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Revision date: 06.19.12
Ground Level
Rope or
Cable
1/2" x 3"
Bolt
ATTENTION: Secure each ground post
in the ground using concrete!
Pre-punched
Strut Hole
Frame Assembly
FRAME ASSEMBLY
Gather the parts:
Assembled rafters, 1/2" x 3" mounting bolts with nuts (104773),
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and flat washers (FAME09B)
Purlins (see diagrams in Quick Start section for your building and
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for purlin identification/position) and 1/4" nuts and washers
108503 angle brackets to mount cables
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108868 eyebolts, 3/8" lock 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 (or rafter legs–see the note that
1.
follows), align the mounting holes, slide a flat washer onto a 1/2" x 3" bolt, and insert a bolt into each mounting
hole.
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.
With the legs installed, set the first assembled rafter in place and secure.
Consult the connection diagrams located in the Quick Start section of these
instructions for additional details.
See strut information on the next page.
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.
Position 108503
bracket to the inside.
