Anchor NAVI-TRAC 40 WIDE GABLE User Manual

Assembly Instructions

Navi-Trac® Frame Tent

40’ Wide Gable End System

Please read all assembly / installation instructions before the installation or removal of this product.

WEB

EC4714

5.0”

EVANSVILLE, INDIANA

2.3”

1100 Burch Dr., Evansville, IN 47725

Ph. 812-867-2421 • Fax. [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail] • www.anchorinc.com

NAV40GE 1113

Table of Contents

Page No. Assembly Step

3 Introduction
Inspect Site
Frame Terminology

4 Component Illustrations

5 40’ Navi-Trac Component List Table

6 40’ Navi-Trac Component List Table Cont’d

7 Safety Guidelines

8 Squaring the Tent - Footprint Layout

9 Web Guy - Staking Guidelines
Assembling the first Beam

10 Layout of all Beams
Erecting second Beam first

11 Connecting the First Two Beams

12 Installing Purlins
Completing First Bay
Completing the Top Frame
Installing the Gabled End Frame

13 Installing Guy Webs
X-Cabled Bays

14 Installing Mid Panels
Installing Gabled End Panels

15 Safe Attachment of Pull Ropes to Fabric
Fabric Tensioning

16 Completed Gabled End Unit Illustration
Alternate Hip End/ Gabled End Configuration

17 Combining Hip and Gabled End Assembly Steps
Component Changes for Hip/ Gabled End Configuration

18 Diagonal Beam Brace

19 Wall Installation

20 Ground Bar Keeper

21 Limits of Liability

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INTRODUCTION:

Like the hip-end version, the gabled end NAVI-TRAC frame is made up of extruded aluminum members joined by weldments. The alu­minum 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. All the beams are parallel to each other.

2. Beam base plates are hinged for pivoting to a vertical position. End Upright plates are fixed, non-pivoting.

3. The eave fittings are the MCW style that allows a simple drop-in action for purlin installation, rather
than the slip joint of the hip end configuration.

4. Fabric middle bays are installed into the channels of adjacent beams one bay at a time.

5. Gabled End fabric is intalled simply into the outer channel of the end beams and tensioned to the
Gabled End uprights.

6. X- cabling extends into the overhead rafter area to compensate for the lack of hip end support.

7. Corner guys are in one direction only, parallel to the beams.

Note: It is possible to combine the hip end and gabled end styles within one building unit (see kit #3); however, this assembly manual
focuses on the gabled end configuration only. The last few pages describe the hip/gabled combination and refer the customer to the
hip end assembly manual for the hip end part of the building unit.

INSPECT SITE
CAUTION:

Consult your local utility locator service or the National Utility Locating Contractors Association (NULCA) prior to
installation.
Prior to actual tent assembly, be sure to look up, down, above & below for obstacles, pipes, wires, trouble, etc.

MCW

UGT

UG-15

40’ Gabled Navi-Trac Frame Terminology

P1, P2 OR P3
Dependent upon
mid bay width.

P1 for 20’
bay only.

U8

MCW

X-1, 2 or 3
Dependent
upon mid bay
width.

R21-9

GRW

EE10

BFW

RW

XRB

EW15

BHW

RWE

ER10, 15, or 20
Dependent upon
mid bay width.

30” Stake at
Base Plates

42” Stake for
each Guy

X-7, 8 or 9
Dependent
upon mid bay
width.

X-4, 5 or 6
Dependent
upon mid bay
width.

See Component List Table on Pages
5 & 6 for component descriptions.

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40’ NAVI-TRAC COMPONENT ILLUSTRATIONS

INSTALLATION TOOLS

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40’ 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. 40’ GABLED END NAVI-TRAC

LABEL

(LETTER ON

DRAWING)

COMPONENT DESCRIPTION

EXTRUSIONS W/CHANNELS

E20 EAVE - FEMALE 20’ 4

ER10 EAVE/RIDGE - DROP-IN 10’ 33

ER15 EAVE/RIDGE - DROP-IN 15’ 3 3

ER 20 EAVE/RIDGE - DROP-IN 20’ 3 3

EE-10 EAVE/GABLED END, DROP-IN 10’ 1 1

EW-15 EAVE/GABLED END, DROP-IN 15’ 2 2

H21-4 HIP LOWER SPLICE 21-4 (2 pc) 21’-4 (40’) 2

H7-6 HIP UPPER SPLICE (2PC) 7’-6 (40’) 2

R21-9 RAFTER 21’-9 2 1222222

BRACES

CODES

(STAMPED OR

TAPED)

