ELITE Series Adjustable Portable Backstop Instructions
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11
Raising/Lowering Backstop
WARNING: DO NOT STAND DIRECTLY BEHIND UPRIGHTS WHEN RAISING OR LOWERING THE
BACKSTOP. SEE Figure 8-1 FOR DETAILS ON WHERE TO SAFELY POSITION YOURSELF WHEN
RAISING/LOWERING THE BACKSTOP.
WARNING: BE SURE THAT AREA WITHIN 8 FEET (2.5 METERS) IS CLEAR OF BYSTANDERS
BEFORE RAISING OR LOWERING.
WARNING: DO NOT USE BACKSTOP UNLESS IT IS PINNED AT GAME-HEIGHT USING THE
SUPPLIED QUICK RELEASE PIN.
WARNING: UNIT MUST BE PINNED IN POSITION USING SUPPLIED QUICK-RELEASE PIN AT ALL
TIMES UNLESS RAISING OR LOWERING.
WARNING: WHEN RAISING OR LOWERING, DO NOT RELEASE HANDLES UNLESS BACKSTOP IS
PINNED IN POSITION WITH THE SUPPLIED QUICK-RELEASE PIN.
WARNING: DO NOT REMOVE SAFETY STRAP OR QUICK-RELEASE PIN UNTIL THE BACKBOARD
AND RIM HAVE BEEN INSTALLED. FAILURE TO COMPLY MAY RESULT IN SEVERE OR FATAL
INJURY AS WELL AS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO SURROUNDING STRUCTURES.
11.1
Raising Backstop
1.
Roll backstop into position such that the locator holes are directly
above the locator bushings in the floor.
2.
Remove wire-snap safety pins (Figure 5-4) from locator pins (Figure
5-3) and drop locator pins into bushings.
3.
Insert safety pins into top hole of locator pins.
4.
Install anchor kit (PBELKIT) into floor anchor (if applicable
) and
fasten to eye on rear of backstop.
a.
Be sure that eyebolt is fully threaded into floor anchor (FP-90).
b.
Be sure that shackle pins are tightly threaded.
5.
Lower feet using supplied socket wrench (Figure 6-1) until a hard
stop is reached.
CAUTION: There are stops that were set during installation (Section 8) such
that the rim will always be at the height indicated on the height adjuster
mechanism.
a.
If excessive resistance is encountered, do not force the tool to
adjust the feet or you may damage the foot stops. If you
believe that the feet are not completely lowered, stop
lowering the feet, continue with the procedure to raise the
backstop to 10’ and measure the height of the rim from the