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Well, she mentioned she'd like a swing like she had when she was a little kid.
Somewhere she could perch and read a book.
She wasn't very specific....
I've also include how I stood her up (stood the swing set up, not moma). The neighbors Kubota got her to a supposed 72". The rest was all trigonometry. Yeah, I'm the guy who struggles with math.
If you look carefully you'll see a hole where I changed the angles so as to improve my leverage.
For those of us who struggle with math, I recommend, if we can fit in a Trig class at the local community college/tech school, then you can make moma happy by erecting a swing set.
The used commercial beam, trolley, and hoist are all rated at 2ton. While I weld ok, I hired a commercial welder to build the legs, as it is potentially up to 2ton overhead.
I won't pretend that standing this up was best practice. However, at no time did I feel I was endangering myself, equipment or structures.
Daryl
MN
Somewhere she could perch and read a book.
She wasn't very specific....
I've also include how I stood her up (stood the swing set up, not moma). The neighbors Kubota got her to a supposed 72". The rest was all trigonometry. Yeah, I'm the guy who struggles with math.
If you look carefully you'll see a hole where I changed the angles so as to improve my leverage.
For those of us who struggle with math, I recommend, if we can fit in a Trig class at the local community college/tech school, then you can make moma happy by erecting a swing set.
The used commercial beam, trolley, and hoist are all rated at 2ton. While I weld ok, I hired a commercial welder to build the legs, as it is potentially up to 2ton overhead.
I won't pretend that standing this up was best practice. However, at no time did I feel I was endangering myself, equipment or structures.
Daryl
MN