FUNKY MONKEY BARS MONKEY BAR ADD-ON User manual

MONKEY BAR ADD-ON
ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS

CONTENTS
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 1
Load Rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 3
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 4
Assembly Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 5
Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 7
Assembly Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 8
Pre-installation Frame Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 8
Ladder Bar Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 11
Leg Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 13
Monkey Bar Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 16
Load Twirly Whirly Bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 19
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 21
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SAFETY NOTICE
1. Any person handling or using the Funky Monkey Bars® products must follow the instructions as described
in this document. The person in charge of assembling and using the equipment must ensure that the
recommendations for use given in this document are seen by all users.
2. Only use the Funky Monkey Bars® after they have been fully assembled and after checking that the
fittings are tightened properly (refer to page 5 - Correct Tightening Method).
3. DO NOT install your Funky Monkey Bars® over concrete, asphalt, packed earth, wood decking or any
other hard surface. A fall onto a hard surface can result in serious injury or death.
4. Inspect all grub screws, bolts and nuts at the beginning of each play session to ensure your Funky Monkey
Bars® are tight and secure.
5. Ensure all tubes are fully inserted into fittings until you hear the magic “CLUNK” sound.
6. Ensure your Funky Monkey Bars® are properly secure at ALL times. Pegs are in place and inserted fully into
the ground.
7. DO NOT exceed the maximum load/weight limit as recommended by Funky Monkey Bars®.
8. Children should be supervised by an adult at all times.
9. Installing a gym/crash mat under the fall zone area of your Funky Monkey Bars® would be recommended
for children learning this new skill. This will reduce the chance of injury and build the child’s confidence
while they build strength and master the skill.
10. Ensure you have thoroughly read your assembly and installation instructions and viewed our on-line
installation videos at https://www.funkymonkeybars.com/blogs/installation-maintenance-videos
11. DO NOT climb, sit or stand on top of the monkey bar (horizontal ladder) section.
12. DO NOT jump from the top of any section of the monkey bar.
13. DO NOT use your Funky Monkey Bars® when wet as the steel will be slippery.
14. DO NOT attach items to your frame that are not designed specifically to be used with Funky Monkey
Bars®, especially lower quality products that have not been approved by Funky Monkey Bars®.
15. Ensure the height of your Funky Monkey Bars® (horizontal ladder) are set at a level that is age appropriate.
16. DO NOT install your Funky Monkey Bars® over or near objects that could interfere with users in an unsafe
way. Maintain a clear area around your Funky Monkey Bars®.
17. DO NOT use your Funky Monkey Bars® while under the influence of drugs and alcohol.
18. Wear clothing free of drawstrings, hooks, loops or anything that could get caught while using your Funky
Monkey Bars® and result in entanglement and/or strangulation.
WARNING
PLEASE CAREFULLY READ ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS ASSEMBLY MANUAL BEFORE
YOU INSTALL AND USE YOUR FUNKY MONKEY BARS®.
WARNINGS

