GROWSPAN
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GOTHIC PRO GREENHOUSES AND SYSTEMS
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113836_37_38_39R Revision date: 06.06.18
Diagram may show a different frame used for illustration
purposes only.
ATTENTION:
If no wood baseboard is present,
additional steps must be take to anchor the lower
portion of the anti-billow ropes. (Contact Customer
Service at 1-800-245-9881 to purchase additional parts
if needed.)
3. Move up the same end rafter and drill a 3/8" hole
through the poly latch U-Channel and rafter leg, insert
an eyebolt through the hole, and secure the eyebolt
with a nut and washer.
4. Attach the remaining eye screws and eyebolts using
the diagram below as a pattern guide.
5. Once all eyebolts/eye screws are installed in the proper
locations, install the anti-billow rope
in short lengths
along each side
. Thread the free end of the rope
through the end rafter eyebolts/eye screws and the
eyebolts/eye screws at two to three interior rafters.
6. Cut the rope and tie one end to the eyebolt/eye screw.
7. Pull the rope tight and tie the remaining end to secure.
8. Repeat the steps to install another section of anti-billow
rope. Continue this pattern until all ropes are tied along
one side and repeat the steps to install the anti-billow
ropes for the remaining side.
NOTE:
The number of individual ropes along any
one side depends on the length of the building, rafter
spacing, and the length of the rope sections.
9. Check the roll-up side operation.
10. Continue with the next procedure.
Example: Circles identify the ends of Rope #1.
Rope
#1
Rope
#2
Rope
#3
INSTALL ANTI-BILLOW ROPES
Gather the parts:
• Eye screws and eyebolts, nuts and washers
• Anti-billow rope
Anti-billow ropes secure the roll-up sides when they are in
the down position. Complete the following steps to install
the ropes. Repeat the steps for the remaining side.
TO PREVENT DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY,
INSTALL THE ANTI-BILLOW ROPES IN SHORT
LENGTHS ALONG EACH SIDE OF THE FRAME.
DO NOT INSTALL AS A SINGLE LENGTH
TIED AT
EACH END OF THE BUILDING. DOING SO WILL
RESULT IN A LOOSE SIDE PANEL IF THE SINGLE
ROPE BREAKS DURING STRONG WINDS.
ATTENTION:
The procedure that follows is applicable
when the frame was constructed using wood boards
under each rafter foot (if equipped), or if baseboards were
installed.
If the shelter was constructed on concrete footings, a
concrete slab, or on bare ground, alternative steps must
be taken by the owner during the following procedure to
anchor the lower ends of the anti-billow ropes.
Additional
parts may be required and must be supplied by the
customer.
1. Using the Twist-of-the-Wrist assembly, roll up the
sidewall so that it is a few inches above the ground.
2. Install the first eye screw into the wood baseboard at
the base of the end rafter at or near ground level where
the Twist-of-the-Wrist assembly is located.
