Anchor NAVI-TRAC 40 WIDE HIP-END - Manual (Page 10)

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SQUARE UNIT TOP
FRAME COMPLETE
SUMMARY OF STEPS FOR
COMPLETING THE SQUARE TENT
1. INSTALL OPPOSITE EAVES, RAFTERS, HIPS AND
HIP BRACES TO COMPLETE SQUARE FRAME.
2. USE PULL ROPES TO PULL TOP FABRIC KEDAR
FOR EACH END UP AND OVER THROUGH THE
CHANNELS ON EACH SIDE OF THE RAFTERS
THAT ARE ALIGNED WITH THE RIDGE BRACE.
3. LET FABRIC LAY LOOSELY ON TOP OF FRAME.
SECURE WITH ROPES AS NEEDED AGAINST
THE BREEZE.
4. USE HEAVY-DUTY NAVI-TRAC FRAME LIFTS TO
LIFT FRAME ONE SIDE AT A TIME TO INSERT
UPRIGHTS UNDER THE TOP FRAME.
5. INSTALL KNEE BRACES AT ALL INTERMEDIATE
UPRIGHTS AS THEY ARE INSTALLED.
6. STAKE BASE PLATES USING STAKING LAYOUTS.
7. USE WEB/RATCHETS TO TENSION CATENARY
FABRIC ARCHES TO UPRIGHT LEGS.
8. GUY TENT OUT AND STAKE. CONSULT WEB GUY AND
STAKING GUIDELINES ON PAGE 12.
INSTALLING FABRIC ON HIP END FRAMES
PULL FABRIC UP AND OVER THROUGH CHANNEL IN NAVI-
TRAC RAFTER EXTRUSIONS. EACH HIP END IS ONE-PIECE.
LET FABRIC TAILS HANG LOOSE UNTIL FRAME HAS BEEN
LIFTED AND UPRIGHTS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED.
BE CAREFUL TO AVOID
SNAGGING FABRIC ON OPEN
ENDS OF END INTERMEDIATE
RAFTERS HERE.
RAFTER
WHEELED PANEL GUIDE
FABRIC STRAPS ON
UNDERSIDE MUST
CONNECT TO END
INTERMEDIATE RAFTER
BE CAREFUL TO AVOID SNAGGING
FABRIC ON OPEN ENDS OF END
INTERMEDIATE RAFTERS HERE.
INSERT FINGERS OF WHEELED PANEL
GUIDE INTO OPEN END OF RAFTER AND
WELDMENT. TIGHTEN BUTTERFLY NUT.
REVERSE FOR OPPOSITE SIDE OF BEAM.
NOTE: BEFORE INSTALLING FABRIC,
INSPECT THE FRAME TO ENSURE ALL
HIP & BRACE PINS ARE PROPERLY SEAT-
ED IN THE WELDMENT FITTINGS AND
SECURED WITH LANYARD PINS.
NOTE: TO ENSURE THAT END FABRIC
GOES IN SMOOTHLY AND TO MINIMIZE
CHANCE OF DAMAGE TO FABRIC, ALWAYS
USE THE WHEELED PANEL GUIDE TO FEED
KEDAR INTO FRAME CHANNELS. SEE PAGE
17 FOR INFORMATION ON HOW TO ATTACH
PULL ROPES TO FABRIC.