One man installing 2 man ladder stand

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MK111

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I should have listed it as 'One old 72 yr man installing a 2 man ladder stand'.

I installed a 2 man ladder stand today by myself with ease and safely.
I use a 3 pulley block and tackle to lift the stand up to the proper height. Then I tie off the pull rope and this holds the stand so it can't twist off the tree so I can climb the ladder safely to strap down the hold down straps.
By using a 3 pulley system I get a 6 to 1 mechanical advantage which mounts to lifting the 100 lb stand and it only weights 17 lbs when pulling the rope.
I've been using this system for 4 years now and install and take down 2 man 17 ft stands by myself with ease.
I'll post pictures tomorrow.
 
That sounds like a good system you have I'd like to see it. I've always hated climbing up ladder stands to put the first strap on.

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I struggle with mine all the time. Just getting the darn thing up against the tree can be a handful. As far as the straps are concerned - I use my climber and once the stand is up against the tree - instead of using the ladder I climb the tree with my climber around the back side and I can then secure the platform of the stand to the tree without any issue. I don;t get it locked down but it's tight enough to keep it from going anywhere. I do the same thing with single person ones as well. I always fear the legs kicking out and then the stand has this 275 lbs gorilla (me) on it and it comes down in the twisted mess. Maybe I complicate it and it takes longer, but it sure beats the alternative - since I tend to do this by myself.
 
That's a good idea to use the climber. We have talked about doing that but the climber is always forgotten until we are in the woods and wish we have it.
 
j-bird said:
I struggle with mine all the time. Just getting the darn thing up against the tree can be a handful. As far as the straps are concerned - I use my climber and once the stand is up against the tree - instead of using the ladder I climb the tree with my climber around the back side and I can then secure the platform of the stand to the tree without any issue. I don;t get it locked down but it's tight enough to keep it from going anywhere. I do the same thing with single person ones as well. I always fear the legs kicking out and then the stand has this 275 lbs gorilla (me) on it and it comes down in the twisted mess. Maybe I complicate it and it takes longer, but it sure beats the alternative - since I tend to do this by myself.
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I've used a climbing stand before too. The only problem I have with it is if I want to put a ladder stand in a pine tree or something similar where branches are on the lower part of the trunk.

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j-bird said:
I struggle with mine all the time. Just getting the darn thing up against the tree can be a handful. As far as the straps are concerned - I use my climber and once the stand is up against the tree - instead of using the ladder I climb the tree with my climber around the back side and I can then secure the platform of the stand to the tree without any issue. I don;t get it locked down but it's tight enough to keep it from going anywhere. I do the same thing with single person ones as well. I always fear the legs kicking out and then the stand has this 275 lbs gorilla (me) on it and it comes down in the twisted mess. Maybe I complicate it and it takes longer, but it sure beats the alternative - since I tend to do this by myself.
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I picked up a couple of the new Rivers Edge ladder stands for that reason. They call them SYCT, the ladder support has dogs that engage the tree with a ratchet strap and the platform straps ratchet into the support to secure it to the tree...at least partially, to climb & secure with top straps. I have not installed them yet, it looks like it should work. And the seat is a mesh type like Millennium stands, should be comfy.
 
Lost Arrow said:
I've used a climbing stand before too. The only problem I have with it is if I want to put a ladder stand in a pine tree or something similar where branches are on the lower part of the trunk.

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Pine tree.....what's that?:D Yep - I can see where that would be an issue. I tend to have to drag some back cover up into the tree with me by cutting some saplings and strapping them to the tree instead of hunting a "naked" tree. There are also a few trees that don't like climbers real well that I avoid as well because they have a real smooth/slick bark that climbers like to slip on......been there tried that.....good way to end up with dirty britches:eek:!
 
j-bird said:
Pine tree.....what's that?:D Yep - I can see where that would be an issue. I tend to have to drag some back cover up into the tree with me by cutting some saplings and strapping them to the tree instead of hunting a "naked" tree. There are also a few trees that don't like climbers real well that I avoid as well because they have a real smooth/slick bark that climbers like to slip on......been there tried that.....good way to end up with dirty britches:eek:!
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I'm fortunate where I hunt that there's lots of nice straight oak trees. I like to get up in the trees that have 3 trunks growing out of one stump and sit in the middle of all three for a little extra cover.

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Beechnut said:
Please tell me you secure the ladder mid way up, to the tree before climbing up.
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That's the way we do it beech. Always secure the middle first and we generally take some ratchet straps and hook them up high then around the tree with the other end of straps down lower. The ratchet straps cross behind the tree or down lower depending on where we hook them. This locks the stand in pretty well so we can put the top strap on.
 
My new computer won't read my picture card. And my old computer runs too slow to do the pictures. May have to use a different camera to see it that solves the problem. ASAP
 
MK111 said:
My new computer won't read my picture card. And my old computer runs too slow to do the pictures. May have to use a different camera to see it that solves the problem. ASAP
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Maybe this will work for you. Use your phone camera to take the pics and email them to yourself. Open your email with the new computer and postem up.
 
Podad said:
Maybe this will work for you. Use your phone camera to take the pics and email them to yourself. Open your email with the new computer and postem up.
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That won'r work as I'm computer challenged and even more so with my smart phone. I make calls and text but that's about it.
I was born in the day before cell phones. Didn't have running water, inside bathroom, central heat or a phone until I was 18. Then we moved to town and talk about a shock to get everything in one day.
 
Last time I put up an oversized 2 man stand myself I used my atv and ropes thrown up over limbs to pull it vertical than lifted it how I wanted, strapped the middle, climbed up and threw a bunch more straps on. They are no fun even with 2 people.
 
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