what is the best size tree for a 2 man ladder stand.
i took a smallsapling and pulled it around the tree i want to hang my stand on it went just under half way around the tree about 6 feet high.
and the sabling was 24inchs long. is 24 inchs half way around big enough.
The tree i had it on last year let the stand move side to side when i would move
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what is the best size tree for a 2 man ladder stand.
i took a smallsapling and pulled it around the tree i want to hang my stand on it went just under half way around the tree about 6 feet high.
and the sabling was 24inchs long. is 24 inchs half way around big enough. The tree i had it on last year let the stand move side to side when i would move
Tim, we can't have that!!! The tree needs to be large enough to provide support on either side of the "teeth" of the stand.
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i know i think the tree last year was around 1 foot around to the middle
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what is the best size tree for a 2 man ladder stand.
i took a smallsapling and pulled it around the tree i want to hang my stand on it went just under half way around the tree about 6 feet high.
and the sabling was 24inchs long. is 24 inchs half way around big enough. The tree i had it on last year let the stand move side to side when i would move
Tim, we can't have that!!! The tree needs to be large enough to provide support on either side of the "teeth" of the stand.
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Dont feel bad. I had the perfect poplar and set up and climbed. It was a fat, straight up with no limb kind of tree. I had my climber maxed out with pin adjustment and by the time I got to where I wanted to hunt, my platform had a 25 degree downward slope.
I need a solid mature tree I can barely wrap my hands around to strap. Its better off when you dont sway with the wind...I can only imagine a double ladder.
ya i had a few days i left early because the tree would move and i could feel the stand move.
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Dont feel bad. I had the perfect poplar and set up and climbed. It was a fat, straight up with no limb kind of tree. I had my climber maxed out with pin adjustment and by the time I got to where I wanted to hunt, my platform had a 25 degree downward slope.
I need a solid mature tree I can barely wrap my hands around to strap. Its better off when you dont sway with the wind...I can only imagine a double ladder.
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With a ladder, I like a tree 18-28 inches in diameter or so, at the height you will be at...Like turkey hunting, a bigger trunk helps hide you...
Hoyt...On a tree like that, if you really want to climb, add 3-4 screw in steps and adjust the climber higher up the tree, use the steps to climb in...Poplars are great soft trees for a climber...
i saw a show where a tree was thick at the bottom but got thin real quick the guy got like 15 feet high and had to go down and re set the stand. I think when he head down it had gottin so loose it wanted to slide down on him
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With a ladder, I like a tree 18-28 inches in diameter or so, at the height you will be at...Like turkey hunting, a bigger trunk helps hide you...
Hoyt...On a tree like that, if you really want to climb, add 3-4 screw in steps and adjust the climber higher up the tree, use the steps to climb in...Poplars are great soft trees for a climber...
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A tree15 inchesin diameter should hold it if it's installed and braced properly.You get a lot of torgue from a two man ladder. Really, it would be better if you had a double tree or two trees close together and wedge the stand into the other tree as you lash it to the one. When you get that puppy all tied down I like to go down and grab the bottom rung or two and pull it out from the tree as far and hard as I can. This leverage really tightens things up. Then bounce on the bottom rungs to drive it into the ground so it can't move in. Sometimes(usually) you got to add a good ratchet strap at the top to hold things in place. Even then, you have a lot of leverage if you get all the way one side or the other.
We usually have atleast 2 ratchet straps on all of ours.
Also, a trick my uncle showed me (don't know how to really explain it)-- The support brace that is about midway up the ladder and attaches to the tree...usually they come with a string/rope to tie around the tree. Put a piece of metal or a good heavy stick in that rope, and TWIST it. That will REALLY cinch that brace to the tree and that ladder won't budge a bit!!!
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good idea i thought of useing a ratchet strap on it
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We usually have atleast 2 ratchet straps on all of ours.
Also, a trick my uncle showed me (don't know how to really explain it)-- The support brace that is about midway up the ladder and attaches to the tree...usually they come with a string/rope to tie around the tree. Put a piece of metal or a good heavy stick in that rope, and TWIST it. That will REALLY cinch that brace to the tree and that ladder won't budge a bit!!!
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