STEP 9: ROPE LADDER SUPPORT
1: PLACE THE 4 X 6 X 115" ROPE LADDER SUPPORT TO THE CORNER UPRIGHTS ON THE SAME SIDE THAT THE ROPE
LADDER RUNNER WAS INSTALLED, LINING UP THE PILOT HOLES.
2: FASTEN THE ROPE LADDER SUPPORT TO THE CORNER UPRIGHTS USING 6-1/2" CARRIAGE BOLTS WITH TORQUE
WASHERS FROM THE INSIDE OF THE FORT, AND 3/8" LOCK NUTS WITH 3/8" WASHERS FROM THE OUTSIDE.
3: AFTER SECURING THE ROPE LADDER SUPPORT, USE 3/8 X 5" LAG SCREWS WITH 3/8" WASHERS FROM UNDERNEATH
THE SIDE RAILS IN THE COUNTER-SUNK HOLES TO FULLY SECURE THE ROPE LADDER SUPPORT TO THE FORT.
4: COVER ANY EXPOSED THREADS WITH BOLT CAPS.
4 X 6 X 115"
ROPE LADDER SUPPORT
3/8" X 5"
LAG SCREW
3/8" WASHER
BOLT CAP
3/8" LOCK NUT
3/8" WASHER
6-1/2" CARRIAGE BOLT WITH
TORQUE WASHER (NOT SHOWN)
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