Yep. Gotta say, I'll take a bent bolt immediately acknowledged over a broken platform that's still "totally fine." Makes me feel better about my positioning aid.Well they just sent out an email. At least they're on it!
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Yep. Gotta say, I'll take a bent bolt immediately acknowledged over a broken platform that's still "totally fine." Makes me feel better about my positioning aid.Well they just sent out an email. At least they're on it!
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Well they just sent out an email. At least they're on it!
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yeah, I hate to say it, but a call from andre at 9pm last night, then a follow up email this morning makes me think real hard about keeping it. I'm going to check mine over when it arrives and make sure the area the bolt and versa button will be in contact with are flat/square so everything makes good contact, and the hole itself is centered. If its all good, they probably killed my dissapointmentYep. Gotta say, I'll take a bent bolt immediately acknowledged over a broken platform that's still "totally fine." Makes me feel better about my positioning aid.
I have a guess that because of the rough waterjetting on some posts, they werent sittling flush or even when drilled which led to oblong and not square(or perfectly round, how ever you want to say it ) holes. IMO this would mean the versa button needs support form a "shoulder" on the exterior for strength.“slight hole discrepancy” what does that mean?
I bet they are sending XOP buttons out.
I mean I sorta understand shipping out iffy casts if the failure mode is legitimately non-hazardous slightly more than iffy bolts (because I can wait for a 3 day fix...but waiting for a revised casting is a bit tougher) as long as the failure is safe and the the recall happens. But that's a fine line to walk both legally and ethically.Yep. Gotta say, I'll take a bent bolt immediately acknowledged over a broken platform that's still "totally fine." Makes me feel better about my positioning aid.
Outstanding movement on their part! Acknowledging a problem is usually more than half the battle! Definition of Extreme Ownership!
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Just got the email too. Glad to see they are addressing proactively. Mine looks fine, but never hurts to upgrade. I do like the Beast Button though...View attachment 20388
If you put a bolt in a vise, you can still bend it. Drilling completely thru the post doesn't fix the issue of where & why the bolt is bending.
I think this would have been better. Keep the gray area solid and then have the mounting hardware in the red square.
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Agree
Any longer distance thru the post would help
The more metal to support the load, the better
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A button would help.
The bolt for a versa button on a lone wolf treestand only goes through one side of the post tubing. Probably much weaker than this. I put all my weight on that thing to cam over 100s of times never had one bend.
Yep. Gotta say, I'll take a bent bolt immediately acknowledged over a broken platform that's still "totally fine." Makes me feel better about my positioning aid.
Don't get me wrong, I prefer my stuff right the first time. That's why I spent so many pesos on squirrel steps.I mean I sorta understand shipping out iffy casts if the failure mode is legitimately non-hazardous slightly more than iffy bolts (because I can wait for a 3 day fix...but waiting for a revised casting is a bit tougher) as long as the failure is safe and the the recall happens. But that's a fine line to walk both legally and ethically.
Yeah I'd say this was handled well. Guys who were in a hurry get in an extra hunt or 2. Everyone gets the gen 2 within a week. I mean I'm still amazed it happened at all, but it's handled fine.Don't get me wrong, I prefer my stuff right the first time. That's why I spent so many pesos on squirrel steps.
It's just nice to know that my gen 1 ambush isn't obsolete before I even got it. Replacement part is in the mail, and I literally did nothing on my end to make that happen.