Huffy 8839S "The Converter" for Basketball Systems Review

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(More customer reviews)Santa brought a backboard, but no bracket to attach it. We wanted one that was adjustable for our small kids and found this. It can be raised and lowered with some degree of ease using a broomstick handle. The instructions are detailed and not too hard to follow.
Assembly is not easy. I would not recommend this product if you don't know how to assemble nuts and bolts or have a hard time following diagrams and such. Ultimately it takes two adults to finish the assembly as one has to lift the backboard and bracket to the base while the other attaches it to the base. Better yet, just find a handyman and pay him to install it. Note that if you intend to attach it to your roof, you will need to buy about 6 bolts, washers and nuts as they are not included.
I would give the bracket 5 stars (not judging on the assembly though, it is moderately hard), but the bracket tends to wobble a little bit when hit hard on the side. This seems to be because of the bracket design and the fact that it is fully adjustable.
For my small kids, it's fine. They won't be doing any slam dunks for a long time. But I would not want anyone trying to hang on the rim. For grown ups, get a fixed bracket that won't budge and will withstand a slam dunk or two.

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Have a good backboard and hoop but no place to install it? Turn to the Huffy 8839S Converter, which adapts your backboard to a 3.5-inch round pole, roof, or wall. The Converter includes a universal mount that fits on round, flat, or slanted surfaces. In addition, the Converter is height adjustable, with six different positions in 6-inch increments (3 feet total). Note: the Converter is sold without a backboard.

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Spalding 8406S Universal Mounting Bracket Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought this mounting bracket to install my Huffy backboard. The backboard company, Huffy, recommended the installation bracket. No big shock since they are both the same company (which I found out later). Anyhow, right away I could tell this wasn't going to be easy or fun. The holes in the mounting bracket were drilled wrong so I had to re-drill new holes, through metal (yay), just to put the bracket together. But then I discover, after drilling the holes, that the assembly requires 14 of a particular nut/bolt/washer set, and the package only comes with twelve. When you read the parts manifest it even says it comes with 12. But when you put it together, it instructs you to use 14, and shows 14 in the diagrams. Nice.
Okay, moving on. When you get to page 13 of the instruction manual and you are realizing that they've (The Chinese) screwed you out of the essential tools and parts which render this mounting bracket obsolete, you discover a little note on the bottom of the page which states: The hardware required to mount this bracket to the wall is NOT included. What? What did I buy then? Where's the hardware set for the hardware? How is this universal?! You mean to tell me that you can assemble the whole thing (if you're a freaking mechanical engineer, that is), only to discover that you have to prop the thing against the wall because you can't hang it on the wall of the garage?! And then, the whole time you're trying not to lose your mind, you have your kids there saying over and over again in some nightmare of a litany, "Dad, when will it be ready? Dad, when will it be ready?"
So what do you do? You call customer service and guess what? An answering machine. Always an answering machine. They NEVER answer the phone. Evidently they screen their calls. So by the time you've called them three times, and they can tell you're a bit peeved, forget about getting a call back. Never gonna happen, chap.
My advice. Go to the Salvation Army, buy some rusty old rim, and screw that hoop directly to the wall. That way, at least, the only screwing that will have been done is by you, and not to you.

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Place a backboard and hoop just about anywhere with the Huffy 8406 Mounting Bracket for use with all Huffy basketball backboards. It provides a fixed height basketball system that can mount to a 3.5-inch round pole, wall, or roof.

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Spalding 8844 Extension Arm Pole System Review

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(More customer reviews)We ordered this item and what we received was not what was pictured. We were looking specifically for a pole system with the easy-adjust arm as pictured. This is not what was received. Be careful - what you see is NOT what you get! It's going back immediately.

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3-piece 3.5-inch round pole; extension arm holds backboard at fixed height; groound sleeve for easy installation included; backboard not included

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