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Post by scrub-buster on Sept 11, 2015 13:08:45 GMT -5
I want to replace the clips holding the sections on my ladder stands with bolts. I'm going to get the hardware today on my way home from work but I'm not sure what size bolt, how long, or how many. I've got the cheap stands from walmart. I think they are 15' or 16' single person stands. Does anyone know off hand what I need or have a stand close by to check? I also need to know how many bolts I'll need per stand.
Thanks for the help.
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Post by 3ptbuck on Sept 11, 2015 13:56:33 GMT -5
I can fit a 5/16 through mine just fine. The wide section of the ladder measures 1 3/16 so 1 3/4 should be plenty long enough.
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Post by 3ptbuck on Sept 11, 2015 13:58:51 GMT -5
Oh and my 16ft stands would only need 4. But the top section already attaches to bottom of stand with bolts it came with. Yours may not have?
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Post by scrub-buster on Sept 11, 2015 14:52:39 GMT -5
Thanks for the help.
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Post by chasingtails on Sept 11, 2015 15:21:51 GMT -5
Do the current clips that come with the package not trust worthy? I'm putting mine up on Saturday
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Post by scrub-buster on Sept 11, 2015 17:34:53 GMT -5
Do the current clips that come with the package not trust worthy? I'm putting mine up on Saturday They are safe. We bring our stands inside after season is over and we store them assembled. We don't need the quick clips. I think bolts would be quieter. And is someone wanted to steal them they would have to carry it out in one piece instead of breaking it down. |
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Post by swilk on Sept 11, 2015 18:37:02 GMT -5
Bolts are cheap....I'd buy some 1/4" as well just in case those 5/16" won't fit.
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Post by esshup on Sept 11, 2015 19:49:06 GMT -5
Ditto. I'd be surprised if the holes weren't metric.........
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Post by scrub-buster on Sept 11, 2015 21:43:20 GMT -5
I bought 5/16 bolts. I can always drill the holes out a little bit if I need to. I bought some spray on truck bed liner to coat all the connections. I went to get rubber washers but they were expensive. I found a role of thin black rubber drawer liner for the price of 6 washers. I'm going to cut out 1"x1" squares and punch a hole in the center. I'm trying to eliminate all squeaks from the stands.
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Post by Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 on Sept 11, 2015 22:07:16 GMT -5
Ditto. I'd be surprised if the holes weren't metric......... My bolts were metric. I had a bunch of them as I have a guard rail all around mine. Fellas, I admire you guys for getting in those small cheap stands or the climbing stands. I just could not do it. I'm afraid of heights. The first time I tried to climb my ladder, I got stuck half way up. Legs started shaking and I froze. My daughter cried laughing at me. I wasn't laughing. Now, I don't think much about it, but the bigger and more bolts the better for me. Actually, I'd like to have a little two bedroom tree house, and I might feel safe in it. |
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Post by esshup on Sept 11, 2015 22:33:48 GMT -5
Ditto. I'd be surprised if the holes weren't metric......... My bolts were metric. I had a bunch of them as I have a guard rail all around mine. Fellas, I admire you guys for getting in those small cheap stands or the climbing stands. I just could not do it. I'm afraid of heights. The first time I tried to climb my ladder, I got stuck half way up. Legs started shaking and I froze. My daughter cried laughing at me. I wasn't laughing. Now, I don't think much about it, but the bigger and more bolts the better for me. Actually, I'd like to have a little two bedroom tree house, and I might feel safe in it. So being in one of these www.genielift.com/en/products/boom-lifts/telescopic-booms/s120-s125/index.htmat full extension, with an expanded metal floor wouldn't be your idea of a comfortable day at work? Even if the outriggers were out? To be honest, it took me a day or two to get used to being up in one. Walking side to side in the cage would cause it to sway about 5' side to side......... |
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Post by nfalls116 on Sept 11, 2015 23:12:35 GMT -5
My bolts were metric. I had a bunch of them as I have a guard rail all around mine. Fellas, I admire you guys for getting in those small cheap stands or the climbing stands. I just could not do it. I'm afraid of heights. The first time I tried to climb my ladder, I got stuck half way up. Legs started shaking and I froze. My daughter cried laughing at me. I wasn't laughing. Now, I don't think much about it, but the bigger and more bolts the better for me. Actually, I'd like to have a little two bedroom tree house, and I might feel safe in it. So being in one of these www.genielift.com/en/products/boom-lifts/telescopic-booms/s120-s125/index.htmat full extension, with an expanded metal floor wouldn't be your idea of a comfortable day at work? Even if the outriggers were out? To be honest, it took me a day or two to get used to being up in one. Walking side to side in the cage would cause it to sway about 5' side to side......... tatos a few to get used to one of those! The lightest breeze is about the same as that walking around you are talking about |
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Post by Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 on Sept 11, 2015 23:12:57 GMT -5
I could use one of these for a couple days. I sure couldn't do it for a living.
