STEP 10: CONNECTING THE END FRAME AND THE MIDDLE FRAME
YOU WILL NEED AN EXTRA PERSON FOR THIS STEP.
1: WITH HELP, STAND UP THE END FRAME ASSEMBLY.
2: FASTEN THE 2 X 6 X 80-3/4" SANDBOX BOARDS TO THE END FRAME CORNER POSTS AS SHOWN IN THE DIAGRAM BELOW, WITH
5/16" X 4-1/2" HEX BOLTS THROUGH THE SANDBOX BOARD TOP HOLES INTO THE CORNER POST. MAKE SURE THE HEX BOLT GRABS
THE T-NUT INSTALLED IN THE CORNER POST AND TIGHTEN. THE SAND BOX BOARD BOTTOM HOLES WILL BE USED LATTER.
REPEAT PREVIOUS SUB STEP FOR THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE FORT.
3: FASTEN THE 2 X 4 X 47-1/2" TOP PANEL BOARD TO THE HOLES WITH 5/16" X 4-1/2" HEX BOLTS AND 5/16" WASHERS FROM THE
OUTSIDE TOP OF THE FORT.
4: FASTEN THE 2 X 4 X 47-1/2" RADRIDE TOP PANEL BOARD TO THE HOLES ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE FORT WITH 5/16" X 4-1/2"
HEX BOLTS AND 5/16" WASHERS. THE MIDDLE HOLE SHOULD BE 19.75" FROM THE POST AS SHOWN BELOW.
5: FASTEN THE 2 X 6 X 47-1/2" SLIDE EXIT BOARD TO THE HOLES ABOVE THE SANDBOX BOARD ON THE FRONT OUTSIDE OF THE
FORT WITH 5/16" X 4-1/2" HEX BOLTS AND 5/16" WASHERS.
6: FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES AT THE FRONT OF THE MANUAL TO LEVEL AND SQUARE THE STRUCTURE. ONCE THE FRAME IS LEVEL,
SQUARE, AND SET INTO POSITION; GO BACK AND INSERT THE 5/16" X 3-1/2" LAG SCREWS AND 5/16" WASHERS IN ALL OF THE
REMAINING HOLES OF THE 2 X 6 PARTS. NOTE: THERE WILL NOT BE ANY PREDRILLED HOLES IN THE CORNER POSTS FOR LAG
SCREWS.
REMAINS
ASSE
MBL
Y
EMPTY
HEX BOLT
5/16" X 4-1/2"
HEX BOLT
5/16" X 4-1/2"
HEX BOLT
5/16" X 4-1/2"
HEX BOLT
5/16" X 4-1/2"
HEX BOLT
5/16" X 4-1/2"
HEX BOLT
5/16" X 3-1/2"
LAG SCREWS
5/16" X 3-1/2"
LAG SCREWS
5/16" X 3-1/2"
LAG SCREWS
5/16" X 3-1/2"
HEX BOLTS
5/16" WASHER
LAG SCREWS
5/16" X 4-1/2"
5/16" WASHER
5/16"
WASHER
5/16"
WASHER
5/16"
WASHER
END
FRA
ME
5/16" WASHER
2 X 6 X 47-1/2"
RADRIDE TOP
TOP PANEL BOARD
PANEL BOARD
2 X 4 X 47-1/2"
LAG SCREW
5/16"WASHER
5/16" WASHER
5/16" WASHER
SLIDE EXIT BOARD
2 X 4 X 47-1/2"
5/16" X 3-1/2"
THIS HOLE
5/16" X 4-1/2"
5/16" WASHER
19.75
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