We were unable to get Iowa One Call out in time to check the ground to stake before we set-up this event with a 30′ x 30′ frame tent. We had to use Block and Roll dead weight on this windy and cold (temperature outside was 23.4 °F and dropping) day. We added a 290,000 BTU diesel tent heater and a 6500…
Busy weekend for Big Ten Rentals. We’ve set-up three different political rallies for this weekend (plus one on Monday). Locations included Des Moines at the Brenton Skating Plaza (seen below), Waterloo (see pictures) and Moline (see pictures). The Des Moines, Iowa event is shown below. We set up a second political event in Des Moines on November 3rd…
We were called to set up a specialty designed motorcade tent. We started construction of it early morning October 21st 2014. This event was held at the University of Iowa’s campus in Iowa City. It had someone quite important to the nation attending, the First Lady, Michelle Obama. 16′ Presidential Blue Velour Pipe and Drape “Bike Rack” Crowd Control…
Roads closed in downtown Iowa City, and that is when Big Ten Rentals swoops into action. We dropped off a 45-foot bleacher with plastic stanchions for the judges of the parade and several bike barricades for crowd control. You may think that is all, but there was more. Several individuals rented flatbed trailers from us to…
Setting up a wonderful event at the Cottage Grove Place in Cedar Rapids, IA. This brings there “independent living” to an entire new level. Multiple tents and a stage was set up for entertainment.
Big Ten Rentals delivered and installed two of our 45′ long by 10-Row hydraulic bleachers to the brand new athletics/football field at the Mediapolis high school in Iowa. The hydraulic folding mechanism powered by a 12-volt on-board battery makes it so a single person can set these up in 10 minutes. They will be there…
Planning for the book festival in Iowa City begins well before the setup process starts. The process of physically setting up this festival started at 5:30 am on Saturday morning on October 4th. The temperature outside was 32° and warming slowly. Our crew delivered and set up multiple tents, tables, chairs, and more for this event. We…
Big Ten Rentals will be closing roads so we can begin setup of the 2014 NorthSide Oktoberfest on Friday, September 26, 2014. We are packed up and ready to go. Items to be set up:
Packing up tables and 6 Rope and Pole Tents for delivery begins today (Sept. 22, 2014) at Big Ten Rentals for delivery and setup early tomorrow morning in Kalona, IA. Event opens on September 26. Post setup pictures:
Large festivals, like this one, are often set up late at night and into the early morning. Roads are closed and streets are cleared to make way for our 14 person setup crew from Big Ten Rentals. We set up 20 frame tents, 1 stage (CBS channel 2 KGAN-TV), event perimeter of bike barricade fence, orange border fence, security…
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