Jaypro Sports FBGP-520C - Manual (Page 19)

Installing the Jaypro Max-1 Football Goal Posts
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9 Install the Gooseneck Without Ground Sleeve
Installation Steps
Follow these steps to install the goosenecks at each end of the playing field.
Excavate a footing hole using the dimensions shown in Figure 9.
Note: If you are unable to excavate a clean hole due to soil conditions, excavate a
wider hole, install a Sonotube, and backfill the Sonotube.
1. Pack the bottom of the footing hole with 12-1/4 inches of gravel or concrete
block, or pour 12-1/4-inch deep concrete pad and allow the concrete pad to
cure for 48 hours.
2. Install 2 lengths of 5/8”-11 x 10-3/4” threaded rod into holes in bottom of
gooseneck.
a. The unit ships with two different lengths of 5/8”-11 threaded rod (2 pcs
each). Be sure to use the longer 10-3/4” lengths and not the 8-7/8”
lengths.
3. Center threaded rod and fasten with 5/8” washers and nuts.
4. Lower the gooseneck into the footing hole.
5. 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.
6. Ensure that the gooseneck is plumb and that the overhang is perpendicular to
the goal line.
7. Ensure that the center of the gooseneck is positioned exactly at the point
determined in Section 5.
8. Support the gooseneck such that it remains plumb and its alignment is
maintained as the concrete is poured. Do not remove supports until concrete
has cured.
9. Fill the footing hole with 4,000 psi concrete (minimum) to 6 inches below ground
level.