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Revision date: 05.13.10
Frame Assembly
FRAME ASSEMBLY
Gather the parts:
Assembled rafters and 1/2" x 2 1/2" mounting bolts, nuts, and flat
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washers
Ridge purlins (see Side Profile diagram for your building and for
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purlin identification and correct position) and 1/4" nuts
Under purlins
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(see Side Profile diagram for your building for purlin
identification and correct position) with 1/4" x 1" bolts and nuts
108503 angle brackets to mount cables
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108504 eyebolts, 3/8" flat washers, and 3/8" nuts
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Lifts, ladders, assistants, and cable, rope or lumber to secure
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rafters during the assembly process
Complete these steps:
Using ladders and lifts, set an assembled rafter on the first set of ground posts, align the mounting holes, slide a
1.
flat washer onto a 1/2" x 2 1/2" bolt, and insert a bolt into each mounting hole.
Position bolt head to the outside of
the frame.
Ground Level
Rope or
Cable
1/2" x 2-1/2"
Bolt
ATTENTION:
If mounting feet are used, attach the first set of rafter legs
to the mounted feet and secure with the 3/8" x 3 1/2" bolts and nuts.
Consult the connection diagrams located in the Quick Start section of these
instructions for additional details.
Slide one (1) 108503 angled bracket over each mounting bolt
2.
(end rafters
only)
, add a 1/2" flat washer and nut to each bolt, and tighten. Bracket is to
the inside of the frame and is used later in these instructions to secure the
cable bracing to the frame.
Verify that the end rafter is vertical and not twisted and brace the rafter
3.
using ropes, cables, or lumber staked to the site.
Do not remove the end
rafter bracing until the entire frame is assembled.
3/8" x 3 1/2"
Bolt
3/8" nut
Optional rafter leg with mounting foot.
