Rivers Edge RE634 2 MAN - Manual (Page 17)

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Operator's Manual
Rivers Edge® Two-Man Ladder Stands
WARNING
DOuBlE ChECk ASSEMBlY STEPS TO BE CERTAIN YOu hAvE
CORRECTlY ASSEMBlED ThIS PRODuCT.
STuDY YOuR NEW STAND TO BECOME fAMIlIAR WITh All Of
ITS fEATuRES AND DESIGN. AT GROuND lEvEl, fOllOWING
PROvIDED uSE INSTRuCTIONS, PRACTICE ATTAChING STAND
TO TREE AND REMOvING STAND fROM TREE. PRACTICE SIT-
TING, STANDING, AND uSING ThIS PRODuCT BEfORE ATTACh-
ING OvERhEAD. SAvE ThESE INSTRuCTIONS fOR fuTuRE REf-
ERENCE. YOu MuST AlWAYS uSE ThE PROvIDED full BODY
hARNESS (fAll ARREST SYSTEM) ThAT MEETS TMA STAN-
DARDS WhIlE uSING ThIS PRODuCT.
AlWAYS uSE ThREE PEOPlE fOR SET-uP AND TAkE-DOWN.
BE ABSOluTElY SuRE ThE TREE BlADES ON PlATfORM
AND ThE STABIlIZER BAR ARE BOTh CONTACTING TREE BE-
fORE ClIMBING lADDER.
STABIlIZER BAR MuST AlWAYS BE CORRECTlY AND SE-
CuRElY ATTAChED TO lADDER AND TREE BEfORE ClIMB-
ING lADDER.
SOME MODElS INCluDE A MulTI-PIECE STABIlIZER BAR
SYSTEM. BE SuRE SPRING lOCk PIN GOES ThROuGh BOTh
ThE EXTENSION TuBE AND ThE STABIlIZER BAR.
BE CERTAIN SPRING lOCk PINS ARE lATChED SECuRElY TO
PREvENT ACCIDENTAl REMOvAl.
BE SuRE YOuR DOuBlE kNOTS ARE All SECuRE ON All
ROPE CONNECTIONS.
NEvER ASCEND OR DESCEND lADDER WIThOuT TIE-Off
ROPES SECuRElY hOlDING lADDER TO TREE AND STABIlIZ-
ER BAR SECuRElY ATTAChED. fAIluRE TO CORRECTlY PER-
fORM ThESE STEPS CAN CAuSE ThE lADDER TO COllAPSE/
BuCklE-OvER BACkWARDS DuRING ThE INITIAl ASCENT TO
ATTACh RATChET STRAP RESulTING IN SERIOuS INJuRY OR
DEATh.
Figure 1b (RE629)
15' tie-off ropes
BACk vIEW Of TREE
backrest tree
blade
seat tree
blade
ratchet strap
ratchet strap
SETuP AND uSE INSTRuCTIONS
During installation and removal of ladder treestands, you must
always and properly use the included Full Body Harness (Fall Arrest
System). Refer to the Full Body Harness instructions included with
this product for proper use.
1. With assembled product lying on the ground in assembled position,
position one person at bottom end of ladder lying on the ground.
This person has to prevent the ladder end from tilting up when platform
end is lifted and prevent the ladder from skidding across ground.
2. a. Position (2) people at the platform end of the ladder, lift the
platform end and continue uprighting by walking toward bottom
end of ladder and moving hands along ladder legs. Stand ladder
up against chosen straight tree on dry, level ground. Use caution
when ladder comes over center against the tree.
b. Step back and look at the ladder top to see that both platform tree
blade and upper tree blade are contacting tree. Adjust as needed
so both the tree blades are contacting tree.
c. Step down hard on bottom step to push ladder legs into the
ground.
d. Wrap the 9’ rope attached to stabilizer bar around tree and tie
the free end to the link welded on stabilizer bar at the stabilizer bar
height location. Secure the ladder tight so the stabilizer bar is at a
right angle to the tree. Adjust stabilizer bar length as necessary so
it contacts tree. Be absolutely sure the tree blade on platform, the
upper tree blade and the stabilizer bar are all contacting tree.
e. Wrap the previously attached 15’ tie-off ropes hanging down from
platform, around the back side of tree in opposite directions of each
other. Pull the ropes snug and tie them to the ladder at the stabilizer
bar height location. This ground level ladder-to-tree attachment will
prevent the ladder from pulling away from the tree while ascending
to top for final ratchet strap attachment. The same holds true when
ladder removal is necessary. SEE fIGuRE 1a and 1b.
Figure 1a (RE633)
15' tie-off ropes
BACk vIEW Of TREE
upper tree
blade
platform tree blade
ratchet straps
WARNING
NEvER ASCEND OR DESCEND lADDER WIThOuT TIE-Off
ROPES SECuRElY hOlDING lADDER TO TREE AND STABIlIZER
BAR SECuRElY ATTAChED. fAIluRE TO CORRECTlY PERfORM
ThESE STEPS CAN CAuSE ThE lADDER TO COllAPSE/BuCklE-
OvER BACkWARDS DuRING ThE INITIAl ASCENT TO ATTACh
RATChET STRAP RESulTING IN SERIOuS INJuRY OR DEATh.