Not telling anyone what to do but I think everyone on this site that has a Predator platform with the offset hole should contact Tetherd and maybe get a recall going. Why wait until there is a crack?
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Predator Cracked
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I wonder if drilling out the aluminum threaded hole and adding a steel threaded insert would help distribute the stresses better....threads in aluminum can be a real pain in the butt....a slightly offset hole causing failure is a little unnerving..if u put all ur weight out on the outer corner that would essentially be putting the exact same stresses as a slightly offset hole
If you drill it out There would be even less metal between the edge and the hole circumference. That might increase the potential for cracking, maybe?
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Mike
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I have never liked anything made of cast metal, seen stuff break with it too many times. For this reason the lone wolf style treestands or the predator/mission platforms do not appeal to me at all. I just dont trust cast metal for anything that holds weight. With one hole just slightly off causing cracks shows no safety cushion built in to these things. You all have the freedom to use what you want but no cast for me.
I wouldn’t hold my breath if I were you
Ain't holding my breath. I don't own any Tethered equipment
I find it VERY useful that there are issues cropping up with platforms you stand on 25 ft up and the company making them is aware and failing to recall said platforms.
The Ambush is the same thickness on the edge as well as the internal members? I ask because some stands the outer edge is thicker and I'd be afraid to cut that area. If it is all one piece and same thickness, then it concerns me less.
Again, he is not referring to comments on what the thread is about. He was referring to comments that were essentially jibber jabber and may have been deleted by now.
Just checked mine and it's not centered. Now what? I just wait now until it cracks?
I agree you would gain some pull out strength with the steel threaded insert but it wouldn’t help much with the boss material cracking. The problem here looks like a simple GD&T issue. Tighten up the positional tolerances where that hole goes and you might be fine. Other than that if they want to keep the sloppy positional tolerance then they’ll have to go thicker with the material.
Yes, i understand this is nothing new. As such, it honestly would make me look elsewhere if i were looking for a platform, sticks, etc.
I get that unforeseen problems can and do arise with any product however once the company is aware of the problem the prudent thing to do would be issue a recall and get it corrected.
If they don’t well than they are putting your money over your well being imo. Some may not see it that way and will continue to support them which is a ok with me it’s a free country.
I’m a little confused by this. My platform is fairly old, bought in late 2018, and I believe one of the first generation 2 versions. There is no production numbers on mine. The platform leveling hole on mine is definitely not centered. That would lead me to believe that it’s not just a short run of recent platforms that got drilled off center. I have never had any issues it. I want Tethrd to continue because I really like their platform offerings, but if my platform was at risk for this kind of failure I’d want to know.
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I have the same platform, bought late in 2018 (I'd have to look to find the exact date). And mine is not centered as well. Obviously not a short one run batch that has this issue. Mine has not had any problems but it definitely makes me less comfortable caming the platform over 20' in a tree..
I would bet the failure is due to the low tolerance with the bolt and casting...that little bit of wiggle, wiggled couple thousand times leads to cracking....like an exhaust manifold...that why I was thinking the threaded insert installed with loctit in the casting and then the thread wiggle would be on steel vs cast aluminum....
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