Gym Dandy Pendulum Teeter Totter Seesaw Set TT-320

For this price...I honestly could not possibly be happier. Based on other reviews, I also bought some 303 waterproofing that people tend to use on boat covers, and convertible tops with GREAT success. I see no reason why a healthy application on the seats wouldn't extend the lives significantly. Took me about an hour to put together. A second person is basically required for a few steps, but can mostly be done alone. Assembly was no real issue. Minimal parts for the size and movement as far as I'm concerned. Took two 200 lbs adults for a ride with no problem. So far from amazon I have bought this, a canvas seat swing, a disc swing and all hardware. I'm about $300 in, and feel I'm well on my way to creating a fantastic backyard play area for my almost 6 year old daughter. Next up is a geometric climbing dome for around 170. I feel I'm coming out WAY ahead of spending 800-1500 for a playscape-in-a-box. As soon as I figure out how to integrate a slide somewhere, playscapes will offer nothing over what I'm doing. People also mentioned chipped paint in places....a-yup. I see that too. Again, a little preventative maintenance makes this a non-issue. All of our cars require some money and attention at least every 3 months with oil changes and the like. A little waterproofing here, a little paint there, for a piece of equipment meant to last years, shouldn't be a huge deterrent. Forgot to mention the 14' circle trampoline with enclosure...got a good deal on that a year ago, around $200. My daughter is over 4 feet tall at her age. This lifts her butt about 4' off the ground at it's highest. PLENTY high enough for her, or any of her reasonably sized classmates (my daughter being unreasonably tall). It is EXTREMELY sturdy. I have no worries about failure. The handlebars in front of the seats do a fantastic job, and have nice, padded grips, and padded center bar just in case.Id does have holes in all four feet if you wanted to mount it to the ground, but I see no NEED to do this, but extra options are always appreciated. The only tools you WILL need are a socket (5/8" if memory serves) and a channel lock/vice grip/something akin. I also needed a hammer for 3/4 pins. One pin slid rright in, no problem...the other three went about 3/4 of the way in, and would not budge. Hammering them in I knew was not the best idea...but they had to be inserted. Luckily, I was gently enough that I didn't mess up any of the threading. Those pins, and the accompanying hardware, were difficult. ***TIP FROM PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER*** Those aforementioned pins are the pivot points when this swings up and down. There are two black metal "caps" that go around the outside of the pins, and a short bolt that goes through the cap, in to the pin. You will never, EVER get all for black metal caps snugly in until you tighten the bolts. I fought this for about 10 minutes before the light bulb went off, and I laughed at my own stupidity. Literally 60 seconds later, it was done. I felt the price was a steal. I figured it would be 3-400 for this kind of thing, I was pleasantly surprised. I know my daughter will get years of use out of this. Her 7 and 9 year old cousins love it as well. And her 16 and 17 year old siblings tried to hide the fun they had while playing with all the kids. I will definitely be looking at other gym dandy products after this experience.

Kids are having a blast on this,,,,it's fun to watch them because the see saw is in our backyard and we have a wall for our subdivision at the back of our backyard, so as they go up and down people walking by on the other side of the wall especially across the street, see their heads pop up and down,,,first one, then it goes down, and then the other. They can not see the see saw through the brick wall and the expressions you see on their faces as they see my kids heads poping up and down is hilarous because they can't figure out how they are doing that. The only thing I am concerned about is the seats, because I read so many bad reviews on how long they last and I can see how that will probably happen to ours too ...they are brand new now, so they haven't had the time to deteriorate, but the materials look to me that they will indeed do that over a relatively short time. It wouldn't be that difficult to have an updated newer seat that is more durable,,,,not sure whay they haven't done that yet?

The physics of this are particularly well done. The double pendulum arms actually allows the riders to swing higher without the angle of the seat tilting so far forward you feel like you are going to fall forward. Similarly it has a natural slowing at the bottom so that the riders don’t slam the ground when they are rocking big. This thing is awesome and the kids love it.

Heavy duty construction. Easy to assemble. Some reviews criticize the seat material but it hasn’t been an issue for us. It has been outside during blistering hot summer and cold snowy winter.

Bought for my 4 year old grandson and 5 year old granddaughter for a joint Christmas gift and they absolutely love it ! It’s very well constructed and even adult La can use it ! This will be years of enjoyment as the maximum weight is 400 pounds! Would most definitely recommend this ! What a great way to have fun inside or outside!