3 point boom pole

With the truss upside we raise one end and lay it up on the wall. With someone steadying that end we walk the other end up. Once it is supported by the walls we flip it up into place.

2X4 trusses aren't real heavy. My daughter (then 15) and I have had no problems picking up a 24' truss and moving them. They are much easier to carry upside-down, as you do not have to fight with gravity.

Another option would be to build a well braced framework on your tractor to slightly lift the individual trusses from the stack on the top of the walls and move them to the location you need them with the tractor. I think this could be done with 2x6's and some bracing and using a come-along. Unless your 3 point is very controllable, I would leave it stationary and just use the come-along to do the lifting. Watch out for wind and have all of your truss locations clearly marked, so your help knows just where to put them. Installing the hurricaine clips before the trusses is a good way to make sure they get just where you want them. Be real careful and brace everything much better than you think you have to. It is a lousy feeling to see a pile of collapsed lumber where your building was supposed to be. Been there, done that. Good luck!

• Pictures of homemade equipment

PS - George; how is that disking coming along?