Unless your stands are really old you might try contacting the manufacturer. I have done that for two different brands of stands in the past and the parts were very reasonable.

 

Sounds like a good way to die.
I'd either buy new stands or use a heavier than you need chain, with good bolts.

 

I use chain and 1” shrink tube. Works wonderful.


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Nothing wrong with repairing a stand if you know what you are doing, some little Chinese kid probably did it the first time, so I feel sure that I can do it better and with more attention to detail, especially since it will be holding my fanny.

If you don't really know what you are doing or have access to the proper tools, buy a new stand, the few hundred you will spend is way cheaper than a broken back or funeral.

The only advice I will give you is, if you go the cable route, make sure you have a crimping tool that will apply enough pressure and the proper size die to make a good crimp or swage.

 

You can buy a few treestands for the price of a safe crimping tool. Check McMaster Carr if you like.

some equipment rental shops can build replacement cables.

 

Go with chain. Did this on all of my hang ons. Feel much safer now.


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Most major cities have wire rope distributors. They know what strength wire to use and have the equipment to properly swedge the wire. Ya might consider taking the stand to them for a custom fit.

 

I like this idea.

 

Not an answer to your question but I replace mine with chain after a couple years. I feel better with chain supports than cables.

 

Another chain fan here. Went way bigger than I’d ever need. Piece of mind. Plus the fact that I can see it, and it’s not under plastic is nice. I always feel like the cables are potentially rusted out, but I’d never know because of the plastic coating.

No problem with noise once it’s up.


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You want to be very careful if you are going to swage fittings onto a cable with a bought swage tool. I work for a cable company that makes various cable assemblies and our biggest customers are Ford and GM which we make all their tailgate cables. I was going to start a side business making cables but my wife who is an insurance agent said that I should carry a million dollar liability policy with all the sue happy people out there so that put a stop to that. You want to go with a stainless 7x7 cable @ .094" which if swagged properly will give you a holding strength of around 900# each and being stainless you won't have to worry about rusting out. Just remember be very careful.

 

I made new cables for my treestand platform. Used eighth inch galvanized coated cable. WLL 340#. two aluminum ferrules, cable clamp and a cable stop per connection. Stood on it, rocked on it, leaned on it, and nothing budged. So I hope it all holds up while Im 20 feet up.

 

I just replaced the galvanized cable with 304 marine stainless steel 7 × 19 wire rope. On my olman climbing treestand. Seems like it is holding very strong. But I always were a harness. On my lock on stands even when new. I don't trust the very small cable they use.a friend of mine gave me a 2 year old lock on with small cables on it. So I started to bend the cable to see if it was good. It looked good. But as I was bending it. I was hearing a breaking sound so I was bending it back and forth and it broke right off. Like I said I never trust them small cables even when new. I replace them with chain from home depot and grade 8 bolts. To me seems alot stronger. And gives me a great peace of mind.

 

2 year old thread brought up by a first poster

 

I guess they couldn’t think of anything new so they dig up bones

 

Not a bad thread to have tacked up this time of year though.