And it got a little hairy toward the end as the ratchet handle teeth started failing but with a little help from Hal's tractor we got the 4 trusses up! He has ordered bigger, stronger winches for the rest of the house. Hopefully those will work better with fewer hiccups.
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| 4 winches, one on each pole |
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| smooth notch atop pole of for straps |
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| destroyed ratchet handle |
Hal bent that handle off to be able to attach a socket wrench to continue turning. At that point we were only about 8 inches from the top and he used a 4 x 6 pole in the tractor bucket to push each truss corner onto their respective poles.
Link to a very short time lapse video of the T-2 lift. I tried embedding it but got an error.
In the meantime, until the new winches arrive, we have plenty of joist and purlin (joist hangers on the roof side) hangers to attach.
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