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Tree stand FYI
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11/03/19 09:23 AM
11/03/19 09:23 AM
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Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 34,445
Boxes Cove
2Dogs
OP
Freak of Nature
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OP
Freak of Nature
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 34,445
Boxes Cove
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Just a FYI for those who put up loc-ons and ladders permanently . If you attach them to a Hickory , you MUST occasionally loosen the chain and/or straps . Hickorys are so hard they will not grow around the tree stand bars or chains. They'll break your chain , if the chain is strong, it'll break the stand. I have stands that have trees ( even oaks) grown around the bars and chains, Hickory won't do it. I love ladders that are grown into trees, safe as being in yo Momma's arms.
"Why do you ask"?
Always vote the slowest path to socialism.
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Re: Tree stand FYI
[Re: 2Dogs]
#2943877
11/03/19 11:00 AM
11/03/19 11:00 AM
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Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 31,681
Slidell, La
perchjerker
Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 31,681
Slidell, La
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Doesn't work well for screw in steps tho. I made the mistake of leaving some in trees and after two years they were un-usable.
Thomas Jefferson. The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Life is too short to only hunt and fish on weekends!
If being a dumbass was fatal some of you would be on your death bed!
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Re: Tree stand FYI
[Re: 2Dogs]
#2943895
11/03/19 11:31 AM
11/03/19 11:31 AM
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Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 34,445
Boxes Cove
2Dogs
OP
Freak of Nature
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OP
Freak of Nature
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 34,445
Boxes Cove
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Don't think I've ever tried to put screw in steps in a hickory,  , those things are harder than a woodpecker's pecker.
"Why do you ask"?
Always vote the slowest path to socialism.
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Re: Tree stand FYI
[Re: perchjerker]
#2943963
11/03/19 01:16 PM
11/03/19 01:16 PM
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Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 1,904
Millry, AL
BayedUp
Buttercup
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Buttercup
Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 1,904
Millry, AL
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Doesn't work well for screw in steps tho. I made the mistake of leaving some in trees and after two years they were un-usable. Some folks at a saw mill are gonna be pissed off at you one day. Lol
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Re: Tree stand FYI
[Re: BayedUp]
#2943977
11/03/19 01:37 PM
11/03/19 01:37 PM
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Joined: May 2018
Posts: 2,854
Banks of Little River
JohnnyLoco
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10 point
Joined: May 2018
Posts: 2,854
Banks of Little River
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Doesn't work well for screw in steps tho. I made the mistake of leaving some in trees and after two years they were un-usable. Some folks at a saw mill are gonna be pissed off at you one day. Lol My favorites are down by the creek in the no cut zone.
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Re: Tree stand FYI
[Re: 2Dogs]
#2943989
11/03/19 01:51 PM
11/03/19 01:51 PM
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Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 31,681
Slidell, La
perchjerker
Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 31,681
Slidell, La
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Bayed up, most Saw mills use metal detectors before they cut anything now. There are thousands of cotton picker spinals in trees all over the South.
Thomas Jefferson. The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Life is too short to only hunt and fish on weekends!
If being a dumbass was fatal some of you would be on your death bed!
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Re: Tree stand FYI
[Re: 2Dogs]
#2944090
11/03/19 03:57 PM
11/03/19 03:57 PM
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Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 9,008
Colbert County
Teacher One
14 point
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14 point
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 9,008
Colbert County
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I pull my lock-ons down every year. The ladders have been up about 15 years I have now. I loosen them every year so they don't grow into my trees. Stands are too expensive now to not take care of.
I can't stand a thief.
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Re: Tree stand FYI
[Re: 2Dogs]
#2944238
11/03/19 06:31 PM
11/03/19 06:31 PM
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Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 9,805
North Jackson
ridgestalker
14 point
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14 point
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 9,805
North Jackson
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I like a turn buckle with a chain and add a new ratchet strap each year. I’m accident prone big time.
"The Heavens declare the glory of God;and the firmament sheweth his handiwork" Pslam 19:1
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Re: Tree stand FYI
[Re: 2Dogs]
#2944826
11/04/19 11:21 AM
11/04/19 11:21 AM
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Joined: Mar 2017
Posts: 394
Auburn, AL
Antlerfluke
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4 point
Joined: Mar 2017
Posts: 394
Auburn, AL
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FYI, your life is worth not buying the cheapest Ratchet Strap from WalMart. Ratchet Straps are made from, for the most part, three materials... Polypropylene, Nylon and Polyester. BUY THE POLYESTER straps. I don't have time to list all the reasons why, but take my word for it. Polyester is the best material so make sure you're buying quality. IDK the website, but I buy my ratchet straps online and they're QUALITY. In this case, a broken ratchet strap won't mean, "Just another ladder on the Interstate (road)!" but rather a hunter on the ground from a 25'-15' fall. Oh, I always put more than one ratchet strap on my Loc-ons and I ALWAYS us a LifeLine.
Last edited by Antlerfluke; 11/04/19 11:22 AM.
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