SportsPlay Bobbie 911-124, Manual

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Punch List
Step 1: Layout
1. Lay square deck on ground in the desired location and
measure from all corners to insure there is adequate
room. (Refer to Grid Drawing pg. 11)
2. Most installers usually like to orientate the playground
so that the entry point of the playground is facing either
the sidewalk or the direction from which the children
are coming.
Step 2: Holes
1. Mark the locations of all four post holes by using the
center point of each deck corner and marking them with
paint or a wooden stake.
2. After the holes are marked, move the deck out of the
digging area and dig all four holes per the footing
drawing on page 12.
3. Fill or dig the depth of 1 main hole to what is required;
this hole will be used to get the other three holes the
same depth in reference to each other. Make sure the
hole is flat and tamped solid, then place a small piece of
plywood or brick in the bottom. You must take this in
account when determining the hole depth.
4. Now, if possible, use a transit to maintain the same hole
depth on the remaining three holes, if you don’t have
access to a transit, then park a line on the first post
about two inches above the dirt level. Then measure up
from the bottom of the post to this mark and mark a line
on the other three posts at the same distance. Now use
a four-foot level across to each line, raising or lowering
as necessary to make the lines level. Repeat this for the
remaining two posts.
Step 3: Deck and Post Installation
1. Measure 36” plus the amount of safety surfacing you
are planning on using (example: 36” + 12” = 48” from
the existing ground level). Make a mark on the first
post at this measurement and then measure from the
bottom of post to this mark and make a mark on the
remaining three posts at the same measurement.
2. Install a deck clamp per instruction page 15. Tighten
all hardware.
3. Now make sure that you have two other helpers and the
required deck clamp hardware.
4. Place all four posts into the holes and let them rest on
the hole edges. Now install the deck on two of the deck
clamps and install hardware down through the deck and
clamp and install the locknut on the bottom. Do not
tighten at this point.
5. Next place the other two posts on the deck and install
the hardware.
6. It may be necessary to brace the deck and posts with
lumber to make sure they stay in place and level. Level
all four posts and tighten hardware. Also make sure the
deck was installed level.
7. Install kick plates where indicated per instructions page
22.
Step 4 – Component Installation
1. Begin by installing the transfer assembly to the main
deck per instructions page 24.