Lady Bug Tire Swing
This is how I made a Lady Bug Tire Swing.
After cleaning an old tire with bleach and Dawn dishwashing liquid,
I spray painted it with
Rust-Oleum Plastic Primer gloss red spray paint from Walmart and painted the face and spots with black exterior paint.
After the paint was dry I drilled drain holes in the bottom side where it looked like the water would accumulate the longest or in the lowest spots.
I bought 3 5/16 in. x 1-3/8 in. x 2-1/2 in. Coarse Zinc-Plated #320 U-Bolts Model # 09506 Internet # 202183390 Store SKU # 118042 from Home Depot for $1.30 each.
and three 5 foot sections of Everbilt #3 x 200 ft. Painted White Double Loop Chain Model # 12030 Internet # 202079568 Store SKU # 912840,
a Lehigh 800 lb. 3/16 in. x 2 in. Stainless-Steel Quick Link Model # 7440S-12 from Home Depot, and a Lehigh 3-1/2 in. x 5/8 in. 110 lb. Nickel-Plated Steel Round Swivel Eye Bolt Snap Hook...Model # 7000S-12 from Home Depot.
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I also had a strong rope that I tied to a tree limb.
I drilled holes in the tire for the U-Bolts and spaced them evenly around the top side of the tire swing. I attached each U-Bolt to each chain before inserting the bolts into the tire and bolted them down.
At the top of the chains I used the Quick Link to attach the chains together and the Swivel Eye Bolt Snap Hook. Then I attached the Swivel Eye Bolt Snap Hook (hook end) to the loop I made in the rope that was hanging from the limb.
Here is a link to a swing using similar hardware that you might want to check out!
http://janiszettel.blogspot.com/2010/06/were-swingin-group.html
