X-Stand PATRON XSFP456, Assembly And Safe Use Manual

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FIELD INSTALLATION �
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STEP 1. Select a straight healty tree, one devo心
of dead branches with a minimum diameter of 9"
(23 cm) and one that does not exceed 22" (56
cm in diameter
STEP 2. With your climbing system which meets
ASTM standards installed as outlined in the Man­
ufacturer's Instructional Manual, you are now
ready to install your treestand. Always maintain
three points of contact when climbing up and
down systems. Always use a pull-up (hoist) rope
to raise and lower your treestand.
STEP 3. Place the included installation ratchet
straps on your person (do not hold in hand).
STEP 4. Tie your pull-up (hoist) rope to your hang
- on treestand in a way that you secure the seat
portion to the foot platform to keep the treestand
from opening when being hoisted. Should the
treestand open while being pulled-up (hoisted) it
will become awkward and dangerously clumsy.
STEP 5. With your treestand attached to the
pull-up (hoist) rope, and the tag-end in your pos­
session (do not hold in hand), check to ensure
your linesman/climbing belt is attached to the
tree and carefully climb to the desired height.
STEP 6.
Once you reach the desired treestand in-
stallation height, re-check to ensure your lines-man/
climbing belt is properly secured to you and the tree.
Make certain you are balanced and secure on your
climbing system.
Next install your Quick Hitch Receiver by securing the
loop end of the ratchet strap around the strap post of the
receiver. Then wrap the rat c het strap around the tree and
secure the opposite loop end around the other strap post.
Ratchet the strap tight to secure Hitch Receiver.
Next pull up your hang-on treestand. (Figure 1)
STEP 7. With your treestand folded with the
foot platform in the upright position and firmly
in hand, place your treestand onto the hitch re­
ceiver. (Figure 2). Wrap the second ratchet
strap around the tree and secure it to the strap
posts on either side of your treestand. (Fig 3)
NOTE: Make certain the ratchet strap is not
twisted. If the ratchet strap is twisted, remove
and reattach so it is not twisted. Remove the
slack from the ratchet strap by pulling on the
tag-end of the strap. Engage the ratchet strap
and ratchet until the strap is tight. Repeat this
process for the second strap.
STEP
8.
Lower foot platform to standing
posi­tion; the treestand will then snug up to the
tree to prevent any shifting. Repeat as
necessary to accomplish a snug fit to the tree
(Figure 5).
STEP 9. While remaining attached to the tree
with your linesman belt, attach the tree belt to
the tree trunk at a location above the seat. Both
the linesman belt for the tree belt of the
full-body fall arrest harness should be
at­tached. Disconnect the linesman belt and
climb above standing platform and step down
onto the center of the standing platform. If
there is any looseness, step off the treestand
and back onto the climbing system.
Disconnect the treestand and repeat the
previous installation STEPS after reconnecting
your linesman belt, lower seat.
12 I READ THIS MANUAL IN ITS ENTIRETY PRIOR TO USING THIS PRODUCT.
This instruction manual complies with ASTM F2723 Standard Practice for Treestand Instruction.