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Mailbox Support
Model #037
216 N. 2nd Ave.; Virginia MN55792-2406
Phone/Fax (218) 741-7777
$79.95 plus S&H
S W I N G - A W A Y
for Safety.......
A 70 mph tennis ball will go right thru the windshield,
imagine an 80 pound mailbox and support!
Single, Metal, Cantilever, Breakaway, Self-Centering, Light-weight
NCHRP 350 ACCEPTANCE
(FHWA Federal Acceptance)
NEW ! Visit our web page of Laws, Rules, and Memos We hope to organize all of these in one place.
We prove that American ingenuity and technology can bring you the very best for LESS!
SAFEST SUPPORT & BEST BUY AVAILABLE FOR ALL HOMEOWNERS - CONTRACTORS - DEVELOPERS
NON-HAZARDOUS - ROADSIDE SAFETY DEVICE
Model #037 - Crashed Tested - Federally Accepted - Snowplow Friendly
CRASH VIDEOS SECTION
Before and after pictures of one of many hazardous designs. Have you seen one like this? Impacts the vehicles weakest point (the windshield) and enters the passenger compartment.
Many times each year people are maimed, injured, and yes… even killed! These are on your roadsides yet today!
Note how the wooden post post fractures at bumper height!
Click on pictures to view video of 4 boxes on a plank (515kb)
The most common mailbox support on the roadside, the 4x4 wood post, was tested and "...confirmed the overall failure of the wooden support system." more than a quarter of a century ago. Surprised? View the TTI crash tests!
Two different 4X4 Wood Post mounted on Audio/Video: (6.28MB)
2lbs per foot delineator post (U-Post) causes a rollover. The vehicle is already out of control after impacting just 3 or 4 of these.
The 4" stub height for breakaway is critical.
Watch Rollover video: Audio/Video: (577KB)
Just a short video so you can see what happens when the snowplow encounters our mailbox supports.
Important & Supportive Documents & Instructions
Colorado Department of Transportation Research Branch testing results for Mailboxes and Mounting Systems.
NEW ! ! ! FHWA to MnDOT... regard to illegal, untested mailbox supports that have been installed on Minnesota Highways for 10 YEARS!
NEW ! ! ! NEW EXCEEDS MINNESOTA (Mn/DOT) STANDARDS - Formal State acceptance since 1995
MODEL #037 INSTALLATION
INSTRUCTIONS: PDF
(845 KB) Animated
(27.69MB)
It takes all of us to make our highways safe! Protect your loved ones, friends and family, ask your hardware dealer if any of their supports are crash tested and Federally accepted, and have a 5 year limited warranty...
Contact us: tom@mailboxsupport.com