Eastern Jungle Gym DIY Swing Set Hardware Kit with Easy 1-2-3 A-Frame Brackets, Swing Seats, Ring Trapeze Bar and All Assembly Hardware and Instructions - Wood Not Included

Arrived on time, all parts as described. Made erecting a swing set for my Granddaughter possible by myself. Does require some tools, knowledge and patience to drill the mounting holes straight through the 4X6 top beam. Buy dry wood if possible or let the wood dry in a warm garage for several weeks for best results. Use shims to level the beam before drilling each hole, (if it is at all even slightly twisted) and clamps to hold it stationary before drilling. A drill press will make drilling straight holes much easier. Once it was all drilled and the hardware mounted I placed all the parts on site and built it there. Once totally built and the swing was laying on its side I lifted the top beam of the A frame up and placed it on a 5 foot ladder then used a rope attached to the top beam and a small tractor to slowly pull the swing upright. To keep the swing from tipping too far I had a friend use a rope to counter the pull from the tractor and let the swing settle slowly to the ground. Tie down stakes placed, all set up and ready to swing

Nice and easy set up. However I need to figure out something else with the bolts. Might have to drill completely through and use nuts and bolts. The screws/bolts that come with it keep coming loose. Not very happy with that. I know it’s probably too much. But I think instead of using a 4x6 they could have made the brackets to hold something a little bigger. Just for added stability. Watching my 12 year old daughter swing and watching the 4x6 twist as she’s swinging kind of nerve-racking

This kit was an excellent value and what a great way to cut the cost of a solid swing set at least by half!! You get everything that you need except for the lumber. Really simple to put together.

We are 2 months into using the Eastern Jungle Gym Classic Swing Set and love it. We replaced the trapeze for a toddler bucket seat (also Eastern Jungle Gym) for our almost 2 year old. He loves the swing & asks to swing often. I also love it and will swing for hours on end into the night. Assembly was relatively straightforward, but here are some notes: - Check the bolts & nuts. We had a bolt that was bent and went to the big orange store to get a new one. - I personally did not use pretreated wood, because Id read about the dangers of getting a splinter from the treated wood. Instead I used a standard deck stain - That same big orange store cut my 4x4s & 4x6s for me so no need to break out the circular saw. - Make sure to get a long enough drill bit to go through the 4x6. Trying to meet from either end would take a level of skill I didnt even want to attempt. - I was able to assemble the entire swing set by myself, but needed help flipping it over into place

READ THIS BEFORE ASSEMBLING!!! If your 4”x6” beam does not immediately slide into the bracket, there is a trick that works like a charm. Instead of sanding or planing, first try this: with two people, stand the beam up on end, on top of the bracket it needs to slide into. Gently lift the beam and drop it onto the opening of the bracket. This will force the beam into the bracket with minimal effort compared to all other methods.

BUYER BEWARE!!!! You will need to spend more. The hardware that came with it would have been good if it would have all come. Missing hardware!!! Missing 16 lag bolts and washers. Missing the additional 8 needed for the in ground stakes. Even more importantly missing the hardware to actually hang swings to the swing set. For $260 and change one would expect it all to be there, as described ( all lag screws no through bolts as described) I spent another $63.00 for the hardware that was missing. What a disappointment. The two brackets for the 4x4 legs and 4x6 beam look and seem adequate. That being said and after the added expense, it went together relatively easy (heavy work) and looks good. I used a 4x6x12 so I can add a saucer swing to the far end and 4x4x10 so it will sit higher. Took a little over 3 1/2 hours total. Suggestions. Use a carpenters square and drill the holes smaller that instructions tell you, to ensure maximum bite from screws into the wood. I don’t imagine the company with reimburse me for the missing hardware, and I’m not sending it back. Next I’d choose just the brackets and price it all together myself and would prob save close to $100.00 or more plus added cost.

This was the weekend project that is already paying dividends. The build quality of all the components is very high quality and should last for years to come. I purchased 4x4x10 posts and a 4x6x10 beam for the set. I cut the posts down to 9 although the instructions call for 8 but I wanted a taller set that would fit the family longer. This was the right call for us. After much hemming and hawing, I opted for the kinder and gentler pressure treated lumber which is now arsenic free. It was either this or go with cedar for about 4 times the cost and beyond my means. My 6 year old will understand not to use the wood for toothpicks I hope. As most have mentioned, sanding the wood is required to get the brackets to fit. I sanded all the wood anyway so that there would be no splinters so this was no big deal. The sanding took most of my time and amounted to several hours when all was said and done. A belt sander will make short work of it but I used a random orbital. Our kit was missing the instructions so I emailed Eastern Jungle Gym and received a reply the same day with a PDF of them.

Be prepared to sand every single post that is supposed to fit into these “easy” brackets. It’s an absolute joke that it takes so much personal labor to get these to work. I have an idea, make the bracket openings a little larger and provide a pack of shims. Dang.

The kit was all there with heavy duty hardware. Lag bolts were enough with extras. Took two people two hours to assemble.

This kit built one strong swing set! I used 10 legs and a 12 beam. Assembly was pretty easy with the right tools. I used treated pine. I laid out my hardware pieces on the beam to get a basic sense of spacing. Then, I corrected for uniformity. Basically, the swings are 18 apart from each other and 12 away from the brackets. Because of the lean of the legs, you could get them closer to the brackets without issue, but I liked the look of the spacing. I also left 6 inches of the beam sticking out of one side to install a climbing rope. Then, I chalked out my spacing and started drilling some pilot holes. When using my 3/8s auger bit, I drilled from the bottom, but turned it over to countersink the top. I really recommend doing that. It makes the holes clean and keeps the tops of the bolts flush with the wood. That way, if anyone gets on top, they wont have to deal with metal sticking up. After the bolts were installed, I slid on the brackets. Ive heard others complain about this, but my wood was dry enough. They made a snug fit, but it didnt require any planing or sanding - just a few taps with a rubber mallet. When assembling the legs, I added one side and rested the other side on a ladder. (I did need some help guiding the second set of legs into the brackets, but that was the only time I needed an extra set of hands.) I adjusted the legs, drilled some pilot holes and bolted it all together. Finally, I took a hand planer to the edges to round them out a little and voila! All-in-all, it probably took 3 hours or so. Its so heavy, I didnt feel the need to stake it down. I tested it out with 2 heavy adults and it easily held 500 lbs - even with the longer beam. And because of the weight, there was no risk of tipping it over. Really great product!