Summit Treestands SU82024 User manual

Steel Bucksteps
Instruction Booklet - 2006
Weight Limit 260 lbs. Tree Size: 8” - 20”.
READ ME FIRST!!!
Please read carefully BEFORE using your new Summit Hang-On Treestand.
Congratulations! You have purchased the nest commercially available treestand steps on the
market today. Summit Bucksteps are designed and built to provide years of trouble-free, success-
ful hunting with a minimum of maintenance and care. They are certied to meet the requirements
of the Treestand Manufacturers Association (TMA) Standards. This booklet is provided to you to
outline the recommended use, care and maintenance of your Summit Bucksteps.
Before each use of your Summit Bucksteps, ALWAYS inspect the Bucksteps for any structural damage, cracks,
strap wear or abrasion that may have occurred in transporting your treestand. DO NOT USE IF ANY DAMAGE IS
FOUND!
YOU MUST FULLY READ, UNDERSTAND AND FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS!
YOU MUST USE A LINEMAN’S STYLE CLIMBING BELT TO INSTALL AND USE THESE STEPS. NEVER DISCONNECT FROM YOUR LINEMAN’S BELT
UNTIL YOU ARE HOOKED INTO YOUR SAFETY LINE!
DO NOT USE THIS OR ANY OTHER TREESTAND IF YOU HAVE BEEN USING DRUGS OR ALCOHOL OR ARE PHYSICALLY IMPAIRED IN ANY
WAY!
FOR YOUR SAFETY, DO NOT USE ANY TREESTAND DURING STORMS, WHEN TREES ARE WET OR ICY, OR ON TREES THAT ARE LEANING OR
THAT APPEAR DEAD OR DISEASED!
DO NOT USE ANY TREESTAND IF YOU HAVE NOT FOLLOWED THE MANUFACTURERS CARE AND MAINTENANCE GUIDELINES!
ALWAYS INSPECT EACH STRAP AND ALL THE STITCHING BEFORE USE. LOOK FOR ANY DAMAGE, CUTS OR ABRASIONS - DO NOT USE A
DAMAGED STRAP!
EACH STRAP MUST BE REPLACED EVERY TWO YEARS OR IMMEDIATELY IF ANY DAMAGE IS NOTICED!
DO NOT EXPOSE THESE STRAPS TO HEAT IN EXCESS OF 130° F OR TO ANY ACID OR ALKALINE SOLUTIONS!
DO NOT MODIFY THIS PRODUCT OR SUBSTITUTE ANY REPLACEMENT PARTS!
NEVER CLIMB WITH ANYTHING IN YOUR HANDS OR ON YOUR BACK - USE A HAUL LINE!
PRACTICE USING YOUR BUCKSTEPS AT A LOW LEVEL (5 FEET) UNTIL YOU MASTER ITS USE.
BE WELL RESTED AND NEVER GET IN A HURRY. HURRYING CAUSES ACCIDENTS!!
IF YOU LOAN OR SELL THESE STEPS, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO FURNISH THE BUYER A COPY OF THESE INSTRUCTIONS AND THE
VIDEO THAT CAME WITH THE STEPS. MAKE SURE THEY WATCH THE VIDEO AND READ / UNDERSTAND THE INSTRUCTIONS!
FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS MAY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH!!
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Warnings and Precautions
82024 / Steel Bucksteps / 2006
Warning

Section 2. Use of the Buckstep tree steps.
WARNING: A LINEMAN’S STYLE HOOK UP IS
MANDATORY WHEN HANGING YOUR BUCK-
STEPS. SEE YOUR HARNESS INSTRUCTIONS FOR
INFORMATION ON USING A LINEMAN’S BELT!
Part 1. Attaching your Bucksteps to the Tree.
Step 1. Take one Buckstep section and press it rmly
against the tree. For the rst (bottom) section, this is
easiest to do by holding it against the tree with your leg
as shown in Figure 5. Wrap the free end (with the sewn
in loop) around the tree and secure to the metal loop on
the Buckstep as shown in Figure 6. Your completed strap
should look like Figure 7.
Step 2. Your rst Buckstep section should be hanging
loosely on the tree (See Figure 8). Pull the free end of the
cam lock buckle as shown in Figure 9.
Step 3. You must pull down on the Buckstep to secure it
rmly in place as shown in Figure 10. The step will slid
down the tree until the strap tightens up.
Step 4. ALWAYS CHECK THE SECURITY OF EACH
BUCKSTEP SECTION BEFORE CLIMBING ONTO IT!
AT THIS POINT IT IS MANDATORY THAT YOU SE-
CURE YOUR LINEMAN’S STYLE CLIMBING BELT
AROUND THE TREE. This will allow you to use two hands
when hanging the steps and it prevent you from falling back-
wards while climbing and securing the steps.
Carefully climb onto the bottom Buckstep section.
Step 5. USING A PULL UP ROPE - pull the next Buckstep
section up to you. Repeat steps 1-4 to secure other sections.
WARNING - DO NOT place ANY Buckstep section more
than 20 inches above the section below it.
