Posts by Scott Woodruff

Pulling stakes since 1987 –When I entered the tent business in 1987,  I was trained to remove a 42″ tent stake from our new Anchor Fiesta Tent by whacking a sledge hammer against the stake near the ground until the vibration rendered it loose enough to be pulled out by the head. We always carried a 24″ pipe wrench for…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Emergency preparedness is the key to a quick response when disaster strikes. Tent companies typically start contingency planning when a severe weather alert indicates there is a strong likelihood  of the need to provide emergency shelter.  There are over a dozen companies across the country who specialize in emergency tenting, standing by with equipment, crews and trucking capacity.…

An experienced tent rental professional knows what amount of water barrels are required to properly secure a frame tent – BUT DOES THE CUSTOMER? [vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”5/6″][vc_column_text]During the 2 weeks leading up to the 4th of July,  many rental companies shift from weddings and college graduations to service the annual fireworks tent business.  This blog is specifically about…

Change from Tent Stake Driver to Fork Lift in seconds It is a fast change from the tent stake driver to forklift with Tent OX.  Just 1 minute 20 seconds is all it takes for one person to disconnect the Tent Stake Driver, connect the Fork Lift Attachment and be ready to move material. [vc_row][vc_column…

Tent Installations Simplified If you have been a professional tent installer for many years, you know it is not unusual to be asked to do the impossible.  Perhaps you are forced to park two 24-foot trucks on the street and manually haul the contents  to a backyard, or you need to level a 1% slope using…

OX Stake Rack! Another specialized tool in the Tent OX line to help you reduce your labor on large setups. It all started when I was calling on tent companies to talk about the Tent OX and its material handling capabilities. Often, the conversation focused on “How do other people handle stakes”? There are about…

I kind of wonder what John Henry would think of the OX Driver… The tale of John Henry was about the competition between machine and man.  The railroad was starting to develop machines that would reduce their cost per mile to install track by designing machines to perform many tasks. The railroad brought in a…

The Tent OX harnesses the power of a Kubota or Kohler engine and a high-flow hydraulics to perform tasks that would otherwise require many crew hours. The power of the OX is the key to getting more work done in less time.Here’s how: The OX Stake Driver delivers a 75% labor reduction when compared to…