Lifetime51550 48 Inch Portable Basketball Hoop

Oooookay...Now that we have it put together I must say this is a really well built, quality set up. I read the other reviews listing complaints concerning a tough and lengthy assembly of which I scoffed at as I have been spinning wrenches for decades and have amassed a rollaway of tools any mechanic would be proud of. That said, this 2 day 4-5 hour assembly was at times maddening. I would get something figured out and assembled only to have to disassemble it because of one thing or another. The directions at times seem good proof, with in depth illustrations and quite brilliant how they made most things so they could only fit just one way and only where they belong. Then other places its just down right confusing and of course when they give you too many of one bolt and none of another it leads to second guessing what your doing wrong until you figure out you need a couple bolts not there , which I had in my junk bins. Don't try to tackle this by yourself , enlist a friend that'd smarter than you to figure out the directions. The actual act of turning wrenches was quite easy. If you get this, and in my opinion you should as the finished product is well worth the money and time spent. Once your practicing your jump shot, and see how nice this thing is you'll smile like I did. The raising and lowering is smooth, just don't overtighten the bolts going through the poles involved in raising/ lowering the ones with the plastic bushing or they will bind making it tougher to operate. One other bit of advice, don't force anything. If something doesn't fit or the bolt is too short or long, stop, take a break and revisit the direction book because if your doing it right, everything fits easily, just as it should, if it isn't , your doing something wrong. Once I would figure out a screw up, disassemble the part And then reassemble it correctly Id feel somewhat stupid and at the same time appreciate the engineering imvolved and the quality of the parts they put into this. Okay, all that said would I purchase this again ? Absolutely 100 percent, my boy loves it and I enjoy sinking a few myself. If your not mechanically inclined or don't own a couple sets of wrenches, get a friend to help that is smarter than you and borrow some wrenches, you'll be glad you did. This goal is replacing one I purchased a year ago for about half the price , total piece of junk that got put out of it's misery a couple weeks ago by the straight line winds we get this time of year here in Arizona. This new goal with it's huge base and heavier poles won't be phased. The build wasnt fun, but the finished product was worth the effort. My giving this 5 stars after all the whining should tell you something. Hope this helps you decide.

Muito bom, as molas resistem às enterradas

ゴールを2〜3回動かしただけなのにタンクに穴が開きました。ただただ悲しいです。

The net came the day after I ordered it. That was impressive since I live on Vancouver Island. It went together very quickly (2 hours) with clear, easy to read instructions. The whole structure is very sturdy, and my 3 teenagers have been dunking on it like crazy, and it doesn't even move. Great buy.

My daughter had gotten a cheaper goal for her boys, but it only lasted a year before the backboard disintegrated. I shopped around for a better one and selected this product. I'm hoping for much better longevity with this one.The components are all high quality and go together pretty well and painlessly. I have a long history of assembling all kinds of things around the house, and here's my impressions of putting this together.First, I really liked how all the bolts, nuts, washers, etc, were packaged into separate bags for each major step in the assembly. Just open the bag they tell you when they tell you and you're in good shape. Be aware that there are a few small parts (for instance a small bracket) that are packaged together in a "miscellaneous parts" bag. That threw me for a bit - thought I was missing that bracket for a while.Second, the instructions are pretty good, but could be better. The information is largely conveyed in pictures (like most assembly projects these days), but in some cases the pictures need to be larger so you can tell exactly which hole the bolt goes in.Third, many, if not most of the steps have a video you can watch to help you out. Just scan the QR code printed for that step, and you'll get a video of someone walking you through the step. I actually did one of those when one of the large bolts wouldn't fit easily where I thought it should. They guy in the video mentioned that was often the case, and to just get a little of the powder coat off the part and all would be good.Fourth, thumbs up on customer service. One of the nylon bushing spacers 'escaped' down a hole and I had to call customer service to request a new one. I left a voice mail message stating what part I needed, and Lifetime called back in about an hour to get my address and put one in the mail, and it arrived 3 days later.I got the entire unit assembled by myself, though I did have my wife hold things steady while I stretched the spring for the height-adjustment mechanism into place. When you get it upright, though, you are definitely well served to have a helper hold it up while you start filling the base. I set up a 'Little Giant'-type ladder in the four foot stepladder configuration and had my wife sitting on that. With the basket at the lowest position, it was easy for her, even with a little wind.I chose to put as much sand in the base as possible and then top off with water for maximum weight. I was using very coarse sand that was damp, so it was a time consuming chore, but in the end it made the unit feel secure. Just for good measure I put a few Pavestone retaining wall type bricks on the base and finished it off with the last bag of sand that I couldn't get inside the base. (The first unit we had blew over a couple of times, and I really don't want that to happen with this one.)The height adjustment mechanism on this is very nicely done. Very simple for me to use, and I think my nearly twelve year old grandson will be able to work it just fine. One final nice touch - a pad that straps into place around the pole in case you whack it with your elbow or head.Bottom line: I'm impressed with this and hope it'll last a long time.