Toptec FutureTrac Assembly Instructions Manual Download

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Assembly Instructions

30 - 40 Wide

Form # 20011001

Table of Contents

Limited Warranty

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Shipping Damages & Shortages ...........................................................................................................

Blackout Material

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Site Survey ............................................................................................................................................

Site Plan

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Recommended Tools & Equipment

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Installation Instructions

Frame Lay Out

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Building Arch Assembly ..............................................................................................................

Raising Arch Assembly

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Building End Frame ......................................................................................................................

Building Perimeter

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Install Hip Pole Braces

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Adding 10' - 15' Mid Sections .......................................................................................................

Building Final Mid/End Section

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Install Brace Bars ........................................................................................................................

Top Panel Installation

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Lifting Frame

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Leg Installation .............................................................................................................................

Corner Brace Installation ..............................................................................................................

Anchoring Tent .............................................................................................................................

Tensioning Top Panels

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Installed Tent Inspection

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Top Removal and Folding

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Lowering Frame

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Disassemble Frame

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Jack Assembly

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AIFT 30/40

Summary of Contents for FutureTrac

Page 1: ...20 MID 40 X 100 w 15 MID 40 X 85 w 15 MID 40 X 70 w 15 MID 40 X 55 w 15 MID 40 X 100 w 20 MID Form 20011001 1999 TopTec TopTec Products LLC 7601 Highway 221 Moore SC 29369 Phone 800 845 2830 Fax 800 921 7750 e mail sales TopTecProducts com www TopTecProducts com ...

Page 2: ...llation process Please contact all utility companies for underground services In many states the utilities work together and have formed a Utility Locating Service It is your responsibility to locate all underground services including speaking to the owner about irrigation pool and other special services the property owner may have installed To provide the quickest possible service please fill in ...

Page 3: ...Arch Assembly 2 Raising Arch Assembly 4 Building End Frame 4 Building Perimeter 5 Install Hip Pole Braces 6 Adding 10 15 Mid Sections 7 Building Final Mid End Section 9 Install Brace Bars 9 Top Panel Installation 10 Lifting Frame 11 Leg Installation 11 Corner Brace Installation 12 Anchoring Tent 12 Tensioning Top Panels 13 Installed Tent Inspection 13 Top Removal and Folding 14 Lowering Frame 15 D...

Page 4: ... Ownership of shipment passes to customer after it is loaded on the truck The customer must initiate a claim with the freight company and NOTE THE DAMAGE SHORTAGES ON THE FREIGHT BILL so customer can protect their right of claim Concealed damage must be discovered within ten 10 days and the claims made with the freight carrier It is your responsibility to count and open all products immediately BL...

Page 5: ...e 1 6 ft step Two 2 each is best one 1 6 ft and one 1 8 ft or 10 ft depending on tent size Top Installation Ground cloths to protect the vinyl from dirt and abrasion Cleaning supplies to remove any marks acquired during installation Pull Ropes Two 2 75 ft long by 5 8 diameter and a third smaller rope for a return rope Tool Bag Binder with blueprints and set up instructions 2 each 5 8 x 75 ft poly ...

Page 6: ...the tent as shown in the drawing above Please note the difference between the 10 15 ft mid sections and the 20 ft mid sections and lay them out accordingly There will be a brace bar and cross cable for each crown assembly and they must be installed before raising the arch assembly Assembly Instructions 30 40 Wide Form 20011001 30 Wide Layout Position the Future Trac tubes and brackets around the p...

Page 7: ...peat prodedure for opposite side It may be necessary to move the rafter in or out to locate and pin this side Note 30 Wide Future Trac tents will have a longer brace bar and will be mounted lower on the Keder rafter however the installation procedures will be the same Step 5 Cable Straight optional Attaching Cable on Left Side Once the brace bar has been installed connect one side of the cross cab...

Page 8: ...ate bracket and use 3 8 D Clasp Pins to pin the short ends of the scissors truss cables to the Keder rafters at the holes below the brace bar This is a designed pre load Step 6 Scissors Truss Cable Installation 40 Wide Only Tip Place clevis pins that fasten the scissors truss cable to the intermediate bracket on the opposite side of where the hip pole brace bars fasten This will eliminate the inte...

Page 9: ...nce the arch is upright one 1 person needs to steady it reference C until the next steps are complete A B C Build the hip rafters out by installing the 4 way hip splices into upper rafters A B and quick pin Then slip on the lower half of the hip rafter and quick pin as shown Tighten wing nuts to secure connectors to hip pole Repeat this procedue on both sides of this end frame assembly Assembly In...

