I want to build a tree swing between two tall trees w/no low limbs so only way is to attach something 2 them?

I want the swing to have a nice arc so a "swing set" idea does not work for me. I also do not want to do something harmful for the continiued health of the trees.





I read a number of questions along the same line but none of the solutions for those worked for me.|||Trees have a circulation system like animals except it is found in the newest, outside, layers under the bark. Any time you tightly tie chain or cable around a tree, you are strangling it. Eventually you will kill it.


Screwing eyebolts or even securing a beam between trees with all-thread that goes completely through the trunk will not damage it.


I wouldn't trust just nails, at least use lag screws.|||Constructing a low profile swingset between the 2 trees is very simple and inexpensive if you have a small amount of carpentry experience. This is the route I would choose. If you feel the need to use something with a very long rope/chain climb one of the trees or hire a tree removal company to send a climber out for 10 minutes to place the rope. For a tree swing, typically a one rope/chain attachment, fastening something directly to one of the trees is pretty pointless unless your goal is to wrap yourself around the tree. Choose the swingset or hire a guy to hang a rope for you is my advice.|||Nail a sturdy board (like a two x four or 4x4 ) between the two trees and attach your swing to that.


You won*t hurt the trees. We have had one that we put up 25 years ago and they are still living.|||It's a tough question. Since you don't want to harm the tree, physically attaching material sturdy enough to carry the weight is going to be difficult. I would suggest a metal cable.





You'll need to rent some scaffolding. Set it up between the two trees. Sling a chain around both trees and using a come-along, pull the trees together. It doesn't have to be much, two to three inches should be enough. Attach your cable around each tree and pull it tight. Then release the come-along. This should provide the tension required to keep the line taught.





For added support, use a second cable; attach above the first cable on one tree, bring it down to a clamp on the centre of the first cable, then carry it up to a point above the first cable on the second tree. Snug it up so that the first cable actually has a moderate crown. When you attach the swing, it should bring it level.





The only problem with this method is the tree will eventually grow around the cables. I've seen it happen with barbed-wire fences, back when the old-timers used what ever was handy to fence of a portion of land.|||You might want to try eye bolts they will screw right into the tree the higher up the tree you go will determine the arch you are looking for.|||I presume that the trees are fairly sturdy so that you can hammer in a stud on the outer part of each tree without doing it any damage.Loop a rope around each trunk with sufficient length to reach the ground. Make up a spacer bar to go about ten feet above the swing and have holes in the bar for the rope to go through. Make it secure so that it won麓t slip and attach the wooden swing seat. Rope does fairly well for occasional use but is not as trustworthy as chain.