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Old 01-02-2008, 02:36 PM
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I'm thinking about using some screw in steps on some private land. For those who use them, can you leave them in for the season and still rely on them or should you remove them each time you leave?

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Old 01-02-2008, 02:41 PM
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I leave them in on my place. I do take my lock-on down but leave the steps in there. Just be careful when using them next year. If the tree is good and alive then there should be no problems.
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Old 01-02-2008, 02:47 PM
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I've left them with no problems, after a year I find they are almost impossible to remove,had to use a hammer once to get them started!
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Old 01-02-2008, 02:48 PM
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I leave mine in as well.
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Old 01-02-2008, 02:51 PM
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Yeah I leave mine in too. The tree will start to grow around them eventually but at $2 a piece it's no big loss. I eventually remove them all though but if i know I'll put a stand in the same tree next year, they stay.
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Old 01-02-2008, 02:54 PM
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I always leave mine in during the season, but when its over I take mine out.
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Old 01-02-2008, 03:51 PM
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Thanks! Good to know.

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Old 01-02-2008, 04:20 PM
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Be careful when using those steps after they have been in a tree for a few years. I have seen where the stepsrot or rust away within the tree(maybe it is something chemical). Step on them and they break off like a dead limb.

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Old 01-02-2008, 04:20 PM
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herron- i myself use srew in steps, i've had my lock-on and steps in for 6 years now and only had to replace one so for. but every year i clime up my stand during squirrle season just to make sure there in good shape . but you have to know what you want to do from season to season.
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Old 01-02-2008, 05:56 PM
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Yeah I leave mine in too. The tree will start to grow around them eventually but at $2 a piece it's no big loss. I eventually remove them all though but if i know I'll put a stand in the same tree next year, they stay.
I tend to disagree with this..onour farm we harvest some of the timber, those metal steps hidden inside a tree can do some real damage when that tree gets to the sawmill. Just my $.02 though.
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