I wanted to immediately put up some swings for the kids. Give them something to keep them occupied on the property.
I bought a 4x6x12 board and 1/2 inch x 2 feet threaded rods.
I also bought the swings and the swing brackets off Amazon.
I put the board up at 10 feet because that is where we intend to have the platform for this section start.
This is where things get tricky. I left the kids with Husband and went out with the hammer drill to drill holes in the pole and put it up. Turns out I neither had the right drill nor the right drill bit. I thought using a paddle drill bit would be the best idea but boy, it’s not. I had to pull it out every few seconds to get rid of the wood chips so it wouldn’t get stuck. It took FOREVER to drill a single hole. Then it killed the drill. It got so hot drilling that hole that I had to stop and let it cool down before doing the other hole.
The next problem is hoisting the board up there alone. It’s really heavy. So I propped it up and bolted it loosely to one side. Then I put a rope around the other side and started hoisting it up for the second bolt. Now yes, it should have two bolts on each side. Drill couldn’t handle it though so I settled with one and the intent to put another in later.
I got it done though and they love the swings!
