Why is my Summit stand squeaking?
I have last year's Bushmaster XLS model that weighs 16lbs. It has Summit's trademark trigger lock/unlock system with the rubber coated cables. What's happening is I'm getting a ticking from the bottom platform whenever I stand up or sit down. At first I thought it was in the cable/trigger area because the rubber has ripped off the cable in the sections where the cable contacts the stops. However, upon closer inspection while getting up and sitting down on the tree, the noise doesn't seem to be coming from there. Rather it seems like it's coming from somewhere down at the base of the bottom platform. I've yet to pinpoint the problem.
Has anybody had any similar problems with Summit stands doing this and if so what was the cause?