OSA Chit Chat Thread

[clintbailey]

Finished moving our big deer stand today. Ended up a mile + from where it sat the last couple of years, same land owner but different section of land. Had some issues at first (adding hyd oil to tractor, rewelding a stand leg that broke, etc) but finally got it going. Upon arrival, we had to sit stand down and resituate the tractor to get stand facing right direction. About 30' from desired spot, not sure if I hit a hole or what happened honestly, but it rolled off forks! Finally got it stood back up, but broke 2 legs off and some other minor damage. Hopefully a little welding and we'll be GTG again!

 

[retrieverman]

Finished moving our big deer stand today. Ended up a mile + from where it sat the last couple of years, same land owner but different section of land. Had some issues at first (adding hyd oil to tractor, rewelding a stand leg that broke, etc) but finally got it going. Upon arrival, we had to sit stand down and resituate the tractor to get stand facing right direction. About 30' from desired spot, not sure if I hit a hole or what happened honestly, but it rolled off forks! Finally got it stood back up, but broke 2 legs off and some other minor damage. Hopefully a little welding and we'll be GTG again!
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I’m glad I’m not the only one this kind of crap happens to.

 

[dennishoddy]

I’m glad I’m not the only one this kind of crap happens to.

You and me both. My home built 20' stand is impossible to stand up without another person and vehicle. I've dumped it twice just like clintbailey, requiring going back home for repairs.

 

[clintbailey]

I’m glad I’m not the only one this kind of crap happens to.

You and me both. My home built 20' stand is impossible to stand up without another person and vehicle. I've dumped it twice just like clintbailey, requiring going back home for repairs.

I end up with this luck more often than not ...thankfully, the landowner has a nice welding trailer I can use, so I should be able to do repairs on site...now me and overhead welding

 

[dennishoddy]

I end up with this luck more often than not ...thankfully, the landowner has a nice welding trailer I can use, so I should be able to do repairs on site...now me and overhead welding

Overhead isn't bad with the right rod. Good luck!

 

[retrieverman]

I end up with this luck more often than not ...thankfully, the landowner has a nice welding trailer I can use, so I should be able to do repairs on site...now me and overhead welding

No higher than that stand is off the ground, I’d fashion some kind of crude trailer to set it on, so moving it wouldn’t be a problem next time. I reclaimed an old 300 gallon spray rig frame and made a deer stand trailer. It has two wheels, a jack on the tongue, and an adjustable steel bar on the back for leveling.

 

[BearSitsInTheWoods]

No higher than that stand is off the ground, I’d fashion some kind of crude trailer to set it on, so moving it wouldn’t be a problem next time. I reclaimed an old 300 gallon spray rig frame and made a deer stand trailer. It has two wheels, a jack on the tongue, and an adjustable steel bar on the back for leveling.
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The mobile death shed.

 

[TerryMiller]

Some mountains somewhere near Sun Valley, Idaho.

 

[retrieverman]

The mobile death shed.

I’ve never hunted out of it, because I don’t like box blinds. However, it served my daughter well, and she’s why I put it together.

 

[BearSitsInTheWoods]

I’ve never hunted out of it, because I don’t like box blinds. However, it served my daughter well, and she’s why I put it together.
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Heck yeah! Is that up here or at your place in Texas?