Swing Set Built From Corn Planter Wheels

Swing Set Built From Corn Planter Wheels FARM HOME Miscellaneous 23-3-44 Chance Farlow decided to build a swing set for his two grandkids, Jimmy, 4, and Kristy, 5, because he wanted them to have something unique. "I didn't want them to have just an ordinary swing set," says the Barronett, Wis., farmer who came up with a design in his head and did the work in about a week. What makes it unique is that he used steel wheels off old corn planters. Each wheel is painted a different color. The three legs of the 8-ft. high swing set are made from a length of 1 1/4-in. dia. pipe bent into a U shape and sunk 1 1/2 ft. in the ground. Three 2 1/2 ft. dia. steel corn planter wheels are welded to each leg. A smaller steel packer wheel welds to the front and back of each leg at the bottom to ensure stability. Two home-made swings hang from a piece of pipe that runs through the spindles on the planter wheels. He added a teeter-totter to one end of the swing set using a planter axle and some additional wheels. Farlow also recently added a slide to the swing set. It's the only part of the project that's store-bought, he notes. "The kids love it and even their grandma can use it because it's so sturdy," he says. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Chance & Carol Farlow, 705 27 1/2 Ave., Barronett, Wis. 54813-9401 (ph 715 822-4159).

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