User manual ESCALADE SPORTS 2L-6987-01

[. . . ] ChildLife Inc. Escalade Sports® P. O. Box 889 Toll Free Fax E-mail Home Page (800) GO-SWING or (800) 467-9464 (866) 873-3537 childlifecs@escaladesports. com www. childlife. com MANUAL 1 Assembly Instructions Maintenance Instructions Safety Information NOTE TO INSTALLER: After you have assembled and installed the play system, please give the customer the tools provided and Manuals l and 2. Glacier Play System SB Pictured is a Glacier (Beam model for 4 swings) with add-ons. Congratulations and thank you for purchasing a fine ChildLife® brand play system! Customer Copy (Manual 1 of 2) 2L-6987-01 TABLE OF CONTENTS Installation Table 1. Steps 1­37 Box Requirements for Glacier play systems US CPSC Consumer Information Sheet Hardware Identification Ground Anchor Stake Locations Sequence of Steps Access Ladder for 7' Deck Tic Tac Toe Bubble Window Summit Alpine Climber Hideaway Wall Main Tower Floor Insert pages 3­27 page 28 page 29 page 30 page 31 page 32 page 33 page 34 page 35 page 36 page 38 page 39 Please read these very important messages! ChildLife's products are for residential use only. They are not intended for use in places of public assembly such as schools, parks, condominiums, churches, temples, and child care centers. [. . . ] C) Observe the Safety Wall fastened on Upright sides C­D. Notice the nine balusters, which we will refer to as Balusters 1-9 from left to right. With a helper, raise the end of the Top Ladder and bolt it to the inner edges of Balusters #4 and #7 with two 4-1/2 x 5/16 Carriage Bolts and 5/16 Safety Nuts at Point B in Illustration 30. Use the lower set of holes in the Balusters. The bolts pass first through the Balusters, then through the Metal Brackets, and finally through the Top Ladder rail. D) Make sure the Top Ladder is horizontal before attaching any more bolts. If it is not close to perfectly horizontal, have a helper hold the End Ladder off the ground (the whole Top and End Ladder assembly will pivot on the bolts at Point B) while you dig or pound 19 Baluster (SIDE VIEW) ChildLife A Top Ladder Rail (SIDE VIEW) B C D A= 1 x 5/16 Slotted Bolt B= 4-1/2 x 5/16 Carriage Bolt C= 4-1/2 x 5/16 Carriage Bolt D= 3 x 5/16 Slotted Bolt the earth below the End Ladder down. Allow the bottom of the End Ladder to settle into the depressions until the Top Ladder is horizontal. E) Now install two 4-1/2 x 5/16 Carriage Bolts and 5/16 Safety Nuts at each Point C. The bolts pass first through the Balusters, then through the Metal Brackets, and finally through the Top Ladder rail. F) Install two 3 x 5/16 Slotted Bolts and 5/16 Safety Nuts at each Point D. The bolts pass first through the Metal Bracket, then through the Mounting Baluster into the Safety Nuts. Go back and securely tighten all eight Bolts and Safety Nuts used in this step. Now go to Step 29. ILLUSTRATION 31 3 x 1/4 Carriage Bolts Step 29. ATTACH THE BASE PIECE AND DIAGONAL BRACES TO THE END LADDER (SEE ILLUSTRATION 31) HARDWARE REQUIRED FOR THIS STEP Diagonal Braces 4-1/2 x 1/4 Carriage Bolts · Two 2-1/2 x 1/4 Carriage Bolts · Two 3 x 1/4 Carriage Bolts · Two 4-1/2 x 1/4 Carriage Bolts · Six 1/4 Safety Nuts (in Box #8) (in Box #8) (in Box #8) (in Box #8) There are two holes drilled at the bottom of each End Ladder rail to compensate for sloping ground. If you had to dig the bottom of the End Ladder into the ground to make the Top Ladder horizontal in Step 28, select the higher hole for attachment of the Base Piece. After installation, your Top Ladder should be as horizontal as possible. Base Piece 2-1/2 x 1/4 Carriage Bolts Find the Base Piece and Diagonal Braces for the End Ladder in Box #8. Bolt the Base Piece to the outside bottom of the End Ladder using two 4-1/2 x 1/4 Carriage Bolts and 1/4 Safety Nuts. Loosely bolt the bottom of the Diagonal Braces to the ends of the Base Piece. Use two 2-1/2 x 1/4 Carriage Bolts and 1/4 Safety Nuts. Note that the Diagonal Braces must bolt to the Base Piece on the same side as the End Ladder. Do not tighten fully yet. 20 Bolt the top of the Diagonal Braces to the End Ladder rail using two 3 x 1/4 Carriage Bolts and 1/4 Safety Nuts. [. . . ] Be sure to install all of any optional Ground-level add-ons you have purchased before going beyond Step 34. 38 APPENDIX 6 Main Tower Floor Insert Each Floor Insert is shipped in one box marked #S74. ILLUSTRATION A 2-1/2 Deck Screws STEP 1. INSTALL THE CENTER DECK SUPPORTS See Illustration A. Follow the instructions in Step 12 to install the brown Center Deck Supports. However, in this case, fasten them to the brown Bottom Rails, upon which the Floorboards will rest. [. . . ]