What? No load? If there were no load on it the broken ends would be together and this thread never would have started.
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Broken Roof Truss
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Sounds good to me. Without cutting a section out it is doubtful the ends would perfectly mate again.
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Load like in a windstorm or after a foot of snow in winter, or after the roofers dropped a whole skid of shingles right there. On a calm day, that strut is mainly holding the ceiling up below it. Trusses are so the rafters and ceiling joists can be real puny, and you can skip having a ridge beam. And mainly because they go up faster than a stick-built roof, and you don't need an expert there every day.
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If there were no load on it now, the broken ends would be together.