Some of my treestand setups
 

hey guys thought Id share some pics of a couple of stands I made for deer season, all 16 gauge 1" square tubing. tig welded

one is 15' and the other is 20'.

the 20' is going to be my baby as I have done lots of planning and setup for the area its going in throughout the year, made kind of a secret green patch. ill try to get some pics of the area next time I am out there.





http://www.photodump.org/stored8/treestandizzle.jpg
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they have a 5 foot difference in them? they look the same size

but anyway... build me a few :D

they look nice, good work.

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How in the world will you get them into the woods? ATVs are good, but to get those around trees and such would be hard. Maybe you're going to put them on field edges or something...which would be great. Very nice work. Wish I had that talent.

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good job..

bought my son a 15 footer this year, as he hates climbers..
his is a beak down 3 sections so we can tie together and carry
to put up before season..

i'm a climber kinda guy

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Nice work

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BoyI hope they break down, look like they could be heavy. Make meone but makeit in 3 sections. I love the size of platform, plety ofroom. You may just have a good business starting up. Oh one other thing I would do as wll is make the ladder its self at a slight angle. Other than that AWSOME!!!!!!!!!

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I forgot to mention the one with the extended bracing has a 5 foot ladder section that slips in the bottom making it 20'

I haul them in on a trailer and 15' seems to be about the maxiumum length you want to go, which is why I had the 5 ' section as an add on.

also, there is around a 110 degree angle from the ladder to the platform.


i went to the trouble of making a strap on roof and shooting rail for the

20 footer also. Ill snap some pics of it when I get out to the woods.

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Nah because they are 16 gauge they really arent that heavy . if you stand in the balance point you can carry it by yourself on level ground, but thru the woods two people can manage them fine.

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Very nice....are you going to paint them so they don't rust and stain everything red/orange when you rubagainstthem?

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I hope the spot you put them up in is good, because I don't see you moving them much!

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EX
Looks like some very nice work;)

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Exoman. i can respect your fabrication skills. you do great work!
I to am a fabricating junkie and play with the tig and mig welder at times.
i know how much time and effort goes into it and the sence of accomplishment you get in the end. I know peolpe will say why take the time to do this when you can buy one and be done with it but i say if you got the skills and you really enjoy it then then dont hold back. i make most of ours (ladder type and hang on)but have bought a few. here is a pic of one i just finished. you hang a bracket first then hang the stand on the bracket. got it hanging at home airing out right now. Dan

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Very nice job,Tom!

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Very nice work, I love the size of the platform.
I have to agree with wis bow hunter, regarding the angle of the ladder.
I would add a loop on each back edgeof the platform to attach aratchet strap around the tree.
Again,nicework

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Great stands-I see one problem though! The thieving trespassers will think it is nice too. Hope your able to keep them!

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If you look close you can see in the pics they are not perfect 90's it only takes a little bit of an angle to make that ladder come out alot to make it nice to climb. And as you and Dan both know its amazing what a man can do with just a welder, tourch, and grinder! When you have those three things its endless what you can do! ALso good job to both of you!

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Nice solid stands!!




TP

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I built my own climbing sticks but I learned to put a small plate on the bottom to keep it from sinking into the ground. I have a bunch of aluminum tubing I am gong to build stand with. Should be nice and light.

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Oh yes they are painted and in place. :) pics coming soon

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cool stand dan!


yeah i do automotive fabrication mainly, so tree stands are a refreshing change. Although you are still pretty much going thru the same movements that you would for ladder bars and tube frame chassis :)

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Wow
I see we share other intrest also. not to get off the hunting subject
but im sure you can relate to my pro street vega project with a hand fabed 4-link, back half and cage, narrowed by me 9" and tubed. about 1/3rd done.
happy hunting. just curious do you ratchet strap your stands or chain and turnbuckle?
Dan

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I prefer chains and either turnbuckles or long carriage bolts with jamnuts for tensioners personally.


heres the 15' stand in place , I havent done any ground prep for bow season here as this area was kind of an afterthought but Im hoping I can squeeze a food plot out in time for bow season.




I have been focusing all my efforts on the 20' area which has a decent green patch going considering all the dry weather weve been having.
I am going to get some pics ofthat stand tommorrow.



http://www.photodump.org/stored8/stand1.jpg
http://www.photodump.org/stored8/stand2.jpg

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Was just curious, what was your total legnth of tubing before you started to build? I keep looking at them and my welder is pulling on my leg. Just trying to figure up my local prices for a stand like that.

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well i dont remember to be honest. I stock 1" square tubing for auto work so I didnt pay attention to how much I used. 1" 16 gauge square tubing sells for about 50 cents a foot if that helps.

if you are mig welding I would suggest using 11 gauge instead of 16 gauge. 11 gauge runs aournd 70 cents a foot.

Heres my 20 ' stand all setup. This stand is kind of a gamble, i put it at the bottom of a valley that is located where 3 separate hills meet. In the winter time its such a good spot that you can see all three hillsides all the way up to the field edge.
For bow season, I have cut out some good shooting lanes hitting the 5 major deer trails that run the hill.

After getting home I realized the camera didnt pic up the treestand in the distance as good as the human eye does, so i circled it in some of the pics of further distances. The last pic is almost at the top of the hill on the west side. If the vantage points arent clear in the pics because of my poor photography, let me just say there are some dead deer walking on this hillside :)

The only real problem is getting into the stand without making my presence known. I litterally have to cross all the trails just to get to her, I may use a scent drag this season to help cover my scent on the way in.


http://www.photodump.org/stored8/20ftstand.jpg
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http://www.photodump.org/stored8/trail.jpg

the stand in question is dead center in the map pic .the blue dots and yellow lines represent entrances to the path running along the hill and running up it.

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love the stand

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nice work I pretty much hate all treestands just because there a pain in ass to me anyway maybe i just need a better technique but owell i like yours. I do although have and use treestands but i hunt both from ground and tree

good luck everyone in this years hunting season

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so far I have only seen a 4 point and a spike out of the blind covered tree stand. Its been raining alot and contrary to what I read on the internet I never see deer in the rain.
Its been raining for the past 3-4 days so hopefully it will let up soon and I can catch a bigger buck :)

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Good Job, Exo!

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Makes the lock on I just got from e-bay look like a pile. GREAT WORK!

Since you are familiar w/ this: how hard would it be to modify a stand platform to make it bigger? My brother is a welder. He does a lot of those steel carports/buildings that are going up everywhere.

BTW, I now have (2) ladder stands, my new lounge lock on (NOT tree lounge), and a 4x6 box blind. I think that should do it?!

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it shouldnt be hard at all to make the platform larger, expanded metal cane be had for ~$50 for a 4 x 8 or if your lucky you can find some drops of expanded metal that can serve you well. lowes homedepot and tractor supply have terrible prices so I would look for a steel shop, your brother should know of the closest one.

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Good Solid looking stands, looks like the smaller ones I build, my big ones I set up with a loader bucket and don't touch again unless the tree is going to fall down.

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What part of google do you use for those aerials? Been trying to figure out a way to do that w/ my land?! [8D]

Did you get my PM?

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thats called google earth, its actually a program you download, theres a free version and pay version. I liked the free version so much I bought the pro version

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That's what I figured. Forgot about it till after I had posted. [&:]