As already mentioned wind will destroy a ladder stand hung on a skinny tree especially a pine, I have seen it several times. It doesn't matter who makes the stand or how much it cost, any can fail at any time. I once had a tree lounge foot part break as I was lifting top part, I fell until the safety strap caught. Took stand to Tree Lounge facility in Cumming when they were still in business thinking they would replace but instead they just repaired the weld.
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Defective Family Tradition DD-14 ladder stand
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I would get it welded there at them points and maybe reinforced sone how.
buckpasser
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I’ll take all it and do that if the OP is through messing with it.
Jason C
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Thanks will not be buying one of those
sghoghunter
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Don’t judge the company with just one stand. I have 4 and neither of them has any issues at all
Bigorascal
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Bigorascal
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I have not had issue with the other one I bought. Just pretty expensive to not last a year. Just wanted to get out there for others to inspect if they have one.
Bigorascal
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Update got a call from the dealer I bought stands from they are going to replace the middle section at no cost. I hope this rectify the problem I will be very careful before climbing up. I guess they have extensions he said will bolt right in . I think i will try another brand next time. Appreciate feed back .
Jason C
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No room for error on something like that.. No go for me , just glad hes not hurt
Bigorascal
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I have bought lot of hunting equipment from dealer Webster Farm Supply they have good customer service. Maybe they can get it replaced through manufacture. They have more pull than me.
buckpasser
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I showed a friend of mine this thread today who has several of these. He said it’s no wonder the stand broke as they aren’t designed to have a strap put around them like a typical ladder. He said that’s the point of the double tubing. Not sure if that’s true, but makes sense to me. Just strap the top.
Bigorascal
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There was no strap on bottom that only in picture because we used it to lower top of stand down when we took top strap off to remove stand . Son used his climbing to unlatch top strap only thing i could find on UTV. The stands were installed per directions no strap was provided for bottom of either stand.
oochee hunter
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I have 7 of these stands, 3 of them are 15 yrs old if memory serves me, never a problem like that, love mine. They are great bow stands especially for old folks like me.
Bigorascal
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No problem with the other one I bought same time . I upgraded from Hawk 1.5 stands I know they are very comfortable and roomy may just been bad one .Just check for cracks before climbing up .
Gadestroyer74
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Wander if water got trapped in those and froze busting metal another what if doubt it though
Jim Boyd
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I have broken many stands
- too small a tree
- big wind storms
- bound too tightly to tree
- bound to tree in wrong manner
I have seriously misshapen many stands for the same reasons.
Several Millenniums I took apart and straightened them out in the press.
Be safe and be careful
- too small a tree
- big wind storms
- bound too tightly to tree
- bound to tree in wrong manner
I have seriously misshapen many stands for the same reasons.
Several Millenniums I took apart and straightened them out in the press.
Be safe and be careful
If I owned that company and somebody showed me picture of a broke stand I made, I would have sent him a free stand and a sincere apology along with a promise that the quality control department will look into it to make sure it never happens again.
You did the right thing by posting online. There’s no reason, strap or wind or otherwise that an American made product like that should break so easily.
I’ll be sure to never buy one. I’ve been hunting out of same ladder stands I bought at Walmart over a decade ago.
You did the right thing by posting online. There’s no reason, strap or wind or otherwise that an American made product like that should break so easily.
I’ll be sure to never buy one. I’ve been hunting out of same ladder stands I bought at Walmart over a decade ago.
Evergreen
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I'm curious if no written warranty means they didn't receive the warranty information after the stand was purchased, meaning they had no idea how old of a stand it was, or if there is just no warranty offered at all on those stands. Glad no one was hurt
uturn
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I have a very good relationship with a dealer near me…have known him for 30 yrs, he’s the guy I‘ve bought all mine from over the years!
I will contact him and chat with him on it…I‘ve also had a chance to meet and chat with the salesman who covers all of the south east…if I remember the stands are made in Alabama?
Both are very fine gentlemen…will follow up with whatever feedback I get!
As mentione, I really believe mine broke in the same location because of the tree it was attached to and movement during a storm…or 3!
I will contact him and chat with him on it…I‘ve also had a chance to meet and chat with the salesman who covers all of the south east…if I remember the stands are made in Alabama?
Both are very fine gentlemen…will follow up with whatever feedback I get!
As mentione, I really believe mine broke in the same location because of the tree it was attached to and movement during a storm…or 3!
Gadestroyer74
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Be interesting to hear
