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After being caught out by an unexpected windy night over Christmas (ie, before I could tether the damn thing down in the middle of the night) our trampoline took off (only saved by getting caught on the climbing frame I think) and it has bent four of the net posts. By carefully bending them back I have managed to straighten three of them but the fourth one (that was bent fully 90deg as it must have taken the initial impact) has snapped off completely. Obviously the three straightened ones are still going to be significantly weaker now but I was wondering on options to repair (given that the spares would amount to not far off the cost of buying a new one).
I was thinking I could:
1 - Chop all eight posts down by approx 30cm and re-fix (which will mean the net will be 30cm lower and would also need cutting).
2 - Try to source some tube of a diameter just wider than the existing poles and fit over the top
3 - similar to above, but something that will fit inside
4 - clamp with something
Any other ideas?
Bit of angle iron on the reverse of each one and two or three jubilee clips holding it in place.
It looks like they're just slotted in on the photo, is there something engineered about them that makes a direct replacement with something simple and cheap (e.g. a broom handle) impossible?
Are they the same at both ends (as originally supplied)? Turn them up the other way if they are, with the bent ones pointing outwards at the top.
Or replace entirely if used by children.
psling - good point - yes they are (two 4ft tubes that slot together). I'd need to drill new holes for the through-bolts at the bottom though but that's pretty easy. I think that might be a good solution (I could make a more rudimentary fix on the snapped pole but it will be taking very little strain 6ft in the air.
Ta 🙂
Another wider angle picture here....
It looks like fairly standard galvanised? tube. Surely a metal supplier could fix you up with replacement ones fairly cheaply?. If you are really lucky it is the same size and wall thickness as electrical conduit, which is fairly widely available.
Of course you may have to live with one 8foot piece as opposed to what you have now.
Scrap it and hear your neighbours sigh with relief.
Scrap it and hear your neighbours sigh with relief.
She probably would as the girls have been known to jump up and down on it shouting 'I can see her boobies' (she likes to sunbathe naked).
Pics or it didn't happen.
Have you considered fitting cctv cameras to the tops of the poles? Purely for security of course and not pointed into your neighbours garden...
Just measure the diameter & trawl Ebay.
Your bound to come across something suitable%
Email me the diameter & I’ll see if we have anything at work.
Dig a large hole in the lawn and make the trampoline flush with the ground. You can do away with the net then..