Anchor NAV50-1204 manual

50’ Wide System Quality , Craft smanship and Service since 1892 NA V50-1204 Copyright © Anchor Industries 2004 Please read all assembly / installation instructions before the inst allation or removal of this product. 1 100 Burch Dr ., Evansville, IN 47725 Ph. 812-867-2421 • Fax. 812-867-0547 E-mail: tents@anchorinc.com • www .anchorinc.com N[...]

Index T ABLE OF CONTENTS Page No. Assembly S tep 2 Squaring Footprint and Laying out Uprights 3 50’ NA VI-TRAC component list and Hardware Location Chart 4 Introduction 5 50’ NA VI-TRAC Component Illustrations 6 NA VI-TRAC Installation Safety Guidelines 7 Construct End Module T op Frame 9 Install Hip End Fabric 10 Installing Upright s Under the[...]

DIRECTIONS FOR SQUARING THE TENT 1. USE A T APE MEASURE TO MARK THE ENDS OF A LINE FOR ONE END (A TO B ABOVE) EQUAL TO THE EXACT WIDTH OF THE UNIT . 2. HOLD THE “0” END OF ONE T APE A T POINT “A” AND THE “0” END OF ANOTHER T APE A T POINT “B”. 3. EXTEND THE FIRST T APE ALONG ONE SIDE OF THE UNIT TO A MEASUREMENT EQUAL TO THE EXACT L[...]

3 50’ NA VI-TRAC COMPONENT LIST 3-B HARDW ARE LOCA TION CHART 3-T[...]

4 50’ Navi-T rac Frame T erminology INTRODUCTION: The NA VI-TRAC frame configuration is based on the hip roofed square tent shown at right. Hip bars connect corners to the peak, and rafters connect eave bars to the peak. The square can be extended into a rectangle by adding 10’, 15’ or 20’ bays made up of rafters and the appropri- ate ridge[...]

50’ NA VI-TRAC COMPONENT ILLUSTRA TIONS 5-T 5[...]

50’ NA VI-TRAC INST ALLA TION SAFETY GUIDELINES Y our installation techniques will evolve to fit the needs of your clients, the experience level of your crews, the nature of other tentage on-site, and the equipment that you have most readily available. W e encourage you to begin with a crew of (4) workers and only reduce this number as your exper[...]

LA YOUT END MODULE COMPONENTS CONSTRUCT FIRST BEAM NOTE: ON END MODULES, EA VE FITTINGS FOR BOTH EA VES AND RAFTERS ARE RIGID SLIP JOINTS. HOOK THE END RAFTER TOP FITTING ONTO THE PEAK/RIDGE WELDMENT . THEN SLIDE THE END RAFTER ONTO THE BOTTOM OF THE END FITTING AND BOL T . HEA VY DUTY NA VI- TRAC FRAME LIFTS NOTE: ONL Y FIXED-BASE UPRIGHTS ARE TO [...]

1 3 4 2 6 5 7 INST ALL DROP-IN HIPS AND HIP BRACES IN THE ORDER SHOWN. HINT : T O ALIGN HIP BRACES , LIFT CENTER OF HIP BAR, THEN DROP THE HIP BRACE CONNECTORS CLEANL Y INTO FITTINGS AND SECURE WITH LANY ARD PINS. IF YOU ARE CONSTRUCTING AN EXTENDED RECT ANGULAR TENT , INST ALL F ABRIC THIS HIP END IS COMPLETE. IF YOU ARE CONSTRUCTING A SQUARE TENT[...]

9 SQUARE UNIT TOP FRAME COMPLETE SUMMARY OF STEPS FOR COMPLETING THE SQUARE TENT 1. INST ALL OPPOSITE EA VES, RAFTERS, HIPS AND HIP BRACES TO COMPLETE SQUARE FRAME. 2. USE PULL ROPES T O PULL TOP F ABRIC KEDAR FOR EACH END UP AND OVER THROUGH THE CHANNELS ON EACH SIDE OF THE RAFTERS THA T ARE ALIGNED WITH THE RIDGE BRACE. 3. LET F ABRIC LA Y LOOSEL[...]

