LME maintenance tent erection

[swiss]

sweet...... went back and looked and your correct... they are "uploaded" apparently at some point they switched to "hosting" on their own servers. Wonder what year they did that hmmmm...

How long is standard LME? thought it was 24x32ft? (taken from their website) or is it only 16'.... with 32' as an option iffff you tie a second one in?

Standard LME is 24 x 32. You can extend indefinitely. I found another 16 foot section and added on to one of the tents to make 48'. The only thing that I think will cause me problems long term are the buckles which break during hurricane winds in the south

 

[coachgeo]

Standard LME is 24 x 32. You can extend indefinitely. I found another 16 foot section and added on to one of the tents to make 48'. The only thing that I think will cause me problems long term are the buckles which break during hurricane winds in the south

Do you coat them with something yearly or so to extend the tarp life? Do the buckles break themself or the threads holding the buckles give way?

 

[swiss]

Do you coat them with something yearly or so to extend the tarp life? Do the buckles break themself or the threads holding the buckles give way?

I figure I will get 20 years on the tent fabric. I could put on 303 spray to improve the UV protection on both the buckles and overall rubber canvas, but I do not. The buckles are not UV resistant and break. they have not yet come unthreaded which I am sure will happen over time from the sun. When did I start this post? The tent has been there a few years now.

 

[coachgeo]

I figure I will get 20 years on the tent fabric. I could put on 303 spray to improve the UV protection on both the buckles and overall rubber canvas, but I do not. The buckles are not UV resistant and break. they have not yet come unthreaded which I am sure will happen over time from the sun. When did I start this post? The tent has been there a few years now.

started in 2015... thus why asked if you had done anything to keep it good so far. Glad to hear their life is doing good even without additional coating..... you put lot of time into the project and it came out awesome. Thanks for all you do .

quick question... after assembly and before tying it down of course.... do you think a dozen to twenty folk could take an assembled LME and lift; then walk it, to another location..... that is the main question need answering for where I want to put mine. Not enough room to splay out legs during assembly where i want to actually have it sit.

 

[swiss]

started in 2015... thus why asked if you had done anything to keep it good so far. Glad to hear their life is doing good even without additional coating..... you put lot of time into the project and it came out awesome. Thanks for all you do .

quick question... after assembly and before tying it down of course.... do you think a dozen to twenty folk could take an assembled LME and lift; then walk it, to another location..... that is the main question need answering for where I want to put mine. Not enough room to splay out legs during assembly where i want to actually have it sit.

I believe assembled it weighs 1200 lbs. You have a leg brace every 8 feet. That is 6 per side or 12 good areas to pickup. You could put 2 guys on each leg brace. Would not be the easiest thing to do but where there is a will there is always a way.

 

[coachgeo]

I believe assembled it weighs 1200 lbs. You have a leg brace every 8 feet. That is 6 per side or 12 good areas to pickup. You could put 2 guys on each leg brace. Would not be the easiest thing to do but where there is a will there is always a way.

sweet thank you so much.

something else just hit me feeble brain. do you think it would be possible to use scaffolding inside to poke a body up thru between two tarp sections to slowly attach the two pieces together across the top, starting on one side and working toward the other?... then do the vertical sections on the outside (or again reaching thru inside for that matter from top to part way down toward bottom). OR a combination such as only install certain tarps in advance to carrying it. Then do the rest from inside out via scaffolding. If that might work... what tarps would you recommend to save for doing the inside out job on? middle or ends or??


Aka... doing less tarps before moving opens up the option to move the frame without as much of the rubber tarp on making it lighter; then winching tarp section up and assembling from inside out. I saw that you did a flying squirrel fellow to do the top from the outside by hanging him from a crane.... won't have that option though thus the inside out option question.

thanks again!!!

 

[MWMULES]

I would have X2 where you see one on this 16X16 LWE


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[coachgeo]

If anyone is in Southern OH or surrounding area... Am putting up one now....

By myself.. no crane

one LMTV with Hard Cargo Cover to stand on and some big ass Jack stands that will put on its roof to assemble one section at a time.

Wish me luck.

PS- got some motorcycles, part(s) car diesel VW, Land Rover project.. etc. Am willing to barter with for assistance, your own space in the Dead Lab Shop*

*what have named the enclosure.. makes sense once you hear the story

 

[coachgeo]

To return our thoughts back to our regular programming.

