summit stand failure(pics added page 2)
10-19-2007, 11:00 AM
#11
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Jackson, Missouri
Posts: 7,051
RE: summit stand failure
Mikey asked the question I was going to... How did it get that way? Something had to have caused the metal to bend like a pretzel... I really can't even see any of my Summits bending to that extreme if I dropped them 20' from a tree.
Please explain what happened...
Please explain what happened...
10-19-2007, 11:43 AM
#13
Typical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Indiana (southern)
Posts: 873
RE: summit stand failure
Except when the bottom falls to the ground and you are sitting on the top!!! You big dummy.
Dink....the other white meat
Dink....the other white meat
ORIGINAL: bloodcreek
I hate hearing this, my goliath has been great.
I hate hearing this, my goliath has been great.
10-19-2007, 11:53 AM
#14
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Phoenixville, PA USA
Posts: 5,541
RE: summit stand failure
I'd like to hear some details on this as well. A catastrophic failure is cause for concern for any Summit owner. Pics would be very helpful.
Matt is exactly right about the powder coat. My first time out with my Summit stand I noticed terrible squeaking against the bark of the beech tree I was in. As soon as I got home I filed the powder coat off and no more squeaking.
Matt is exactly right about the powder coat. My first time out with my Summit stand I noticed terrible squeaking against the bark of the beech tree I was in. As soon as I got home I filed the powder coat off and no more squeaking.
10-19-2007, 11:54 AM
#15
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Indiana (southern)
Posts: 6,146
RE: summit stand failure
yeah, but you had that stand beefed up from the factory to acomidate your fat @$$ before i bought it off you, dummy [8D]
ORIGINAL: honcho12
Except when the bottom falls to the ground and you are sitting on the top!!! You big dummy.
Dink....the other white meat
Except when the bottom falls to the ground and you are sitting on the top!!! You big dummy.
Dink....the other white meat
ORIGINAL: bloodcreek
I hate hearing this, my goliath has been great.
I hate hearing this, my goliath has been great.
10-19-2007, 12:15 PM
#16
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Ohio
Posts: 584
RE: summit stand failure
ORIGINAL: Matt / PA
Believe it or not most of the time the "Creaking" you hear with the platforms has to do with the powder coat in the teeth on certain tree styles. Its weird I know but trust me, the powder coat makes noises against certain bark.
Take a file and rasp all the coating off the contact points with the tree and I bet the noise goes away.
I made a post not 2 days ago regarding my Viper Classic. Its the cheaper of the Summit Climbers. The bottom part kept "creeking" and it was not easing to hear while 30'+ up in a tree. I took the bottom back and exchanged it, last night I went out with my new bottom portion and original top portion, this one is worse. Im going to call Summit and see if there is a "silent recall" like car companies sometimes have. Although, I would think any recall would be made public information given the high probability of injury under the circumstances in which this "product" is used by its owners.
Take a file and rasp all the coating off the contact points with the tree and I bet the noise goes away.
10-19-2007, 12:19 PM
#17
Nontypical Buck
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Join Date: Oct 2003
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Posts: 1,157
RE: summit stand failure
ok guys, i am off to work now i will post some pics when i get home.
short story, i'm climbing in the dark this morning, i am about 15 feet up and i put pressure on the bottom and it felt like it was "giving way" for lck of a better turn. i thought it was wierd, made one more "climb" and when i put pressure on the bottom again it bent more . like taffy....when you see the pics you will be shocked, i had a tough time getting out of the tree.
i have 4 summit vipers, never had an issue, but this got me scared. like i said, it was like the metal just "melted".
pics to follow
short story, i'm climbing in the dark this morning, i am about 15 feet up and i put pressure on the bottom and it felt like it was "giving way" for lck of a better turn. i thought it was wierd, made one more "climb" and when i put pressure on the bottom again it bent more . like taffy....when you see the pics you will be shocked, i had a tough time getting out of the tree.
i have 4 summit vipers, never had an issue, but this got me scared. like i said, it was like the metal just "melted".
pics to follow
10-19-2007, 12:22 PM
#18
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Crosby TX USA
Posts: 2,599
RE: summit stand failure
Just saw this today-
http://www.tmastands.com/recalls.php
Lots of summits on there...... but it looks to only be fore the harness....
http://www.tmastands.com/recalls.php
Lots of summits on there...... but it looks to only be fore the harness....
