Setting Trusses with my 2015 (check out the pics)

wallace · Nov 5, 2005

I would hope that if anyone else was to try this you would think every thing thru, not that I would"t do this myself but remember when things start to get ugly it will get ugly real quick. and you are not just tiping a machine over now you are crush and breaking everything that the boom pole hits as well

orangebluegreen · Dec 24, 2005

Wow what a great idea. I used to build a bracket for my FEL I could lift trusses to the first floor (garage) roof then we lifted them from that roof up another 3-4’ to the second story roof for the house...this was before we got smart and hired a crane. I’m surprised that boom didn’t slide sideways and fall down, but apparently your clamping force was enough.

Been thinking of a new building here and knowing it’s crane for truss clear span, or pole building with center post obstruction if I don’t want to hire a crane. That idea opens the mind to other possibilities.

Hope anyone who sees those pics realizes they better be braced real good cuz if you bump them with the machine.....well never mind haha.

MikeD74T · Dec 24, 2005

That "guess" seems a little high! I took down, for salvage, a barn with 50' trusses that have 2x8 top cord - 2x6 bottom & webs. They weigh under 200 lbs. Two men could lift and carry with some difficulty. Mine are 10' tall and originally were set on 10' walls. I made a similar pole from 4" schedule 40 steel pipe. It bolted to my Case 580 bucket & had 2 cable stays. It just reached to pick the trusses off the wall 6". It would not pick the trusses up again once set on the ground (with the pole horizontal). As Wallace pointed out one could quickly be overcome by leverage if things went bad. This remains a fine piece of ingenuity. I have pictures of me standing 18' tall x 16'-20' wall sections of my new barn with my Ford 841D & FEL. Unfortunatly I don't have a scanner to convert to electronic. When performing tasks with inherent risk try to plan an escape from the worst case failure senario. For starters I tell onlookers "don't stand too close to me - when everything comes to a stop I may need a lotta help !".

garrett336 · Dec 24, 2005

very interesting,learn something new every day.keep the pictures coming.

Mahindra3510 · Dec 25, 2005

Would'nt the base be better off centered on the bucket instead of the side?

SteveCornell · Dec 27, 2005

Wow, it's been awhile since I posted this....

Yes, I think my guess was way high on the weight, I'm sure these trusses were less than 100 lbs.

The tractor was not unstable at all (I also had my backhoe mounted and it's fairly heavy)

I mounted the fork at the side because the bucket does not have any plating in the middle and I didn't want to take a chance of bending the bucket but the trusses were so light that I don't beleive it would make any difference.