GBL

KIT

1

GBL

KIT

2

HIP
KIT

3

20’

MID

STR

20’
MID
EXT

15’

MID

STR

15’
MID
EXT

10’

MID

STR

10’
MID
EXT

B1 BRACE, HIP 14’ (W/LANYARDS) 4

B3 BRACE, RIDGE 9’-6” 1 1 1 1 1 1

B4 BRACE, UPRIGHT, 3’-9” 1222222

PURLINS

P1 PURLIN 10’ 2 2 2 2

P2 PURLIN 15’ 22

P3 PURLIN 20’ 2 2

UPRIGHTS

U8 UPRIGHT - 8’ 2 3222222

UG-15 END UPRIGHT - 14’-2” 2 2

WELDMENTS, FITTINGS & PLATES

BFW ADJ. BASE PLATES W/INSERTS (FIXED) “END” 2 2 3 2 2 2

BHW ADJ BASE PLATEW/INSERTS (HINGED) 2 2 2 2 2

CW CORNER WELDMENTS 2

EIW END INTERMEDIATE WELDMENTS 1

MLW MID LEFT WELDMENTS 2 2 2

MRW MID RIGHT WELDMENTS 2 2 2

MCW MID CENTER WELDMENTS 2 2 2 2

RW PEAK/RIDGE WELDMENT 1 1 1 1 1 1

RWE GABLED END RIDGE WELDMENT 1 1

GRW GABLED END UPRIGHT RAFTER WELD. 2 2

UGT GABLED END UPRIGHT TOP INSERT 2 2

XRB X-CABLE RAFTER BRACKET 8 8

TFW TOP FITTING (END RAFTER) W/HDWR 1

EFW END FITTING (HIP/INT. RAFTER) W/HDWR 4

CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

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40’ NAVI-TRAC COMPONENT LIST

CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE

I.D. 40’ GABLED END NAVI-TRAC

LABEL

(LETTER ON

DRAWING)

X-1

X-2

X-3

X4

X5

X6

X7

X8

X9

CODES

COMPONENT DESCRIPTION

(STAMPED OR

TAPED)

CABLES

UPRIGHT X-CABLES FOR 10’ MID BAY** GREEN

NAV-BAY10-U8

UPRIGHT X-CABLES FOR 15’ MID BAY** GREEN

NAV-BAY15-U8

UPRIGHT X-CABLES FOR 20’ MID BAY** GREEN

NAV-BAY20-U8
LOWER ROOF X-CABLES FOR 10’ MID BAY
A**
LOWER ROOF X-CABLES FOR 15’ MID BAY
A**
LOWER ROOF X-CABLES FOR 20’ MID BAY
A**
UPPER ROOF X-CABLES FOR 10’ MID
BAYS**
UPPER ROOF X-CABLES FOR 15’ MID BAY
B**
UPPER ROOF X-CABLES FOR 20’ MID BAY
B**

RED

NAV-BAY10

RED

NAV-BAY15

RED

NAV-BAY20

BLUE

NAV40-BAY10

BLUE

NAV40-BAY15

BLUE

NAV40-BAY20

BOLTS AND HARDWARE

GBL

GBL

HIP

20’

20’

15’

15’

10’

KIT

KIT

KIT

MID

MID

MID

MID

MID

1

2

3

STR

EXT

STR

EXT

STR

**OPTIONS OF 10’,15’, OR 20’ BAYS MUST

BE SPECIFIED.

