Customer Reviews

Spring Swings Fun Ride Original Zip Line

5 star:		(22)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I bought this toy 5 years ago and my children and their friends still go to it first in the backyard . It's fun,fast and safe and great exercise too. Ours has been through the wringer with 5 children and friends and other than replacing the pulleys after 4 years and tightening the cable it has withstood the elements. I would definitely buy this again.

We bought this, and althought it's a great toy, it is NOT easy to set up properly. Assembling the trolly bar and stringing the cable wire was a bit tricky, but could be done (although we had to make a trip to Home Depot to buy the nuts and washers that were left out package by mistake). But the problem was that you simply can't get the wire tight enough to make it go well. If it's not tight enough (taut), then the ride sags when the child gets on, and it won't "go." We tried pulling and pulling, and are going to try to locate and borrow an electric winch to pull it tight enough so it will work. Shouldn't be this hard to install . . .

This product is exactly as it says. The installation was pretty easy and all the adults in the family have taken a ride. The 70 foot cable is a decent length too. My husband was thrilled to get a toy for his 37th birthday!

This seemed to be well put together and would do the job fine except it was not stated anyware that I saw as to the weight the zip line was for. Rated at only 100 pounds was not enough of a weight limit for this child. This information should be published in the advertisment.

My two kids love this thing. We have had it for a month now and they use it everyday. After a month the line was starting to slack and when I tightened the nut on the u shaped cable lock the stud broke. I was using a cordless screwdriver at the time and didn't think the thing would break it.

Better quality materials would be nice.

Fun Ride Deluxe Zipline Zip Line 225lb weight limit 70 foot cable
My girls (ages 9, 10, 13)and their friends have been having a great time with this zipline. It was even more fun in the snow! All the neighborhood kids have given it a try and loved it. It was the perfect gift.

This is one of the neatest toys our kids have. It is extremely durable and fun for kids of all ages. The only thing negative about this toy is that it is difficult to set up. But once it is set up, there is no maintenance. Worth the expense!

The turnbuckle part, on one end, was difficult to turn much without great force using tools. It should be able to turn manually prior to assembly with other parts. Even after attempting to extend with tools, it still could not be fully extended. The metal/iron appears to be of very low quality material, and the finishing/machining was also very low quality. I'll need to buy an equivelent high quality part. Other parts were OK. Given the price of the toy, the intended use outdoors with children, and what was actually provided, I expected it should all be high to medium quality. The turnbuckle was of such low quality to the point it is unusable.

A friend bought this toy earlier and did not report these problems to us, and were happy with it. I saw him manually tighten the turnbuckle on his without a problem. Maybe a parts supplier changed recently.

UPDATE: Called SpringSwings and they sent a replacement quickly. This turnbuckle works as expected.

Great toy, especially when the kids have friends over. They love to get in line and take turns using it. Requires a little parent involvement as it is more fun if the parent pushes when they first get on it.

Intended to be tied between two trees. You need to know what you are doing if you want to tie one end to a building structure because of the loads on the cable.