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Unk Bond
Posts: 206
Joined: Tue Aug 22, 2023 1:11 pm
Location: Ohio

Hello

Guys here U a heads up
Bought my 4 feeding tray They were very nice

You had a 3 section mast pole and 2 inside pole inserts
To connect the 3 pieces together
First short piece of pole pipe goes in the ground 24 inches

Then you add the coupling insert Held by a very small allen set
Now you slip the middle section of pipe over the insert and again
tighten a very small allen set screw

Now for the top section of pole pipe That has the rope pulley
Goes over the insert And once again you tighten a very small
allen set scew

Pull your trays up to the top and rapt your rope to hold

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Now for the heads up kicker
After a windy day Found my mast pole and trays laying on on the ground
The allen set screw had allow the insert to slip loose

And the insert went down to the bottom of the first section of pipe in the ground
Well I retrieved the insert And drilled a 3 /16 hole Through the allen set screw hole
And added a bolt

Well today I go out to put my 2 trays with decoys in the trays to the pole
My last decoy tray to hook to the pole
Is when the top pole with the pulley section

Fell to the groud Because the allen set screw loosen
And once again the insert sides down inside the pipe

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So I called the company and related to them my problem
Was given no assurance it would be corected
By using bolts instead of very small allen set screws

Heads up [ don't depend on allen set screws
Get the old dill out And add a nice safty bolt Even you can use a lock nut

Later [ Unk
Unk Bond
Posts: 206
Joined: Tue Aug 22, 2023 1:11 pm
Location: Ohio

Hello Unk
I have another way
You only need 3 bolts to replace 3 allen sets and keep the other three allen sets
Bolt your 3 pipe rod pole connectors to the top of each pole section

Slip pipe down on first rod connector and tighten your allen set
If allen set loosens Pipe will just turn
Rod connector won't slide down the inside of the pipe pole

Later Unk
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