SALSBURY INDUSTRIES
1010 East 62nd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90001-1598
Phone: 1-800-624-5269 Int’l Phone: 323-846-6700
Fax: 1-800-624-5299 Int’l Fax: 323-846-6800
www.mailboxes.com engineering@mailboxes.com
Classic Mailbox Posts- 4890 Series
Mailbox Installation Instructions
Installing Mailboxes on a Classic Mailbox Post
Thank you for selecting Salsbury’s classic mailbox post.
This instruction sheet is for installing a mailbox on a Salsbury classic mailbox
post. Other installation instructions are available for mounting a newspaper
holder, assembling the post, 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.
4890 Classic Mailbox Post
All hardware to install the mailbox to the classic mailbox post is provided with
the post. To install the mailbox, set the mailbox on the classic mailbox post,
open the front door of the mailbox and install four (4) M8 x 1.25 x 20 mm
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 of the classic
mailbox post. Installation is now complete. Additional hardware provided is
not needed and may be discarded.
U.S.P.S. APPROVED
4891 Classic Mailbox Post
All hardware to install the mailbox to the one-sided classic mailbox post is
included with the mounting arm. To attach the mailbox, open the front door
of the mailbox and install four (4) 5/16”-18 x 1-3/4” long carriage bolts
through the four (4) square holes in the inside floor of the mailbox, through
four (4) 5/8” nylon spacers (thread onto bolt), and through the corresponding
holes in top of the mounting arm. Install 5/16” flat washers and 5/16”-18 hex
nuts on the ends of the four (4) bolts protruding below the bottom of the
mounting arm. Installation is now complete. Additional hardware provided is
not needed and may be discarded.
4892 Classic Mailbox Post
To install mailboxes to the 2-sided classic post, follow the instructions for the
“4891 Classic Mailbox Post” and attach an additional mailbox to the
mounting arm.
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 © 2013 Salsbury Industries. All rights reserved. (Rev. 02, 7/23/13)
SALSBURY INDUSTRIES
1010 East 62nd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90001-1598
Phone: 1-800-624-5269 Int’l Phone: 323-846-6700
Fax: 1-800-624-5299 Int’l Fax: 323-846-6800
www.mailboxes.com engineering@mailboxes.com
Classic Mailbox Post - 4890
Newspaper Holder Installation Instructions
Installing Newspaper Holder on 4890 Classic Mailbox
Post
Thank you for selecting Salsbury Industries classic mailbox post.
This instruction sheet is for installing the mailbox on a 4890 Salsbury classic
mailbox post with a newspaper holder. Other installation instructions are
available for installing the mailbox on a 4891 or 4892 classic mailbox post,
assembling the post, 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.
Newspaper Holder Installation to 4890 Classic Post
All hardware required to assemble the newspaper holder to the classic
mailbox post is provided with the post. To attach a newspaper holder to the
post, install four (4) M8 x 1.25 x 20 mm long pan head bolts through the four
(4) square holes shown in the inside floor of the newspaper holder and
through the four (4) tapped holes on the top of the classic mailbox post.
Insert a Phillips head screw driver through each square hole directly above,
and in the top of the newspaper holder, to tighten the pan head bolts.
U.S.P.S. APPROVED
Mailbox Installation to Newspaper Holder
All hardware to attach the mailbox to the newspaper holder is included with
the newspaper holder. To attach a mailbox to a newspaper holder, open the
front door of the mailbox and 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 5/16”-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 now complete. Additional hardware provided is not needed
and may be discarded.
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 © 2013 Salsbury Industries. All rights reserved. (Rev. 02, 7/23/13)