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INSTALL AS SPECIFIED FOR

UNITS 100’ +

INSTALL AS SPECIFIED FOR

UNITS 100’ +

INSTALL AS SPECIFIED FOR

UNITS 100’ +

INSTALL AS SPECIFIED FOR

UNITS 100’ +

INSTALL AS SPECIFIED FOR

UNITS 100’ +

INSTALL AS SPECIFIED FOR

UNITS 100’ +

INSTALL AS SPECIFIED FOR

UNITS 100’ +

INSTALL AS SPECIFIED FOR

UNITS 100’ +

INSTALL AS SPECIFIED FOR

UNITS 100’ +

10’
MID
EXT

LANYARD ASS’Y W/HAIRPIN COTTER 4

1/2”-13 x 3” BOLT W/NYLOCK NUT 6 4 10 222222

1/2”-13 x 3 1/2” BOLT W/NYLOCK NUT 6 6

INSTALLATION TOOLS

CROSS CABLE FOR 40’ BLUE 1 1 1 1 1 1

LOWER SAFETY STRAP W/RATCHET 4

UPPER SAFETY STRAP FOR 10’ BAYS 4

UPPER SAFETY STRAP FOR 15’ BAYS 4

UPPER SAFETY STRAP FOR 20’ BAYS 4
1/2” TENSION LOCK PIN (FOR CROSS

CABLE)

LONG LIFTING CRADLE 1

2222 2 2

PUSH POLE EXT. (FOR LONG CRADLE) 1

SHORT LIFTING CRADLE 1

ADJ. BASEPLATE GUIDE BAR 2

FABRIC PULL ROPES 2

WHEELED PANEL GUIDES 2

DROP CLOTH (8’ x 30’) 1

(2) DIAGONAL BEAM BRACES
(SEPARATE PURCHASE)

Other component notes:

1. For X-Cables for units 100’ or longer, see page 13 for quantities and installation.

2. Stakes and Guys are not included in this table. See staking guidelines on Page 9.

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NAVI-TRAC Installation Safety Guidelines

Your 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. We encourage you to begin with
a crew of (4) workers and only reduce this number as your experience level allows you to do so
safely. Whatever techniques you adapt for your crews, we encourage you to keep safety utmost in mind.

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.

1. It is recommended that workers wear safety shoes and hard-hats on site.

2. When moving beam sections by hand, use proper lifting techniques to protect the back, and
avoid pinching fingers while making hardware connections.

3. Never permit bystanders or uninvolved to stand or walk even briefly in the falling path of a beam as it is
being raised or lowered.

4. Be aware to avoid contact of beams with any overhead power lines near the site.

5. When anchoring the structure, avoid all underground power lines and gas lines or other utility
easements. Local authorities should be able to map the location of these obstacles.

6. Keep site clear of debris to avoid tripping, especially while carrying components or bundles of fabric.

7. Do not drag bundles of fabric on concrete, asphalt, or ground as this can cause damage to the
fabric from abrasion through the bag.

8. When lifting the NAVI-TRAC Hip End frame (See Appendix), be sure to use the heavy duty NAVI-TRAC
frame lift. The standard Anchor frame lift was not designed for the weight of the NAVI-TRAC frame.
When lifting each side of an end section, (2) NAVI-TRAC frame lifts should be used.

9. Before pivoting beams to vertical, clear the area

10. Before pivoting middle beam, install the cross-cable for safety bracing. On the 50’ NAVI-TRAC, the
cross-cable should be left in place as an essential part of the structure.

11. NOTE: Hinged baseplates are used on all beams in the Gabled End Configuration. However, if the Hip
End is constructed on either, or both ends of the unit, the base plates in the hip end module should all be
the non-pivoting, fixed plates. Use of hinged baseplates in the end module could cause the end module
to collapse during installation.

12. When using ladders to make peak connections, be sure the ladder is tall enough that workers can
reach the peak from a ladder step consistent with the safety recommendations for the ladder being
used. On middle beams, secure the eaves before climbing the ladder to secure the peak.

13. For any Gabled End NAVI-TRAC of 100 ft or more in length, one middle bay must be cross-cabled both
in the over head and at ground level in an “X” fashion on both sides for each 100 ft of length (see illustra­ tion on page 13).

14. For proper loading and anchoring information, consult the appropriate NAVI-TRAC blueprint available
from Anchor Industries Inc.

of items that could cause tripping or slipping.

15. If a Hip End is used on either end of the unit, before installing fabric, verify that all hip, brace, and rafter
pins are seated into weldment fittings and secured by lanyard pins.

16. The installation method described herein requires coordination of tasks between workers. A

safe installation is dependent on alertness and coordination.

17. Before lifting Gabled End top frame to install uprights, always guy out and stake at least both corners
of the side or end being lifted. This will help maintain the intended footprint and will protect against uplift

from the wind that could move or flip the tent, causing damage to the tent and/or severe injury to
workers.

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