Anchor CENTURY 100 & 120 WIDE - Manual (Page 12)

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Important Information to prevent/minmize tent damage prior to center poles being
erected.
1. Traditionally, raising all side poles prior to pushing center poles is acceptable, however, during a high wind install,
only raise the side poles as needed on the side of the tent that the center poles are being pushed from. This helps to
eliminate wind damage.
2. If wind is high, pre-drive a stake at center pole locations and use a rope to tie the center pole weldments down to pre-
vent the wind from picking them up and damaging the fabric.
3. Care should be taken not to place anything under the fabric that can be rubbed against. We recommend a short saw-
horse type of device to set the pole to working height during installation of the top weldments. Nothing should be used
that is higher than head height to the crew working under the fabric. The top weldments should never be allowed to
support the center pole when lying on the ground. Something should always hold the top of the pole off the ground.
4. The center poles should always be pushed up in a direction parallel to the length of the tent. In the case of a 120’ W,
the poles should always be pushed from the 120’ side. This puts the longest lace line curve in position to minimize fab-
ric damage and stress on the maxi-grip flaps.
5. All center poles should be assembled and pre-positioned in order to speed the process of erection. The fabric is most
vulnerable to damage during the installation process. Anything (in a safe manner) possible to speed the process
should be done.
6. Center poles should be positioned as closely as possible to the orientation that they will be pushed in. Rotation of the
poles once attached to the top weldments should be avoided
7. Sudden stresses to the poles and fabric should be avoided. When disengaging the center pole base plates from the
forks of the erection equipment, care should be taken not to have a sudden drop of the poles as may happen when the
base plate is allowed to slide off the forks when the forks are raised off the ground.
8. Once center pole erection is begun it should not be stopped until the tent is tensioned.
9. Maxi-grip flap connections should be double checked prior to raising the first pole. This is especially important if there
has been wind and the fabric has flexed considerably.
10. Fabric bunching around the top of the center poles during installation should be avoided. This is especially important on
the maxi-grip lace line locations. The fabric flexing and popping into position when placed in this condition puts a lot of
stress on the maxi-grip and it is hard to notice any opening in the flap. Extra care should be taken here.
11. The actual erection sequence of poles is somewhat dependent of the type and quantity of equipment that is available.
With one piece of equipment it will be necessary to partially raise a pole and temporarily stake that pole to prevent
movement, then relocate the equipment to push an adjacent pole, then return to the first pole. Base plates should be
kept flat on the ground at all times.
12. Care should be taken to avoid as much stress on the fabric as possible. The stress can be minimized if poles are
pushed up in a manner that reduces dragging of poles as much as possible.
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