Need advice - how to get my shop snoload to slide off
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Extendable shovel. or Get a Turbo apex up there. Either or.
In 96-97 the sheds that caved in around here were the brand "M", where you can "save big money, when you shop M.......... , or some local builders, small operations.
No problem on the tree removal. Insurance covered it. Not a job for amateurs, as it was tricky getting that main trunk off the roof. It was up to 24" in Diameter, Oak, and proly weighed a couple thousand pounds.
The tree service rigged ropes, chains and straps for about 30 minutes before coaxing it off the roof in such a way it wouldn't rebound off the ground and damage the side wall.
Note size compared to 5 gal. bucket.
Stump is 31" at widest point.
When it hit the ground it left an impression about 12" deep.
The one standing limb was 80 ft tall, and also was tricky to remove w/o damaging my neighbor's buildings. Boom truck is 60 ft.
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I had to get the snowload off my 30 x 60 shop and we did the old toss over the mule tape and tie a 30 ft tow strap in the middle and see sawed back and forth that got 90% of it off the roof and there was over 2 feet up there which doesnt usually happen here in the valley. But the heat is a great idea i will try that next time. And alot less work. The other thing i did was i had several load locks laying around and put them up on blocks under the center of the trusses just in case. That might have been over kill though. I had no idea what snow load was on the building and didnt want it to crash down on all my toys.
.....that would seem to be the best deal for a neighbor kid and you!!Hire a neighbor kid to come shovel it and make some gas money for his sled
get your shop up to 80-85 degrees inside and that snow will start falling...
Get a Turbo apex up there.QUOTE]
He DOESN'T want his roof to fall... bad enough w/ all that snow load up there, then you want to throw a two ton tpex on top of it!!!??
Two tonne must have a big turbo.LOL.So did the snow come down?
I'm in the same boat right now, I have a high ceiling garage with a fairly steep pitch and its not sliding. Last night I climbed up there and shoveled the lower 3-4' on each eave down to metal, then built a big arse fire in the wood stove and while I got a lot of water dripping, it still hasn't slid. No idea on what the snow load rating is, we just bought this place in October. I'm a tad paranoid after hearing a big "THUD" in the house and seeing the panel inside bubbled out in one spot from the snow load, but I think the house only has a 40PPSF snow load.
Here's some pics of my setup... Pineapple Express moved in last night so I'm hoping it will slide. I think it can hold the weight but don't want to find out the hard way... uprights are 8x8" and there are 4 in the middle and 2 on the back wall. Truss beams look to be 2x10".
Here's some pics of my setup... Pineapple Express moved in last night so I'm hoping it will slide. I think it can hold the weight but don't want to find out the hard way... uprights are 8x8" and there are 4 in the middle and 2 on the back wall. Truss beams look to be 2x10".
I don't see any bracing or rat run on the bottom chord of your trusses and they look to be showing some serious deflection......might just be the pic......either way, if the bottom chord is allowed to move out of plumb it is gonna make it a lot weaker.....might want to adress that soon.
I think the "deflection" is just the photo... all looked well when I was out there last night. The bottom chord on the trusses are supported in 2 spots by the 8x8" uprights (4 of them in the middle of the building, 2 on the back wall).
Nope.
I rented a 170,000 BTU torpedo Kerosene heater and ran it for about 10 hours or so until I ran out of time and fuel. After about 2 hours it was dripping like crazy and I thought it would go, but the roof only slid about 1 to 2 inches before I ran out of fuel, the temps dropped to 5 degrees, and it all froze solid again. I then returned the heater and had to leave for the west side.
I bet I melted that snow load down by several inches though. And there is a good chance it may have slid today with the warm temps and rain in Cle Elum.
Keeping my fingers crossed.