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LOCATION
1. A safe fall zone around your Funky Monkey Bars® is essential. A minimum distance of 1.5m to 2m (5 ft to
6.5ft) is recommended around the elevated hanging points of your Funky Monkey Bars®.
2. Place your Funky Monkey Bars® on level ground, away from any structure or obstruction such as a fence,
garage, house, overhanging branches, laundry lines or electrical wires and remove any obstructions
beneath your Funky Monkey Bars®.
3. Ensure your Funky Monkey Bars® are positioned away from retaining walls, pool fences, structures and
other play equipment. Maintain a clear space around the whole perimeter of your Funky Monkey Bars®.
4. Place your Funky Monkey Bars® on the most level surface available.
MAINTENANCE
1. At the beginning of each heavy play session we recommend the following maintenance processes be
performed on your Funky Monkey Bars®:
• Tighten all bolts, grub screws and applicable hardware (as per page 3)
• Lubricate all metallic moving parts as per instructions (flying fox, swing hooks etc)
• Check all protective coverings on bolts, pipes, edges and corners. Replace if they are loose,
cracked or missing.
• Check all moving parts including swing seats, shackels, snap hooks, chains and trolleys for wear,
rust, or other deterioration. Replace as needed.
2. Twice a month during play season we would recommend the following maintenance processes be
performed on your Funky Monkey Bars®:
• Tighten all connections and hardware
• Check all protective coverings on bolts, pipes, edges and corners. Replace if they are loose,
cracked or missing.
3. Once a month during play season we would recommend the following maintenance processes be
performed on your Funky Monkey Bars®:
• Lubricate all metallic moving parts as per instructions (flying fox, swing hooks etc). If swings start
to squeek then lubricate swing hooks.
• Check all moving parts including swing seats, ropes, chains and trolleys for wear, rust, or other
deterioration. Replace as needed.
• Owners shall be responsible for maintaining the legibility of any warning labels.
For additional information concerning your Funky Monkey Bars®, please contact our customer service team
or check our website for any important updates. Phone: [phone] or www.funkymonkeybars.com
Assembly requires 2 adults. Heavy items ! Work on flat level surface.
ASSEMBLY
1. Keep small children away from the Funky Monkey Bars® during assembly.
2. Do not attempt to use the Funky Monkey Bars® until it is completely assembled and every fitting is tight
and secured.
3. Installation typically takes 2-3 hours to complete. Two people are recommended for assembly.
4. Ensure all fittings are tightened to the correct tightening method as described on page 4.
5. Assembly should be carried out on clean, dry, level surface
Please refer to the video section on the Funky Monkey Bars® website for more handy tips and assembly
instructions at http://www.funkymonkeybars.com/pages/videos

LOAD RATING
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QUALITY & INDEPENDENT TESTING
At Funky Monkey Bars® we take the quality of our designs and safety very seriously. All Funky Monkey Bars® frames
go through a stringent, independent structural testing process prior to being made available for release to our
customers.
Our frames are designed within the parameters of the Australian Standard for Playground Equipment AS4685.1:2014.
The structural integrity of our frames has been tested for performance through a combination of engineering
calculations and physical testing. The tests have been performed by independent, certified structural engineers in
accordance with Australian Standard for Playground Equipment AS4685.1:2014 and European Standards
EN1176-1:2008.
The independent testing conducted on The Monkey bar add-on (Original) certified the frame to a load rating of
486kgs or 7 users.
N/A
WITNESSED BY:
MODEL
APPROVED BY:
69.5
7
LOAD TESTING CERTIFICATION
DATE :
COMMENTS:
DATE OF TEST
486
DATE :
I hereby confirm all testing was undertaken in accordance with Physical Testing of Structural Integrity
requirements of AS 4685.1: 2014 App C / EN 1176-1:2008° except where noted below;
Monkey BarOctober 2015
October 2015
Funky Monkey Bars® Independent Engineer
October 2015
USER LOAD
(KG)
NUMBER
OF USERS
LOAD RATING
(KG)

Twirly whirlys x 2
relocated from existing
frame (not included)
Twirly whirlys x 2
relocated from existing
frame (not included)
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DIMENSIONS
PLAN VIEW
SIDE VIEW
FUNKY MONKEY BARS®
EXTRA MONKEY BAR ADD-ON DIMENSIONS
4.0 Metres
1.9 Metres
2.0 Metres clear fall zone
A mimimum of 2.0 Metres clear fall zone
is recommended around the elevated
hanging points of your Funky Monkey Bars®.
3.08 Metres
2.3 Metres
0.95 Metres
Varies
(not to scale)
(not to scale)
2.0 Metres clear fall zone
2.0 Metres
clear fall zone
0.95 Metres
3.08 Metres

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All tubes must be fully inserted
until contact is made with
adjoining tube.
CORRECT INSERTION INTO FITTINGS - (indicative diagram shown)
CORRECT TIGHTENING METHOD OF GRUB SCREWS - (indicative diagram shown)
Gap. No gap.
CLUNK
1. With long end of allen key, hand
tighten grub screw as much as possible.
2. Using other end of the allen key do one full
360 degree turn as a minimum, use muscles!
ASSEMBLY TIPS
o
+ 360
CORRECT TIGHTENING METHOD OF RUNG BOLTS - (INDICATIVE DIAGRAM SHOWN)
1. With long end of allen key, hand tighten bolt
hard up against washer and outside of tube.
Hold rung to avoid rotation.
2. Using short end of the allen key fully tighten,
approximately 3-4 full turns .
o
3-4 turns

