Adult-Size Swing

Adult-Size Swing FARM HOME recreation 30-5-42 My homemade, heavy duty firewood trailer is designed to haul firewood out of the woods wherever I cut it. It measures 8 ft. long and 3 ft. wide. A 1,500-lb. boat winch on front of the trailer is used to put tension on the firewood so that when I pull it over rough terrain the wood won't fall off. Cables from the winch extend back over the firewood pile and run through holes in the trailer floor. There's a platform on back of the trailer so your "helper" can ride along. The front-mounted hitch can be used to "push" the trailer effortlessly to the exact location. I've used this trailer for more than 15 years with great success. You can enjoy the outdoors even more with this adult-size swing that's designed to mount between two trees. I've come up with special metal brackets that let you use the natural setting of trees as posts. The brackets screw in 10 ft. up on the trees. Chains extend from the brackets down to each end of the swing. The long distance of these chains gives you a longer swing. The brackets are permanently lubricated so there are no squeaks. I furnish the brackets. A 3/4-in. rod runs through a pipe with I hooks at one end. The rod is coated with grease so there are no squeaks. Swing is 6 ft. wide and can hold four adults. My 3 by 5-ft., ATV-pulled brush trailer works great for cleaning up yards. Just place the branches between the vertical posts, then haul them to your dumping area. I find that hauling branches this way actually works faster than running them through a wood chipper. The trailer comes with two tie-down hooks and a standard 1 7/8-in. coupler. Remove four vertical posts and you have a nice flatbed trailer. The trailer comes with puncture-proof tires and is for off-road use only. I'm willing to build the trailer for sale for $374. (Dan Jacobson, 8913 Weaver Lake Dr., Pequot Lakes, Minn. 56472 ph 218 543-6623)

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