Page 10: ...to intermediate bracket and quick pin The frame should stand by itself at this point Assembly Instructions 30 40 Wide 5 Step 11 Step 12 Intermediate and End Rafter Step 13 Install Corner Hip Pole Connect remaining corner bracket by placing perimeter tube from end rafter and hip rafter tube together into the corner bracket and quick pin then install the remaining perimeter tube to corner bracket an...

Page 11: ...the time to check that frame is square with installation site Shift as necessary to properly align before completing frame assembly As you add components frame becomes heavier and more rigid making it difficult to move around Keder Rafter Intermediate Bracket D Clasp Pin D Clasp Brace Bar to Connector Step 17 Step 16 Assembly Instructions 30 40 Wide View of completed end frame prior to installatio...

Page 12: ... the same method as in Steps 2 3 and 4 Brace bar and or scissors truss or cross cable must be installed in the same methods as outlined in Steps 5 and 6 QUICK PIN QUICK PIN Assembly Instructions 30 40 Wide Step 18 Step 19 Step 20 Install ridge rafter as shown Pivot man as in illustration below will stay with this pole until it is raised and installed onto the crown cluster and quick pinned Step 21...

Page 13: ...poles from the completed end section to the arch assembly QUICK PIN ARCH ASSEMBLY IN UPRIGHT POSITION Step 22 Step 23 QUICK PIN QUICK PIN Assembly Instructions 30 40 Wide Quick pin the perimeter poles to the completed arch assembly as shown Additional mid sections should be installed in the same manner as above 8 AIFT 30 40 ...

Page 14: ...g at the intermediate bracket on one side of the remaining arch assembly Attach corner bracket as in step 12 and continue to attach the remaining components as in steps 13 18 View of completed frame sitting on the ground prior to installation of tent tops or raising the frame onto it s legs D CLASP PIN Step 25 Step 26 Note Leg brace bars have been installed to reduce ladder work during the final i...

Page 15: ... into the Keder track in the rafter tube A ssembly Instructions 30 40 W ide KEDER RAIL VINYL TOP Tip Always rebuckle as shown the buckle straps on the leading edge of the top panel This will greatly reduce the chance of the buckles getting caught in the ridge rafters as the tops are being installed Standing out approximately four 4 feet from the frame use the pull ropes and begin pulling the tops ...

Page 16: ...h until the slack is taken up on all jacks One jack per section is required Caution Wind conditions can and will lift the entire tent Proceed with extreme caution and always lift with the top surface in the wind stream RATCHET STRAPS BRACE BAR BASE PLATE LIFT LIFT LIFT Working as a team crank jacks to raise the tent side evenly and lift frame until it is above leg height then install the leg with ...

Page 17: ...n all the jacks Working as a team raise the tent until the legs can be slipped on Immediately pin legs with a 3 8 D Clasp pin and install the leg to rafter braces leg brace bars Lower jacks to set the tent onto its legs Remove slings and place jacks in delivery truck Install legs into the end of the tent Starting with the leg inside of the tent at an angle as shown push up and out until the leg sl...

Page 18: ...the corner Fold all straps into ratchet cover and Velcro over to give a finished look Installed Tent Inspection 1 Staking Check all stakes for signs of movement 2 Tensioning Check all ropes for proper tension and make sure that the tent top is set for proper drainage 3 Poles Check that all poles are properly aligned securely tied and structurally sound 4 Sidewalls Check that they are properly secu...

Page 19: ...ht on the quick pins Tip 3 Always use ground covers when removing top panels This will prevent the tops from becoming soiled during the removal process Stand back away from the tent approximately four feet then grab the top panel and pull it towards you as shown in the diagram Pull gently but firmly on the top panel Pull panel sufficiently to allow a three to four foot overlap to accordion fold th...

Page 20: ...me disassembly will be faster and easier if you start at one of the corners after removal of the hip pole brace bars 40 wide only Remove quick pins from the perimeter poles and hip poles first Remove hip pole lower halves and connectors first then remove perimeter poles to the first arch assembly The next step is to remove quick pins on perimeter poles to the next arch assembly then with sufficien...

Page 21: ... while lowering Lock bolt must be tightened fully STEP 4 Thread 2 strap through the roller assembly as shown Pull strap through support pins on winch assembly Rotate winch assembly raise direction until the attaching bolt is facing the outside Route strap behind and under the winch to align mounting hole with winch Install bolt and washer through grommet and tighten fully with a 7 16 wrench STEP 5...

Page 22: ...al connector as shown then install the ridge rafter Pivot man as in illustration below will stay woth this pole until it is raised and installed onto the crown cluster and quick pinned QUICK PIN 26A QUICK PIN Begin raising the arch as an assembly as shown in the illustration Pivot man as in illustration at right will stay with this pole until it is raised and installed onto the crown cluster and q...

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