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THE SPIDER MONKEY
ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS

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  • Page 1 THE SPIDER MONKEY ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Bars®, especially lower quality products that have not been approved by Funky Monkey Bars®. 15. Ensure the height of your Funky Monkey Bars® (horizontal ladder) are set at a level that is age appropriate. 16. DO NOT install your Funky Monkey Bars® over or near objects that could interfere with users in an unsafe way.
  • Page 3 Work on flat level surface. LOCATION A safe fall zone around your Funky Monkey Bars® is essential. A minimum distance of 1.5m to 2m (5 ft to 6.5ft) is recommended around the elevated hanging points of your Funky Monkey Bars®.
  • Page 4: Load Rating

    QUALITY & INDEPENDENT TESTING At Funky Monkey Bars® we take the quality of our designs and safety very seriously. All Funky Monkey Bars® frames go through a stringent, independent structural testing process prior to being made available for release to our customers.
  • Page 5: Dimensions

    FUNKY MONKEY BARS ® THE SPIDER MONKEY OVERALL DIMENSIONS A minimum of 2.0 metres clear fall zone is recommended around the elevated hanging points of your Funky Monkey Bars®. 2.0 Metres clear fall zone 5.05 Metres 2.0 Metres 2.0 Metres...
  • Page 6: Assembly Tips

    ASSEMBLY TIPS CORRECT INSERTION INTO FITTINGS - (indicative diagram shown) Gap. No gap. All tubes must be fully inserted until contact is made with adjoining tube. CORRECT TIGHTENING METHOD OF GRUB SCREWS - (indicative diagram shown) + 360 2. Using other end of the allen key do one full 1.
  • Page 7 ASSEMBLY TIPS (continued) IT IS CRITICAL YOUR MAIN FRAME IS 100% SQUARE AND LEVEL (indicative diagram shown) PLAN VIEW Check assembly is 100% level, square & straight. SIDE VIEW If your frame is not straight or level remove pegs, loosen grub screws, re-adjust re-tighten and re-peg the frame.
  • Page 8: Inventory

    INVENTORY SUPPLIED BOXES. NOTE: The Spider Monkey frame comprises of a total of 20 boxes: (some found inside other boxes) QUANTITY. CODE. DESCRIPTION. 2 x Ladder Tubes 4(Total) x Adjustable Leg Tubes 8 x Colour Twirly Whirly Tubes D-13 13 x Colour Rung Tubes...
  • Page 9 INVENTORY (continued) TUBES 50Dia. x 600mm Extension Tube/ Brace Tube Rung Tube Twirly Tube Swing Bar Tube (short) Swing Leg Tube Adj. Leg Tube Ladder Tube 50Dia. x 2950mm Flying Fox Tube/ Accessories Tube FITTINGS Short Tee Extra Long Tee Elbow D-104L D-101...
  • Page 10 NOTE: Refer to separate accessory installation instructions if supplied. One of the best things about Funky Monkey Bars® is the ability to add new equipment and accessories as your child and family grows. You can swap or add accessories to your existing frame, or add extra frames that will give you more versatility to attach equipment.
  • Page 11: Assembly Instructions

    ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS - LADDER BAR ASSEMBLY RUNG ASSEMBLY (x13) Rung Tube 25Dia x 850mm 1. Assemble plastic rung inserts as shown above. 2. Push inserts into both ends of all rungs. MONKEY BAR LADDER ASSEMBLY On flat surface insert rungs from step 1 into a ladder tube.
  • Page 12 ATTACH SECOND LADDER TUBE Hand tighten all bolts Ladder Tube Washers 50Dia x 2950mm M10 Bolts FIRMLY TIGHTEN ALL RUNG BOLTS. See page 5 for correct tightening method. 3-4 turns Page 11...
  • Page 13: Leg Assembly

    ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS - LEG ASSEMBLY LEG ASSEMBLY x 2 Insert plastic end caps into leg tubes. Adj. Leg Tube 50Dia x 2300mm Plastic End Cap INSERT RUNGS Hand tighten all bolts. M10 Bolts Washers Assembled Rungs from step 1 ATTACH SECOND LEG Hand tighten all bolts.
  • Page 14 ATTACH BASE PLATES Tighten all grub screws. + 360 Base Plate D-125 SLIDE ON SHORT TEE ‘A’ AND SWIVEL BRACE ‘B’ Swivel Brace D-173 Short Tee D-101 1. Slide on short tee and swivel brace. Ensure swivel brace grub screw is facing downwards to the base plate.
  • Page 15 APPLY HEIGHT STICKERS. Height Sticker SET LADDER BAR HEIGHT. 200mm Short Tee D-101 Good starting height is 100-200mm above reach. Position short-tee at measured height. Page 14...
  • Page 16 FIRMLY TIGHTEN ALL GRUB SCREWS & RUNG BOLTS. Hand tighten grub screws on A & B (Temporary location). Fully tighten all others. Fully Tighten rung bolts. + 360 3-4 turns REPEAT STEPS 5-12 FOR 1x MORE LEG ASSEMBLY. Swivel Brace SAME PROCEDURE BUT SHORT TEE A &...
  • Page 17 LEG ASSEMBLY x2. Stand legs up with top tees facing each other. Check all grub screws are fully tightened. Leave short tee ‘A’and brace swivel ‘B’ hand tight only. CHECK ALL FITTING GRUB SCREWS AND RUNG BOLTS ARE FULLY TIGHTENED + 360 Firmly tighten all grub screws and bolts, Leave short tee A loose.
  • Page 18: Main Monkey Bar Assembly

    ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS - MAIN MONKEY BAR ASSEMBLY FLIP LEGS 1 & 2 OVER For the following step the legs should be flipped over & attached one at a time. 180º 180º ATTACH 2x LEGS TO LADDER 1. Attach first set of legs 1 - tighten all grub screws. 2.
  • Page 19 FLIP ASSEMBLY OVER 1. With 2 people flip the assembly over on its base plates. 2. Check that it is square and level. 180º CRITICAL : ENSURE YOUR FRAME IS 100% SQUARE AND LEVEL (AS PER PAGE 6) BEFORE MOVING ONTO THE REST OF THE ASSEMBLY SECURE TO GROUND Pegs 1.
  • Page 20: Swing Bar Assembly

    ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS - SWING BAR ASSEMBLY ASSEMBLE SHORT SWING BARS 1. On flat level ground slide on all fittings and fully tighten extra long tee (D-104L) grub screws onto swing bar tube. Ensure the extra long tee is centrally located as per the detail below before tightening. 2.
  • Page 21 ATTACH SHORT SWING BARS Fit short swing bar assemblies from step 21 to the top of the main monkey bar legs, check they are level then fully tighten all grub screws. + 360 Fully tighten all grub screws. Ensure the extra long tee is correctly fitted.
  • Page 22: Accessories Bar Assembly

    ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS - ACCESSORIES BAR ASSEMBLY ASSEMBLE ACCESSORIES BARS x2 2x Rocket Rings Accessories Tube 50Dia. x 2950mm 1. On flat level ground slide on 4 long short tees. Fit rocket rings onto bar. Long Short Tee D-101L 2. Correctly fit the long short tees as shown then firmly tighten elbow &...
  • Page 23: Cargo Net Assembly

    ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS - CARGO NET ASSEMBLY ATTACH ACCESSORIES SUPPORT TUBE 4x Long Short Tee D-101L 1. On flat level ground feed the accessories tubes through the long side cargo net hoops. Slide long short tees onto the ends of the accessories tubes. 2.
  • Page 24 ATTACH CARGO NET INTO POSITION Swing bars. 1. With 2 people lift the cargo net frame into position and fully insert elbows into the swing bars 2. Fully tighten all grub screws. Cargo net assembly from step 26. SECURE TO GROUND 1.
  • Page 25 TIGHTEN CARGO NET 1. Loosen outside grub screws on long short tees A & B connecting to leg. 2. Get a second person to stand on lower tube to make cargo net taught and level. 3. Fully tighten all grub screws on long short tees A &...
  • Page 26: Floating Accessories Bar Assembly

    ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS - FLOATING ACCESSORIES BAR ASSEMBLY ASSEMBLE EXTENSION TUBES Extension Tube 50Dia x 600mm 1. Tap end caps into extension tube ends. 2x End Cap ATTACH EXTENSION TUBES 2x Extension tube assembly from step 31. 1. Fully insert extension tubes into extra long tees.
  • Page 27 ASSEMBLE ACCESSORIES BAR 1. Evenly space swing hooks along accessories tube (approx. 600mm). Fasten swing hook bolts with rachet (17mm socket). 2. Slide swivel brace and extra long tee on at each end. 3. Fit extra long tee correctly as shown. 4.
  • Page 28 ATTACH FLOATING ACCESSORIES BAR 1. With 2 people slide on floating accessories bar. 2. Align plastic end cap on extension tube with edge of extra long tee and fully tighten grub screws. 3. Leave brace tubes hanging loose. Extension Tube. Floating accessories bar assembly from step 34.
  • Page 29 CONNECT THE BRACE TUBES. 1. Following the order of steps below, fit 2x brace tubes into position by rotating and sliding swivel brace fittings on the swing legs. 2. Fully tighten all grub screws. ORDER OF STEPS: 1. Slide brace tubes into swivel braces (A) 2.
  • Page 30: Twirly Whirly Bar Assembly

    ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS - TWIRLY WHIRLY BAR ASSEMBLY ASSEMBLE VERTICAL TWIRLY TUBE Elbow D-125 Tighten all grub screws. Insert Twirly Tube fully into Elbow. Twirly Tube 50Dia x 900mm Base Plate D-131 ATTACH HORIZONTAL TWIRLY TUBE Fully insert twirly tube then Twirly Tube firmly tighten all grub screws.
  • Page 31 ATTACH TWIRLY WHIRLY BARS x4 1. Adjust short tees to align level with twirly whirly bars 2. Tighten all grub screws fixing twirly whirlys to legs. Tighten all grub screws. 4x Twirly whirly bars from step 40. + 360 CHECK ALL FITTING GRUB SCREWS ARE FULLY TIGHTENED + 360 1.
  • Page 32: Load Twirly Whirly Bars

    ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS - LOAD TWIRLY WHIRLY BARS LOAD YOUR TWIRLY WHIRLY BARS x4 To reduce movement in your frame load your twirly whirly bars as follows. . Loosen the grub screw fixing the short tee to the swing leg. Swing leg Twirly Whirly .
  • Page 33 REFER TO SEPARATE ACCESSORIES INSTRUCTIONS IF APPLICABLE One of the best things about Funky Monkey Bars® is the ability to add new equipment and accessories as your child and family grows. You can swap or add accessories to your existing frame, or add extra frames that will give you more versatility to attach equipment.
  • Page 34: Sticker Placement Guide

    ABN: 72 164 496 520 9 Cutting Way, Yangebup 6164 Telephone 1300 912 198 Year or Manufacture: 2020 This Funky Monkey Bars® has been designed and manufactured in accordance (where applicable) with: Australian Standards AS4685-1 ASTM Global Standards F1148 Playgrounds Equipment Standard EN1176...
  • Page 35: Maintenance

    FINAL CHECKS 1. Ensure frame is square and level. 2. Firmly tighten all grub screws and bolts. 3. All base plates are pegged down. MAINTENANCE. At the beginning of each heavy play session (especially a party) and twice a month during play season ensure; 1.
  • Page 36 72 164 496 520 1300 912 198 info@funkymonkeybars.com www.funkymonkeybars.com ® AUSTRALIAN MADE 9 Cutting Way, we are social monkeys AND OWNED Yangebup WA 6164 All Funky Monkey Bars® designs are registered and protected under IP Australian certification. IP Australia...

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