Aluminum Ladder Stands?
07-22-2012, 07:25 AM
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Fork Horn
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Aluminum Ladder Stands?
Does anyone make an aluminum ladder stand anymore? I have an old API stand that is only 12 ft high but it is very easy to carry and move compared to steel ladder stands. I have had this stand for about fifteen years and never had any safety issues so I wonder why no one seems to market aluminum ladder stands anymore. I feel it is also much safer than climbing or hang on stands. 
07-22-2012, 04:09 PM
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Giant Nontypical
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08-09-2018, 04:43 AM
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Typical Buck
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Is price of aluminum high again? I was bringing scrap in and he would only pay for aluminum. The steel I needed #500s to get paid, if I remember right. Also some people think aluminum will collapse under their weight. I got aluminium ramps for snowmobile and ATV. I have had some welds on hinges fail though.
08-09-2018, 09:28 AM
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Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2014
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robbyfine, the op is asking about a ladder hunting stand, not a step ladder.
I'll add a little funny here
I had a super nice aluminum ladder stand, a buddy wanted to borrow it due to it was so light and easy to carry/set up
he walked WAY back into a 25,000+ acre track of land, set it up
then walked out, planning to go back the next day
to date he has never found it again
it WAS a nice stand too LOL
wish I remembered who made it, as I would have gotten a few more I think
but, it was never seen again that I know of! HAHA!
