Designation:F2120−06(Reapproved2014)AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardPracticeforTestingTreestandLoadCapacity1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2120;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticeprovidesguidancefortestingtheloadcapacityoftreestands.1.2Thevaluesstatedareininch-poundunitsandaretoberegardedasthestandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2F2125TestMethodforTreestandStaticStabilityandAdher-enceF2126TestMethodforTreestandStaticLoadCapacityF2128TestMethodforTreestandRepetitiveLoadingCapa-bilityF2531TestMethodforLoadCapacityofTreestandSeats3.Terminology3.1Theterminologyanddefinitionsinthereferenceddocu-mentsareapplicabletothispractice.3.2Definitions:3.2.1backbar—adjustablecomponentofaclimbingtree-standorhandclimberthatengagesthetreetoprovidesupport.3.2.2climbingtreestand—treestandthatprovidesboththemeanstoascendthetree,andallowtheusertoremainatadesiredelevation.3.2.3handclimber,orclimbingaid—devicetoassistclimb-ingwithaclimbingtreestand.Astructurethatallowstheusertosupporthisweightwhenliftingaclimbingtreestandwithhislegs.3.2.4non-climbing,fixedpositionorhang-ontreestand—treestandthatissecuredtothetreeattheelevationwhereitisused.(Theuserusuallyascendsthetreebysomemeansandthenliftsthetreestandtothedesiredpositionandsecuresitforuse.)3.2.5platform—horizontalstructuralareaofatreestandonwhichtheuserstandsand/orplaceshisfeet.3.2.6treestand—devicedesignedtobeaffixedtoatreeoritsbranchessoastopermitanindividualtositorstandthereonforthepurposeofattaininganelevatedpositionfromwh...
