Technology is changing all around us, yet some very important things haven’t been tweaked to match the new, faster speed of business, especially in the tent rental industry. Things like moving materials efficiently from truck to tent site, driving stakes, pulling stakes and pushing poles still take as long, or nearly as long, to complete…
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Tent Rental Business Professionals who see Tent OX running for the first time ask lots of questions about how fast it is and how it saves labor hours, but they never ask why we designed it. That’s because the impact it has on seriously disrupting the tent rental business is easy to see when it is…
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The tent rental industry is abuzz over Tent OX’s power and efficiency when installing pole tents, but the nation’s tent and event companies are proving that Tent OX power dramatically improves efficiency for clear span installations too. Mahaffey Fabric Structures (Tennessee), All Occasions Event Rental (Ohio), Chattanooga Tent (Tennessee), Lafayette Tents (Indiana), Classic Party Rental…
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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…
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[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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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