Jaypro Sports FBGP-820AX - Manual (Page 9)

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b. Refer to Figure 6 if you are installing the taller 63-1/2-inch ground
sleeve.
c. Skip ahead to Section 9 if you are installing the gooseneck w/o ground
sleeve.
Note: If you are unable to excavate a clean hole due to soil conditions, excavate a
wider hole, install a 36” diameter Sonotube, and backfill the Sonotube.
2. Pack the bottom of the footing hole with 12 inches of gravel or concrete block or
pour a 12 inch deep concrete pad and allow the concrete pad to cure for 48
hours.
3. Lower the ground sleeve into the footing hole. With the standard ground sleeve,
the top of the ground sleeve should be exactly 1-5/8 inches below the ground
level.
4. While not required, Jaypro recommends using 6 lengths of 5/8-inch rebar,
54 inches long, wired together into a 24-inch diameter basket and placed
around the ground sleeve in the footer hole.
5. Ensure that the ground sleeve is plumb.
6. Ensure that the center of the ground sleeve opening is positioned exactly at the
point determined in Section 5.
7. Support the ground sleeve so it will not move while pouring concrete.
8. Fill the footing hole with 4,000 psi (minimum) concrete to 6 inches below ground
level.
9. Allow the concrete to cure for 48 hours before installing the crossbar and
uprights.