2007-08-13 06:31:45 · 10 answers · asked by Pam S 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
We had a tire swing in the backyard and the 2 kids could swing from its branches together.. even some adults!
the limb needs be at least 6-8 inches around the bigger the better.
2007-08-13 06:37:14 · answer #1 · answered by Tapestry6 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Make sure the branch is straight, forming an L-shape, not a V, against the trunk, and strong--at least 8 inches in diameter where you attach the swing. It should be 9 to 12 feet off the ground (the higher the branch, the farther it'll swing).
Be sure to put a saddle over the top of the branch to keep the chain or rope from cutting into it and weakening it. Most saddles I've seen are simply pieces of car tire cut with a reciprocating saw.
Never use a poplar, willow or cottonwood tree as they are prove to breaking. Even suspended between two trees, if one is weak, the swing could be flung free during use.
Carabiners clipped to the chains make it easy to add the swing but use ones rated for 150 lbs or better.
Plastic hose over the chains that suspend the swing will protect fingers from pinching.
2007-08-13 11:52:04 · answer #2 · answered by gardengallivant 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Follow every ones biggest is best answers. But attach the swing using large eye bolts through the limb or large screw eyes into the limb. A chain or rope, even protected by hose will girdle and weaken the branch. Tree will quickly heal around the bolts or screws with minimal danger of introducing disease. Use a pair of 'steel' carabiners to attach a chain and metal inserts for rope. RScott
2007-08-13 07:25:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It really doesn't matter how big the kid is. What matter is that you choose the largest healthiest branch you can find. I mean huge. It wasn't long ago that a girl was killed while on a swing attached to a branch. Best not to take chances.
For those of you freely handing out the thumbs down simply because you disagree with our opinion, I would like to assert that our only fear is that someone could get hurt. The branch needs to be big and HEALTHY or you may be placing a child's life in danger.
2007-08-13 06:37:08 · answer #4 · answered by Sptfyr 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If it were me, I'd play it safe and get a metal bar play swing. It might not be of any harm now, but after a couple of years of jumping and swinging, that branch might break and harm the child.
2007-08-13 06:36:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
an eight to twelve inch limb will hold the kid and his buddy who jumps on with him, too....
look at a gym set.... a four by four or six by six holds the swings, right?.... add four + inches because it's not kiln-dried wood you're working with, but living stuff.... please use a length of rubber hose on the top where the chain will contact the limb, to avoid as much damage to the limb as possible, ok?....
2007-08-13 06:40:26 · answer #6 · answered by meanolmaw 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is danger involved here.
ANY limb regardless if the diameter can break under the slightest pressure.
A falling limb can kill....Don't do it!
a hundred pounds may be just the amount of pressure the limb is waiting on.
2007-08-13 06:37:43 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
100 lbs is a BIG kid!
better be one helllofa tree!!
2007-08-13 06:35:32 · answer #8 · answered by Minky 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I personally would put it on the biggest f-in limb I could find!!
2007-08-13 06:34:37 · answer #9 · answered by ~~*Paradise Dreams*~~ 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
the thickest one you can find.
2007-08-13 06:35:21 · answer #10 · answered by 1chunx4u 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