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| Deadeyez:
So decided to start checking out all my stands for this upcoming hunting season. I found that a couple of my hang ons looked like they needed to have the cables and straps replaced. After searching all over the web for replacement cables I ended up using chain I purchased from my local hardware store. While I was at it I replaced all the bolts with stainless steel bolts and nuts. After replacing all that stuff I gave the stands along with the chains and new bolts a paint job. Got them hung today and they seem really solid. Had a really hard time finding replacement cables online. Anyone else been doing any stand work? |
| reeleyz:
Money well spent Bobby. A few weeks ago I checked some stands with a buddy in a finger lakes spot that I hunt. We were talking about the cables on one specific stand. Those rubber coated cables are tough to tell what shape they are in. |
| Raquettedacker:
Great idea.. I have a couple large ladder stands that I leave out. At the end of the season I loosen all the ratchet straps so they don't stretch. Went out over the weekend and tightened them back up...One was chewed a little by the rodents and got replaced... |
| hesseltine32:
Big game use to sell replacement cables but I'm not sure if they still do. |
| Deadeyez:
--- Quote from: reeleyz on Jul 31, 2017, 11:46:57 AM ---Money well spent Bobby. A few weeks ago I checked some stands with a buddy in a finger lakes spot that I hunt. We were talking about the cables on one specific stand. Those rubber coated cables are tough to tell what shape they are in. --- End quote --- It is tough to tell what shape those cables are in under that rubber coating Bruce. From a few forums I have been on I have read a ton of stuff and stories about them breaking and some of those stories had some gruesome endings! From what I understand it only takes some moisture getting under the coating to rot those cables. It could get in through really small cracks in the coating or if the end of the coating on the cable gets streached or contracts and expands with temperature and weather change. I don't really think there is a way to tell the condition of the cables under the coating. I figured I would err on the side of caution. Hate worrying about stuff like that while I'm hunting. This season will also be my sons first season in the woods chasing deer with his bow so def want it safe for him as well. |
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