Swing-N-Slide WS 4888 Extra Duty Steel Swing Hangers for Wooden Beams, Set of 2

This is a serious swing hanger. These hangers use a brass bushing and a 5/8" diameter bolt for the main swing hanger/pivot. The actual bracket that mounts to whatever you're hanging it from uses two 5/16" bolts. The holes are big enough to use a 3/8" bolt but they give you 5/16" to provide some wiggle room in case you drill the mounting holes a little bit crooked. I'm going to upgrade mine to 3/8" bolts but just haven't got around to it. The only other thing I did was take the hangers apart and put some wheel bearing grease on the brass bushing and on the bolt. It was squeaking a little bit but it's totally silent now and will probably wear better. No worries with these hangers, they are made right and will probably last forever. If the bushings ever wear out it looks like you could put another one in without replacing the whole hanger. They appear to be epoxied in place. Hope this helps.

I bought these to go with the Swing-N-Slide NE 4886 swing seat/chains. The hangers come as a pair and are very solid. They come with all hardware needed to securely mount them to a 4"x6" support beam. The bolts pass through your support beam which is much more secure than just using screws from the bottom side. You use a 5/16" drill bit to drill through your beam. Since the beam is 6" (really 5.5"), your drill bit needs to be fairly long (6+inches). I didn't have 5/16" that long so I wound up buying a 5/16" wood bit with an extension (the big box stores also have 10"+ standard drill bits for $10-12). The quality of the hangers and mounting hardware was excellent. One of the hangers squeaked loudly when swinging so I used a spray can of white lithium grease to lube it (while still assembled) and all is quiet now. One thing about mounting that I mentioned in my review of the seat...... make sure to mount the hangers far enough apart to accommodate your largest swinger. With weight on the seat, the chains will want to space themselves to the same distance that the hangers are spaced at (digging the seat hooks into your side). I'm 250lb and these hangers have no problem. I think the seat chains would break long before the hangers.

Our neighbor has just built a swing set from scratch for us and we were responsible for getting all the fun accessories. I decided on this one because we wanted to be able to swing with our children, too. We have a very rambunctious boy who will inevitably find a way to break something - but not this thing! This sucker is heavy, durable and tough! Comes with all the hardware, including the 'S' hooks. I gave it four stars instead of five because it could have come with a more durable connection than the 'S' hook. I also gave it four out of five stars for the educational rating because your child can really learn about weight capacity and durability if you show them the connection and tell them about it. That then might promote questions of natural curiosity from your child like it did with ours! Happy swinging!

I built a Swing-n-Slide Alpine swingset and installed these on it. (Look for my review on the entire set.) My children were bringing their families, and I had a number of other relatives coming to visit, so I knew there would be kids form 20 months to 35 years on this thing. I'm pushing 250, and these swings never made me think I might be too much for them. I didn't just sit there either, I gave it a good workout, the only concern I had is the whole set might tip over. :) Every piece of hardware looked like sturdy, quality gear. I don't remember for sure, but I think the swings that came with the set are rated for 150 lbs. So if you want something sturdier, this is perfect. I just realized this is for the hangers only. You have to purchase the swing and chain set separately. I got mine at the home improvement store where I bought the lumber. For some reason, the hangers were cheaper here, but the swing were cheaper at the store. But you have to have the heavy duty swing to go along with the hangers.

Extra duty, and then some! My 9 year old outgrew her original swingset/playhouse so I decided to build a new one for her. Bigger, better, badder! And boy is it ever. I have all the confidence that this swingset will be here and used by my daughter when she comes home on breaks from college in 10 years. ALL hardware was included and I was very pleasantly surprised when I even found the heavy duty connectors with screw closure for the swing chains to connect. Great price for the quality and everything you get. Highly recommend these! One thing i would pick as a negative, if I had to pick something, is that they do squeak a little when swinging. A little penetrating oil will fix this no problem. So aside from that, no downside at all.

Works great with a tree hanging web swing

These are excellent quality hangers. I was very pleased with them installing them in an existing 6x6 beam. Before I received them, though, there were some things I was confused about from the product description. First, note that there are TWO hangers that come in each package. You would probably assume this, but the picture is misleading. Also, it wasn't clear to me before I received them what type of anchoring setup they are designed for. The hardware that comes with this set is designed to bolt through 6 inches (5.5 actual inches) of lumber. The provided bolts are perfect for this application; though if you want to use 4" lumber, you can hacksaw the bolts or provide your own. There is also a provided ring that screws closed that connects your swing to this hanger. Basically, all your have to do is provide your swing and chain, and this item provides the rest.

I was shocked at how heavy duty these were. Great value for the money!

Fantastic. My 12 yo was snapping swing links every 2 weeks. Since we've installed these, these is no wear and they are also quiet.

I had it for years and I could not be happier. Durable, no rust and easy to install.

i bought three pairs and the deck pro installed these swings. He used special screws bought from HD. Very strong. I gave four stars as it make “squeaking” noise when anyone used it. Does anyone knows how to get the noise down?

Good, heavy duty