Estate Groundset Installation
for 30' and 35' shafts only

2. Remove flagpole shaft from shipping tube, and place on sawhorses. Remove the setting tube from the butt of shaft, and place tube into foundation hole so that bottom is well-worked into the sand, and the top is 1" to 2" above grade.

3. Plumb the setting tube vertically, and brace so that it cannot move during pour. Pour concrete, and trowel to desired finish. Keep inside of tube dry and free of concrete. Allow concrete to cure for at least 24 hours before installing flagpole shaft.

4. Remove wrappings from top and bottom of shaft, and from around cleat area. (Leaving remainder of wrappings on shaft will help protect it from hand-prints.) Attach cleat to shaft using predrilled holes and screws provided. If an optional flash collar has been supplied, slip collar on bottom of shaft, and temporarily tape to wrappings below cleat.

5. Screw ball-stem into top of truck, then use wrench to tighten jam-nut against top of truck. Slip truck on shaft, using an Allen wrench to tighten the set-screws holding truck to shaft. Make certain that the truck pulley is aligned over the cleat.

6. Thread rope halyard through the truck pulley, and tie rope-ends loosely together, in order to check for proper length of halyard. Halyard should be long enough to wrap three or four times around the cleat. If too long, cut off excess length and fuse cut-end with a match to prevent fraying. Re-tie knot tightly.

7. Pick up shaft and place it into the setting tube, rotating it to face the truck in the desired direction. A level should be used to plumb the flagpole shaft. Pour dry sand between pole and sleeve to permanently set the pole. Leave a 1" to 2" void at top of the sleeve for sealer. Fill void with waterproof cement or silicone sealant. If optional flash collar is being used, slip it down the shaft and caulk it into place on concrete and around shaft.

8. Attach flagsnaps to halyard by forming a loop in the rope, running the loop through the swivel-eye and over the snap, then pulling the rope taut. Adjust distance between snaps to fit the size flag being flown. Flagsnaps should be placed on the rope so that the flag is at the peak when the knotted end is on the cleat. Attach flag and run it to the peak, then tie off halyard on cleat.