The Stabilizer Truss Brace provides temporary construction bracing in the roof and ceiling planes, as well as permanent lateral bracing for webs as specified by your truss engineering. Web forces are not to exceed 8000 lbs.  The Stabilizer™ is easily installed by embedding the patented MII 20 teeth on top flap straight into the edge of the truss member to be braced with a framing hammer. The side tabs are then secured by driving the teeth into the face of the truss member being braced. ·        Use The Stabilizer for standard 24" o.c.spacing. For odd spacing, cut and insert a solid block between the trusses. ·        Typically, The Stabilizer is installed at 6'-8' centers along the roof plane and 10'-15' along the ceiling plane. Refer to engineering specificaiton HIB-91, or DSB-89 (published by The Truss Plate Institute) for specific bracing requirement. ·        The Stabilizer must be supplemented with diagonal bracing in the roof and ceiling planes and cross bracing in the web plane at required intervals.   Steel ASTM A653 Grade 40 0.036 inch (20ga.) Thickness G60 Galvanized Coating 0.83 lb./piece product weight Ultimate Capacities** Compression = 1040 lbs. Tension = 340 lbs. Centerline Moment = 1920 in.-lbs. End Moment = 432 in.-lbs. ** Apply appropriate safety factors Click this link NER-561 to review the National Evaluation Report on The Stabilizer™. IMPORTANT: The erection contractor is responsible for determining and installing the temporary bracing for the structure, including the trusses. It is most important for the installer to provide adequate means for bracing the first truss installed. The performance of the entire bracing system depends on the adequacy of the ground bracing or other means of bracing for the first group of trusses installed. The building designer is responsible for the permanent bracing design of the overall structure including the truss. This includes the design of required supplemental diagonal and cross bracing.