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Anybody have information on a Butler Truss # 530201

Anybody have information on a Butler Truss # 530201

Anybody have information on a Butler Truss # 530201

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Need information on a butler truss tag# 530201. Adding some refrigerate evaporators and need to know what additional load I can put on these trusses. I received some information from Butler but doesn't give me any design data. Don't want to rerun the numbers if I can help it. Any information would be help. I posted what I have just in case I missed something.

RE: Anybody have information on a Butler Truss # 530201

Contact a local Butler Builder for help. The Butler website can tell you who the Butler builders in your area are. They will have access to the Butler engineers. I have always found the Butler people helpful.

Jim
Full Disclosure: I worked for Butler for 10 years as a structural engineer.

RE: Anybody have information on a Butler Truss # 530201

spfeng,

Butler Mfg. Co. & the local Butler Builders are both businesses and will expect dollars to take the time to review 36 year old building parts for additional load. You need to provide additional info on the loads you are adding, including current Live Load and Roof Snow Load and exact information on bay size and RTU loads for anybody to assist you in this matter. There is nobody other than Butler that would have the info available to make a judgement call on this matter. You might be in a good position due to the fact that in that period Butler designed relatively heavy in these parts. That is no longer as true as it was (my opinion) and now you would get a part that works for the original designs with very little margin available to add additional loads with out reinforcing the member.

Jim

RE: Anybody have information on a Butler Truss # 530201

Here is the design data for 530201. I think I already sent this to you in direct email this morning, but just in case there are 2 people out there looking for the same file here it is again. The others on the forum may like the information as well.

RE: Anybody have information on a Butler Truss # 530201

ahj1
Thank you!

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