Eastern Jungle Gym Easy 1-2-3 A-Frame 2 Brackets for Swing Set with All Mounting Hardware, Green

If not for the fact that they do not provide any recommendation on hardware, I would give this 5 stars. When I received it, I looked it over and assumed that the holes lined up and I would be using through bolts. Just did not look close enough... Got the 1st leg into the bracket and just realized that it needs lag bolts, not bolts that will go all the way through. Very frustrated, because if they would just have this in a piece of paper in the box or in the description on Amazon, it would have saved me a trip to the store and a waste of a few hours. So, since they will not tell you what you need, I will. 02 quantity brackets. This item. 28 quantity of 3 1/2 x 3/8 galvanized lag bolts. $1.40 each. 28 quantity of 3/8 galvanized flat washer. 22 cents each 28 quantity of 3/8 galvanized lock washer. 23 cents each 04 quantity of 4x4x12 pressure treated pine. These were $15 each 04 quantity of 50lb bags of quick-crete 01 quantity of 4x6x12 pressure treated pine. $20 - Length depends on your desires. 01 quantity of pilot hole drill bit. I believe I used 5/16, check for yourself. swings, swing hardware Total cost is about $230 including these brackets and less swings & swing hardware. Swings will be $50 to $100 per swing depending on the hardware and quality that you choose. Once I got the correct hardware, install when easy. Having a 3lb or 5lb hammer to hit them all the way in was helpful. Some comments talked about the tight fit, I was happy for that, I want the fit to be tight. I have a impact wrench and this makes the install of each bolt probably 10 times easier. In the end, I am happy I chose these as it made the build go much easier with much less brain power required, no cutting of angles, etc. I have done it the other way in the past and this is definitely the way to go.

This product works great, appears to have a good coating and came with hot dipped galvanized lag screws to prevent rust when used on treated lumber. I had read reviews from people who couldnt slide this onto cedar lumber. That is because cedar comes in full 4x4 dimension, whereas treated lumber is called 4x4, but is actually 3.5x3.5 nominal dimension.

Well made brackets for what I’m constructing .

This product works decent enough, however you may want to put in some additional support that I showed in the picture. After two years, the entire swingset moves away more than I feel comfortable with; so you can go by the hardware store and pick up some steel conduit piping, Cut into 2 foot lengths, hammer each end flat and drill a hole. Then mount them as a hypotenuse to the corners and it will stiffen up the entire swingset and make it way more safe

The hardest part about putting this together was lifting the 4x6 onto the roof rack of my Escape to bring it home from Lowes. That and the four month wait for pressure treated lumber thanks to COVID. I used 4 8-foot 4x4 ground contact pressure treated posts for the legs and a 12-foot 4x6 pressure treated post for the top beam. The brackets fit snugly on the 4x6, almost a little too snugly on one end. A few taps with a piece of wood as a bumper block got one end flush, and I was able to easily slide the other bracket 2 feet in from the end. The instructions on Eastern Jungle Gyms website call for a 10-foot top beam, so I slid one bracket on the extra two feet and plan to tie a climbing rope on that end that stands proud. With the help of a drill and impact driver, I was able to have the frame fully assembled and upright in under and hour working entirely on my own. All of the lag bolts and washers you need are included. After pinning all four legs to the ground and hanging the swings, I gave it a test run before letting my kids on it. My 180 lbs felt secure and strongly supported, so I have no concerns about them. So far, they absolutely love it!

I had two problems. The first was just a mistake, I was sent a single bracket when I ordered the set of 2. This was resolved through an return, but I had to hassle with sending one of the brackets back. Im surprised there was not a better way to just have them send me a second bracket. I guess I should have called or chatted with Amazon rather than just creating a return. The second problem and one that other people have had from the reviews was getting the 4x6 through the end of the bracket. I bought a pressure treated 4x6x8 from Lowes to build the swing set. I was able to get both ends in the bracket, but it was very snug. I used a rubber mallet and a block of wood, the first side took quite a bit of hammering, but it went on with relatively no issues. The second side however, once the bracket was about 6 inches on I could not get it to budge with the mallet. It wasnt coming off either. I decide that the weight of the 4x6 would help me so I stood it on end, laid piece of 4x4 on the ground and repeatedly lifted and dropped the end hitting the 4x4 piece to prevent damaging the bracket or the concrete. I probably looked ridiculous, (but my kids thought I was pretty awesome haha). This worked very well until I got to the last 2 1/2 inches. At that point I hit another stopping point. Even dropping it like this would only move it millimeters. Of course at this point I realized maybe I should have done a little more prep, but the first one went on okay so I really thought I could get the second one on as well. Honestly, Im stuck right now. I want to get the 4x6 fully into the bracket, but Im trying to figure out how to do this with the last two inches. It wouldnt be that big of a deal, but I want the wood behind the full welded portion of the bracket to prevent any wear from twisting. Its probably okay honestly. Today Im going to try to get some oil through the bracket and see if that will get things moving again. So if you actually read this, take my advice and prep the end of the wood if its a snug fit (file/sand/chisel). It might seem like it will go on at first, but once you get it on, if its tight, its impossible to get off. Ill update my review if Im able to get it to work with the oil. Unfortunately with my schedule that will have to wait until closer to the weekend. Update: I was finally able to get the bracket all the way to the end of the beam. I first shot some oil into the back of the bracket and set the 4x6 up so that the end that had the oil was facing up allowing the oil to run down the seams between the 4X6 and the bracket. I then greased the remaining portion inside the bracket. I used a drill in the corners where I could see the 4x6 was rubbing against the bracket to relieve some of the pressure (but the drill bit only went so far). I waited for a few hours to let the oil settle in and then tried again. It still took an enormous amount of force, picking up and dropping the 4x6, but it started moving again. Im relieved I was able to get it to work, but yeah, this project was supposed to be easy!

