Figure 8-4. - Frame assembly.
frame when it is being raised, attach a bridle securely to each side of the frame below the splice connection and also to the ridge on the roof beam. Drop a driftpin in the flame, as shown in figure 8-5, to prevent the bridle from slipping up. Set up the gin pole with a block at the top. If a gin pole is not available, take three 2 by 6's, 20 feet long, from the longest shipping crate and nail them together.
Attach a tag line to the name, as shown in figure 8-5. Now, pull the end frame into the vertical position, using a crew of four or five people on the erection line. A tag person should have something to take a couple
Figure 8-5. - Frame erection.
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