Interior garage roof truss storage loading?

Question

We have a 2 car garage with (2x4) trusses and no ceiling.

How much (storage) load is safe to put on the horizontal members?

What about hanging things from the roof members?

Answer 1

i wouldn't hang anything or store anything on 2x4 trusses. the trusses are made to hold your roof, the load goes from top to bottom. it you add weight on the bottom(the ceiling of the garage) the load shifts and you could have problems