Step 6. Repeat step 5 for any remaining sections. Position
your last Buckstep section so that you step down onto your
treestand platform.
Part 2. Removing your Bucksteps from the Tree.
Step 1. PUT ON YOUR LINEMAN’S STYLE BELT BE-
FORE ATTEMPTING TO UNHOOK THE STEPS FROM
THE TREE.
Step 2. Stand on the step below the one you wish to remove.
Grab the top step and pull up. This should take the tension off
the cam buckle.
Step 3. Remove the strap and lower the step to the ground
with a pull-up rope.
Step 4. Repeat steps 2-3 for the remaining sections.
Section 1. Assembling your new Bucksteps.
Step 1. Take the supplied cam-buckle strap and secure it
to one side of the metal loop in the center of the Buckstep.
Push the cam buckle loop through the steel loop as shown
in Figure 1.
Step 2. MAKE SURE the cam buckle is facing out as
shown in Figure 2.
Step 3. Take the other end of the strap and push it through
the loop as shown in Figure 3.
Step 4. Thread the entire strap and the cam buckle
through the loop and pull snug as shown in Figure 4.
Figure 1
Figure 3
Figure 2
Figure 4
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Part 3. Packing your Bucksteps.
Step 1. Stack the Bucksteps on top of each other as shown in Figure.
Step 2. Using a bungee or utility strap, cinch the assembly together
for transportation.
Section 3. Maintenance and Care of your Bucksteps.
The quality of material and fabrication techniques used in manufac-
turing makes Summit’s Bucksteps very durable under normal hunting
conditions. However, since all hunting equipment that is exposed
to the elements requires some maintenance and care, the following
guidelines for care of your Bucksteps should be used.
If you nd the need to leave your Bucksteps outdoors for a short
time, perhaps overnight or during lunch break, do not assume that
nothing has changed when you return. When you return, always re-
inspect each step before use to make sure they are still secure. Make
sure to note if the straps are still tight and that nothing has been dam-
aged or changed.
Should you damage any part of your Bucksteps, you should contact
your nearest Summit Dealer or the factory to obtain the proper correc-
tive action procedure and/or replacement parts. Unauthorized repairs,
modications, or alterations will void the warranty and could degrade
the integrity of your Bucksteps.
You must periodically inspect your Bucksteps for damage. Look
for nicks, gouges, cracks, bends, corrosion, etc.. or similar damage
that can be the result of improper use or accidental damage. For in-
stance, this could occur if someone else used your Bucksteps without
knowledge of its proper use, or if the Bucksteps were dropped, hit by
a motor vehicle or subjected to corrosive conditions. Also inspect
all straps for cuts, worn places, abrasions, fraying, discoloration etc.
Bucksteps have a high structural integrity by design, material selec-
tion and manufacturing technique, but as its owner, only your contin-
ued care will assure you trouble free performance.
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Warranty Card for Summit Steel Bucksteps PN 82024
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Limited Warranty
(A) Warranty
Summit Treestands, LLC (Summit) warrants to the original retail
purchaser that all products manufactured by it are free from defects
in material and manufacture at the time of shipment for sixty (60)
months from the date of purchase. Summit will repair or replace
any part found defective if the unit claimed to be defective shall be
returned to Summit, postage prepaid, within the warranty period.
This warranty shall not apply to any product which has been sub-
jected to misuse; misapplication; neglect (including but not limited
to improper maintenance); accident; improper installation; modi-
cation (including but not limited to use of unauthorized parts or
attachments); adjustment or repair. THE FOREGOING IS IN LIEU
OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED (INCLUDING THOSE OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
FITNESS OF ANY PRODUCT FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE),
AND OF ANY OTHER OBLIGATION OF LIABILITY ON THE
PART OF THE COMPANY.
(B) Limitation of Liability
It is expressly understood that Summit’s liability for its products,
whether due to breach of warranty, negligence, strict liability, or
otherwise, is limited to the repair of the product, as stated above,
and Summit will not be liable for any other injury, loss, damage, or
expense, whether direct or consequential, including but not lim-
ited to loss of use, income, prot, or damage to material, arising in
connection with the sale, installation, use of, inability to use, or the
repair or replacement of Summit’s products.
Summit reserves the right to make alterations or modications in
its products at any time, which in its opinion, may improve the
performance and efciency of the product. It shall not be obligated
to make such alterations or modications to products already in
service.
Please ll out the warranty card and return to:
SUMMIT Treestands, LLC.
715 Summit Dr.
Decatur, AL 35601
You can also register your warranty card on line at:
www.summitstands.com/warranty.aspx
Summit products are manufactured under one or more of the following US patents: 4,991,690 ; 5,226,505 ; 5,413,192 ; 5,937,969 ; 5,971,104
; 5,975,242 ; 6,182,792 ; 5,979,603 ; 6,397,973 and Des. 417,011 ; 420,147. Summit MegaSampson, Bucksteps, Seat-O-The-Pants Safety Line
and Rapid Climb Stirrups are patent pending.
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