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TENSIONING AND GUYING
1. USE WEB/RATCHETS TO SECURE CATENARY ARCHES TO
UPRIGHTS, STAKE BASEPLATES BEFORE TENSIONING WEBS.
2. ATTACH GUY WEBS TO EAVE WELDMENTS AND STAKE
OUT AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE (DISTANCE OUT = HEIGHT OF
UPRIGHT, USUALLY 8 FT. USE 42” STAKES PROVIDED.
AT DOUBLE-GUYED CORNERS, GUYS FORM A 90 DEGREE
ANGLE.
DOTTED LINE REPRESENTS THE RAFTER
THAT IS IN LINE WITH THE PEAK/RIDGE
WELDMENT AND INTO WHICH FABRIC IS
FED THROUGH CHANNELS.
TOP
CATENARY
TAILS
TENSIONING
WEB (RIGHT)
WITH RING
TENSIONING
WEB (LEFT)
W/ RING TENSIONING RINGS
OVERLAPPED
WEB/
RATCHET
UPRIGHT
TENSIONING METHOD:
1. PASS RING OF LEFT TENSIONING WEB
THROUGH OPPOSITE CATENARY RING.
2. PASS RING OF RIGHT TENSIONING WEB
THROUGH ITS OWN CATENARY RING (PASSING
OVER THE LEFT WEB).
3. CONTINUE RING OF RIGHT TENSIONING WEB
THROUGH OPPOSITE CATENARY RING.
4. OVERLAP BOTH TENSION RINGS. ATTACH
WEB/RATCHET AND TENSION DOWNWARD
AGAINST TENSION HOLE IN UPRIGHT. (CATENA-
RY RINGS SHOULD MOVE CLOSER TOGETH-
ER AS RATCHET IS TIGHTENED.)
5. TENSION WITH WEB/RATCHETS UNTIL CAT-
ENARY ARCHES ARE EQUIDISTANT BELOW BOT-
TOMS OF EAVE BARS.
TOP
TOP
CATENARY
TAILS
CATENARY
TAILS
TRIANGLE
RING
TENSION RINGS
(OVERLAPPED)
WEB/RATCHET
UPRIGHT
TENSIONING METHOD:
1. PASS BOTH TENSION RINGS
THROUGH THE TRIANGLE RING.
2. OVERLAP THEM AND ATTACH
WEB/RATCHET TO TENSION
DOWNWARD.
ATTACH WEB/
RATCHET TO
TRIANGLE RING
AND TENSION
DOWNWARD.
FABRIC STRAPS ON UNDERSIDE
MUST CONNECT TO END
INTERMEDIATE RAFTERS ON BOTH
ENDS OF UNIT