Trampoline Troubles

[dangerous dan]

Santa got my kids a 14' trampoline with enclosure for chridtmas. A couple months ago it blew over the fence but survived. This last storm it blew over the fence and was destroyed. Looking for ideas on how to tie the replacement down but still be able to move it to mow.

[Johnny Dangerr]

Congrats on winning the shell game....

[klepdo]

Take off the sides. That is what I do to mine. It flew over the house and crushed the neighbors car. It is tied down with a dog stake in Concreate and sides off. Good luck most homeowners polices don't cover the damage caused from it. USAA said sorry not covered.

[Atfulldraw]

screw in dog anchors seem to work -- but you probably need about six of them.

Take off the sides. That is what I do to mine. It flew over the house and crushed the neighbors car. It is tied down with a dog stake in Concreate and sides off. Good luck most homeowners polices don't cover the damage caused from it. USAA said sorry not covered.

cornfused......


the damage to your neighbor's property??

that would be his coverage no matter what hit it...

[bucksnducks]

My mowing crews deal with 2 yards that have had the same problem... those homeowners fixed the problem with 3 five gallon buckets full of cement with a stake in it. they tied the tramp to the stake and place the buckets around the tramp

buckets are some more heavy, but they are movable and i think it has worked fairly well for them

[rjet]

I have lost mine twice.
first time it wasnt staked down. I then staked it down with cheap 3-foot t-posts and it worked fine (tied them off to the base poles).
This year I replaced a bunch of parts and moved it and used the same posts. A couple days later we got a big storm that sent it 250 yards, posts did not have enough time to stick is my guess. I then used t-posts (5 foot) and have had no problems since ( and we have had some hellacious winds since). I am on top of a tree-less hill and we get some serious winds at times. Just make sure and tie the t-posts to the net frame (and also the base) in a fashion where the kiddos cant get hurt in case the net fails.

[froghunter]

i staked mine to the ground. i have to use the ole weed wacker around and under it.

[keep]

I took a 5 gal bucket and put a pipe in the center of it then filled it with cement. After it was dry I punched a hole where the bottom of the pipe was and ran a rope through it then tied the trampoline to it. If you have the safety netting you will probably need 2 different buckets.

[Bullydog]

Yup we have lost a couple. I use HEAVY duty tent stakes and an inside angle, with heavy straight wire. I tie it down in 4 spots under the trampoline with small fence turnbuckles. When I mow, I release pressure off the lines...move the tramp and mow. Takes about 5 min to untie and set back up.

And if anyone needs the bases from two 14 foot trampolines, I have about 10 of them in my horse stall..

[Skinny]

I finally found a good use for those 50# dumbells!!!!!!

They work perfectly!!!!


Skinny

[stinkbelly]

I have two screw in dog tie downs. I wired them so there is no movement. Mine hasn't moved in 7 years and it is on the side of a 22 acre field.

[HuntinFrk]

buy sticks (3ft) of rebar at Home Depot, bend them in the shape of a candy cane and pound them in the ground hooking the trampolene legs. Mine landed on my neighbors car, which caused much damage. I learned the hard way.

[texan16]

buy sticks (3ft) of rebar at Home Depot, bend them in the shape of a candy cane and pound them in the ground hooking the trampolene legs.


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[systemnt]

convince the kids the trampoline would be better off as a feeder/hog pen

[Smokeater]

I just have the net enclosure fixed where it can be unhooked...ain't anchored at all. With the net down they don't catch much wind. Net stays fastened at the bottom. When the storm/wind is done, just raise the top of the net up and hook it on. In the past I've had one stake in the ground with a rope tied to it. That way I could just move it around that one pivot point when I mow.