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Installation Instructions Navi-Trac Frame Tent ® 30’ Wide Gable End System Non-Certifi ed Installation Please read all assembly / installation instructions before the installation or removal of this product. 5.0” 7701 Highway 41 N Evansville, IN 47725 2.3” Phone: 812-867-2421...
Assembly Step Introduction Inspect Site Frame Terminology Component Illustrations 30’ Navi-Trac Component List Table 30’ Navi-Trac Component List Table Cont’d Safety Guidelines Squaring the Tent - Footprint Layout Web Guy - Staking Guidelines Assembling the first Beam Layout of all Beams...
INTRODUCTION: Like the hip-end version, the gabled end NAVI-TRAC frame is made up of extruded aluminum members joined by weldments. The alu- minum frame members themselves are extruded with channels into which the NAVI-TRAC fabric “kedar” is fed. However, the gabled end version of the Navi-Trac differs from the Hip End version in a number of ways: 1.
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30’ NAVI-TRAC COMPONENT LIST A MINIMUM GABLED UNIT CONSISTS OF (1) KIT #1, (1) KIT #2 AND (2) EXTENSION MIDS. TO EXTEND THE LENGTH FURTHER, SIMPLY ADD ADDITIONAL EXTENSION MIDS. STARTER MIDS REQUIRED WITH HIP ENDS ONLY. I.D. 30’ GABLED END NAVI-TRAC...
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30’ NAVI-TRAC COMPONENT LIST CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE I.D. 30’ GABLED END NAVI-TRAC LABEL CODES 20’ 20’ 15’ 15’ 10’ 10’ COMPONENT DESCRIPTION (LETTER ON (STAMPED OR DRAWING) TAPED) **OPTIONS OF 10’,15’, OR 20’ BAYS MUST CABLES BE SPECIFIED. UPRIGHT X-CABLES FOR 10’ MID BAY**...
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Please read through this assembly manual completely before beginning your installation. Be sure the proper equipment, crew and safety precautions are in place. We hope that you enjoy the design features of the NAVI-TRAC each time the unit is installed.
SQUARING THE TENT - FOOTPRINT LAYOUT BASE PLATE LENGTH OF TENT LOCATING THE FOUR PRIMARY DIAGONALS MEASURED TO CORNERS CENTER OF BASE PLATE STAKE HOLES. DIRECTIONS FOR SQUARING THE TENT 1. USE A TAPE MEASURE TO MARK THE ENDS OF A LINE FOR ONE END (“A” TO “B” ABOVE) EQUAL TO THE EXACT WIDTH OF THE UNIT. NOTE: FOR EASIER INSTALLATION, MARK THE WIDTH FROM STAKE HOLE TO STAKE HOLE OF THE BASEPLATES, AS SHOWN IN BELOW CHART.
WEB GUY - STAKING GUIDELINES REQUIRED DISTANCE OUT BETWEEN FRAME UPRIGHTS AND STAKE LINE IS EQUAL TO THE UPRIGHT HEIGHT. (FOR EXAMPLE, 8’ UPRIGHT = 8’ STAKE-OUT DISTANCE.) (1) 30” Stake through base plate. Drive into ground as far as possible. 42”...
LAYOUT OF ALL BEAMS IMPORTANT NOTE: IF YOU WILL BE USING THE OPTIONAL DIAGONAL BEAM BRACES, LAY OUT ALL BEAMS IN THE SAME DIRECTION, DO NOT BUTTERFLY. SEE DIAGONAL BEAM BRACE USE AT THE BACK OF THIS MANUAL. CABLE SNAPS TO EYENUT. UPPER ENDS OF ALL X-CABLES ATTACHED BEFORE BEAMS ARE...
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ERECTING 2nd BEAM 1st WORKERS LIFT FIRST AT THE PEAK, THEN SHUFFLE SIDEWAYS TOWARD THE UPRIGHTS. AS THE 2ND BEAM PIVOTS TOWARD VERTICAL, THE TRAIL- ING SAFETY WEBS DRAW TIGHTER. SECURING THE 1st VERTICAL BEAM ON THE LEADING 2-PC SAFETY WEBS, WORKERS INSERT LOOSE ENDS OF UPPER SAFETY WEBS INTO THE RATCHETS OF THE LOWER SAFETY WEBS.
