Frequent questions

No, unless the manufacturer has stated it for those two exact parts. An identical section does not mean an identical connection: cone diameter, hole tolerance and chord wall thickness decide the load path, and none of that is visible to the eye.

It depends on the span, the number of supports and the nature of the load. The family's load chart gives all three. Published figures are working loads, not breaking loads, and they assume a build that follows the manual.

A conical connection is driven home and pinned: there is no torque to hit, but the clip must be present and intact. A bolted connection does have a torque, and it is in the family's assembly manual.

Not without written agreement. Paint applied afterwards hides exactly what a visual inspection looks for: a cracked weld, a gouge, the start of corrosion. And a part that can no longer be inspected is scrapped sooner, not later.

There is no expiry in years. Inspection decides, and a well-treated ten-year-old truss outlives a two-year-old one that fell off a truck. The inspection register is what makes that sentence defensible to an insurer.

No. Straightening an aluminium chord work-hardens it in a way nobody can measure on site: the part gets its shape back and loses its capacity. That is scrap, not a repair.

By the traceability label applied at the plant, and by the laser marking carried by the part itself. Labels come off; the marking stays, and it is what makes it possible to act on a safety notice.

Yes: same geometry, same alloy, same load chart. What changes is inspection: a crack is harder to spot on a black finish, which makes inspection lighting less optional than it looks.

No. The dealer in your territory invoices, delivers and services. They are the ones who know your venues, your loads and your lead times. The dealer page shows where coverage stands, open territories included.