Convert A Rack®
Begin by removing gourds from the hub and
then your rack from the ground stake.
Depending on the year of buy you have either
a steel ground stake or aluminum. The racks
that use aluminum ground stakes may have 4
set screws that snug the pole to the stake.
Remove these set screws using a
⅛
” allen
wrench (not provided). Set the set screws
aside.
You will find it so much easier to place the
rack on an overturned 33 gallon or larger
trash can. Lean the upper section on the
trash can.
Remove the rope and pulley and the eyebolt
that connects to the angle arm near the hub.
Use your 9/16” box wrench to remove both
eyebolts; one from the top of the pole the
other at the angle. You won’t be using any
of these parts and they can be discarded.
Remove the top cap from the pole. If it
doesn't wiggle o
ff
you can use a flat headed
screw driver and pop it o
ff
.
Remove the top perch rods using the allen
wrench provided (F). Loosen and remove the
set screws from the drilled and tapped holes.
You will be reusing these set screws and top
perch rods.
Before we can insert the extension piece (A)
we will need to remove all the burrs from
inside the top of the existing pole. Using a
flat file run the file around the edges of the
top of the pole, then insert the file into the
upper section and make sure that the
existing drilled holes are de-burred and
clean. Spray a bit of WD-40 onto the splice
end of the extension piece (A). You will need
to insert the splice so that the side that has
the slotted opening (see photo) will be on the
same side as the eyebolt hole that is on the
hub.
You can now replace the top perch rods and
top cap into the extension piece.
Next we will place the pulley into the milled
slot. Holding the edge of the pulley slip it
into the milled slot. Align the center of the
pulley to the holes drilled thru the pole.
Place the
⅜
” bolt thru the pole (the hole is
drilled for you), pulley and out the opposite
end of the pole. Thread on the lock nut, but
don’t tighten yet.
Now we want to insert the stop pin. Remove
one of the inserted hitch pins, place the pin
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