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

I checked the dimensions of a 4x6 at both big box stores and they were all a hair too tall. Width was perfect. I took a skill saw and cut about 1/8” off the TOP of the 4x6 and was able to hammer the bracket on. The 4x4 legs fit with no modification, but was actually a little loose. If the manufacturer would make the bracket fit common available lumber it would go together without many tools. If you’re a competent DIY’er it’s no problem. You will need a friend to stand this up and move it around once assembled.

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.

Easy to build and quick…

I have assembled two of these swing sets now one at our home 12ft wide with 3 swings and one at my 87 year old grandmothers house 16ft wide with middle support bracket, a bench swing for her and 2 kids swings. First I will address some complaints in other reviews about brackets being too small for a 4x6 PT beam. Yes the beam fits tight and that is how it should be. Due to the process, and its all in the name pressure treated, they force chemicals into the wood with pressure to preserve it. Youll notice over time even on your deck the deck boards you fit together snug will shrink as they dry out and leave you ⅛-³/¹⁶ gaps if you buy your lumber the same day and expect to slap it together its gunna fight you. That said there are a few tricks you can try. Light coat of vegetable oil or as long as the wood is fairly dry try cornstarch. Then use a wooden block and a sturdy hammer. Best case would be buy the lumber and give it a couple weeks in a sunny spot. You want a snug fit it will be sturdier and movement will affect the hardware and brackets much less over time. Otherwise drill pilot holes for the lags. Build it on a set of saw horses and it will be far easier to tip it up once you are done. Buy sturdy swing hangers or have some made at a local metal shop. No need to cut legs to the angle of the ground they will sink into the grass somewhat and give a sturdy footprint. Also due to covid supply issues you may want to source the lumber prior to ordering the brackets. When it came time to built my grandmas swing set treated lumber was all but impossible to come by. Had to drive 50 miles to find 4x4x8 for legs.

Fantastic product!! A really great price for a high quality product. I was able to get this all done on my own in the course of an afternoon with very basic tools. Im really happy with the end result, its got clean lines, looks neat, and is incredibly sturdy. If you need a basic A-frame, you cant beat this. I did have to do a little rubber mallet banging and sanding to get a few of the pieces of timber in, but thats probably because the pressure treated lumber can swell oddly at the ends and Im glad they fit so snugly anyhow. Id definitely suggest doing the large cross beam first. After beating with the rubber mallet for way too long, I realized I could pick the whole thing up and gently drop it on its end on a piece of plywood to get the cross beam totally seated into the bracket. Im pretty strong, and I took pains to do it gently, so be careful if you take this tactic, but it worked like a dream. I also thought itd be easier to put the legs in starting with pushing in the one that would be flat on the ground first, but that wasnt so. It was easier to pick up the 4x4 and let gravity to a bit of the work to get it slid into the upward angled leg slot (with the bracketed cross beam laying flat on the ground) first, making sure to add a bit of upward force to it to make it square in the slot as I drilled my pilot holes and ratcheted in the bolts. I needed this A-frame for some large scale crafts projects that I do, so a 4x6x8ft cross beam is perfect so that I have just over 6 of clearance inside the legs of the frame. However, if youre doing this for swings, especially if its for adults or you just want some extra clearance, you might want to go for the 10 long cross beam. I hope my experience helps you along, Id definitely recommend this product with confidence!

When these arrived they were sturdy and heavy duty!! I was impressed! Ive never built a swing set before. We did it in two hours with 1pregnant mom, grandma and grandpa...it went up so fast we were so amazed. No instructions, no video and no building experience. Im gonna get another set because things being what they are the cost is just gonna go up. Great product, Great price!

Great playset brackets. Super sturdy, good hardware, fast shipping. No complaints, better than what they have at your local big box hardware store by a mile.

This is a great way for people that are reasonably handy but dont have access to a full woodworking tools to be able to build their own custom wooden swing set. If you are looking to build your standard 6 to 8 foot tall three swing swing set for little kids, a full kit from your local hardware store or big box store is a better deal. However, if you are looking to build something you cant find in a big box store, and dont have the tools to cut 4 x 4 and 4 x 6 lumber, this is the ideal solution. Here are some tips, some of which have already been mentioned in previous reviews: This is a single bracket. You will need two to build an entire frame. I recommend getting the hardware kit that goes with this bracket, as opposed to trying to find and buy all the necessary bolts and such locally. You will also need to buy two of these kits to go with your two brackets. Youll also need one for by six timber and four 4 x 4 timbers that are at least 8 in length. Swingset anchors are also recommended. I also recommend emailing the manufacturer for the PDF of the instructions for the standard swingset kit. You can then use that as a guideline for building your own custom set. And it will show you what drillbits you need, how swings should be spaced, and how the general assembly works. Chances are if you buy pressure treated lumber, your 4 x 6 beam is going to be a very snug fit. You are better off having a belt sander on hand to sand the ends down for an easier fit. Belt sanders are only about $40 to buy for about $25 to rent for the day. While you have that sander, you might want to go ahead and sand all your timbers anyway so kids dont get splinters. This is my only complaint with the project, it took considerable time getting the beam sanded down to fit the bracket. This is probably because the bracket is designed for a full kit that has two 2x6s bolted together instead of a single 4x6 beam. This was an easy weekend project for the two of us. And had we not used all 12 foot long timbers, we wouldnt have needed a third person to help us raise it after assembly. If you are just using 8 foot or 10 foot timbers you dont need additional help. If you do choose to use longer 4x4s as we did, the standard swings you can buy might have chains that are too short for a frame that height. You will need to buy additional chain to lengthen them. Our local Lowes hardware store was able to deliver all the lumber needed for this project, which was great since we cant fit 12 foot lumber in our vehicle. I would buy this again, and be able to build something even faster knowing all of this ahead of time.

Update: 18 month later and after much fun we moved. When we went to disassemble the set the 4x4s just fell out of the slots. The bolts have rusted and broke. We love this set enough that for re-assembly we bought the middle type bracket to expand the set, but we are headed to the hardware store to get bolts that will last. We live in Florida, so with constant rain and humidity it’s not surprising to have things rust faster than normal. I’m keeping it at 5 stars because the brackets are great, but keep an eye on the bolts. I bought these this week and set up the swing set today, so this review will be based solely on assembly. Everything that I needed to set up the A frame was included except for the wood of course. The 6x4 was a tight fit as others have said. Mostly the corners were snug going in, so I sanded the corners and it slipped on easier. Toward the end I still had to bang it on with a mini sledge hammer and wood between to soften the blow. All the hardware was present and worked great. We put the wood in the slots, drilled holes then added the bolts. Once the 4x6 was in place we added the swing hinges before the 4x4s to make assembly easier. I also sanded down the wood to prevent splinters in little hands. All in all it took 6 hours to complete including the trip to lowes for wood, sanding, assembling, digging. At first we let it just sit on he ground, but there was some lifting of the posts, so we buried them about 6 and will get the anchor kit. I would recommend this as I feel it is safe and sturdy for my kids to play on. Im 130lb and felt comfortable swinging on it. I took it as high as I could go to test it and there was no sign of safety issues.

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.