Gym Set Auger Anchors, Set of 4

by Hedstrom

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B00004YTOJ
• Item model number: 4-247
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #403,293 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

Product Description

Product Description

Anchor down any backyard gym with this set of four 14-inch steel auger anchors. A guidebook is included to help you along.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Anchors away!, September 27, 2001

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Lynne B. Myers (Lexington, Kentucky United States) - See all my reviews

= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Gym Set Auger Anchors, Set of 4 (Toy)

These anchors broke in half almost immediately after being inserted into the ground! We tried all four and all four broke. Maybe they would work on extremely soft soil--we live in Kentucky with clay soil. I would not recommend.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Long Hard Summer and Still Anchored, July 23, 2003

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"scoobydoo475" (Vincennes, IN United States) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Gym Set Auger Anchors, Set of 4 (Toy)

I bought this set with some trepidation after reading the other reviews, but I needed something to keep our swingset from tipping when all the neighbor kids played on it. We have a small swingset for our 2 year old, but 3 or 4 neighbor kids play on it daily. We live in an apartment.

I got the set and went out with a hammer, small screwdriver and a huge one. It took a while to install, and a lot of pounding, but once they were in, they were in. The 8 year old was my Official swing tester, and was going almost as level as the top of the swing and the legs barely moved. Before, anytime she would swing, the swingset would threaten to tip. Now it is very stable.

You have to realize that once this is installed, it is there to stay........when the crew comes to cut our grass, they mow around and under it, then use a weedeater to get at the rest. There have been no complaints about that.

This gets an A+ from this Indiana mom.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Auger Anchor Alternatives, July 23, 2002

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Brett Smith (Idaho) - See all my reviews

= Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Gym Set Auger Anchors, Set of 4 (Toy)

A few months ago I decided it was time to purchase some type of anchor device for my swingset. My girls were getting older and the "swing tipping" more severe. I had a neighbor who had purchased a set of Auger Anchors and was surprised how difficult they were to install. Also, I was looking for some flexibilty/mobility for my swingset because I have always moved my swingset when I mowed the grass. The Auger Anchor wasn't a great solution for my need for a mobile swingset.

Interesting that the SwingSafe anchoring system was mentioned on this board because that was exactly what I purchased. (by the way, I have a slide on my swingset and I didn't have a problem using SwingSafe).