I did a ton of research on which system to buy and picked MegaSlam over the usual suspects. Delivery was fast and everything was in perfect shape. There weren't a lot of options for installers in my area so I did it myself. It was quite a bit of work, but no unexpected surprises. It does put the "heavy" in "heavy-duty"—so it's pretty tough to lift into place and takes several people.

All-in-all, it looks fantastic at the end of the driveway—especially comparing it to other systems we see around. Raising it up and down is easy, but a little slow—lots of cranking. Still, the system is solid and my kids love to dunk and hang on the rim. I'm glad to have something that can stand up to their abuse and work great.

So far it's been Awesome! Easy to assemble, and kids love it. I researched all of the heavier duty systems out there and this one is heads and tails above the competition. From the welding to the arm supports to the coatings, everything about it makes it the bus system on the market. Nice thing is that if we move, we can take it with us. Hopefully we will have years of fun from this system.

This product is fantastic. It is a heavy duty system with a very through design process. If you follow the instructions and don't skimp on digging the hole and pouring the correct amount of concrete the system is rock solid. I dug the hole and mixed the concrete by hand. I used 17 bags of 80 pound concrete and one 40 pound bag of concrete. I would recommend that if you are installing this hoop yourself, get a quote from a cement delivery company. The time I would have saved would have been well worth it. I leveled the concrete and installed the plate, but the fact that you can adjust the nuts on the mounting plate after the concrete is cured is a well thought out advantage to this system. Then when you put the post on you can adjust the post if needed to square it to the playing surface. As the instruction say you will need a few people to help you lift the backboard and slide the bolt through. The packaging and labeling of the hardware is another great advantage. I really can not say enough great things about this product and the design of the hoop. The are most certainly cheaper basketball systems out there and this Megaslam 60 was a replacement for a direct burial system that through the years rusted in non-obvious areas and became twisted to the playing surface. This really is a fantastic basketball system. I expect many many years of outdoor fun with family and friends.