Eagle Rural Mailboxes – 4855E
3-Wide Spreader with Eagle Newspaper Holders on a
Modern Decorative Mailbox Post Installation Instructions
U.S.P.S. APPROVED
Installing Mailboxes on Spreader with Newspaper
Holders on a Modern Decorative Mailbox Post
Thank
you for selecting Salsbury’s 4855E eagle rural mailbox.
This instruction sheet is for installing 4855E eagle rural mailboxes on a 3-
wide spreader with 4815E eagle newspaper holders and a modern
decorative mailbox post. A different instruction sheet is available for
installing 4855E eagle rural mailboxes on 2-wide spreaders with 4815E eagle
newspaper holders and a modern decorative mailbox post. Other
installation instructions are available for installing the mailboxes and
spreaders with newspaper holders on a modern decorative post, mounting a
single mailbox on a decorative or standard 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 and Newspaper Holders Installation to
Modern Decorative Mailbox Post
All hardware to attach the spreader to the modern decorative mailbox post is
included with the post. Attaching the spreader to the modern decorative
mailbox post requires simultaneously attaching the center newspaper holder
to the spreader and to the modern decorative mailbox post. Start by
installing four (4) 5/16”-18 x 3” long carriage bolts through the four (4) square
holes shown in the inside floor of the center newspaper holder, through the
four (4) center square holes in top of the spreader, through the square
spacer and through the four (4) square holes in the top plate of the modern
decorative mailbox post arm. 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 top plate
on the modern decorative mailbox post arm.
All hardware to attach the remaining two newspaper holders to the spreader
is included with the spreader. To attach an additional newspaper holder,
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 corresponding square holes in top of 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 remaining
newspaper holder.
Mailbox Installation to Newspaper Holders
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
mailboxes. Installation is now complete. Additional hardware provided is not
needed and may be discarded.
