if I partially curl the bucket before lifting, then lift it up so the weight swings in nearer the bucket, I can then curl the bucket the rest of the way. But no way can I curl it with the boom level and the weight 6 ft in front of the bucket. Looks like my band aided KL130 is going work. So much nicer than driving an hour to the nearest rental place to get a lift. This weekend, weather permitting, I will see if I can lift it high enough to set the trusses in place. I need to get them high enough so the peak is at about 15 ft. Yes Ed, a DK40 would make this job a piece of cake, but I have not convinced Rick to swap me one for one.
First picture is the pieces that made up the boom.. the others are the boom in action, at least testing to see if it is going to work. Ropes are there to keep trusses from swinging when I transported them from the side yard to the back yard.
The first of several lies from Miracle Truss. So I built a 6ft boom to go on my bucket, but I was not sure if it being that far out front would my CK30 be able to lift it. Well, with 2 trusses bolted together, ~450lbs, I can lift them up. I can't curl the bucket, but I can lift it. I did find that if I partially curl the bucket before lifting, then lift it up so the weight swings in nearer the bucket, I can then curl the bucket the rest of the way. But no way can I curl it with the boom level and the weight 6 ft in front of the bucket. Looks like my band aided KL130 is going work. So much nicer than driving an hour to the nearest rental place to get a lift. This weekend, weather permitting, I will see if I can lift it high enough to set the trusses in place. I need to get them high enough so the peak is at about 15 ft. Yes Ed, a DK40 would make this job a piece of cake, but I have not convinced Rick to swap me one for one. First picture is the pieces that made up the boom.. the others are the boom in action, at least testing to see if it is going to work.
Ropes are there to keep trusses from swinging when I transported them from the side yard to the back yard.
