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(pics add)U.S. G.I. Light Weight Expandable Maintenance Tent

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RE: U.S. G.I. Light Weight Expandable Maintenance Tent 24

I can't help you with your erection. I am offended that you asked. :oops:
 
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Phizer is in Ann Arbor. They may be able to help you also. My F-350 still has the stickers on the doors that say Maquire's Steel Erection with the phone number. I used duct tape to cover up everything except Steel Erection. I did not want the man to think I was operating commercially.
 
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A hole big enough to drive an M123 through....

Seriously though, have you tried googling the Mike number for the tent? I've found a number of directions on places like Techpubs that way.
 
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If the erection proves too difficult for you to obtain, I'd be interested in the tentage.
 
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rizzo said:
I have purchased several of these. any tips or tricks to erect them?
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The TM is next worthless due to poor quality. Master must have been lost in time and printed from a 5th generation repro. Photos are mostly illegible. There is an instruction panel sewn to the inside of each panel. Marginally helpful.

Search on Maintenance tent. I put one up last summer and was looking for help. I think I put some photos up.

Tip #1 find a tractor/loader or forklift you can borrow. Particularily if you are doing this by yourself. The end canvas is VERY heavy and you have to get the entire roll at the peak and then unroll things. Or so I found. The intermediate panels are not as bad but still a PITA, heavy. With some cussing you can pull one over using ropes. You have to maneuver across every purlin going up and then down the other side. Pull the next panel across the first and then slide it sideways into position. A tractor/loader would like ease this process as you could lift the entire canvas roll up from the inside of the tent so you could just unroll.

The frame is not so hard to set up. Start with a 4ft section (end hoop and 1st Intermed hoop) assembled flat then stand it up just like you were raising a house wall. Screw in 8ft purlins and attach the next intermed hoop (assembled flat on the ground). Lots of ladder and frame climbing required with this method. Unless your 6' climbing the purlins will be a real stretch. I used a dump truck as as a stage. A wheeled scaffold unit would likely be very useful.

I have not yet assembled the end wall/door unit as certainly will need lift/hoist equipment to lift the door lift assembly. Also have not yet installed insulated liners as this unit will not be heated at it's current location.

Tip #2 Get some help so you don't kill yourself. I setup singlehanded and was a heck of project. TM specs about 6men and many hours. Must be AF and taking a lot of breaks. Not that hard a project.

Tip #3. Which I did not do. Start canvas project at the down wind end of your structure. Then the rest of the canvas will overlap and reduce wind infiltration. Maybe do both ends before intemed. canvas so overlap at both ends.

I could find no useful info on how the tiedown ropes are supposed to be used so just make it up.

There are hooks on a rope that run front/back on each panel. The rope runs thru gromets in a canvas flap which is sewn along the bottom inside edge of each canvas panel (you'll see what I'm talking about when you unfold the canvas). You have to cinch/stretch the canvas across the tent frame until you can get the canvas flaps around the bottom purlin on each side of the tent. THEN hook/cinch down the rope. Don't quit with just the ropes around the bottom purlin, will not be tight enough.

I like these tents a lot. Very useful.
 
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RE: maint tent

Rizzo,
Where did you get and how much. I think General Jims wants something like $3000 but they did not have any. If any of the info is a trade secret then disregard.
 
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RE: maint tent

BigMike,
You really need another hex to cover that thing right. You also need at least one diamond. Your leaving your flank exposed. I just put together my two hexes an one diamond for the coming show circuit. It really drops the temp under the net. I love them but hate putting them up and down.
 
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RE: maint tent

Chuck, from GL

shipping was a little more than twice the cost of the tents and twice what I was quoted because GL doesnt know the difference between 500lbs and 1000lbs. If they don't know what the weight is they should say so. Not guess and screw me.
 
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NEIOWA said:
rizzo said:
I have purchased several of these. any tips or tricks to erect them?
Click to expand...
The TM is next worthless due to poor quality. Master must have been lost in time and printed from a 5th generation repro. Photos are mostly illegible. There is an instruction panel sewn to the inside of each panel. Marginally helpful.

Search on Maintenance tent. I put one up last summer and was looking for help. I think I put some photos up.

Tip #1 find a tractor/loader or forklift you can borrow. Particularily if you are doing this by yourself. The end canvas is VERY heavy and you have to get the entire roll at the peak and then unroll things. Or so I found. The intermediate panels are not as bad but still a PITA, heavy. With some cussing you can pull one over using ropes. You have to maneuver across every purlin going up and then down the other side. Pull the next panel across the first and then slide it sideways into position. A tractor/loader would like ease this process as you could lift the entire canvas roll up from the inside of the tent so you could just unroll.

The frame is not so hard to set up. Start with a 4ft section (end hoop and 1st Intermed hoop) assembled flat then stand it up just like you were raising a house wall. Screw in 8ft purlins and attach the next intermed hoop (assembled flat on the ground). Lots of ladder and frame climbing required with this method. Unless your 6' climbing the purlins will be a real stretch. I used a dump truck as as a stage. A wheeled scaffold unit would likely be very useful.

I have not yet assembled the end wall/door unit as certainly will need lift/hoist equipment to lift the door lift assembly. Also have not yet installed insulated liners as this unit will not be heated at it's current location.

Tip #2 Get some help so you don't kill yourself. I setup singlehanded and was a heck of project. TM specs about 6men and many hours. Must be AF and taking a lot of breaks. Not that hard a project.

Tip #3. Which I did not do. Start canvas project at the down wind end of your structure. Then the rest of the canvas will overlap and reduce wind infiltration. Maybe do both ends before intemed. canvas so overlap at both ends.

I could find no useful info on how the tiedown ropes are supposed to be used so just make it up.

There are hooks on a rope that run front/back on each panel. The rope runs thru gromets in a canvas flap which is sewn along the bottom inside edge of each canvas panel (you'll see what I'm talking about when you unfold the canvas). You have to cinch/stretch the canvas across the tent frame until you can get the canvas flaps around the bottom purlin on each side of the tent. THEN hook/cinch down the rope. Don't quit with just the ropes around the bottom purlin, will not be tight enough.

I like these tents a lot. Very useful.
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do you have a pic?

mine look like this
 

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