Salsbury Industries 4850A User Manual

Antique Rural Mailboxes – 4850A

Standard Mailbox Post Installation Instructions

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Installing Mailbox on a Standard Mailbox Post

Thank you for selecting Salsbury’s 4850A antique rural mailbox.
This instruction sheet is for installing the 4850A mailbox on a

standard mailbox post. Other installation instructions are available
for installing the mailboxes on a decorative mailbox post or on a
deluxe mailbox post, installing the mailbox on spreaders, mounting a
newspaper holder, and mounting the post in a concrete footing.

When you install a curbside or roadside mailbox, make sure that it is
easily accessible to the mail carrier. By regulation it should be 41” to
45” from the ground or street surface up to the inside floor of the
mailbox. The door should be set back 6” to 8” back from the front
face of the curb or the road edge. However, you should check with
your local postmaster to ensure that the mailbox is installed
according to local regulations.

All hardware to install the mailbox is provided with the post. To
install the mailbox, set the mailbox on the standard mailbox post,
open the front door of the mailbox and install four (4) 5/16” - 18 x 2”
long pan head bolts through the four (4) square holes in the inside
floor of the mailbox and through the four (4) tapped holes on the top
plate of the standard mailbox post.

Additional hardware provided is not needed and may be discarded.

SALSBURY INDUSTRIES

1010 East 62nd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90001-1598

Phone: [phone] Int’l Phone: [phone]

Fax: [phone] Int’l Fax: [phone]

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Installation instructions are provided as general guidelines. It is advised that a professional installer be consulted. Salsbury Industries assumes no product assembly or installation liability.

Copyright © 2011 Salsbury Industries. All rights reserved. (Rev. 01, 11/1/11)

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Antique Rural Mailboxes – 4850A

Decorative Mailbox Post Installation Instructions

Installing Mailbox on a Decorative Mailbox Post

Thank you for selecting Salsbury’s 4850A antique rural mailbox.
This instruction sheet is for installing the 4850A mailbox on a

decorative mailbox post. Other installation instructions are available
for installing the mailboxes on a standard mailbox post or on a deluxe
mailbox post, installing the mailbox on spreaders, mounting a
newspaper holder, and mounting the post in a concrete footing.

When you install a curbside or roadside mailbox, make sure that it is
easily accessible to the mail carrier. By regulation it should be 41” to
45” from the ground or street surface up to the inside floor of the
mailbox. The door should be set back 6” to 8” back from the front
face of the curb or the road edge. However, you should check with
your local postmaster to ensure that the mailbox is installed
according to local regulations.

All hardware to install the mailbox is provided with the post. To
install the mailbox, set the mailbox on the decorative mailbox post
mounting plate, open the front door of the mailbox and install six (6)
5/16”-18 X 3/4” long carriage bolts into the six (6) square holes in the
floor of the mailbox and through the six (6) square holes on the
decorative mailbox post mounting plate. Install 5/16” flat washers
and 5/16”-18 hex nuts on the ends of the six (6) bolts protruding
below the bottom of the decorative mailbox post mounting plate.
Cover the hex nuts with cap plugs.

Additional hardware provided is not needed and may be discarded.

U.S.P.S. APPROVED

SALSBURY INDUSTRIES

1010 East 62nd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90001-1598

Phone: [phone] Int’l Phone: [phone]

Fax: [phone] Int’l Fax: [phone]

www.mailboxes.com engineering

Installation instructions are provided as general guidelines. It is advised that a professional installer be consulted. Salsbury Industries assumes no product assembly or installation liability.

Copyright © 2011 Salsbury Industries. All rights reserved. (Rev. 01, 11/1/11)

@mailboxes.com

SALSBURY INDUSTRIES

1010 East 62nd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90001-1598

Phone: [phone] Int’l Phone: [phone]

Fax: [phone] Int’l Fax: [phone]

www.mailboxes.com [e-mail]

Antique Rural Mailboxes – 4850A

Deluxe Mailbox Post Installation Instructions

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Thank you for selecting Salsbury Industries 4850A antique rural mailbox. This instruction sheet is for installing the 4850A antique rural mailbox on a Salsbury deluxe
mailbox post. A different instruction sheet is available for installing mailboxes on a bridge style deluxe mailbox post. Other installation instructions are available for
installing the mailboxes on a standard mailbox post or on a decorative mailbox post, installing the mailbox on spreaders, mounting a newspaper holder, and mounting
the post in a concrete footing.

