Breakaway Hardware for U-Channel Sign Posts

Breakaway Hardware for U-Channel Sign Posts

SKU# U-BB

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6 to 24: $18.99
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Are you looking for a fast and reliable way to provide additional safety features to your sign post? Our breakaway hardware kit for the U-channel post is just the answer. This fast-to-install system is designed to snap at the base of the post if hit by a vehicle, allowing the post to fall to the ground rather than bend and break.

Details for Breakaway Hardware for U-Channel Sign Posts:

  • Bolts are made from grade 9 hardened steel.
  • Consists of (2) nuts, (2) bolts, (2) spacers, and (2) washers.
  • Economical way to create a breakaway system with u-channel sign posts.

Use these breakaway bolts between a u-channel base post and a u-channel sign post to create a breakaway system.

The following steps show how to install breakaway hardware with a U-channel sign post.

NOTE: This hardware should be used only with a U-channel signpost, so make sure you use the proper post before continuing.



  • Step 1: Determine the direction of the traffic and install the U-channel footer post into the ground so that the concave part is facing toward oncoming traffic, making sure to leave at least 5 inches visible above the ground. Note that the concave part of the post curves inward like the interior of a circle.
    All of the washers, spacers, and nut shown in order on the bolt
    Fig.1 - A bolt with the correct order of the other hardware.

  • Step 2: Two individuals should perform the following step. One person should hold the upper post while the other installs the hardware. Insert the long bolt, lock washer, and flat washer through the back of the long post. This assembly should be inserted not from the concave side but from the back of the post. The bolt should extend through the front of the long post, and then the installer should slide the spacer onto the bolt.

  • Step 3: Guide the bolt from the long post through the base post and secure it with a flat washer and bolt.

  • Step 4: Tighten all hardware.
    A diagram showing all of the hardware included in the kit
    Fig.2 - A list of all the parts included in the kit

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Breakaway Hardware for U-Channel Sign Posts Specifications:

SKU #:

 U-BB

Weight:

 0.28 lbs

Dimensions:

 1.75 Inches x 0.75 Inches x 0.75 Inches

Product Color:

 Silver