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ERECTING THE 2nd BEAM WITH 2nd BEAM SECURED, THE 1st BEAM IS ROTATED TOWARD IT. 2 OR 3 WORK- ERS SHOULD HOLD THE BEAM AT VERTICAL UNTIL EAVE BARS (ER20) ARE INSTALLED. SECURING THE 2nd BEAM WITH DROP-IN RIDGE/EAVE BARS DROP-IN RIDGE/EAVE BARS CON- NECT 1st AND 2nd BEAMS.
INSTALLING PURLINS AND RIDGE BARS USE SAME TECHNIQUE AND THE LONG LIFTING POLE WITH CRADLE TO INSTALL THE PURLINS AND RIDGE EAVE BAR (AT THE PEAK) COMPLETING THE 1ST BAY REMOVE CROSS-CABLE FROM 2ND BEAM IN 20’ MID BAYS, INSTALL A SUPPORT PURLIN BETWEEN THE EAVE AND THE PURLIN AT THE MID- RAFTER LOCATION.
PROVIDES ANCHORING PACKAGES FOR COMMON SOIL CLASSIFICATIONS; CONTACT YOUR TENT SALES REPRESENTATIVE FOR MORE INFORMATION. X-CABLED BAYS NAVI-TRAC UNITS WITH OVER (6) BAYS BETWEEN X-CABLED BAYS MUST HAVE AN X-CABLED BAY NEAR THE MIDDLE OF THE UNIT (AND/OR EQUALLY SPACED) FOR EVERY (6) NON-CABLED BAYS.
INSTALLING MID PANEL NOTE: TO ENSURE THAT MID FABRIC GOES IN SMOOTHLY AND TO MINIMIZE CHANCE OF DAM- AGE TO FABRIC, ALWAYS USE THE WHEELED PANEL GUIDE TO FEED PULL MID PANEL UP AND OVER THROUGH KEDAR INTO FRAME CHANNELS. CHANNELS IN RAFTER EXTRUSIONS.
SAFE ATTACHMENT OF PULL SNAP OF PULL ROPE MUST BE ROPES TO FABRIC FASTENED TO PULL WEB ON UNDER SIDE OF FABRIC PIECES. SNAP MUST FACE AWAY FROM KEDAR. KEDAR FOLD CURTAIN AND CATENARY BACK ON TOP OF MID SO THAT THEY ARE OUT OF THE WAY.
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30’ x 60’ GABLED END NAVI-TRAC COMPLETED 30’ GABLED END NAVI-TRAC WITH FABRIC INSTALLED AND TENSIONED, GUY WEBS STAKED AND RATCHETED TIGHT. TO MEET ENGINEERING REQUIREMENTS WALLS SHOULD BE INSTALLED ON ALL (4) SIDES. ALTERNATE HIP/GABLED END COMBINATION USING KIT #3 FOR THE HIP COMPONENTS...
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HIP/GABLED END COMBINATION UNIT EXTENSION BEAMS ARE PIVOTED IN THE SAME MANNER AS SHOWN PREVIOUSLY IN THIS GABLED END SEE THE STANDARD NAVI-TRAC ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTION. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR ASSEMBLY OF THE HIP END UNIT. SEE BELOW FOR COMPONENTS THAT MUST BE SUBSTITUTED IN HIP END UNIT...
DIAGONAL BEAM BRACE USE (OPTIONAL PURCHASE) The diagonal beam brace is an optional purchase and is used for help in rais- ing and stabilizing the first raised beam. FIRST BEAM BEING These are sold in sets of two and are RAISED meant to be used simultaneously on both sides of the frame.
Wall Installation Step 1 Eave Bar Determine which side of wall is inside Wall tabs and out. Ground bar pockets are on outside, Lace flap is on inside. Start by feeding top of kedar edge into channel opening until top of wall is as far as it will go.
Navi-Trac Ground Bar Keeper Instructions Upright prong fi ts into this part of upright. Prong with no hole in- serts up into upright. Groundbar keeper for Groundbar keeper for Corners. intermediate upright. Wall with kedar already slid Corner Upright into upright.
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