Fix knee joint hanging rack - possible?

[kia2]

A few years ago, the community's kneehang structure became crooked. I wasn't living in the area then, but I think a tree fell over the structure. Is it possible to straighten it and make it look good again, or is it a lost cause?

 

[Dan_Johansson]

It's a technical problem, so it can be solved.
The question is how much money you have to throw at the problem...

Surely it can be aligned with a new hydraulic alignment kit for cars, but will it look good?

 

[Anna_H]

Note that the sand is not approved under such a play structure. If a child falls and injures themselves, it will be costly because your insurance will not fully cover it. The sand needs to be replaced with so-called "leksand" or "EU-sand," which is looser than the sandbox sand you currently have and therefore safer for falls.

I don’t know if the transitional rules no longer apply now (in which case the playground is already illegal), when we checked, it was allowed to keep the old sand if you didn’t do anything to the playground, but our wooden climbing frame was rotten at the base, so we had no choice.
So we replaced the climbing frame and swings with a plastic sailboat, a football goal, and a picnic table instead (which does not require leksand), as it would cost over 100,000 to replace the sand.

 

[Immobil]

It should be possible to straighten it so the lowest section becomes horizontal. Dig around the plinth, place a stone or cement slab underneath, and it will be fixed. I actually think the extra bend looks nice! The thing with the sand I consider to be a desk product, produced by a bureaucrat. If the old sand had been as dangerous as they believe, previous generations would have died before reaching adulthood.

 

[Anna_H]

The issue with the sand, in my opinion, is a bureaucratic invention. If the old sand had been as dangerous as they think, previous generations would have been dead before reaching adulthood.

It is quite dangerous on playgrounds. The reason you might not have heard about it is probably because it's so common that it's not news. Every year 1-2 children die as a result of accidents on playgrounds, the most common causes being clothing or body parts getting caught or falling onto hard surfaces or protruding parts. 12,000 - 19,000 are injured seriously enough to require emergency room visits. Another 50,000 visit dentists or health centers.

Sand like this in the picture is definitely very hard.

Article from 2018:
https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/On718w/brister-i-kontroll-av-lekplatser

Article from 2014:
https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/l1Qel3/varje-dag-skadas-42-barn-pa-lekplatser

Figures from 2008:
https://www.konsumentverket.se/glob...atser-och-skolgardar-2008-konsumentverket.pdf

 

[Du och 19till]

It won't be long before children are no longer allowed to climb trees because it is dangerous and they can fall. Because it's less dangerous to sit with video games.

Back to the question. Place a board on the sand, then place a jack on the board, and then a beam or something similar on the jack if it is not high-lifting. Then you just lift. If the pipe starts moving up from the sand, stop...

 

[Isakare]

And if it moves up from the sand.
Dig down to the pilings, even between them, place 2 beams/planks on edge on each side of the posts, clamp them with clamps for example.
Then we have created a counterhold, and can continue with the jack.
I would also have a large sledgehammer to tap with when you've expanded with the jack, to make it stay in place.
Don't tighten/hammer with all your might right away, take a little at a time and test it gradually.

 

[kia2]

Thank you so much for your response!