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Check assembly is 100%
level, square & straight.
PLAN VIEW
SIDE VIEW
If your frame is not straight or level remove pegs, loosen
grub screws, re-adjust re-tighten and re-peg the frame.
ASSEMBLY TIPS (continued)
INSTALLATION ON A SLOPE
If your frame is being installed on a slope ensure the monkey
ladder bar is level. Either install at different heights on the legs
or dig down at one end until level.
IT IS CRITICAL YOUR MAIN FRAME IS 100% SQUARE AND LEVEL
(indicative diagram shown)
FIXING TYPICAL ORIENTATION - (indicative drawing shown)
Unless otherwise stated all grub
screws and fittings should face
downwards and outwards. This will
reduce weathering damage, help with
assembly and ease of maintenance.

TUBES
1x
8mm Allen key
(Included)
4x
Short Tee
D-101
2x
Base Plate
D-131
2x
Peg
1x
Soft Hammer
(Not included)
TOOLS REQUIRED FOR INSTALLATION
FITTINGS
1x
Spirit Level
(Not included)
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INVENTORY
50Dia. x 2950mm
50Dia. x 2300mm
25Dia. x 850mm
2x
Adj. Leg Tube
2x
Ladder Tube
11x
Rung Tube
2x
Height Sticker
2x
Plastic End Cap
23x
M10 Bolt
46x
Rung Insert
23x
Washer
46x
M10 Hex Nut
HARDWARE
1x
Tape Measure
(Not included)

2REMOVE TWIRLY WHIRLY PEGS & ACCESSORIES FROM EXISTING FRAME - SELECTED INSTALL END ONLY
1
SELECT THE LOCATION FOR THE ADD-ON MONKEY BAR - (orangutan model shown)
SELECTED INSTALL SIDE
1. Depending on your Funky Monkey Bars©
model and configuration select an existing
monkey bar end for the add-on monkey
bar to be installed.
1. Remove base plate pegs from
twirly whirly bars on selected end.
2. Remove any accessories from the
existing swing bar on selected end.
2x
Pegs
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ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS - PRE-INSTALLATION FRAME PREPARATION
EXISTING FRAME
Twirly whirly bars need to be relocated from existing frame.
Accessories temporarily
removed .

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4
REMOVE TWIRLY WHIRLY SHORT TEES FROM LEGS x2
1. Loosen all grub screws on short tees A, B & F.
2. Pull leg tube away from ladder tube and remove short tee F.
3. Replace in position with twirly whirly short tee A.
4. Retighten grub screws connecting leg to ladder.
5. Remove short tee B from swing leg.
Ladder tube.
Swing leg tube.
A
F
A
F
Leg tube.
Pull
1. Loosen all grub screws
on short tees A & B. and lower
grub screws on C, D & E.
2. Remove twirly whirly bars and swing
bar from selected install end,
place to one side to re install later.
3REMOVE TWIRLY WHIRLY BARS & SWING BAR
A
B
C
D
E
Swing bar.
Twirly whirly bar.
NOTE: Every Funky Monkey Bars® frame will vary.
At this stage the twirly whirly small tees A & B need
to be removed for installation on the extra monkey
bar add-on.
B

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Swing bar.
2x
Short Tee
D-101
Set to desired height.
+ 360
o
1. Adjust top short tees to desired height
for extra monkey bar add-on.
2. Ensure the frame is level and square.
3. Fully tighten all grub screws.
6PRE-INSTALLATION CHECKS
1. Attach leg tube back onto ladder
tube at short tee A.
2. Slide 2 x short tees onto leg tube ends.
3. With 2 people reattach swing bar
and swing leg.
4. Fully tighten all grub screws.
5ATTACH SHORT TEES & RE-INSTALL SWING BAR
A
Leg tube.
Swing leg.

