Troyer's Birds' Paradise K Series User manual

Troyer’s K Series Gourd Rack: 18 or 24 unit
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Parts List
Pole Box
A (1) Bottom of pole has a pre drilled hole (for safety bolt) 6 feet up from the bottom, (see circle).
B (1) Top of pole (has the slot for pulley at top, (shown), and an aluminum splice at opposite end).
C (1) 48” heavy duty ground stake (aluminum) with removable stop
D (2) Aluminum perch rods 72”.
Hub Box
E (24) or (18) horizontal stainless gourd arms.
F (1) Hub 24 (shown) or 18 unit
G (1) Aluminum ball cap
H (2) Winch mounting brackets (pre assembled with bolts and nuts).
J (1) cable guide (pre assembled bracket, pulley and bolts with nuts)
K (1) 7 x 19 x 3/16” stainless cable 32’ with attached eyebolt and nut.
Hardware Bag
L (24) or (18) stainless hitch pins (to secure gourds on to the gourd arms).
M (1) 4 inch pulley with 3/8” x 3-¾” bolt and 3/8” lock nut.
N (4) 10 - 24 x 3/8” SS set screws (used with ball top)
P (1) Stop pin with 2 attached hitch pins.
R (1) Safety bolt with stainless steel hitch pin.
S (1) Brake Winch with its own instruction/hardware bag.
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D
E
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M
H
J
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Troyer’s K Series Gourd Rack: 18 or 24 unit
The installation of a ground stake is as vital as
the foundation of your home. Both need to be
done correctly in order to support the housing.
Step 1) Installing the Ground Stake (C). Using a
post hole digger, dig a hole with a minimum
depth of 32-36” by 12” in diameter. Poor soil
conditions may warrant a larger hole and more
concrete.
Step 2) Measure and mark your ground stake at
24” from either end. This will help keep your
ground stake at the proper installed above ground
height.
Step 3) Remove the stop plate from your ground
stake using a 7/16” wrench and discard the bolt
and stop block. (This is used for shipping only)
Step 4) You will need at least 4 bags of Ready to
Use Concrete Mix, 80 pounds each.
Step 5) Empty contents of the Ready Mix into a
wheelbarrow. Mix and handle the concrete ac-
cording to the directions on the bag.
Step 6) Place about 4 inches of gravel into the
hole.
Step 7) Fill your newly dug hole with concrete, right
up to the top of your hole.
Step 8) Holding your ground stake vertically over
the cement, insert your aluminum ground stake
into the concrete by pushing downward and
pulling upward in a firm and steady motion. It
does not matter which end of the ground stake
you insert into the ground as you removed the
stop plate in step 3. Stop inserting the stake
when your ground stakes 24 inch mark is level
with the cement. Next fill the hollow (stake) tube
with your left over cement. Compact the cement
by using a piece of rebar inside the tube and bring
it up and down, compacting the cement. Wipe o"
any cement from the exterior of the stake. Finish
by sloping the concrete away from the base of the
stake. Check for level on two sides of the stake.
Let your cement harden at least 2 days before you
continue with the installation.
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Step 9) Assemble the pole. Take your bottom
section (A) and lay over an upturned 5 gallon
bucket or similar object. Lay the top pole piece (B)
next to it. Rotate the pole till you see 1 hole fac-
ing upward on the bottom piece; 6 feet up from
the bottom of pole, and 2 holes facing upward on
the top piece. Insert the top piece into the bottom
piece keeping the holes aligned. (Tip! Spray your
aluminum ground splice with WD-40 before in-
serting into the bottom section). Lay pole back
down on bucket, holes facing up.
Step 10) Rotate the pole so that the pulley slot
with notch is facing upward. Pick up your hub (F)
and slide the hub over the pole. The hub needs to
be oriented so that top of the hub which has a
series of 3 holes is faced on the same side as the
pulley slot (pole) with notch, (see photo step 10).
