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

First two went on easy! Measured all wood and brackets everything lined up to what we needed. Got end and middle bracket on and four legs. We then continued they headed for the next half and she would not go in the bracket for nothing. We did have to trim the end down to get it in but before hand we had to get the outside bracket on first. Easy way was to get bracket started then stand up the pole and lift and drop. Gods hammer “gravity” worked best to get the end one on. Standing it up well that’s a whole bother problem. Myself 40 year old Dad and two daughters 9 and 11 trying to raise a 20foot long header with 12 foot legs on it was a chore for all of us. Tractor helped for the lifting with straps but we had to stack 4 big concrete blocks at each foot so the had something to press against to be able to lift. Once she was up she looked great! Kids then got overly excited! Had to buy 30” more chain for each chain length because it was built too tall for our swings we ordered. 12’ legs means add 30” to each chain to make them low enough to sit on. ~ThreeGirlsandDad~

The bracket is tight on the 4x6 beam. It’s best to use a rasp to file down the wood before driving it onto the beam. The 4x4 post fit easy.

Bad news: - As others have mentioned, I had to rip just over a blade worth from my 4x6. Kinda difficult ripping a 4x6x12 by yourself? And even after ripping a blade width from the height of the beam and drilling out their rivets to get rid of the manufacturers tag (rivets protrude into the inside side wall which too hungs up), I still had to beat it with a rubber mallet for four feet for the middle bracket. Spent a lot of extra time trying to make these brackets work. Good and bad news: - They seem to be reading these reviews and improving their product which is why I gave them four instead of three stars. I read a review showing no paint on the inside of the bracket and mentioning concern of the pressure treated wood rusting out the bracket from the inside out. Well thanks for writing that review because they must have listened, mine is painted. The same review mentioned the wrong lags are included. Well once again, they must have listened. One of two I purchased had galvanised lags. I wish they both came with galvanised lags. I assume I got one older bracket that was sitting on a shelf for awhile and the other more recently made reflecting this change. Suggestion for the manufacturer: If you make these brackets a little bit bigger, you will get better reviews and sell more product. If I could have just slipped them on the 4x6 and screwed in place, then I would have given you five stars. I would rather them be a bit loose then have to rip a beam. The whole reason I bought these brackets is to save time. One little change and then I would say that you would be silly to build a swingset without one of these brackets.

Used these in combination with a middle bracket to make a 16 A-frame swingset. Pros: + Durable paint and steel, holding up perfectly after a few months in the elements + Included GALVANIZED hardware - important! + Snug fit - I see a lot of people complain about it being a tight fit for a standard big box 4x6. I see that as a good thing because I know its not going anywhere. About 15 minutes with a hammer and chisel and youll be good to go, but Id also recommend letting your pressure treated wood dry out for a week or two beforehand to make it easier. Cons: - As others have said, regular 4x4s fit a little loose in the leg holes. I didnt use shims or anything, but I wish they fit a bit more snug. - Lack of documentation: A little time with an angle finder and some experimenting and I found that a 15 degree bevel and 15 degree miter will get your legs to sit more or less flat on grass. It would have been helpful if the angles for the legs were provided by the vendor. All in all Im happy with the brackets; for less than the price of a premade swingset we got to build our own custom one.

We wanted a swing set for our daughter but did not want to pay the ridiculous price for a full ready to assemble kit. This kit was very easy to assemble. The biggest issue is there were no instructions on my box, but it was pretty easy to figure out. It fit 4x4s for the legs and a 4x6 for three beam very well. It is sturdy enough to support the combined weight of two adults and a toddler (in our case close to 600lbs) with no signs of stress at all. I purchased this set over others because the build looked solid (and it is) and they price was right. I am very pleased with this purchase.

Its great...one of the lagbolts broke though, even though I did make pilot holes first. Maybe it went into a knot still, but it wasnt a bunch of force that broke it. Other than that one issue, i only wish I came across this sooner and made a swingset for my kids years ago.

Three kids and a wife who loves green! DIY swing set came out amazing and the kiddos really enjoy the options.

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!

These brackets are very sturdy and keep you from having to cut much (perhaps any) wood. For me, the 4x4s slipped easily into their holes. I used 10 4x4s. Because there is wiggle room on the 4x4s, it is possible to bolt them down and have one A-frame be considerably wider or narrower than the 2nd A-frame (assuming you are buying two of these to make a traditional A-frame swing). I put a cross piece between the legs on each side using the same length 2x6 wood at the same distance from the bottom of the legs. That way I knew both A-frames had their legs the same distance apart. I wanted to add the cross brace anyway for a little more reinforcement. I cut the cross brace so the ends had the same angle as the legs. If you didnt use a cross brace, you wouldnt have to cut any wood at all. The 4x6 didnt have as much play, but slid on easily. The 2nd bracket had the weight of the legs pulling on it so I couldnt slide the 4x6 through by hand. A rubber mallet had it easily moving down the 4x6 though. With the 10 legs, it took some effort to stand it up. I tried by myself at first, but eventually my wife helped and we had it standing up. I am glad I went with 10 legs as I wanted that extra height to get a nice big arc for more thrilling swinging. I highly recommend securing the legs into the ground with some method. I went with concrete. I had several people caution me against putting the legs in the ground because they can rot fairly quickly. I used Simpson CBSQ44-SDS2 4x4 holders that let you sink a metal U shape in the concrete and then provide a metal plate for the 4X4 to sit on on. They are pricey, but worked out nice. I sank them in the concrete at an angle so the metal plate met the 4x4 legs squarely. Now that the legs are in concrete, the swing set is very stable. It is up to you to decide how long you want the 4x4s for the legs and 4x6 for the main beam. I think 10 is great for the legs (actual height will be a little less due to the angle they are at). 8 wood be OK. If you put the legs in the ground, you would have to subtract that from the height. For the 4x6, I saw a wide range of recommendations from no longer than 8 feet to up to 12 feet. I found several commercially made swingsets/kits that used a 12 4x6 so I went with 12 and I am glad I did. 12 feet gets used up quickly with a few hanging items. The legs of the A-frame angle out (not just to make the A-shape, but also in the outside direction). This makes it so you can hang a swing on the 4x6 right at the bracket and have plenty of side to side room so you dont hit the legs while swinging and you get a little sideways. I put a rope right in the middle of my 4x6 and put all my 240 pounds on the rope. I couldnt see the 4x6 bend at all. That gives me confidence that three kids swinging (even with their dynamic load) would not stress the 12 4x6. Overall I think these are excellent brackets. They are a little pricey since you have to buy two, but they are built well and make swing construction easy. Edit: over a year later these are still working great. I added some monkey bars next to the swing set and touched up the stain (Behr 3330 stain/paint Redwood color) on the swing when I stained the monkey bars. Picture added.

Used this to add a swing set extension on existing play set. Super well built and bolted right together. Great that it came with all necessary hardware.