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Post by scrub-buster on Sept 11, 2015 23:13:20 GMT -5
Ditto. I'd be surprised if the holes weren't metric......... My bolts were metric. I had a bunch of them as I have a guard rail all around mine. Fellas, I admire you guys for getting in those small cheap stands or the climbing stands. I just could not do it. I'm afraid of heights. The first time I tried to climb my ladder, I got stuck half way up. Legs started shaking and I froze. My daughter cried laughing at me. I wasn't laughing. Now, I don't think much about it, but the bigger and more bolts the better for me. Actually, I'd like to have a little two bedroom tree house, and I might feel safe in it. I feel safer in a ladder stand than in a loc on or climber. Even after falling from one while I was putting it up a couple of years ago. I was a little shaky in them for the rest of that season. I bought a harness the next year. I like to put the stands in or next to trees with limbs or multiple trunks. The more stuff that's around the stand the safer I feel. |
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Post by esshup on Sept 11, 2015 23:50:15 GMT -5
So being in one of these www.genielift.com/en/products/boom-lifts/telescopic-booms/s120-s125/index.htmat full extension, with an expanded metal floor wouldn't be your idea of a comfortable day at work? Even if the outriggers were out? To be honest, it took me a day or two to get used to being up in one. Walking side to side in the cage would cause it to sway about 5' side to side......... tatos a few to get used to one of those! The lightest breeze is about the same as that walking around you are talking about Yep! I spent a few months in one, and you're right, the breeze does move them. The hardest thing getting used to was the expanded metal floor. If you glanced down, it was as if you weren't standing on anything. It was even more interesting at night. The lights of the city were pretty amazing. This when I was working on the L.A. Coliseum earthquake restoration after the 1994 Northridge earthquake. |
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Post by nfalls116 on Sept 12, 2015 0:05:40 GMT -5
tatos a few to get used to one of those! The lightest breeze is about the same as that walking around you are talking about Yep! I spent a few months in one, and you're right, the breeze does move them. The hardest thing getting used to was the expanded metal floor. If you glanced down, it was as if you weren't standing on anything. It was even more interesting at night. The lights of the city were pretty amazing. This when I was working on the L.A. Coliseum earthquake restoration after the 1994 Northridge earthquake. all of them I've been on we're diamond tread but I can imagine that would be crazy. One time it was so windy we couldn't hardly climb a tower so we hitched a ride to the top of the lift on one of those then finish the climb... Crazyness |
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Post by chasingtails on Sept 12, 2015 4:42:39 GMT -5
How's the harness with these cheap ladder stands the ones that's included? Havnt opened mine.
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Post by dbd870 on Sept 12, 2015 6:01:40 GMT -5
While they may not be a HSS, they are actually quite functional. I would not be afraid to use one.
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Post by scrub-buster on Sept 12, 2015 6:10:23 GMT -5
How's the harness with these cheap ladder stands the ones that's included? Havnt opened mine. They work but are a pain to put on and take off. You will be much happier with a harness that buckles. I got mine for around $40 on amazon a couple of years ago. |
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Post by INhuntin on Sept 14, 2015 17:53:48 GMT -5
How's the harness with these cheap ladder stands the ones that's included? Havnt opened mine. If you are going to use the safety harness that comes with the ladder stand be sure to thoroughly check it out first. I tried using the one that came with one of my stands, the straps going through the buckles were threaded the wrong way. The harness straps just slid out when I put weight on them & the main connection loop started to tear just by setting my (200lb) weight down on it. THEY ARE TOO CHEAPLY MADE! I use a HSS harness now. |
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