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Your cart is empty.Carefully crafted from the finest materials available, our outdoor glider is a must-have addition to any home. It has iron construction with all-weather protection, comfy armrests & narrow slat back for the ultimate in solid support. The antique finish completes the piece. Designed by International Caravan. In black finish. Made of iron. Double glider. Complete outdoor weatherproof rust protection & UV. Comfortable, smooth design. Light fading protection. 23.5 in. W x 36.5 in. D x 39.5 in. H (69 lbs.).
JJohnstone
Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2021
This is our 4th glider. We currently have this one and our Woodard model. Of the 4 we've had, this is the worst one. For whatever reasons, the Chinese decided to put a big hump right on the front edge of the seat. If you're less than 5'8" or so tall, this puts pressure on your thighs and keeps your feet from touching the ground. Dangling off a glider isn't a lot of fun. There's no reason for the hump, other than looks. The OW Lee Avalon and the Woodard glider don't have humps, so they're way more comfortable. (Pillows don't help.)The construction is ok. The power coat looks ok. As long and the wrought iron was prepared properly and the power coating done right, it should last. However, there's no way to tell by looking at it right now.It went together fairly easily. The instructions don't mention the weep holes in the frame. Those face down. If you put them on top because you didn't notice them, or know what they're for, you'll get a lot of rust on the inside of the frame, which will cause rusty water to sit on your patio and stain it.This glider squeaked badly. I tried putting nylon bushing between the metal to metal contact points, but that didn't fix the problem, so I thought it was likely coming from the ball bearing bushings used on the swing arms. I took one apart. I'm almost sorry I did. I couldn't believe how poorly this was designed. Every possible corner was cut. In order for bushing to work properly, they have to stay centered. If they move left or right, or up or down, the shaft won't be centered. When the shaft is off center, friction happens, and friction causes noise.The method these idiots used to center the bushing was really grade school crap. They stamped an indentation in the swing arm hoping that would hold the bushing close enough to the center for this thing to glide without being off centered enough to cause friction. If you take one apart, there's more horror stories inside. I put a couple of very specifically sized washers in to hold the bushing in the center. Unfortunately, I put the two of them in without measuring the size, so I don't know precisely what they were. I do know that only that one size worked. I'm not going to take one apart again to get the size. Far too risky.The center hole and outside diameter have to the exactly right. I had two of them, so I put those in and closed this mess up. We're finally gliding in silence.Since these aren't sealed ball bearing bushings (those cost a few cents more), every two years or so these bushings need to have grease put in them, which means you'll have to take all 4 swing arms off (one at a time), grease the bearings and put them back on. If you don't do that, and the bushing wears out, good luck finding another one this exact size. The more weather the glider is exposed to, the sooner they'll need new grease. Based on what I saw, I don't think these can be properly greased without taking them out. Spraying wd40 or garage door lube in them will only work for a few weeks.The Chinese should send me a consulting payment for fixing their problem.
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