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Playground Clearing House, Inc. <br /> 26 Buckwalter Road <br /> 07;„‘ <br /> Phoenixville, Pa. 19460 <br /> V41111)AL777 215 935 1549 <br /> 11 April 83 <br /> Random Park <br /> Mounds View, Mn <br /> The following nine items are proposed for installation in <br /> Random <br /> A Super Tire - For the side entrance (playground part ) of <br /> the park. Tiresa are available from large off-the-road <br /> vehicles used by road construction companies , quarries , etc . <br /> Call the truck tire companies and they will , if giveradaquate <br /> notice deliver the tires free and set them in the hole dug by <br /> your crews . The hole should be at least three feet wide , six <br /> feet long and two + feet deep. One third of the height of the <br /> tire should be buried. <br /> B - The small platform for the slide should be not more than <br /> four by four feet by three feet + high . Use pressure treated <br /> lumber . The slide should be assembled as shown on page 267 of <br /> Nuts & Bolts . Use a 4 ' x 8 ' piece of stainless steel . 14 4 e , <br /> bent 900 for 1" at top and bottom. Use 10 ' sections of li" <br /> 1111 galvanized pipe (or 10 ' 6" as pipe lengths come in 21 ' sections ) . <br /> Bend pipes at top and bottom to provide easy launch and flare <br /> at top and bottom. Spot weld every few inches and make sure weld <br /> spots are sanded smooth to eliminate any cutting edge for when <br /> children slide and grasp the entire pipe rail . Very important . <br /> Allow excess pipe at top to secure to platform and excess at <br /> bottom to attach rubber conveyor belt landing pad (which elim- <br /> inates puddles) . Ramp or stairs may be used as shown in Nuts & <br /> Bolts . Approx 250 ' of 2x6 treated lumber needed. 0 man hours <br /> of skilled labor required. Use cheaper B finish stainless steel . <br /> C - Triple Cantilever Swing. Three poles 25 ' x 8 - 10" , sunk <br /> at 40° angle (use auger truck if possible the day before building <br /> party) . Three sets of PCH Universal Swing Swivels and approx <br /> 60' of coil proof galvanized (hot dip : ) 5/16" sizes 3 galvaniz-ed E- <br /> carriage bolts 3/8" x 2" . plus six monkey links or clevis bolts <br /> approx 3/8" in size . 3 threaded rods - 1" x 24" with six nuts <br /> and washers . <br /> D - Tire climber as shown on pg 297 in Nuts & Bolts . <br /> E - Tire staircase as shown on page 238-9 in Nuts and Bolts <br /> F - Alligator as shown on page 256 of Nuts & Bolts <br /> 1111 G - Horse as shown on pages 98-9 in Playgrounds For Free <br /> H - Balance beam as on page 35 in Playgrounds For Free <br /> I - Pole walk as shown on page226 (bottom) of Nuts & Bolts <br />