40’ x 40’ ETS FRAME TENT INSTRUCTIONS
9.
Attach a SINGLE TUBE spreader tube (9’4” white) to the remaining slots of the corner fittings. They should be posi
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tioned at a right angle from each other and point down the sides of the frame. When installing a SINGLE TUBE spreader
to a fitting, always use the ROUND PIN & BAIL FASTENERS. Follow one open end of the spreader tube to where it
meets a DT rafter (21’ 10.5” red) that extends down from the peak. Connect the tubes using a side tee fitting (DIAGRAM
#2). Continue around the perimeter installing the side tee and corner fittings as needed. (REMEMBER: When using any
type of pin fastener, make sure the bolt part of the fastener is pointed toward the ground or the inside part of the tent to
prevent damage to the vinyl material).
10.
Locate the side tees around the perimeter and attach the remaining two longer ends of the 4 point cable assemblies
to the rings located on the side tees using the carabineer. Make sure these are installed in correlation with the direction of
the brace that was previously installed below the 8 way crown. (DIAGRAM #8)
11.
You are now ready to install the tent top. (If installing a multiple piece top refer to “LACING A TENT” at the bot
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tom of these instructions.) Lay a drop cloth (RECOMMENDED ON ALL TENT INSTALLATIONS) out next to the tent
frame along one of the sides. Spread the tent top out on the drop cloth making sure the top is facing upward. (An easy way
to check is to make sure the sidewall ropes around the perimeter of the tent are face down). Carefully pull the tent over
the frame making sure the tent does not drag or stretch across any part of the frame. Use a “flapping” technique to help
get the top into place. CAUTION: Dragging, pulling, or sliding the vinyl tent top across the ground, frame, or any other
type of surface may cause pin holes in the vinyl top. Celina does not warrant pin hole damage to the vinyl products.
12.
Secure the tent top to the frame by fastening the straps on the inside of the tent at each corner location. The strap wraps
around the spreader tube and through the alligator clips on the inside of the tent. If weather conditions warrant (wind, rain,
etc) you may need to fasten more than just the corners of the top at this time.
13.
Before installing the legs to the frame, attach all of the base plates to the legs by sliding the DT leg (6’8” brown or
7’8” black) over the base plate and securing it with a bolt and wing nut. (DIAGRAM #3) (Make sure the head of the bolt
is on the outside of the tent and the wing nut is on the inside of the tent to prevent snagging sidewalls during use). Now
the tent is ready to be raised.
14.
Start along one side by lifting the frame using Frame Tent Jacks so that the DT legs (6’8” brown, or 7’8” black) can
slide over the bottom of the corner and side tee fittings. Make sure only one side it erected at a time. Do not lift more than
one side at a time to prevent buckling of the tent frame. (Frame Tent Jacks should be used as close to a fitting as possible
to prevent damaging the frame) Install all corner and side legs completing the erected side. Fasten the leg to the fitting
using a bolt and wing nut. (Make sure the head of the bolt is on the outside of the tent and the wing nut is on the inside of
the tent to prevent snagging sidewalls during use.) (DIAGRAM #A)
15.
Once one side is completed, use the frame tent jacks to lift the opposite side and install the corner and side legs as
in step #13 & #14 above. After the longest two sides have been erected and are free standing, install the remaining side
legs.
16.
Once all legs are installed, angle a brace between each double tube leg and rafter by lining up the holes on the rafter
and brace. Attach the brace to each tube using a SQUARE pin and bail. Use a SQUARE pin and bail in the center adjust
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ment to secure the brace. (At the corners the brace will be adjusted to the shortest position, and at the side tees the brace
will be adjusted to the middle position) Repeat until there is a brace between each leg and rafter. (DIAGRAM #7)
17.
Now that the frame tent is standing, fasten the tent top completely to the frame using the straps on the inside of the
tent. Make sure that all of the straps are tight and the tent top is sitting evenly on the frame. (The 8 way crown fitting
should be directly beneath the center of the round or triangular reinforcement patch that has been manufactured into the
tent top)
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