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LME maintenance tent erection

glcaines

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How have y'all removed snow from roof? Last snow I pushed up on ceiling from inside with large pole (broom scrub head on top pole) and it did little to nothing. Got more snow now and will remain well below freezing for another week. Looking for ideas
One idea right now is something that vibrates on end of pole to assist snow disconnect from material as push up from inside on ceiling
This wasn't on a tent, but several years ago I helped a friend remove about 8 inches of dry snow off of a greenhouse. I used my Stihl backpack blower with a 5 or six foot length of PVC pipe duct taped to the end of the output on the blower to add reach. This was a very large Stihl blower, a BR800X Magnum model that had a very large air output. It really worked well on the dry snow, but might not work as well on wet snow.
 

coachgeo

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Geo you need to tie off all the ropes per the TM. That will also help keep things more taunt and shed water and snow.
The weight of snow on bottom 1/4 of walls is pulling material taught more than I ever could with ropes. Though yeah.. Weather caught me before I could finish few of attachments on one side. Again though.. Snow load on walls pretty much negates that as issue .

Got to repair center most lower rope D ring attachment before can mess with it much though. D Ring will just rip off wall.
 

coachgeo

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The weight of snow on bottom 1/4 of walls is pulling material taught more than I ever could with ropes. Though yeah.. Weather caught me before I could finish few of attachments on one side. Again though.. Snow load on walls pretty much negates that as issue .

Got to repair center most lower rope D ring attachment before can mess with it much though. D Ring will just rip off wall.
Then again snow build up on roof happens "before" there is any snow leaning against lower walls. So I may have to eat my words here. Rain does not build up that I've noticed.
 

coachgeo

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Hmm simple idea.. Snow roof removal. By yourself guess track, cable & pulley opposite side to follow orr something McGiver-ish see about 46" in the video.
 
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