When you install a curbside or roadside mailbox, make sure that it is easily accessible to the mail carrier. B y regulation it should be 41” to 45” from the ground or
street surface up to the inside floor of the mailbox. The door should be set back 6” to 8” from the front face of the curb or the road edge. However, you should check
with your local postmaster to ensure that the mailbox is installed according to local regulations.

All hardware required to assemble the mailbox(es) to the deluxe mailbox post is provided with the post. Each mailbox requires four (4) 5/16”-18 x 2” long pan head
bolts and four (4) 5/8” nylon spacers to attach to the post arm(s). The 5/8” nylon spacers are placed between the bottom surface of the mailbox and the top surface
of the post arm. Open the front door of the mailbox and install the four (4) 5/16”-18 x 2” long pan head bolts through the four (4) square holes in the inside floor of the
mailbox, through the four (4) 5/8” nylon spacers (thread onto bolt), and into the four (4) tapped holes in the arm of the deluxe mailbox post. Additional hardware
provided is not needed and may be discarded.

4870 Deluxe Mailbox Post

4873 Deluxe Mailbox Post

Note: On the 4870 deluxe mailbox post, the longer mounting arm which
accommodates the mailbox can be on either the left or right side. When
attaching the post to the ground, position the post so the longer mounting
arm is on the side desired. Then mount the mailbox on the mounting arm
with the mailbox facing the street or roadway.

4872 Deluxe Mailbox Post

Note: On the 4873 deluxe mailbox post, the mounting arms can be
positioned on either side of the vertical post.

4874 Deluxe Mailbox Post

Installation instructions are provided as general guidelines. It is advised that a professional installer be consulted. Salsbury Industries assumes no product assembly or installation liability.

Copyright © 2014 Salsbury Industries. All rights reserved. (Rev. 05, 1/23/14)

SALSBURY INDUSTRIES

1010 East 62nd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90001-1598

Phone: [phone] Int’l Phone: [phone]

Fax: [phone] Int’l Fax: [phone]

www.mailboxes.com [e-mail]

Antique Rural Mailboxes – 4850A

Deluxe Bridge Style Mailbox Post

Installation Instructions

Thank you for selecting Salsbury Industries 4850A antique rural mailbox. This instruction sheet is for installing the 4850A antique rural mailbox on a Salsbury deluxe
bridge style mailbox post. A different instruction sheet is available for installing mailboxes on other deluxe mailbox posts. Additional installation instructions are
available for installing the mailboxes on a standard mailbox post or on a decorative mailbox post, installing the mailbox on spreaders, mounting a newspaper holder,
and mounting the post in a concrete footing.

When you install a curbside or roadside mailbox, make sure that it is easily accessible to the mail carrier. By regulation it should be 41” to 45” from the ground or
street surface up to the inside floor of the mailbox. The door should be set back 6” to 8” from the front face of the curb or the road edge. However, you should check
with your local postmaster to ensure that the mailbox is installed according to local regulations.

All hardware required to assemble the mailboxes to the deluxe bridge style mailbox post is provided with the post. Each mailbox requires four (4) 5/16”-18 x 2” long
pan head bolts and four (4) 5/8” nylon spacers to attach to the post arms. The 5/8” nylon spacers are placed between the bottom surface of the mailbox and the top
surface of the post arms. Open the front door of the mailbox and install the four (4) 5/16”-18 x 2” long pan head bolts through the four (4) square holes in the inside
floor of the mailbox, through the four (4) 5/8” nylon spacers (thread onto bolt), and into the four (4) tapped holes in the arm of the deluxe mailbox post. Additional
hardware provided is not needed and may be discarded.

