Excited For First Material Delivery

[rakane]

I'm very excited that my 40 x 60 shop has some building material delivered. The builder told me he had been burnt in the past with late truss delivery ap he orders them first. They were right on time.

Can't wait to get my boat barn up.

Randy
Warren, OR

Meanwhile is a 30' Grady White.

 

[Kaizen]

Awesome. I was less impressed when my sheathing and studs arrived. Looked like such a small pile to make a big building


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[oldironfarmer]

Awesome. I was less impressed when my sheathing and studs arrived. Looked like such a small pile to make a big building
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It does not take a big pile of lumber to build a big barn.

Randy:

I've been burned on the reverse on trusses. Weather and delays on early truss delivery caused them to warp in the sun before they would be hung and braced. Building was completed with them but it was a lot of work to get them braced and straight.

Congratulations on your start!

 

[pogrelis97]

I've never seen trusses delivered like that, interesting...

 

[JCQuick]

Wow that is an interesting way to truck trusses. I agree it's exciting when matterials start showing up

 

[cvairwerks]

We see a lot of them delivered flipped the other way...peak down. I think they can run them that way up to 72' without running into a height problem. Also see lots of loads of them going down the road flat.

 

[rburke65]

The pictured delivery would seem logical to me. Height of transport will be determined by the trailer and pitch of the truss.

 

[quattro_sinko]

That is a nice setup for delivery. I wonder if they would boom trusses up (if ready) with that, or if it is only used for unloading. I would guess the liability would be too high to set them.

That trailer with the duallies… it looks like it can tilt, too?

 

[Kevin54]

Nothing better than fresh dirt and new lumber.

 

[oldironfarmer]

We normally see them peak down, banded together on a truss trailer. That looks like a flat bed trailer, and peak down on a truss trailer you can get the truss lower as the peak can almost drag the ground if they like. Then when they get to the site the trailer dumps them with no crane. Hauling them with a truck crane would be ideal if the truss company were going to set them too, but we usually just hand them up when it's time to set them.

Different procedures in different locations.

 

[quattro_sinko]

We normally see them peak down, banded together on a truss trailer. That looks like a flat bed trailer, and peak down on a truss trailer you can get the truss lower as the peak can almost drag the ground if they like. Then when they get to the site the trailer dumps them with no crane. Hauling them with a truck crane would be ideal if the truss company were going to set them too, but we usually just hand them up when it's time to set them.

Different procedures in different locations.

Same here, and I know that regulations regarding Cranes/Crane usage have only gotten stricter. Local septic tank supply companies had to upgrade all their trucks 8-10 years ago because of stricter legislation. I can't imagine the truss company would be willing to spend the time onsite to assist in setting them, liability issues non-withstanding... but it sure would be nice.