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Too late already at the ups store, or it might already be on its way back to PA. and no its not the noodle, arm but i dont want to be the teeth to death and slide out of my tree

What do you mean by minor repairs, like repainting the part that is chipped or something?

Good Lord, you should have man handled it! I have a classic summit and it sticks together every now and them. I force it apart. The thing can hold a 300 lb human in the air, it can certain take a wrap against a tree!

Summits are the most comfortable stand on the market. I would never own another stand.

i dont want to argue about my "noodle" arm but when i beat the tree stand with a hammer, and it didnt come loose when my and my dad tried prying it apart and it wont then there is something wrong, and my dad dosnt havea noodle arm either.Besides i shouldnt have to with a brand new piece of equipment.

You are 100% correct, you shouldn't have to deal with something like that on a brand new stand. You have plenty of time to send it back and get a new one. I don't have time nor patience to mess with doing that, I would have found a way to fix it but I think you are absolutely doing the right thing.

As far as minor repairs, I meant maybe touch-up paint, re-sharpening the teeth, etc...

Unfortunately, the design of Summits cause this every so often... when I first got my Cobra XLS, I had to have a friend talk me off a ledge trying to get it apart.

I agree with everything Mr4pt said above; your next one probably won't be as bad.