Anchor BANDSHELLS 40X40 - Manual (Page 8)

BE SURE THE CABLE GUYS AT POINTS A, B AND C
(BOTH HALVES - 6 PLACES) HAVE BEEN SECURED
TO ANCHORS. NOW, START PULLING ON ONE
OF THE BLOCK & TACKLES, RAISING THE FRONT
POLE UNTIL THE OPPOSITE FRONT POLE STARTS
TO MOVE. TIE OFF THE BLOCK & TACKLE AND DO
THE SAME WITH THE OTHER BLOCK & TACKLE,
SWITCHING BACK AND FORTH, WATCHING THE
REAR POLES ALSO, UNTIL THE FRONT POLES
FALL SLIGHTLY FORWARD. TIE OFF GUYS AT
POINTS
I, REMOVE BLOCK & TACKLES AND
A-FRAME POLES. (PHOTOS #10, 11 & 12).
IF THERE ARE ENOUGH WORKERS, BOTH BLOCK
& TACKLES CAN BE PULLED AT THE SAME TIME.
SECURE AND TENSION ALL GUY CABLES,
USE THE FOLLOWING ORDER TO PROPERLY
SHAPE THE TOP (ADJUSTING TURNBUCKLES AS
REQUIRED).
A. HOOK COME-ALONGS FROM POINTS H
ON TOP TO POINT H1 & H2 ANCHORS (USE STUB
ROPES IF NEEDED) ON EACH SIDE OF TENT (ALL
4 COME-ALONGS REQUIRED.) THEN, TENSION
EACH EQUALLY UNTIL THE FRONT POLES ARE
VERTICAL WHEN LOOKING FROM THE FRONT
AND POINT H IS ABOUT 11’-0” FROM THE GROUND
(BE SURE THE SUPPORT GUYS DO NOT BECOME
TIGHT AND HOLD THE POLES APART). SECURE
GUY CABLES AND REMOVE COME-ALONGS.
B. REPEAT STEP A AT POINTS C TO C1 & C2
WITH REAR POLES TO BE VERTICAL AND POINT C
ABOUT 3’-0” FROM THE GROUND.
C. TIGHTEN GUYS AT POINTS
A & B UNTIL REAR SECTION IS
TENSIONED UNIFORMLY AND
POINTS ARE ABOUT 2’-3” AND 1’-6”
RESPECTIVELY FROM THE GROUND.
D. TIGHTEN CABLES AT
POINTS I UNTIL FRONT SECTION
IS TENSIONED UNIFORMLY AND
POINT
I IS ABOUT 12’-0” FROM THE
GROUND.
E. TIGHTEN CABLES AT POINTS
D, E, F, & G UNTIL POINTS ARE
ABOUT 4’-0” TO 5’-0” FROM THE
GROUND.
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