how far do you recomend placing the ladder from base of tree befor standing up?
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this is a stand for my husband and we put it together as we pushed it up the tree....... assembled the top part and he held it up against the tree and pushed it up, while I added the second piece, then pushed it once again, and I added the last piece, then he adjusted the position from the ground to get the seat level. I hope this will help....... we were in a tight place to try and push the whole assembled stand up and it really was too top heavy to do alone.
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I'm not sure what the directions say, but ladders should be 1' out for each 4' up. This is OSHA's standard.
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Ashley. I suppose I could trig this question out and let you know. My particular tree the latter is set at about 20 degrees, it depends on the ground, tree, ect... This was my first ladder stand, and I am happy as heck that I got it. Set against the same tree I sat under for over 15 years. I would reccomend you have someone help you set it up, it all depends on the other conditions, and the way I set this one up, will be different from the next one I set up. Get help with it as I did. I am pretty crippled up and needed help anyway. I can't reccoment an angle, I'm sorry. I will suggest some heavy rope and something to tie onto it, so you can rope any branches sticking out and break them off. I am not a paid review guy, but I will suggest getting some sort of wrap around blind, or burlap to tie off to the rail. Archery or rifle, if you cover it from the shooting rail down, all any deer will see is from the shoulder up. I prefer the large stands just for one person, but they will be comfy for two. Also, and extra ratchet strap sill be nice, especially if your like me and don't use a harness. If you use a harness, I would reccomend a different on than what is provided. The ones you get with it are good, but a little constricting, especially for a guy. I've seen harness' out there that you can wear as a vest. In Wisconsin, one of three people take a dive out of the stand, so it's up to you. I don't use one, but it would be smart to use one. I don't know if you are using a gun, standard bow, or crossbow. So depending on that, you can reverse the shooting rail higher or lower. I will be buying two more of these, they rock! This is my 26th year hunting. I've shot 20 deer sitting on a bucket at the bottom of my tree. Now that I'm elevated, I've seen much more. In my tree, the base of the ladder is appx. 12 feet from the tree, but it is all terrain specific. This stand for the money is amazing. I will buy at least two more for next year. Good luck!
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The distance will be dictated by the angle of the treestand to the tree. You want the shooting platform and seat to be level. Once you get the platform and seat level, that is the distance that the stand needs to be from the tree. Please exercise caution because my middle section colapsed while I was putting the stand up and I am still waiting on a replacement. They advertise 500 lb/2 man stand, but i only weigh 185 and the ladder folded in half while i was attempting to secure it to the tree. Be careful and make sure to use a harness.
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Mine is hanging from a shade structure in the yard and I have become aware that we have to be a bit careful with our grandkids and even dogs walking in to its path. I dont think I would look it to a tall branch, say 15 ft or higher as it could be a real safety issue - potentially a lot of mass moving very fast. I am not sure how to attach to a low branch with out hurting the branch?
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The model 17 telescopes up to a 7' A-frame step ladder. You should stand down at least 2 to 3 rungs/feet from the top rung. Which would put your feet at the 4' level. If you can reach 6' overhead, that would give up up to a 10' reach.
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That is correct, its over a foot long, I usually watch and stop it when it gets to the end, set the ladder up at the point of the corner and just set it on the other side.
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Two feet is probably about right. I mean, what it looks like in the picture is about right. If you're using it in the shallow end you'll be standing well above it.
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We adjusted the height on ours with a simple hacksaw. Worked fine and the ladder is very useful. There were directions on exactly how and where to cut it to shorten it.
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use a pole to raise the base of the ant. 15 ft above the roof use a good ground, stay clear of power lines you should do good.
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When the ladder is in the open position the top of the ladder is at 5 feet on the lowest setting and 8 feet on the highest setting. You can not stand on the top orange step. Great little ladder.
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The highest step on the ladder is about 3'9". You could not reach far enough for 11 feet.This is a marvelous ladder for approx. 9 feet.
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I found keeping the blade straight and standing back from the tree (instead of right underneath) best for cutting.You pull the blade towards you to cut, lift the blade place it on the branch and pull towards you lift blade and place it into the cut and repeat till cut off.
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Hello, Thank you for the question. Would depend on if the climbing stand has a shooting rail that's incorporated with it, or if you plan to leave the climber in the tree and use some of the tree steps to get in and out with it. Other wise we would have to say no. Thank you WorldGoodsCorp
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It depends on the situation. Maybe a ladder to the eve is your starting point, or a ladder to the peak of the roof. A good knowledge of laddering buildings and roofs is definitely helpful.
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My 8ft Cosco ladder recommends the highest step for standing safely is the 6th one up from the floor. I feel really safe working at a 10 foot ceiling height. I could also stretch further and work a 6 foot ladder at the same 10 ft ceiling height but with a whole lot less confidence. There's no margin for error...Safety rules. So, at 14 ft ceiling height I would prefer a taller 10 foot step ladder or even a 12 foot.
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That is correct, you need to put the foot in the mount in the up position and locate the position for the mount. That way you can have it so you can leave the foot on one or the other side when using it on level ground. Sometime one of the ladder rungs decides where you will put it.
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It's about 5 feet maximum. If you need to go higher, I think you need to put on chair or ladder.
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The tree becomes a ground plane. Law states that you can only raise an antenna 20 feet off a natural or pre existing structure. So a tree will give you a lot more hight. But hight is not always good. Beyond 35 feet you tend to loose ground plane anyway. Yes this will work without ground plane but I recc it that high. With out ground plane you signal shoots strait up. I would research old school ground plane info. Most new stuff is here say.
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Sorry can't help. Don't have a tall enough ladder to reach it right now. Someone else installed it for me. Absolutely love it!!!