1.
Select a straight, healthy tree without any obstructions
(branches or limbs).
2.
Review, read, understand and follow all written and video
instructions that were provided with your FBFAHS. If you have
not read, or do not have these instructions, hunt from the
ground and
DO NOT
use this product.
3.
With the climbing aid or climbing sticks properly attached to
the tree, attach your Lineman’s Belt to your FBFAHS. Using the
FBFAHS with a Lineman’s Belt and according to its instructions,
climb up the climbing aid until you reach the height where you
want to hang the Fixed Position Treestand.
4.
Pre-assemble the top and bottom attachment straps prior
to hoisting the treestand up the tree as shown on
Page 7,
Attachment Straps - All Models
. Carefully pull up the Fixed
Position Treestand using a hoist or pull up rope.
5.
Attach the top attachment strap first. Insert the Double J
Hook into the hanging tab on the far side of the stand. While
holding the treestand to the tree with one hand, use the other
hand to reach around the back-side of the tree and pull the
top attachment strap around the tree. Insert the other Double J
Hook into the opposite hanging tab and pull the strap tight as
shown in
figure 19
. Secure the loose end of the top belt strap.
Ensure there are no twists in the strap.
Double J Hooks must
attach with flat part against the tree as shown in
figure 20
.
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WARNING
!
While hanging, climbing into, using or descending
from any Fixed Position Treestand, a Full Body Fall
Arrest Harness System along with the supplied
Lineman’s Belt is mandatory and required. A FBFAHS
must be warn and attached to the tree at all times
after leaving the ground.
NEVER
attempt to install,
use or remove a Fixed Position treestand without
being stabilized by a Lineman’s Belt.
WARNING
!
ALWAYS
use a pull up rope to raise and lower the
stand.
NEVER
climb with anything on your back.
WARNING
!
Climbing aids (Stick Ladders, Sectional Ladders, Steps,
etc...
MUST EXTEND ABOVE
the final position of the
hang-on platform so that the user may step down
from the climbing aid into the center of the platform.
ALWAYS
step down from the climbing aid onto your
platform.
NEVER
attempt to climb up onto a hang-
on platform from a climbing aid mounted below the
platform.
19
20
WARNING
!
Correct tightening and adjustment of the Hanging
Strap is critical. All treestand contact points
MUST BE
IN CONTACT
with the tree before you step onto your
stand!
INSTALLATION
6
WARNING
!
Platform location should ALWAYS be below your
climbing aid so you can step down into the platform
area of the Fixed Position Treestand.
See figure 18
.
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