Product is perfect for building a back yard swing set. I built it during the pandemic of 2020 as all the local playgrounds were off limits. The kids absolutely love it and play on it everyday now. The joints and wood beams took about an hour from start to finish to install. I used pressure treated wood from a local lumber yard here in the Northeast. I used (4) 10 foot 4x4 beams, and (1) 10 foot 4x6 beam. The 4x4 beams fit perfectly in the brackets, but the 4x6 beam needed a lot of wood shaved off. The wood was not wet and I stored it in my garage for over a week prior to installation. To make the 4x6 fit, I used a standard block planer and removed at least 1/8 of an inch off of each side of each end. Even so, I still had to used a block of wood with a shock-proof rubber mallet to seat the joints all the way in. After that, everything else was a breeze to install. Some have said the included zinc coated lag bolts are incorrect for pressure treated wood (true), but the lag bolts supplied with my kit were indeed galvanized, and definitely not zinc coated. The other notable tip for building this kit is to have a lot of help for installing the 4x4 legs, as well as a step ladder. Four helpers is ideal, but two sturdy adults can make it work. For installation, first install the joints onto the 4x6 beam, then a 4x4 beam on each opposing joint with it laying down. Bolt them in securely, then grab your help for lifting the three attached beams and hold them upright. For the other two opposing beams, have your helpers slowly tilt the assembly towards the angle that it will attach to the other 4x4 beams. Install the last two 4x4 beams and bolt in place. I was able to comfortably put two swings (one standard and one bucket), and one trapeze bar, with 15 spacing between each swing. The swing seats I used recommended 18-22 spacing between each chain, so I did 20 for both, and the trapeze bar was 18 of spacing.

These fit PERFECT with our lumber from Menards to make our swingset! Great quality and easy to use, comes with all the hardware! We purchased three swings to go on this, as well as swing hardware.

I was told to stay away from pre treated lumber. That it’s not a great option for a kids setup. It contains a lot of chemicals, and the wood is rough, and splinter laden. Unless you want to sand it, on top of the time with putting everything together. Prices for wood are insane nowadays. But red wood will last for my kids’ lifetime, and it’s soft. I purchased a 4x6 12’ for the header, 4 4x4 10’ for the legs, and 2 2x6 8’ for cross supports. 8’ legs would be fine. Mine is really tall, but it allows for some awesome swing expanse for my 8 and 10 year old. Idk how people do it with a 10’ header with 3 swings. There’s barely enough room for 3 on a 12’ beam. I separated the swings by 18” from center all the way across. I wouldn’t go to 16” like other sites have suggested for swings. My red wood fit into the brackets with a little wiggle room to spare. They seem strong and sturdy. I purchased steel stakes for the legs and that took care of the rocking question.

***UPDATE*** I have changed my review from the 3 stars to 4 stars after receiving the replacement. I was able to get another good one out of the new box and after measuring one of the new ones, it was also smaller than the 3.625 they claim it to be. That being said putting the swing together was super easy and it looks great. I would highly recommend that you have a power drill though to run all of those lag bolts in because there are a lot of them! My DeWalt was nice and warm after putting it all together! We went with a 12 beam on the top and 8 legs but we are thinking of changing the legs over to 10 just to give us more room for the swing arc, assuming we dont get a letter from the HOA...so we might just hold on to the 8 as well! The thing is super sturdy but does need anchored to the ground if you are going to get crazy on it! ------------------------------------------------ I figured I would write this caution and I will for sure update this after I receive the replacement. But as you can see in this photo, the piece is not made correctly and is only 3.25 wide at the bottom and 3.625 at the top which is the measurement that they claim on their website. Since the final cut of a 4x6 is 3.5 x 5.5 if it was made correctly it would slide right on. And the second piece in this kit did just that....it slid right on without any issues at all. I have seen a lot of people saying they needed to soap up the board or push it on with a hammer, etc but being 1/4 under size is obviously a problem with the manufacturing of this piece. Amazon of course is making it right and sending me another one out and I sure hope at least one of the pieces is the correct size because we have some kids that were excited to have a swing set up and now they are learning some patience!