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Spalding The Beast Portable Basketball Hoops
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This review is from: Spalding The Beast 74560 Portable Basketball Hoop with 60-Inch Glass Backboard (Sports)
This is by far one of the highest quality and stable basketball goals I have ever used in ground or portable. The amount of stability for this goal is very unusual for a portable - but once you see the components you will understand why. A double base system that fills up with water or sand giving over 500lbs of weight for stability. It also comes with a cork screw stake that you can attach to the base for added stablity. Two 5 inch steal poles and a real glass 60 inch back board really make for a quality playing experience. I thought moving this goal would be impossible but considering the size it is realitively easy - only difficulty I had was moving the goal off of the drive way. Using some plywood I was able to reduce the distance from move drive way to the street making the transision much smoother. My kids and I have a great time practicing and play with this goal. Many of the neighborhood kids also enjoy playing as well.
It is not the easiest thing to put together but with the help of another adult it would greatly reduce the time to assemble it - I gets pretty heavy. Unfortunately for me it was a man job.
There are a couple of things to look out for during the assembly.
1. Joining the poles together
First you have to join the two main support poles together. The directions tell you to slide them together but you quickly find that this is impossible without some innovation. First get some WD-40 and sparay the parts that will "slide" together. Secondly push the poles together as far as you can before you stand them up. Lean the poles against a tree or the side of your house - place a wood block on top of the pole and use the back end of an ax or a sledge hammer to properly "slide" the poles together.
2. The screw jack assembly (lowers and lifts the height of the goal)
There is a hole at the top of the screw jack and the screw jack sleeve. Make sure that these holes are lined up during the attachment to the backboard support. The first time I assembled the this part the screw jack was not lined with the screw jack sleeve and I attached only the screw jack sleeve - so the goal did not have the ability to go up and down. Make sure the holes are lined up and put the support screw through both and there will be no problems.
3. Rim attachment (foam pad)
By this time I was getting tired and just missed this. Before you attach the rim to the back board make sure that the foam pad is between the rim and the backboard. The instructions tell you peel of the backing and adhere it to the backboard - the one I had did not have any adhesive so I put some wood glue to keep it in place long enough to attach the rim. (You don't want to attach the rim more than once - the top screws are not the easiest things to tighten.
4. The directions say you have the choice between using a wrenches or socket wrenches. I recommend both and assembly will be impossible without socket wrenches - perferably deep socket wrenches.
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