Hip Roof Truss Install

Worst case a 33' 4:12 fink truss with 3 struts per side is 200lbs.
The attic floor can support a rolling truss crane, as an alternative to a regular telehandler.

Assume a wheelbase measuring 5' x 5'. This scale animation shows how a truss can be lifted and spun into position.

truss_crane.mp4
truss_crane.webm

The far end of the hip roof could be built and then every subsequent truss leaned against it. This would double the space I've assumed in the animation.
Once all the truss kit and sheathing is on the roof the crane is dismissed. There are 17 full width trusses.
The 6 sunroom trusses would be lifted and stored entirely out of the way over the sunroom as step zero.

Roof sheathing: ~52 sheets. This can be stored on the attic floor in a distributed manner.
The near end hip is built and then the intermediate trusses are installed.


The attic floor is 1' below the top of the wall and the hurricane straps poke up less than 5". The height of a 4:12 truss is about 5.5' tall.

Lifting details

ICF foam would be protected by

a) Vertical 2x4 guards against the wall and,

b) Attaching a simple bridle to each end of the truss. The bridle has at its apex a lightweight bundle that drags on the ground, as if a person were holding each end steady and aligned.