Recent content by Very Fine Person

Just now, just for Schlitz and giggles, I got the jack out of the car, jacked up the front of the Snapper, and lowered it onto the bathroom scale, set up with wood pieces to simulate a normal earth and a normal specimen. It read 90 pounds. I don't know what the standard accuracy of a bathroom...

Those of us who grew up with swing sets that weren't anchored to the ground have the experience of the swing set's legs lifting off the ground when the rider's weight was too far from the crossbar. So putting the swing set over the rear wheels might tip it forward when it starts to lift the...

I don't know what you mean. Let's talk about this. I get my shortened swing set with the Harbor Freight Haul-Master chain hoist on it. I want to lift the front of the machine. The hoist is above the front wheels, because that's where it needs to lift the front of the machine. I lift the...

How does this sound: A cheap or even abandoned (Free) swing set out of Craigslist. Shorten the top tube. And instead of swings, a modest chain hoist from Harbor Freight? I'd have to disassemble the swing frame to bring it home, and assemble it to use it, and disassemble it to store it, but...

I feel the same way. I mean, people are way too scairdy these days, but this is a good case for safety.