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The tricky part was lifting the last frame in place. I actually had to get in tractor bucket to lift the last frame up while we put legs on a....

Stand by for adding the covers, cool plan on that one

Similar to this method is what am planning for whole construction .... but instead not from a Tractor bucket.. build each section from roof of a LMTV's Hard Cargo Box and install/hang legs like you did off each side. ...

then jack that section up / tuck legs into place..till its free standing

Move truck up and start next 8ft section.

 

[coachgeo]

11 hour day

A few pics and post more tomorrow





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Hanging the far end

Whats your thought on a 2x4 version of the far end cross bars instead of cables (or on addition too). Seems that might make my build plan work better.

 

[coachgeo]

And wow first section on, lots of up and down ladder and swearing sweating

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with frame fully assembled..... is it..... itself strong enough to hang pulley(s) from to hoist a roof tarp section from peak ends of each section..
Similar question .... pulleys @12ft eve on sides to pull up a wall section?

while it holds the tarps when assembled... that weight is spread out.... not all on just two points while hoisting it up soo?? not sure how sketchy this idea is or not.

 

[coachgeo]

Okay let's finish posting, it's easier to load pics via tap talk but not good for writing on the phone. I will add narrative later

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sir..... still worry about taptalk links as a way to get images into post... hope you upload any of them into here that are still on their server.
Say that cause 100% of all pic hosting services switched to EXTORSION business model. (demand you pay yearly fee or loose every picture you have posted in various places). Then they few years later go out of business and you still loose them all anyway. Am shocked Taptalk has not yet gone this route. Usually happens about 10-ish years after the company starts.

AKA- some of these pics may not be on SSoldiers... they are instead hosted on taptalk servers and only linked to here. And THEY OWN THEM now.

Once Taptalk moves to that Extortion format..... and they will... we lose these pics..... and this thread becomes mostly useless..

 

[DeMilitarized]

with frame fully assembled..... is it..... itself strong enough to hang pulley(s) from to hoist a roof tarp section from peak ends of each section..
Similar question .... pulleys @12ft eve on sides to pull up a wall section?

while it holds the tarps when assembled... that weight is spread out.... not all on just two points while hoisting it up soo?? not sure how sketchy this idea is or not.

It is technically possible to assemble the frame then put the canvas on via pulleys you will probably spend 6+ hours on it.

Need to get it as high as you can with the pulley then ratchet strap the canvas to the purlin. Then somehow get the canvas on the top of the purlin which is the hard part.

 

[coachgeo]

It is technically possible to assemble the frame then put the canvas on via pulleys you will probably spend 6+ hours on it.

Need to get it as high as you can with the pulley then ratchet strap the canvas to the purlin. Then somehow get the canvas on the top of the purlin which is the hard part.

good points... Have to brainstorm more on ceiling.

For sides.... wonder if would work better to attatch bottom...and fold it zig zag...atop that. That way as hoist it up along the sides.....not actually lifting full weight of the whole thing. (still a section..... maybe two at a time).

 

[Another Ahab]

PS- got some motorcycles, part(s) car diesel VW, Land Rover project.. etc. Am willing to barter with for assistance, your own space in the Dead Lab Shop*

*what have named the enclosure.. makes sense once you hear the story

You got us now, coachgeo:

- What's the story?!

 

[coachgeo]

You got us now, coachgeo:

- What's the story?!

gotta come help to find out

 

[swiss]

I would rent a high lift with large capacity

It is a bear to build these tents without a lot of lifting equipment


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[coachgeo]

BTW.- just a clarification... will one, two, or ?? of the structure/framing stand by itself with no guy wires? Stable enough to add on section at a time?? (no cloth/tarp yet) or would you HAVE to rope it down good for just the structure/frame too stand on its own?

 

[coachgeo]

I would rent a high lift with large capacity

It is a bear to build these tents without a lot of lifting equipment


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send me the 1k to do that and I'll be all over it.

one crane hack idea/ is a cherry picker on top of a my truck. View it in your mind as box truck with cherry picker on roof. Something am considering. Beating my head brainstorming that right now. think I need two .cherry pickers.. Have only got one. Thought is to build an arch atop the roof and stand it vertical. Hang legs over edge and add perlins etc. Lift it higher as you go. First section would need two cherry pickers.. rest would need only one?

Granted that whole idea may not work cause my cherry picker would make the truck too tall.... to be under center

 

[Another Ahab]

send me the 1k to do that and I'll be all over it.

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