8.
With all the straps secured to the stand, you are now ready to raise the ladder stand with three able adults. Starting at the
platform area, one person needs to be on each side of the ladder section and one person in the middle. CAREFULLY raise the
ladder stand up until the v-bar teeth come in contact with the tree.
See figure 37.
Pull the end of the ladder sections out away
from the tree until the foot platform is level.
See figure 39
.
9.
Once the foot platform is level insert Ground Stakes (
item O
) as shown in
figure 38.
The Criss-Cross straps should be hanging freely down as shown in
figure 39.
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6.
Connect the remaining two looped ratchet ends to the
column of the ladder section
below the second (2nd) and third (3rd)
ladder rung from the end.
7.
Follow the procedure in
step 4
to create a cinch knot.
See figure 31-33 (for threading) and 36 (for location).
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CRISS-CROSS STRAP
ATTACHMENT
CRISS-CROSS STRAP
ATTACHMENT
BOTTOM LADDER
SECTION
GROUND
WARNING
!
Never Wrap The Stabilization Straps Around The Ladder Rungs! Wrap
Them Only Around The Ladder Columns, below the ladder rung!
Never secure the strap to the small diameter rod!(
see figure 36
)
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T
39
LOOSE CRISS-
CROSS STRAPS
CRISS-CROSS STRAPS
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5.
Attach the two long Criss-Cross straps next. Attach one shown in
figure 34, location C
and one at
location D
using the same
cinch strap method
(refer to figure 31-33 for threading)
. Lay the Criss-Cross straps on top of the ladder sections as shown in
figure 35
.
CRISS-CROSS STRAPS
C
D
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