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WARNING
!
NEVER
jump or bounce on the platform in an attempt
to cause it to dig into the tree.
WARNING
!
ALWAYS
position your safety harness above your
head so that the tether length is minimized at all
times.
INSTALLATION (continued)
8.
While staying connected to your lineman’s belt, position
the safety harness safety strap above the stand.
Following the
written Harness Instructions
, take your treestand safety strap
and run it through the harness tether loop. Thread the safety
strap buckle and pull tight as shown in
figure 12
.
9.
Once you and your harness are securely connected to the
harness safety strap,
THEN AND ONLY THEN
should you
disconnect from your lineman’s belt.
CAREFULLY STEP DOWN
onto the platform.
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USE
REMOVAL
1. F
ollowing the written Full Body Harness Instructions
,
and while you are still connected to your harness safety strap,
connect to the tree using your lineman’s belt hookup.
2.
Carefully climb onto your climbing aid.
3.
Unhook your tether from the harness safety strap.
4.
Disconnect the green tourniquet strap securing the platform
to the tree.
5.
Fold the platform up and secure the platform to the seat
frame by wrapping the green strap around the platform / seat
frame.
6.
Attach your pull-up rope to the stand.
7.
Pull on the short green strap attached to the Hanging Strap
(
figure 13
) to release the tension on the buckle.
8.
Unhook the double J-hook from the Hanging Tab.
9.
Lower the stand to the ground.
10.
Carefully descend your Climbing aid using your lineman’s
belt until you are on the ground.
WARNING
!
The use of a lineman’s style climbing belt / rope is
mandatory when removing or climbing out of a hang-
on treestand.
NEVER
attempt to remove or climb out
of a hang-on treestand without being stabilized by a
lineman’s style climbing belt.
!
CAUTION
NEVER
leave a hang-on treestand in a tree for more
than two weeks at a time. Weather, animals and tree
growth can damage the stand, attachment straps and
buckles.
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