Hello!
I was planning to make a swing setup between two pine trees and attach a beam between the trees to then be able to hang swings. Does anyone have any tips on how to do this, preferably without harming the trees? The pines are 3.60 m apart. I need clear descriptions as I’m not very familiar with construction
Beam in wood, I assume. Use square lashing with rope, search for the description yourself or check the example link below. Unbeatable best way to secure without damaging the tree more than necessary. If it's going to stay there a long time, the tree will get damaged anyway. You can protect the tree a bit more by placing a thicker fabric, rubber sheet, or burlap or something in between. The trick is to choose a good rope. For a shorter time, basically anything will work. I suggest a natural fiber rope because it's the most aesthetically pleasing, thickness 6-8 mm because it's easier to achieve a strong lashing that way. I would preferably choose a round spruce log, or possibly oak, but that is a bit hard to come by, as a beam. Absolutely not pine, it snaps off too easily. I have visited and been involved in building quite a few fairs in scouting contexts where one builds with spruce poles and triple-strand sisal. Both Ferris wheels and swing rides for four people. It was in a swing ride that I saw a pine log snap, which resulted in some ambulance and concussion for a child there... The advantage of a round log is that it handles the force more equally in all directions, a beam that is rectangular on average becomes a bit oddly loaded when swinging and can certainly break.
How did you build treehouses, didn't you use nails?
At a friend's place, we built a treehouse between three pines, so the floor was triangular. It lasted for many years. (And there we little boys sat, looking at old porn magazines. Back then they were called Piff, Raff, and Top Hat, and the pictures were black and white )
I have planned to try hanging beams in the trees with mounting band to minimize damage to the trees. I am going to build a treehouse and it will be static in a completely different way than a swing.
The downside of this is that it still chokes the tree somewhat, but I haven't found a way to avoid damage completely when building in trees, unless you can utilize forks...
A taut rope between the trees and then you hang the swing on it.
Or more complicated: two vertical ropes, one at each tree, tied to the tree with rope loops, then a horizontal crossbar (rope) that can be tightened. Then the swing on this cross rope.
It helps if you learn different knots.
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