I am replacing my old 5 foot cypress porch swing. If I order this 5 foot cypress swing, will I have to relocate my 2 porch swing hanging eye bolts that are exactly 60 inches apart?
2011026
No you should be able to just hang the new one. I love my swing. It is really well made. You will love it.
2011027
My bolts are 60" apart, but the hardware that comes with the swing won't hook onto the eye bolt. I don't know the correct terminology, but the hardware coming from the chain is a swivel eye bolt that the bolt coming from the ceiling hooks through.
2011028
I think not. The chain holes are 56.5-inches, center to center. I attached the chains to eye bolts that are 52-inches apart, and it hasn't affected anything adversely. Visually, it's hardly noticed. I agree that this is a nice-looking, well made swing. We love ours. It's a good choice.
2011029
We used our existing eye bolts with this swing and they are exactly 60 inches apart.
1578104
I just pre drilled a 1/8 inch hole into the rafter, then picked up a 3/8 inch I bolt. And attached that to the hook on top of the swing, you can pick up a piece of chain as well to lower it down if your ceiling is to high..
121484
hi, if you have a wood swing beam this will work great!!! easily adjustable whatever the swing beam size is. my husband made our swing beam 16 ft long and 6 inches thick. this item is worth its money. unfortunately we had to return the item we hung on this but still kept these brackets for a replacement swing glider.
524633
You need to purchase a porch swing hanging kit from like Home Depot. They are long bolts that screw into a beam. They will say on the package how much weight they can hold. I think mine are 250 each (there are 2) and I bought porch swing springs (about $10 each at Home Depot). The swing chain has large hooks that fit into them. My husband and I are more than 400 together and we are fine. I think it's more about the strength of the beam you put it in. We have 2 swings (front and back) and they are both secured in heavy, weight bearing beams. Hope this helps (:
742477
I don't see a way to hook the swing to the frame. The swing comes with large hooks that take more than an eye bolt. The swing hooks are as thick as my finger, so need a pretty large eye. You can always take the hooks off the chains. I have pictures of mine in use if you're interested...I really like it and this is a couple of seasons later. I think the frame would work if you modify the hook area though.
128034
If you were hanging them on a metal frame I would say no additional rope as they are adjustable sides. However because it's going to be hanging from a tree branch I suggest you purchase he additional rope. Our swings hang from a metal frame that is 15ft above the ground and we have adjusted on swing to sit lower to the ground for our son and the other to be higher for adults. Any more questions... Don't hesitate to ask.
557879
I think using only two bolts could be problematic. It would swing unless you could anchor it laterally in two places, and that presents it's own troubles. It is designed for four eye bolts.
766237
I have the the spring and frame attached directly to the eye bolt in the ceiling. The swing itself has adjusters to set the height of the both main pads and foot straps.
1047752
Chuck, probably nothing more than you've already considered: 1) more sanding, 2) a different 4x6 or 3) drive the hardware onto the 4x6 with a heavy hammer (I did this on one of my swing set set-ups . . . but would have been difficult to remove if I needed to.) Good luck.
811706
I don't remember the exact length, and I am 5,000 miles away from the swing set currently. I do remember that the swing was on the ground when we hooked the end of the chain to the crossbar. So, the chains must be at least 7 ft. long. We had to shorten the chains to mount the swing at the correct height.
1164671
We were not able to hang our swing on an existing swing set or any of our trees. It is big. We are going to have to build a frame to hold it.
498834
It doesn't come with fasteners, you have to get them at your local hardware store. However the adjustments for height are S hooks and are on each side, they are included with the swing. I used carabiners to attach to the ceiling/joists, which I prefer (safer and easy to move).
427613
I assume by drilling into a beam you would be using lag bolts as compared to a bolt! If you are going to be using the hangers for a swing then it would depend on the weight of the person using the swing what size of lag bolt would have to be used. Also the type of beam you are using would also determine what to use to secure the hanger to the beam. Soft redwood requires a longer and larger bold as compared to fir or other hard grain wood. I used a 6x8 12' long fir beam to support our swing and drilled all the way through to secure it with 3/8" bolts and nuts. Of course, I installed two side by side swings and knew that adults would use the swing. Hope this helps. I assume by drilling into a beam you would be using lag bolts as compared to a bolt! If you are going to be using the hangers for a swing then it would depend on the weight of the person using the swing what size of lag bolt would have to be used. Also the type of beam you are using would also determine what to use to secure the hanger to the beam. Soft redwood requires a longer and larger bold as compared to fir or other hard grain wood. I used a 6x8 12' long fir beam to support our swing and drilled all the way through to secure it with 3/8" bolts and nuts. Of course, I installed two... » Read More I assume by drilling into a beam you would be using lag bolts as compared to a bolt! If you are going to be using the hangers for a swing then it would depend on the weight of the person using the swing what size of lag bolt would have to be used. Also the type of beam you are using would also determine what to use to secure the hanger to the beam. Soft redwood requires a longer and larger bold as compared to fir or other hard grain wood. I used a 6x8 12' long fir beam to support our swing and drilled all the way through to secure it with 3/8" bolts and nuts. Of course, I installed two side by side swings and knew that adults would use the swing. Hope this helps. « Show Less
2036619
Unfortunately, the swing manufacturer did not sell chain if you needed additional length. So I went to Lowe's and bought a similar size chain, cut to the proper length x2, with connectors/links. Then I sprayed it with a matching Rustoleum paint.
483770
I hung the swing in my daughter's playroom from the ceiling. I screwed 2 eye bolts into a stud in the ceiling. I used 2 carabiners to attach 3 ft of chain to each eyebolt. Then I attached the swing to the end of each chain.
1195413
I can't wait to hang ours on our porch. Large screw in hooks can damage trees. I have seen a a regular swing hung with thick strapping. An arborist may have a suggestion.
555974
Yes, take out the 2x4's you have installed, and re-cut them to all the same length (all 4 legs), and the 2 cross cross beams to the same length. Yours cannot possibly be equal lengths, as thats pretty much the ONLY way these saw horses could be unstable.