10 LIFTING TOP FRAME (FIRST SIDE) INST ALL UPRIGHTS. A T INTERMEDIA TE LOCA TIONS, INST ALL UPRIGHT BRACES AS WELL UPRIGHT BRACES USING HEA VY -DUTY NA VI=TRAC FRAME LIFTS, LIFT ONE SIDE OF FRAME. SLIDE UPRIGHTS ONTO BOTT OM OF WELD- MENTS ON THE RAISED SIDE AND PIN. BE SURE ALL RAFTER AND HIP PINS ARE SECURE, AS WELL. INSERT BASEPLA TES INTO UPRIG[...]

11 TENSIONING AND GUYING 1. USE WEB/RA TCHETS TO SECURE CA TENARY ARCHES TO UPRIGHTS, ST AKE BASEPLA TES BEFORE TENSIONING WEBS. 2. A TT ACH GUY WEBS T O EA VE WELDMENTS AND ST AKE OUT A T A 45 DEGREE ANGLE (DIST ANCE OUT = HEIGHT OF UPRIGHT , USUALL Y 8 FT . USE 42” ST AKES PROVIDED. 3. A T DOUBLE-GUYED CORNERS, GUYS FORM A 90 DEGREE ANGLE. DOTT[...]

12 HIP END MODULES FOR RECT ANGULAR UNITS THE RECT ANGULAR UNIT IS SIMPL Y (2) HIP ENDS F ACING EACH OTHER AND SEP ARA TED BY P ARALLEL-BEAMED MIDDLE BA YS. NOTE: ONL Y FIXED-BASE UPRIGHTS ARE T O BE USED IN END MODULES. FOR RECT ANGULAR UNITS, FIRST CONSTRUCT HIP ENDS, INST ALLING F ABRIC LOOSEL Y AND RAISING EACH SIDE T O INST ALL UPRIGHTS AND BR[...]

13 INST ALLING MID BA Y PURLINS AND EA VE/RIDGE BARS FOR MOST EASE, INST ALL IN THE ORDER SHOWN FOR PURLINS & EA VE/RIDGE BARS, INST ALL HOOK END FIRST , THEN THE 90 DEGREE OPPOSITE END. UNITS WITH (1) MIDDLE BA Y F ABRIC NOT SHOWN ADJUST TO DESIRED SP ACING AND FIT END CONNECT ORS OVER GUIDE PEGS ON BASEPLA TES. NOTE: FOR FREQUENT INST ALLA TI[...]

14 INST ALLING MID P ANEL INSERT FINGERS OF WHEELED P ANEL GUIDE INTO THE OPEN END OF THE RAFTER AND WELDMENT . TIGHTEN THE BUTTERFL Y NUT . REVERSE FOR OPPOSITE SIDE OF BA Y . RAFTER WHEELED P ANEL GUIDE NOTE: HIP END F ABRIC P ANELS NOT SHOWN SO THA T THE FRAME WILL BE MORE VISIBLE. PULL MID P ANEL UP AND OVER THROUGH CHANNELS IN RAFTER EXTRUSION[...]

15 UNITS WITH (2) OR MORE MID BA YS ADDITIONAL GUIDE BARS CAN BE PURCHASED 1 2 3 MIDDLE BEAMS THA T ARE NOT A P ART OF AN END MODULE USE THE HINGED BASEPLA TE (FOR PIVOTING TO VER TICAL). FIXED PLA TES ARE ST AMPED “END” AND SHOULD BE USED ONL Y ON END MODULES. X-CABLED BA YS NA VI-TRAC UNITS 100 FT OR MORE IN LENGTH MUST HA VE AN X-CABLED BA Y[...]

50’ NA VI-TRAC COMPLETE WITH (2) 20’ MID BA YS 1. SIDEW ALLS MUST BE ADDED T O COMPLETE THE UNIT (SEE BLUEPRINT INFORMA TION). 2. INST ALL, ST AKE, AND TENSION ALL GUY WEBS, AS SHOWN. TENSION F ABRIC SO THA T ALL CA TENARY ARCHES ARE EQUIDIST ANT BELOW THE EA VE BARS. 3. REVIEW P AGE 1 1 FOR GUYING AND TENSIONING INSTRUCTIONS. 16[...]

EV ANSVILLE, INDIANA 28.3 1 1-01-02 Thank you for purchasing an Anchor product. In return, we pledge Quality , Service and Craft smanship and are available for any questions you may have or assistance you may need. PHONE NUMBER 812-867-2421 F AX NUMBER 812-867-0547 Anchor products are of superior design and operate best within the p arameters of th[...]