Step 11) You will need your 4 inch pulley, bolt
and lock nut from your hardware bag (M). Insert
the pulley into the slot and hold it there while you
take the bolt and insert it into a hole on the side
of the pole through the pulley and out the oppo-
site side of the pole. Place lock nut on and tight-
en, using two 9/16” wrenches (one to hold bolt
the other to tighten).
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Troyer’s K Series Gourd Rack: 18 or 24 unit
Step 12) Insert the stop pin found in your hard-
ware bag (P). Remove 1 of the hitch pins from the
pre assembled stop pin, insert into the hole below
the pulley, and replace the hitch pin.
Step 13) Next we are going to attach the eyebolt
on the cable to the hub. You will need your cable
part (K) and two 9/16” wrenches. Wear a pair of
gloves, then begin by removing all the wrapping
around the cable and unfurl the cable. Grasp the
end with the eyebolt and remove the attached lock
nut from the eyebolt. Slip the end of the eyebolt
into the CENTER hole in the upper top hub piece
as shown in photo step 10. Place the lock nut
back on to the eyebolt, and tighten the lock nut all
the way to the hub. You will also need to orient
the eyebolt as seen in the photo step 13. The
correct orientation of the eyebolt is critical to the
performance of the cable so be sure it looks ex-
actly like the photo.
Step 14) Take the end of the cable (has a stop
nut on it) and insert it thru the top of the pulley
and pull the cable thru the opposite side of the
pole and let the cable fall to the ground.
Step 15) Flip the pole over. Next grasp the end
of the cable and insert the cable so that the cable
runs along the pole IN BETWEEN the installed glide
buttons at both the top and bottom of hub. (See
photo step 15 on page 5). The cable MUST be
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Troyer’s K Series Gourd Rack: 18 or 24 unit
between the glide buttons and against the pole of
the entire hub or the hub will not raise and lower.
Let the cable lay on the ground while you com-
plete the next step.
Step 16) Ball top (G) and top perch rods(D). Get
your 4 set screws (N). Use 2 of the set screws in
the ball top and the other set screws to hold the
ball top onto the pole. Insert the lower top perch
rod (D) first into the ball top. Find the center at
36” and tighten set screw. Repeat for the upper
top perch rod.
Step 17) Place the ball cap on the top of your
pole. Tighten the two set screws using the pro-
vided allen wrench.
Step 18) Before we place the pole with hub on
the ground stake we are going to mount the winch
(S) and winch brackets (H) on to the pole.You will
need your winch and the pre-assembled winch
mounting brackets (H). Remove the single bolt on
the bracket (H) that is in the center hole and align
the bracket to the inner hole on the winch. Insert
the bolt from the inside of the winch and attach
the nut. Tighten the nut. Get your other bracket,
align the two outer holes of the winch bracket to
the winch, insert bolts from the inside of the
winch, and tighten nuts using your 1/2” wrench.
(See photos Step 18A, B, and C). You want your
brackets to have the open side face towards the
ground as seen in the photo 18D on page 6.
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Step 19) Assembling the winch to the pole.
Working on the same side that you last were in
step 15, you will now attach the winch and winch
brackets to the pole. Measure from the ground up
about 19”. This is where you will want to mount
your winch with brackets. Your winch brackets
have back plates pre assembled. Remove one
whiz nut and bolt from the upper bracket and one
from the lower bracket, same side. Slip the
bracket assembly so that the one set of bolts still
attached to the black plate encases the pole, see
photo step 19. Have your helper hold the winch &
brackets while you insert the upper bolt, thread
the nut on then repeat for lower bracket. Tighten
to hold in place, no more. Once your pole is on
the ground stake you can tighten the whiz nuts.
Your winch brackets should be square to the pole.
Step 20 DO NOT raise the hub until you have
your gourd arms in place.
Step 21) Lower hub to the brake winch. With the
aid of a helper stand the pole with hub and lift the
pole up and slide it over the ground stake.
