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Anyone else over 215 having the same issue? I've been trying to source parts to make a platform just like that one.
I can sell you everything but the seat if you wish
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Anyone else over 215 having the same issue? I've been trying to source parts to make a platform just like that one.
Never been dropped. This platform is about a year old. No one asked but I wasn't jumping on it when it snapped. I was doing a demo showing the different shooting positions. I was in position for shooting the 6 o'clock or "drop shot" position so I did have all my weight on the edge.Glad your okay. Did you ever drop it from the tree. I did and put a small crack in it and never used it again
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I can sell you everything but the seat if you wish
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Glad the OP didn't get hurt
for all the rest of us - gear WILL malfunction - especially when we start modifying it to use for unintended purposes. Doesn't mean we shouldnt use it it means to take precautions and know the risk.
ALWAYS, I repeat ALWAYS, secure your tether and lineman's before stepping onto any platform (spikes, ameristeps or cast platform) the #1 cause of tree stand falls is transitioning to and from platform to climbing method. And if you are not using a lineman's to climb, then consider this a friendly cyber smack to the back of your head "what the hell are you thinking" post.
The cast aluminum seats were never designed to hold a persons entire weight. If it was, it would be built as heavy as the platform which was designed to be a platform. My concern with the Predator is the designers tried to make it like the Lone Wolf or XOP seats. I think a platform needs to be designed as strong as a platform, not a seat. I love the basic design of the Predator but not the marginal (in my opinion) platform casting. I think they are working on making a more robust platform. If they do, I'm back on board and will have to get another one.