RUNG ASSEMBLY (x11)
7
22x
11x
Rung Tube
25Dia x 850mm
9x
Assembled Rungs
from step 7
1x
Ladder Tube
50Dia x 2950mm
9x
Rung tube
Hand tighten all bolts.
MONKEY BAR LADDER ASSEMBLY
8
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ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS - LADDER BAR ASSEMBLY
1. Assemble plastic rung inserts as shown above. 2. Push inserts into both ends of all rungs.
Assemble on flat surface.
9x
M10 Bolts
9x
Washers

FIRMLY TIGHTEN ALL RUNG BOLTS.
1x
Ladder Tube
50Dia x 2950mm
9
10
Hand tighten all bolts
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ATTACH SECOND LADDER TUBE
9x
M10 Bolts
9x
Washers
See page 5 for correct
tightening method.
o
3-4 turns
18x

LEG ASSEMBLY
11
12
2x
Plastic End Cap
2x
Adj. Leg Tube
50Dia x 2300mm
2x
Assembled Rungs
from step 1
Tighten all bolts.
Tighten all bolts.
13
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ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS - LEG ASSEMBLY
INSERT RUNGS
ATTACH SECOND LEG
2x
M10 Bolts
2x
Washers
2x
M10 Bolts
2x
Washers
On a flat level surface insert plastic
end caps into leg tubes.

14
15
Tighten all grub screws.
Hand tighten grub screws.
Temporary location.
2x
2x
Base Plate
D-125
2x
Short Tee
D-101
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ATTACH BASE PLATES
SLIDE ON SHORT TEES
2x

10
11
Set top 2x short tees at same height
as top short tees set in step 6.
Position Short-Tee measured height from step 6.
2x
Height Sticker
2x
2x
Short Tee
D-101
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APPLY HEIGHT STICKERS.
SET LADDER BAR HEIGHT.

13
12
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FIRMLY TIGHTEN ALL RUNG BOLTS & GRUB SCREWS.
ATTACH LADDER BAR TO LEG ASSEMBLY.
+ 360
o
Fully Tighten rung bolts.
o
3-4 turns
Leg assembly.
Ladder bar assembly from step 10.
Fully tighten all grub screws.
Using two people insert ladder bar
assembly from step 10 into short
tees on leg assembly from step 12.
+ 360
o
ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS - MONKEY BAR ASSEMBLY

Fully tighten all grub screws.
+ 360
o
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CRITICAL : ENSURE YOUR FRAME IS 100% SQUARE AND LEVEL
(AS PER PAGE 6) BEFORE MOVING ONTO THE REST
OF THE ASSEMBLY.
14 ATTACH MONKEY BAR ASSEMBLY TO EXISTING FRAME LEGS
Fully tighten all grub screws.
Using two people flip the monkey bar assembly
over and attach to the existing frame.
15
Height set step 6.
Existing frame.

1. Ensure frame is square and level.
2. Firmly tighten all grub screws.
3. Hammer in pegs x2.
17 RE-ATTACH TWIRLY WHIRLY BARS x2
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2x Twirly whirly
bars reused from
step 3. Tighten all
grub screws.
16
2x
Pegs
SECURE TO GROUND
+ 360
o
Adjust height of short tees A & B
to align with horizontal twirly
whirly bars.
Attach 2x twirly whirly bars
re-used from existing frame
in step 3
Tighten all grub screws fixing
twirly whirlys to legs.
A
B
ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS - LOAD TWIRLY WHIRLY BARS

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REFER TO VIDEO SECTION OF WEBSITE HTTP://WWW.FUNKYMONKEYBARS.COM/PAGES/VIDEOS
LOAD YOUR TWIRLY WHIRLY BARS x2
To reduce movement in your frame load your twirly whirly bars as follows.
18
Swing leg
Twirly
Whirly
+ 360
o
1. Ensure twirly whirly is level and square
& swing leg is pegged down.
2. Loosen the grub screw fixing
the short tee to the swing leg.
6. Tighten grub screw fixing the
short tee to the swing leg tube.
Apply to all twirly whirlys.
3. Pull upwards on the twirly whirly bar to make a
slight angle. (Half a bubble off center on the level)
4. Peg down base plates
on twirly whirly.
5. Push down on the twirly whirly
bar until horizontal bar is level.
ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS - LOAD TWIRLY WHIRLY BARS