Great Northern Docks 9079FL User manual

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Place elongated nuts in Track
with hub side in to receive
Truss head bolts
Hex Bolt
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Connect the ladder hoops to the oblong holes with
the ladder between each ladder hoop. Use two hex
bolts and two nylock jam nuts from the bolt kit bag.
Threaded ends of all bolts should point to the outside
of the ladder to avoid the path of swimmers.
Place a stainless washer on the ends of the bolts and
between the ladder and the hoop to allow the
Ladder to swing up and down without grinding.
Tighten nuts and bolts before using the ladder.
Great Northern Docks
Assembly Instructions
for
20° Aluminum Ladder #9079FL
up position so you do not have to hold it while trying
to attach it.
Having it assembled will space the hoops the right
distance apart from each other while you drill holes
in the deck for the attachment bolts.
Each Ladder hoop will receive two bolts, one will
pass through the decking and the other will go on
the outside of the hoop into the elongated nut
when placed in the aluminum track.
there is no need to bolt the inside holes on
the ladder hoop brackets, doing so will prevent the
ladder from swinging down all the way.
After a hole has been drilled, insert a
carriage bolt to keep the ladder from moving while
you drill the other hole.
When attaching this ladder to a dock with
removable deck panels, make sure your decking is
fastened in place well enough to support the ladder
and a swimmer.
Use a backer board under the front of the hoop to
span benieth more than one deckboard as
reinforcement.
Use a washer and a nut from the ladder bolt kit bag
on each attachment bolt.
Washer Jam Nut

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end of the ladders’oblong holes at the pivot point.
Retract the “Ladder Spring Pins” to get the
ladder in the down position. You can oset
the pin in the hole to hold the spring while
swinging the ladder down. Release the pin
from the oset position to keep the ladder
from moving while in the down position.