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2025-08-27 17:28:13
You're better off looking at the Amazon reviews for this page and watching how other people did it. That was a combination of sincere frustration from reading these instruction manual because it's organized and such a horrible fashion in the pictures suck. Chop your way through it and you'll figure it out. If you're hanging on the wall like I did, I put 6 inch bolts through the wood in the shed. I wish I would've put a metal plate on the inside of the shed (Or a big piece of wood on the inside ) which is gonna be the next step I do because Even with the 6 inch bolts it's tugging at the top When my son hangs on it. You'll definitely need something to balance out the front and the backside. Good luck
Keishi Chante
2025-08-13 15:28:04
Works great once I figured out how to install the app it recommended to use helped me visually by providing video guides of step by step directions
Pete Westerkamp
2025-08-03 18:15:17
I bought two of these adjustable brackets for my elementary school after much research, and I'll admit that my maintenance guy did most of the assembly, but here's what I've found so far...Before I bought these, all of our hoops were fixed at 10' so my K-2 classes found it impossible to practice shooting during basketball units. We took two backboard brackets down and replaced them with these adjustable brackets. They are mounted to the wall with 2x4 bracers but I'm not sure the depth and size of the lag screws my maintenance guy used. There is hardly any sway in the backboard, so thus far they are pretty sturdy. I'm sure the weight of the backboard and rim play a role in how sturdy the adjustable bracket is, or experiencing any sway when balls bounce off the rim. Attaching this to a pole will probably effect that.To adjust the unit, I have to use a broomstick but the incremental changes are great for the various age groups I have. My concern- and time will tell if this is good or bad- is that the adjustments slide up and down, and rest on a plastic "step" for each height. My fear is that over time, the weight will become too much for the plastic steps and the whole backboard will crash down to 7' (lowest setting) and fail. To adjust back down to other heights from 10', you have to push in on a small plastic notch that helps disengage the slider from the top steps.I'm not much help about backboard and rim selection because our backboards were homemade. Our rims are very solid, but are not breakaways. Because of this, we had to drill new holes in the backboard and rim to align with the bracket, which was a pain. However, I'm sure most Lifetime products would match up just fine.Lastly, we mounted the bracket about 8' from the floor to achieve actual 7-10' increments.In all honesty, the U-Lift bracket from Spalding might be a slightly more reliable adjustable bracket but for the money, this isn't a bad route to go. That's from my wall mount experience, though.I'll update if this thing falls apart over the winter use.
E. Leach
2025-07-11 13:01:18
Was a little involved to put together and install but completly worth it. My kids can make the adjustment themselves and they love the fact they can have the hoop a full 10-feet or lower. Well constructed and good install instructions. Would buy again!
todd edgerton
2025-06-03 13:11:19
Great mount, exactly what I needed. Directions, while super long, were more covering every possible product that lifetime sells, rather than 80pages of directions. It took some time, I built it before hand and then mounted block to wall.Scaffolding, $60/week, was well worth the time and expense, to be able to install and complete the job in a few hours. Plan to paint PT lumber after I mask heavily.The 4" LAG werent close, nor was 5" or 6". (6) 7" LAGs thru the wall, to blocking on inside, did the trick. Then (4) 6" for the bracket to the wooden block. I did this entirely myself slowly and with safety in mind. The scaffolding allowed me 6' height additional, more than enough.
Chris
2025-05-19 15:08:36
I purchased this backboard conversion kit and the model 71526 backboard with goal. Let me preface all this by saying I read the instructions and I matched the parts to the parts list to ensure I was grabbing the correct parts.The first problem I had is that the conversion kit came with two left brackets and no right bracket. Lifetime shipped me the correct replacement part.Finally got around to my second attempt at assembly only to find that the axle that the rim mounts on was 1/4" shorter than what the parts list said it was supposed to be. Lifetime again shipped me out a replacement part. I received it, verified that its the length called out in the parts list, but after much struggle have concluded that another 1/4" of length would make it much easier to complete this step. I got the push nut onto the axle but it looks like its about to slip off.Just encountered my third problem. Tried to attach the extension arms to the backboard but the hex bolts won't fit all the way through the extension arms. The diameter of the bolts are not consistent throughout the length. I have an old and somewhat similar Lifetime backboard and goal that I'm attempting to replace. It has the same extension arms. When I grab the old but somewhat rusty bolts from the old unit, the bolts work fine so I will just use those. Not good if you don't happen to have an old unit you are replacing.Lastly, don't be fooled by the name "Lifetime Products". Yes, the old unit lasted over ten years, but the reason I'm replacing it is that the plastic (acrylic?) part of the backboard started to come loose from the frame and rattle every time a basketball hit it. I don't know where the products used to be made 10+ years ago, but now they say made in China. Perhaps this is why the quality control is poor.I highly recommend you don't buy Lifetime Products.
Francisco
2025-05-14 12:24:32
Excelente Era justo lo que necesitaba, llego en el tiempo indicado.
Mr. Acavano
2025-03-23 16:14:17
Bracket is not the simplest to put together but once you get it done, works flawlessly (so far).
Customer
2025-03-18 15:52:38
It's a bit of a pain to assemble but I'm very pleased with the product. It is sturdy and easy to raise and lower.
Michael Callihoo
2025-03-06 09:17:37
Seemed to take forever to arrive, only to do so minus one bag of hardware. One phone call and two weeks later I received the hardware and started to put it together, only to discover that it wasn't compatible with my backboard (my fault). I was able to purchase a Lifetime backboard locally and it bolted right up. I decided to mount mine to my garage under a peaked eave. The instructions were a little ambiguous, and I had to make multiple trips to the hardware store until I was well-armed with both the correct hardware (which involved some trial and error) and some sage advice. The biggest problem was mounting the moveable parts of the bracket to the stationary parts on the garage. The bulk of the bracket has to be mounted to the backboard and hoop, and the whole assembly has to be held in place by one person while the other tries to thread the two (upper and lower) bolts through the bracket arms, bushings, and stationary tube. My poor wife (who is at least 6 inches shorter than me) had to stand behind me on our picnic table, holding the bracket/board/hoop assembly over her head while I wrestled with the bolts. After much sweat and toil (and a few choice expletives) we finally got the thing mounted. I was a little disappointed to discover that I could only raise the assembly to the 9' mark (instead of the NBA official 10') due to the eave, but my 7-year-old son is content to leave it at 8.5'. As advertised, it is quite easy to raise up and down with a broomstick. The backboard seems to shake around a lot while playing, but the bracket assembly itself seemed pretty sturdy when I observed it from underneath while my wife and son took some shots. My backboard/hoop is not made for slam dunks, but I'm not sure I would trust the bracket to hold up to someone hanging from the hoop, even with a high-end backboard. I would recommend this bracket for recreational use, but be prepared for some work. Perhaps it's easier to mount to a pole.
Customer
2025-02-04 15:21:48
Product arrived quickly and was easy to assemble as well as works well, I find that when adjusting the height going upwards, I still have to climb a ladder and help steer the bar into channels , but only need a broom stick to lower.
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