Step 22) After your pole is on the ground stake,
you will want to attach the pulley guide. Approx-
imately 3” - 6” above the winch assembly you will
want to place the cable-pulley guide (J). (It’s ok to
raise the hub to place the pulley guide in place,
just don’t raise it higher than you need to) The
guide has been completely pre-assembled. Pull
the entire assembly apart. It should look like the
photo below. Remove the bolt and nut that’s fur-
thest from the pulley. Stand directly to the front
of your mounted brake winch and slide this entire
unit so that the brackets encase the pole. Replace
the bolt and nut, making sure the bracket is
square to the pole by using your square, and
tighten the nuts.
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Troyer’s K Series Gourd Rack: 18 or 24 unit
Step 23) Its now time to attach the cable to the
brake winch. We have installed a stop nut on to
the end of the cable. Insert the end of the cable
with the stop nut into the OVAL hole on the gear
side of the brake winch. Insert the stop nut from
the inside of the winch so that it goes thru the
oval hole and out. Turn the cable so that the stop
nut is horizontal to the hole and when you pull on
it, it won’t come back out thru the oval hole. At-
tach the handle of the winch following the in-
structions provided with the brake winch.
Step 24) Install the gourd arms (E). Your gourd
rack has 3 di"erent styles of gourd arms. There
are arms that are straight (wrapped in white rub-
ber bands), there are arms that are bent to the
right (wrapped in red rubber bands), and arms
that are bent to the left (wrapped in blue rubber
bands). Straight arms are always inserted into the
single bracket holes. The paired hub bracket holes
use your left and right arms. Notice in photo 24
how the left and right arms turn out from the hub.
Make sure your arm is fully seated into the u
shaped slot.
Once the arms are on you can put your gourds
onto the rods. Horizontal style arms are provided.
If you are using other gourds such as a Super-
Gourd you will need to change your gourds hang-
ing hole orientation so that the hanging hole is
drilled front to back of the gourd. Use a ⅜” drill
bit to enlarge the hanging gourds hanging hole.
Once all your gourds are on its time to raise
the hub section with gourds.
DO NOT raise your rack without the gourds on.
(Sufficient load must be applied to overcome
internal resistance and operate the brake
winch properly. Please read all the safety and
installation instructions that came with your
brake winch. Once you have raised the hub
above the safety bolt hole insert the safety pin
(R) into the hole about 6’ up. When raising the
hub, stop when the hub touches the stop pin at
the top of the pole. Do Not over tighten the
winch. This will place undue stress on the pole
and cable.
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Right
Straight
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Troyer’s K Series Gourd Rack: 18 or 24 unit
How to care for your rack.
Due to the sheer size of this unit, you may
wish to leave the pole up year round. You
can remove both the gourds and gourd arms
for winter storage. It is recommended that
you wax your pole prior to installation, using
your favorite high quality car wax.
Wire cable can fray over time. Check your
cable periodically for signs of fraying or
damage. Should you need a replacement ca-
ble, simply get in touch with us, we will get
you a new cable at a reasonable cost.
Keep your purple martins safe from climbing
predators and install a pole guard, or ba!e,
which will help to keep raccoons or feral
cats from raiding your nests.
Tips
With weather becoming more severe every
year we are recommending that anytime
your area is forecasting “severe” weather
lower your hub section a minimum of two
feet. Even if your gourd rack is fully occu-
pied your martins won’t mind the rack being
lowered and will continue to sit on their
eggs or feed their young. Do this as early as
possible and never in the middle of the
night.
When your hub has reached the stop pin re-
verse the winch handle a ¼of a turn. This
helps to take stress o#of the cable.
Never, ever remove that flat head bolts that
are holding your aluminum splice into place.
We have special tooling that allows us to in-
sert the lock nut deep inside the pole and if
you attempt to remove the flat head bolt, all
you will do is loosen the bolt and weaken
the splice.
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K 24H
Gourds sold separately
Winch and winch
bracket
Pulley
Guide
Safety Bolt
Troyer’s Birds’ Paradise
20785 Morris Rd.
Conneautville, PA 16406
814-587-2756
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