The Life of a Truss - Turkstra Trusses

Watch the manufacturing process at Turkstra Trusses, a division of the Turkstra Lumber Company

[@OldmavericWoW]

Reminds me of my first job right out of high school. 2:09 we used those tables and hammered every plate in before the table lead would ride the roller across. Then we would pull it by hand to the rollers that went outside for final roller press. Then our yard guy would pull it off and stack it by hand. Glad that was my first job I got to see what work was all about. 12 hour days 6 days a week for about $7 an hour.

[@Boonerp]

How dramatic @ 2:35 It felt like the heavens reaching down at me.

[@chrisbuckley1785]

This is crazy considering what we do at our plant. This seems so old school. Even with that we never had anything like this.

[@wingmanalive]

@RobbyWorld1 LOL cause that's when most of the damage occurs in shipping. Watching a large roll off drop is like watching a large tree getting cut down. You can just hear and feel all the crunching lol.

[@Boonerp]

How dramatic @ 2:35 It felt like the heavens reaching down at me. Misty eyed

[@RobbyWorld1]

Nice video, but include the offloading next time so folks can see how they get unloaded at the job site. :-)

[@1nvertedReality]

Was expecting lyrics to the song. "Slap my truss up!"

[@HippyShake9]

Yeah, whenever I feel like I hate the job I'm in, I'll just watch this video and say.... OH MY GOD! AM I EVER GLAD I GOT OUT OF THAT DAMN TRUSS PLACE!!!!!! Then I go to work feeling pretty fresh!

[@nicenicer3142]

Where u work at

[@VegasJPH]

Only if the driver doesn't know what he is doing. I've seen rookies break the 1st bottom 5 or so trusses by either rolling them off wrong ot onto unlevel, rocky ground. I've seen long term drivers pop the truck in 1st and pull out from underneath the load as it rolls off leaving the entire stack just as perfectly as it was loaded. The key is to drive out from under it as the stack is about 1/3 rolled off...

[@davidmclaren6046]

Please show me how to build 62 foot truss

[@zagnit]

In God we Truss!

[@stonedimaculate1983]

old school building setup! slow slow slow.you guys should see how its done in Canada. two men to stack a truss? what are the pnumatics for?

[@ryancambridge7882]

stonedimaculate1983 I work at a truss place, all these videos I am seeing and I would run circles around them

[@pabloflores4255]

Estados unidos es un país grande por qué tiene orden en sus oficios tiene todo tipo de maquinaria para cualquier tipo de trabajo

[@SomeoneCommenting]

What is that roller for? 2:14 To still keep pressing the metal joints?

[@TurkstraLumberco]

Correct, it is a high-pressure roller that presses the already fastened metal plates even deeper into the wood to be as secure as possible. We have a newer one that you can check out in our updated Life of a Truss video available on our channel!

[@christopherAwaite]

I miss working at the truss factory here in Michigan but I don't miss the low life assholes who I had to deal with. Fun job

[@Arcane-DG40]

I work at a truss plant and The vaults are probably my least favorite 🤣

[@gerardocarrizales512]

don" t use the staple gun like a hammer

[@STEVEM730]

LIKE THE 400$ HAMMER@1 30

[@Sibbe2560]

Looks rather flimsy…😒

[@willie9397]

this is an old video i dont know if I would truss it today, lol, just kidding

[@mathewmataira4546]

Some fucked up truss designs

[@MXR_mezxq]

Donaldson is better!!!! Donaldson Rulez