Rivers Edge RE607 22' Timbershot - Manual (Page 34)

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Operator's Manual
Rivers Edge® One-Man Ladder Stands
(fOR RE632 ONlY) With cam strap now in hand, hook “S” hook
with long strap to the stabilizer bar link welded on stabilizer bar.
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(s) at the top and the stabilizer bar are
all contacting tree.
Wrap the entire cam strap assembly around tree and hook the oth-
er “S” hook through opposite side of stabilizer bar link. Be sure the
entire strap is even and at the same level all around tree. Pull tail
of long strap tight to tree. This will securely attach stabilizer bar to
tree. sEE fIGuRE 3.
e. (fOR All lADDERs) Wrap the previously attached 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 4a and 4b. Be absolutely sure the tree blade(s) at
the top and the stabilizer bar are all contacting tree.
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 top section tree blade(s) 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.
Figure 4a: Applies to RE607
tie-off ropes
BACk vIEW Of TREE
tree blade
ratchet strap
Figure 4b: Applies to RE623, RE624, and RE632
BACk vIEW Of TREE
upper tree
blade frame
platform
tree blade
tie-off ropes
ratchet straps
WARNING
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!
If YOuR lADDER sTAND MODEl hAs sWING-OPEN DOORs,
AlWAYs MAkE suRE DOORs ARE sECuRElY lATChED shuT
WhEN IN usE. DO NOT lEAN AGAINsT, lEAN OvER OR sIT
ON DOORs. ThEY ARE DEsIGNED fOR ENTRANCE/EXIT
DOORs ONlY. AlWAYs BE AWARE ThE DOORs CAN uN-
lATCh AND PIvOT OPEN.
TREE
pull tail of strap tight to tree
Figure 3: for RE632
WARNING
NEvER AsCEND OR DEsCEND lADDER WIThOuT TIE-Off
ROPEs sECuRElY hOlDING lADDER TO TREE AND sTABI-
lIZER BAR sECuRElY ATTAChED. fAIluRE TO CORRECTlY
PERfORM ThEsE sTEPs CAN CAusE ThE lADDER TO COl-
lAPsE/BuCklE-OvER BACkWARDs DuRING ThE INITIAl
AsCENT TO ATTACh RATChET sTRAP REsulTING IN sERI-
Ous INJuRY OR DEATh