Eagle Rural Mailboxes – 4855E
2-Wide and 4-Wide Spreader with Eagle Newspaper Holders
on a Standard Mailbox Post Installation Instructions
U.S.P.S. APPROVED
Installing Mailboxes on 2-Wide & 4-Wide Spreader
with Newspaper Holders on a Standard Mailbox Post
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you for selecting Salsbury’s 4855E eagle rural mailbox.
This instruction sheet is for installing 4855E eagle rural mailboxes on 2-wide
and 4-wide spreaders with 4815E eagle newspaper holders and a standard
mailbox post. A different instruction sheet is available for installing 4855E
eagle rural mailboxes on a 3-wide spreader with 4815E eagle newspaper
holders and a standard mailbox post. Other installation instructions are
available for installing the mailboxes and spreaders with newspaper holders
on a modern decorative mailbox post, mounting a single mailbox on a
decorative or standard mailbox post, mounting a single newspaper holder,
and mounting the post in a concrete footing.
When you install a curbside or roadside mailbox, make sure that it is easily
accessible to the mail carrier. By regulation it should be 41” to 45” from the
ground or street surface up to the inside floor of the mailbox. The door
should be set back 6” to 8” back from the front face of the curb or the road
edge. However, you should check with your local postmaster to ensure that
the mailbox is installed according to local regulations.
Spreader Installation to Standard Post
The installation of the 2-wide or 4-wide spreader to the standard mailbox
post is the same. All hardware to attach the spreader to the standard
mailbox post is included with the spreader. To attach the spreader to the
standard mailbox post, install four (4) 5/16”-18 X 1” long hex flange head
bolts through the four (4) center square holes of the spreader and through
the four (4) tapped holes on the top plate of the standard mailbox post.
Cover the hex flange head bolts with cap plugs.
Newspaper Holders Installation to Spreader
Installation of newspaper holders to the 2-wide or 4-wide spreader is the
same. Attach two (2) additional newspaper holders to the 4-wide spreader.
All hardware to attach the newspaper holders to the spreader is included with
the spreader. To attach a newspaper holder to the spreader, install four (4)
5/16”-18 x 1-3/4” long carriage bolts through the four (4) square holes shown
in the inside floor of the newspaper holder and through the four (4)
corresponding holes on the spreader. Install 5/16” flat washers and 5/16”-18
hex nuts on the ends of the four (4) bolts protruding below the bottom of the
spreader. Repeat these steps for the other newspaper holder(s).
Mailbox Installation to Newspaper Holders
Installation of the mailbox to the newspaper holder is the same on the 2-wide
or 4-wide spreader. Attach two (2) additional mailboxes to the newspaper
holders on the 4-wide spreader. All hardware to attach the mailboxes to the
newspaper holders is included with the newspaper holders. To attach a
mailbox to a newspaper holder, install four (4) 5/16”-18 X 3/4” long carriage
bolts into (4) square holes in the floor of the mailbox and through the four (4)
square holes shown on the top of the newspaper holder. Install 5/16” flat
washers and 5/16”-18 hex nuts on the ends of the four (4) bolts protruding
below the top of the newspaper holder. Cover the hex nuts with cap plugs.
Repeat these steps for the other mailbox(es). Installation is now complete.
Additional hardware provided is not needed and may be discarded.
