How to Hang a Tire Swing?

Question

around a tree in our lawn

Answer 1

A tire swing is a simple, inexpensive, old-fashioned addition to the kids play area that even adults can enjoy. Let's put one together. You will of course need a tree or appropriate support to hang your tire swing from.

Instructions


STEP 1: Purchase a large diameter rope to act as the tire seat support from your local hardware store or lumberyard. Take a rough measurement from the branch to the point you want where you want the tire to hang then add about ten feet for loops and knots.


STEP 2: Use a piece of rubber hose to protect both the tree branch and the rope from excessive wear. Buy a piece of hose that has an inside diameter that is slightly larger than your rope. Slip the rope through the hose, making sure that the hose will rest on the top of the branch when it is put in place.

STEP 3: Find an old tire to use for the swing seat. You may have one lying around the garage or you can check with local service stations or tire stores. Most will sell you an old tire for next to nothing or even give you one at no cost.

STEP 4: Clean the tire with a trip to the car wash and a good squirt with the power sprayer. At home a solution of one part bleach to three parts water used on the tire with the help of an old scrub brush will strip of any possibly harmful deposits.

STEP 5: Remember to clean the inside of the tire as well while you are doing the out side.

STEP 6: Use a power drill with at least a half-inch bit to drill several holes through the surface of the tire. This will be the bottom of the swing or the part that is under the seating area. The hole will keep rainwater from collecting in the tire and becoming stagnant. If you live an area of the country with lots of leafy trees you may have to make an annual practice of cleaning the leaves out of the tire to prevent the leaves from plugging the holes. STEP 7: Loop the end of the rope with the protective hose sleeve over the branch you have selected. The branch should be at least six inches in diameter to be safe. The farther the swing is from the trunk the larger the supporting branch should be.

STEP 8: Use a common square knot or overhand double knot(this is the knot that everyone uses to tie package string ' nothing nautical or Boy Scout tricky about it) to secure the rope to the branch. Leave a little space in the loop to allow for branch growth.

STEP 9: Set your tire up on anything you can find as a temporary stand that is the approximate height you want it to hang. Calling in a friend to help hold the tire is a good idea because you can take turns swinging each other once the swing is completed.

STEP 10: Take two wraps of rope around the tire and then use another square or double overhand knot to secure the rope at the tire end.

STEP 11: Adjust the swing height after a few days if the rope stretches out from the weight of passengers.

Answer 2

Select a large diameter, high tree branch with no limbs under it (pruned or naturally), then use a ladder or boomlift to get up to the branch and screw in RATED eyebolts (if they are not rated they can open up), next thread the end of the rope through the eyelet and splice together a knotless loop. Knotless loops are more difficult to make than hitches, but they are stronger than knots, and if made with a sufficient length of rope they are also more secure. Knotless loops are easier to accomplish with hollow braided rope, but it is also possible to form them in Hawsers (three strand, twisted rope) and cables (nine strand, twisted rope). After the loop is made, apply a whipping to keep it from unraveling, then descend. If you don't like heights you can always affix the rope to the Eyebolt on the ground, then screw it in. Once the top is attached, return to terra firma and repeat on the tire. One more thing that I would do for the first year or two, but no longer is wrap several loops of Spectra fiber rope through the eyebolt and around the limb as a safety precaution until the wood grows around the bolt.

Here are some links for splicing in the knotles loops:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_splice
http://www.aie.org.uk/aie_data/aie_knot_3splice.html
http://www.neropes.com/splice/default.htm

Answer 3

I hung one from one of our old Oak trees. I got the biggest rope I could find. I used a special clamp to tie the rope together at the top, so it wasn't tight around the branch. It's kind of a U shape clamp with a u bolt. This was up about 20 feet and worked great. It was the first thing I did when we moved to the country.

Answer 4

Find a sturdy enough limb to be able to hold the weight.

Use an A-frame ladder or a boom and lift yourself to the branch

Screw in a large eye bolt (Looks like a screw with loop on the end) Place as many as needed depending on how the tire is going to sit. (1 for traditional swing, 2 for the horizantal tire swing)

Run the rope through the bolt and properly secure with a knot.

I found it best to run two large eye bolts into the top of tire and place a nut and washer on the outer and inner surface of tire. (about 6-8 inches apart. I ran the rope from the limb through the two tire bolt and back up to the limb.

Make sure you test the swing with weighted sandbags or similar to ensure the safety of your child.

Answer 5

I like Bonno's answer, But just be sure and use a big enough rope, say around 5/8s or 3/4, Have a Great Day

Answer 6

You need to hang it by your empty fricking head.

What, are you serious?

No, seriously,
1) obtain a sufficient length of 12 twine polymer rope from a local hardware supply store.
2) climb up the tree with rope in hand
3) tie on end of the rope around the branch with a double hitch knot. (or a simple loop knot)
4) tie the other end to your ignorant neck
5) jump your dumb *** off the tree.

Good day empty head.

Answer 7

A DIFFICULT QUESTION...
IF YOU THROW THE ROPE OVER & LOOP IT THROUGH IT SELF, IT WILL SINCH TIGHT AROUND THE LIMB & BE THERE PERMINANTLY ( DIFFICULT TO REMOVE ). IF YOU FOR SEE MOVING IT, YOU SHOULD LOB IT OVER THE DESIGNATED LIMB & TIE IT OFF. PICK A REAL HIGH ONE... THE HIGHER UP, THE LONGER THE THROW OF THE PENDELIUM ( SWING ) & THE MORE FUN FOR THE RIDER ( YOUR KID ).
I HAD AN EMPTY LOT W/ HUGE TREES & A DROP OFF... I COULD GET THEM, MY KIDS, OUT OF THE THING!

Answer 8

Find a nice, sturdy limb...climb a ladder and hang it securely from a rope!

Answer 9

C'mon, Use a rope!

Answer 10

use a rope