I think that maybe that got tired of sending the whole stand to me when they break. I have had 2 summit bottom platforms break/bend. The first day of bow season in 2000 a weld broke on the bar going from the cable lock to the platform. They sent me a replacment stand and in 2003 i stepped to the edge of the platform to shot a P&Y 10 pointer and felt the stand starting to give, I didn't shot for fear that i would make a bad shot. Needless to say the replacement stand the second time sold on ebay for $120 i was never so happy to lose only $80 and a nice deer.