Rivers Edge RE634 2 MAN - Manual (Page 18)

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Operator's Manual
Rivers Edge® Two-Man Ladder Stands
WARNING
BE SuRE ONlY ONE PERSON ASCENDS OR DESCENDS lADDER
AT A TIME. BE CERTAIN fIRST PERSON IS SEATED SAfElY, AND
ATTAChED TO TREE WITh PROvIDED full BODY hARNESS (fAll
ARREST SYSTEM) ThAT MEETS TMA STANDARDS CORRECTlY BE-
fORE SECOND PERSON ASCENDS OR DESCENDS lADDER.
NEvER hAvE TWO PEOPlE ON ONE SIDE Of ThE PlATfORM.
kEEP WEIGhT EvENlY DISTRIBuTED ON PlATfORM.
BE CERTAIN TO AlWAYS lEAN fORWARD, TOWARD ThE TREE
WhEN ASCENDING OR DESCENDING lADDER. ATTACh YOuR
hARNESS TEThER TO ThE TREE BEfORE SECuRING ThE PlAT-
fORM TO ThE TREE AND STEPPING ONTO ThE PlATfORM.
AlWAYS hAvE ThREE POINTS Of CONTACT WhIlE ClIMB-
ING lADDER.
BRING RATChET STRAP(S) uP WITh YOu IN A POCkET- DO
NOT CARRY IN YOuR hANDS!
DO NOT AllOW EXCESSIvE STRAP BuIlDuP IN RATChET AS
ThIS WIll PREvENT ThE RATChET TEETh fROM ENGAGING
CAuSING SlIPPAGE.
AlWAYS ATTACh RATChET STRAPS SECuRElY WhIlE uSING
ThIS PRODuCT!
NEvER STAND ON lADDER SEAT, IT IS DESIGNED fOR SIT-
TING ONlY.
SEAT IS REMOvABlE. BE CERTAIN IT IS SECuRElY ATTAChED
WhEN IN uSE.
BE SuRE ShOOTING RAIl IS SEATED All ThE WAY DOWN ON
STuDS DuRING uSE.
NEvER lEAN AGAINST, lEAN OvER, OR SIT ON ShOOTING
RAIl. IT IS DESIGNED AS A ShOOTING REST ONlY. AlWAYS
BE AWARE ThAT ThE ShOOTING RAIl CAN PIvOT uP AND
DOWN.
BE SuRE ShOOTING RAIl IS flIPPED BACk WhEN ASCEND-
ING OR DESCENDING lADDER.
AlWAYS BE AWARE Of ThE OThER PERSON'S POSITION. uSE
EXTREME CAuTION WhEN WEAPONS ARE uSED TO PRE-
vENT PERSONAl INJuRY.
3. With two people securely holding the ladder, use the three point contact
climbing method to slowly climb the ladder and carefully keep a constant
hand grip on the ladder at all times. Always lean forward, toward tree, to keep
both top section tree blades against the tree. Be certain ladder bottom
is firmly seated on dry, level ground. Attach your harness tether to the
tree before securing the platform to the tree and stepping onto platform.
Refer to the full Body harness instructions included with this product.
4. Standing on ladder step, lean toward tree with ratchet strap now in hand,
Hook "S" hook with long strap through hole provided on tree blade. Feed
the long strap through the center (slot) of ratcheting mechanism and back
around through tightening lever. SEE fIGuRES 2 AND 3.
noTe: Be sure you feed the long strap correctly so there are no twists in
the strap.
Wrap entire ratchet assembly around tree and hook other "S" hook through
opposite upper tree blade hole. Pull tail of long strap until most of the slack
is taken out. Be sure entire strap is even and at the same level all around tree.
"Ratchet" tight to tree, this will securely attach ladder to tree and prevent
movement. SEE fIGuRES 2 AND 4.
noTe: To release ratchet, simply pull the release lever and open tightening
lever wide open (flat).
5. Repeat step 4 for second tree blade attachment by placing “S” hooks through
holes provided on second tree blade. SEE fIGuRES 2, 3 AND 4.
6. Reverse setup and use instructions to take ladder down.
Figure 3
pull tail to take out slack
tightening lever
release lever
feed through slot
Figure 2
Figure 4
TREE
ratchet
back and forth
TREE
upper tree
blade
platform tree
blade