Technical Information
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Ben Nevis
Seilspielgeräte GmbH Berlin
Page 3
Technikerstraße 6/8
15366 Hoppegarten
Germany
Phone ++49 (0)3342 508 37 20
Fax ++49 (0)3342 508 37 80
Assembly
General advice
The rope netting has been knotting by a hercules rope (an steel wire rope, which is coated with chemical
fibre). This coating could become damaged, if you move the rope over the ground. Please work carefully.
Spread out rope netting
The rope netting has been folded up following knotting in the factory. Take the netting out of the container
in accordance with the folds. The netting should be spread out in a triangular shape with the base of the
triangle lying in the diagonals of the foundations. The tip of the netting can be recognised by the
aluminium mast cap and should be lined up with
foundation 3
(see schematic diagram)
. The
connection with
foundations 1
and
2
should now be created, using the tension jacks to connect the
netting to the tension rods of the foundations.
Insert the mast into the netting
Push the mast through the netting to the tip of the net. A hemp rope is attached to the netting as a guide
when threading though. Once the mast has been threaded through, place the mast cap in the mast, raise
the mast slightly by lifting it and support it temporarily on the tip. In this position, it should be ensured that
the mast supports itself on the round plate of the mast plate.
Raising the mast
When raising the mast it is essential to ensure that you pull the mast, not the net. To raise the mast, use a
cable pull (10 KN tensile force). The mast, including the netting, should be raised carefully. In particular, it
should be ensured that the mast plate is in the mast tube and is not pulled out and that the foot of the
mast is pulled onto the round plate. Once the mast has been raised higher than 45°, the connection
between the netting and foundation 3 is created. The mast should be raised higher until it is in a vertical
position. The final connection with foundation 4 is now created. Pulling the netting to the tension rods is
made easier with the aid of a crowbar, which should be placed in the curved clevis, as a result of the lever
action.
Do not pull the mast with the cable pull over and above the vertical in the direction of the
tension rods (see figure 3).