U.S.P.S. APPROVED

4875 Deluxe Bridge Style Mailbox Post

Installation instructions are provided as general guidelines. It is advised that a professional installer be consulted. Salsbury Industries assumes no product assembly or installation liability.

Copyright © 2014 Salsbury Industries. All rights reserved. 1/23/14

Antique Rural Mailboxes – 4850A

Antique Newspaper Holder on Standard or Decorative

Mailbox Post Installation Instructions

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Thank you for selecting Salsbury’s 4850A antique rur al mailbox. This instruction sheet is for install ing the 4850A antique rural mailbox along wi th a 4815A antique
newspaper holder on a standard or decorative mailbox post. Other ins tal latio n instructi ons are av ailabl e for ins talling the m a i lbox on a standard m ailbox post, or on a
decorative mailbox post, installing the mailbox on spreaders, and installing the post in a concrete footing.

When you install a curbside or roads ide mailbox, make sure th at it is easily access ible to the mail carrier. B y regulation it should be 41” to 45” from the ground or
street surface up to the inside floor of the mailbox . The door s hould be s et back 6” to 8” bac k from the front face of the curb or the road edge. However, you sh oul d
check with your local postmaster to ensure that the mailbox is installed according to local regulations.

Newspaper Holder to Standard Mailbox Post Installation

Install four (4) 5/16”-18 x 2” long pan head bolts provided with the post
through the four (4) square holes shown in the inside floor of the news paper
holder and through the four (4) tapp ed holes on the top p late of the standard
mailbox post. Insert a Phillips head screw driver throug h each square hole
directly above, and in the top of the newspaper holder, to tighten the pan head
bolts.

Newspaper Holder to Decorative Mailbox Post Installation

All hardware to attach the newspaper holder to the post is included with the
post. To install the newspaper holder to the post, install s ix (6) 5/16”-18 X
3/4” long carriage bolts through the (6) s quare holes shown in the ins ide floor
of newspaper holder and through the six (6) square holes on the top plate of
the decorative post arm. Install 5/16” flat washers and 5/16”-18 hex nuts on
the ends of the six (6) bolts protruding below the top plate of the decorative
post arm. Cover the hex nuts with cap plugs.

Mailbox Installation on a Newspaper Holder and Standard
Mailbox Post

All hardware to attach the mailbox to the newspaper holder is includ ed with
the newspaper holder. To attach the mailbox to the newspaper holder, install
four (4) 5/16”-18 X 3/4” long carriage bolts into (4) square holes in the floor of
the mailbox and through the four ( 4) square holes shown on the top of the
newspaper holder. Install 5/16” flat washers and 5/1 6”-18 hex nuts on the
ends of the four (4) bolts protruding below the top of the newspaper holder.
Cover the hex nuts with cap plugs. Installation is complete. Additional
hardware provided is not needed and may be discarded.

Mailbox Installation on a Newspaper Holder and Decorative
Mailbox Post

All hardware to attach the mailbox to the newspaper holder is includ ed with
the newspaper holder. To attach the mailbox to the newspaper holder, install
four (4) 5/16”-18 X 3/4” long carriage bolts into (4) square holes in the floor of
the mailbox and through the four ( 4) square holes shown on the top of the
newspaper holder. Install 5/16” flat washers and 5/1 6”-18 hex nuts on the
ends of the four (4) bolts protruding below the top of the newspaper holder.
Cover the hex nuts with cap plugs. Installation is complete. Additional
hardware provided is not needed and may be discarded.

SALSBURY INDUSTRIES

1010 East 62nd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90001-1598

Phone: [phone] Int’l Phone: [phone]

Fax: [phone] Int’l Fax: [phone]

www.mailboxes.com engineering

Installation instructions are provided as general guidelines. It is advised that a professional installer be consulted. Salsbury Industries assumes no product assembly or installation liability.

Copyright © 2011 Salsbury Industries. All rights reserved. (Rev. 01, 11/1/11)

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