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We are very serious about your personal safety. A full-body fall arrest harness has been included with this product for your use. The full-body fall
arrest harness system which meets or exceeds industry standards recognized by the TMA has been designed to keep you from experiencing a fall.
WARNING! Thoroughly inspect this or any other product(s) prior to each use for signs of wear, rot, corrosion, cracks, deterioration and/or any other
type of defect. Protect this product from extended exposure to direct sunlight, excessive heat or freezing temperatures. Do not use this or any other
product(s) if it shows evidence of wear, rot, corrosion, cracks, deterioration and/or any other type of defect. Failure to follow these instructions
may result in serious injury or death!
Read the full-body fall arrest harness section (pages 8-14) carefully and follow all of the instructions. Your full-body fall arrest harness and its
components (i.e., lanyard/tether, tree belt, climbing belt, Suspension Relief Device) is designed for a maximum capacity (user and equipment) of
300 pounds (136 kg). Additionally, your full-body fall arrest harness (and it components) must be replaced after three (3) years of service. Please
contact True North Treestands Inc. for full-body fall arrest harness replacement procedures should you experience a fall or shall it exceed the three
(3) year service period.
WARNING! Prior to attempting to use this or any other product(s) you must take a moment and become familiar with its assembly, setup and instal-
lation. You must practice installing, setting-up and using this product(s) at ground-level prior to attempting to use it at heights above ground-level.
Once you have become thoroughly knowledgeable and comfortable with this product(s) setup, installation and use at ground-level, you are now
ready to use it at heights above ground-level. Failure to follow these instructions may result in serious injury or death!
WARNING! These ladderstands were designed to be used on trees with a MINIMUM DIAMETER OF 9-inches (23 cm) at treestand installation height
(i.e., seating platform height ) and a MAXIMUM diameter of 20-inches (16 cm). DO NOT attempt to install on trees with smaller diameters. Failure
to follow this warning may result in serious injury or death!
WARNING! Never install, set-up, or climb to your ladderstand with a weapon. Use a pull up rope to carefully raise your unloaded weapon after
full-body fall arrest harness is secure and you are set in the stand. Failure to follow these instructions may result in serious injury or death!
WARNING! You must have at least three (3) adults to install and/or remove this ladder treestand. Failure to follow these instructions may result
in serious injury or death!
WARNING! STOP NOW!!!!! Make sure that you are wearing your full-body fall arrest harness. Failure to follow these instructions may
result in serious injury or death!
STEP 1: Select a straight, healthy tree, one devoid of branches, vines or other obstructions which may encumber your ability to climb safety.
The installation tree must have a minimum diameter of 9-inches (23 cm) at treestand installation height (i.e., seat height) or a maximum
treestand installation diameter of 20-inches (51 cm).
WARNING! These True North Treestands Inc. product(s) were designed for installation on trees with a minimum diameter of 9-inches (23 cm) at
treestand installation height (i.e., seat height) and a maximum treestand installation diameter of 20-inches (51 cm). DO NOT use your True North
Treestands Inc. product(s) on trees with trunk diameters that do not meet this minimum diameter requirement. Failure to follow these instructions
may result in serious injury or death!
STEP 2: Locate the two (2) criss cross ratchet straps as shown in Figure 15. The criss cross ratchet straps come in two (2) sides. There is a
sewn-in loop on the ratchet side and on the strap side. The strap side of the assembly is installed on the v-bar as shown in Figure 34 and
the ratchet side is installed on the rung below the two-piece adjustable stand-off bar attachment point as shown in Figure 35. Install by
slipping the ratchet portion or the loose strap end through the loop and pull tight (forming a slip knot).
WARNING! You must check the ground under the treestand to make sure it is firm and level. Sloping ground or uneven surfaces (e.g., one
foot on a rock) can cause your ladder to tilt or shift off the tree as you climb. Failure to follow these instructions may result in serious
injury or death!
Figure 34
Install Strap Portion of Criss Cross Strap on V-Bar
Figure 35
Install Ratchet Portion of Criss Cross Strap
on Ladder Rung Below Two-Piece Adjustable
Stand-Off Bar Attachment Point
Figure 36
Walk Treestand Up
(Representative ladderstand shown)
