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B.    Assemble mounting plate.  Attach 4, 5/8" nuts 2 1/4" from 

       top of anchor bolts.  Set template on bolts.  Place 4 more 

       5/8" nuts on top of template.  Position anchor bolts as 

       illustrated in Figure 2.

C.   Pour concrete into the hole 18" from the top.  Place four 

       rebars 8" apart forming a square in the center of hole as 

       illustrated in Figure 1.

D.   Finish pouring concrete into hole.  Release air pockets in 

       concrete.

E.   Drop anchor bolts into the center of the wet concrete until 

      template is flush with cement.  Level mounting plate and make 

      sure it's parallel with playing surface.  Add 4, 5/8" flat washers on 

      top of nuts.  Clean off any excess cement on mounting plate at 

      this time.

NOTE: Check leveling of mounting plate several times while 

concrete is curing.  Front of mounting plate must be parallel 

with playing surface

Step 1: Template and Basketball Pole

A.   Ensure ground is level

       with playing surface.

       Dig hole 16" wide and 

       48" deep.

IMPORTANT!  Do Not proceed to Step  F  until concrete has cured.  

A minimum of 72 hours. Allow additional time for cold, wet, or 

humid weather.

WARNING!  Two person minumum required for Step   F   .  

Not following this warning may resullt in an injury 

and/or property damage.

post cap

F.   Remove basketball pole from box and place 

      post cap on the TOP of the pole.

G.  Place basketball pole onto the bolts, add

      4 5/8" flatwashers on top of base plate, then 

      the 4 nylon lock nuts.

H.  Use level to check for proper vertical

      alignment, then tighten nylon lock nuts.

NOTE:  Nuts at the top of assembly are used 

for leveling the system after fully assembled.

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5/8" nuts

anchor bolts

anchor

template

2-1/4" from top

5/8" flat washers

Figure 2:  Anchor Plate Assembly

Figure 3: Cap 

Placement

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5/8" flat washer

nylon lock nut  

Figure 4: 

Pole Placement

Playing Surface

(Concrete Pad)

1-3”

Anchor System Option:

As an installation option, you can install the 

anchor system up to 3” lower than your 

playing surface. This allows an area to hide 

the anchor bolts with rock, gravel or mulch. 

     16"

Playing Surface

Ground Surface

Figure 1:  Concrete Footing

48"

18"

Rebar

8"

Minimum 20” 

Note: To increase 

footing stability, 

bell out bottom 

of footing.

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