Summit Dagger Instructions Manual page 5

ATTACHMENT TO THE TREE
WARNING
!
Read and understand the harness usage
instructions before attempting to climb! Be sure
to maintain full body safety harness attachment to
the tree at all times after leaving the ground.
WARNING
!
It is VERY IMPORTANT to inspect the cable on your
climbing treestand to ensure that there is no sign
of frayed, damaged or broken strands. DO NOT
USE THE CABLE IF IT HAS BROKEN OR DAMAGED
METAL STRANDS! Call immediately to order a
replacement if this should occur.
1. Attach the base platform to the tree first. To do
this, pull down and hold the QuickDraw cable spring
as shown in figure 14. This will release the locking
tab from the cable, allowing the cable to be pushed
past the locking tab. Once the cable has been pushed
past the locking tab, you can release the trigger.
2. Push the cable into the stand tubing until the cable
stop can be lifted up out of the bracket. The cable
should be loose at this point. You can now pull the
cable out of the stand.
3. Take one end of the cable around the tree and
begin to slide it down into the tubing as shown in
figure 15. Once the cable slides easily into the tubing
(it helps to bend the cable upward while pushing
down on it as it is inserted), you are ready to place it
in its final position.
4. Pull the cable towards the back of the tree and
"seat" the cable stop against the back of the bracket,
as shown in figure 16. The QuickDraw cable spring
will "lock" into place behind one of the cable stops.
You do not have to hold the QuickDraw trigger to
lock the cable in place.
5. Your cable bracket should now look like figure 17.
6. If necessary, go to the other side of the tree and
position the other end of the cable by repeating the
steps of pulling the QuickDraw cable spring, sliding
the cable into the tubing, and assuring that the
QuickDraw cable spring has locked into position.
To ensure that your treestand is level at the height
at which you will be hunting, observe the relative
change in the tree diameter between the base of
the tree and the final treestand height. It is very
important to adjust the treestand base platform and
seat at the base of the tree such that the treestand
base platform will be level at the height you hunt.
Trees commonly found in swamp or marsh areas
have a tendency to swell at their base, and these
may require a greater starting angle in order for your
treestand to be level - as compared to a normally
tapered tree.
7. Repeat Steps 1-6 for the Seat Climber portion of
the Treestand.
14
CABLE BRACKET
QUICKDRAW
SPRING
16
WARNING
!
If the QuickDraw cable spring
does not lock into place behind
the cable stop as shown in figure
18, DO NOT USE THE TREESTAND
since the cable can release
resulting in a user to fall! Contact
summit to obtain the proper
corrective action.
Based on usual taper - in order to ensure the platform and seat
climber are level at hunting height - the front edge of the treestand
(the edge away from the tree) should be 4-6 inches higher than the
edge against the tree (see figure 19 ). The treestand seat climber
attaches above the standing platform and should also have the
same basic angle as the platform before you start to climb.
19
15
17
SPRING FULLY
SEATED BEHIND
CABLE STOP
NOTICE
18
PG 5