Mailbox Post Solutions Return-to-Center SwingAway Mailbox Support Installation guide

Brand: Mailbox Post Solutions

Model: Return-to-Center SwingAway Mailbox Support

Type: Installation guide

Mailbox Post Solutions Return-to-Center SwingAway Mailbox Support is an innovative mailbox post system designed to enhance your mailbox experience. Featuring a unique rotating mailbox mounting arm, it allows you to conveniently retrieve your mail without stepping into the street, simply by rotating the mailbox towards you. This mailbox support system ensures safe and easy mail retrieval, especially for locations near busy roads or where crossing the street is inconvenient. It also includes a safety cable to secure the mailbox and prevent accidental detachment.

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PREPARATION

 Familiarize yourself with the above diagram for identification of parts.

 Unpack/inventory items. Handle items with care as sharp edges are common on cut pipe.

 Gather necessary tools: tape measure, sledge hammer, screw driver/power drill, hand

saw and adjustable wrench.

 This package contains small parts. Please keep parts out of reach of young children.

 Be observant of traffic on the roadway during installation of the mailbox post system.

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STEP 1: MARK LOCATION FOR THE POST

Mailboxes must be placed so they can be safely and conveniently served by carriers without

leaving their vehicles. If possible, choose a location close to your residence or business and a

location that doesn’t require crossing a road or street (check with local post office, if unsure).

This will allow you to retrieve your mail without having to step into the street by simply

rotating the mailbox toward you.

The mailbox post should be positioned so the front of the

mailbox will be set back 6-8” from the face of the curb (or

the edge of the road) to the mailbox door. To determine the

location of the Ground Post, mark the desired set back

position to the front of the mailbox and add the length of

your mailbox mounting arm. Further set back can be

provided if the carrier can safely pull off and re-enter the

roadway. Be sure to mark the location for the post.

Try to pick a location that is of similar elevation as the

road bed for the Ground Post.

STEP 2: INSTALLATION

1. INSTALL GROUND POST. Hold the

ground post so the open channel is facing the

road. Put it in the marked location and use

the sledge hammer to pound it into the

ground about 24-inches. Make sure the post

is level/plumb. If the finished height is

different than desired, adjust the height of

the ground post accordingly.

2. INSTALL VERTICAL ARM AND MOUNTING ARM.

Align the holes on the vertical arm with the holes on the

ground post. Determine the desired height and put one of

the hex bolts through the hole from the outside. Loosely

tighten a nut onto the bolt.

Slide the mailbox mounting arm over the safety cable and

rest it on the top of the vertical arm. Use the tape measure

and measure the height from the ground to the mailbox

mounting arm.

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The U.S. Postal System requires the bottom of the mailbox to be between 40 to 46-inches above

the road surface (42-inches is generally preferred). If required, adjust the height of the vertical

arm by removing the hex bolt and nut and moving the post up or down as needed to achieve the

desired 42 to 44-inch height from the roadbed surface. Slide the hex bolt into the desired hole

and add a second hex bolt. Tighten securely with a wrench.

3. INSTALL MAILBOX MOUNTING BRACKETS. Align the middle hole on the mailbox

mounting brackets with the holes at the end of the mailbox mounting arm. Use a Philip head

bolt to attach the brackets to the arm and tighten with the bolt underneath the arm. Securely

tighten the bolts using a wrench.

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Once the mailbox mounting brackets are installed, the security cable will be locked. Pull the

mounting arm from the vertical arm to test.

4. INSTALL THE MAILBOX. A small piece of wood (not included) can be used to mount the

mailbox on top of the mounting brackets. Measure the width and length of your mailbox. Cut

the wood to fit and place under the mailbox. The wood should align with the mailbox mounting

brackets. One large or two small pieces of wood may be used. Put the mailbox on top of the post

over the mounting brackets and add screws through the hole in the mounting brackets into the

wood/mailbox. You may also wish to add screws to the side if the mailbox has pre-drilled holes.

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STEP 3: FINISHING TOUCHES

We recommend putting your street number on both sides of the mailbox so it is visible from

both directions to aid the post office and emergency response units in identifying your residence

or business. The numbers should be a minimum of two (2) inches high and made of reflective

material.

A light coat of white grease, lithium grease or other suitable lubricant added to the tip of the

rotating arm under the mailbox mounting arm may aid rotation of the mounting arm.

See our web site for more information and available accessories.

MAIL

Tattle-Tail Newspaper Tube

Mailbox Post Solutions and More, LLC.

P.O. Box 276

Marysville, OH 43040

Phone: (937) 594-3563

sales@returntocentermailbox.com

www.returntocentermailbox.com

Warning!! The Return-to-Center SwingAway Mailbox Support is NOT A TOY.

Please caution children not to play with or within a five foot radius of the post.

Mailbox Post Solutions Return-to-Center SwingAway Mailbox Support Installation guide

Mailbox Post Solutions Return-to-Center SwingAway Mailbox Support Installation guide

Mailbox Post Solutions Return-to-Center SwingAway Mailbox Support Installation guide

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