Designation:F2127–01AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardTestMethodforTreestandAdherence1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2127;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoverstheproceduresfordeterminingtheadherenceoftreestandsrelativetothemanufacturersratedcapacity.1.2Thevaluesstatedareininch-poundunitsandaretoberegardedasstandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.Terminology2.1Theterminologyanddefinitionsinthereferenceddocu-mentsareapplicabletothistestmethod.2.2Definitions:2.2.1backbarorV-bar—theadjustablecomponentofaclimbingtreestandorhandclimberthatengagesthetreetoprovidesupport.Thebackbarmayberigidorflexible.2.2.2climbingtreestand—atreestandthatprovidesboththemeanstoascendthetree,andallowtheusertoremainatadesiredelevation.2.2.3handclimber,orclimbingaid—adevicetoassistclimbingwithaclimbingtreestand.Astructurethatallowstheusertosupporthisweightwhenliftingaclimbingtreestandwithhislegs.2.2.4non-climbing,fixedpositionorhang-ontreestand—atreestandthatissecuredtothetreeattheelevationwhereitisused.(Theuserusuallyascendsthetreebysomemeansandthenliftsthetreestandtothedesiredpositionandsecuresitforuse.)2.2.5platform—thehorizontalstructuralareaofatreestandonwhichtheuserstandsand/orplaceshisfeet.2.2.6treestand—adevicedesignedtobeaffixedtoatreeoritsbranchessoastopermitanindividualtositorstandthereonforthepurposeofattaininganelevatedpositionfromwhichtoobserve,photographorhunt.3.SummaryofTestMethod3.1Aclimbingtreestandismountedsothatitsplatformisperpendiculartoawoodenormetalpolewhenitsratedloadisappliedparalleltothemoun...
