I will note before I begin that this is only autumn. I got this for winter, and the snow plows going down the road that typically take out our mailbox. Thus it would be hard to give this a full review without winter being here.

The pole itself seems sturdy, it's solid. My only complaint was the one of the beackets was bent so something must have run over it. LOL. I don't know how it could have gotten bent because it really is so sturdy. Also one thing everybody should note, which wasn't really clear from the description, is that you need to use wood on the bottom of the mailbox in order to mount it on to this unit. The standard mailbox brackets don't work because the pole itself is too long to fit under and the bracket holes do not line up. So one needs to mount the mail box on wood before its on on the pole.

All product I order from amazon was good

Swing away was pretty easy to install because one of my sons did 99% of the work lol. Didn't come with screws for mounting your mailbox. We had a board but needed to find longer screws to make board fit properly under box. Should come with some type of grease to make it swing easier.

Sturdy substantial product, with good instructions. Easy for one person to install. I am very pleased with it.
I almost didn't purchase because I could not find info about how mailbox connects to the pole. I hope my photos explain the required spacing to future buyers. Adding a washer (because the holes are quite big), screw up through the provided metal cross pieces into a mounting plate (wood, metal or plastic) you provide that attaches to the base of a mailbox that you provide.

This product was straightforward and easy to put up. I've attached the instructions since many people have stated that they didn't receive them in the box.

Specific tools needed: 2 x 1/2" wrenches or adjustable wrench(es), screwdriver, saw/circular saw, drill & bits (if you want to drill pilot holes), sledgehammer, tape measure

Additional items to purchase: a piece of wood (to mount physical mailbox onto), screws and/or bolts (to mount mailbox onto the wood and on the brackets)

Note: if your post is installed in a ditch, like mine was, you don't want to drive the post 2 feet down right off the get go because you won't be able to back that sucker out!! Start shorter and temporarily install the pipe to see if the mailbox sits in the correct height range (40" - 48" per Post Office standards, ideally between 42" - 46")

I thought that I might have to actually dig a hole since I live on a dirt road and I figured that I would get stopped by rocks while driving the post but the sledge did a great job of driving it right in.

Mark your post at the 2 ft mark but start shorter if you are installing down in a ditch as you don't want to drive it down that far. If you go too far down you risk your mailbox not being within the specified height if you use all three bolts on the main pole. This was almost an issue for me as the upper hole on the main pole was in the uppermost hole on the ground post.

I think that if someone hits by mailbox now they will incur some damage to their vehicle from the heavy gauge pole...and I'm alright with that at this point because I've replaced enough boxes & posts in the last 20 years. Hopefully this will be my last post, although I know that I'll probably have to replace my mailbox as I kept my old XL Rubbermaid one. I'll upgrade to a heavier duty mailbox when the time comes.

FYI: The package weighs about 22 pounds NOT 220 pounds as stated.