Screaming Eagle Stress cracks

[Dave Lay]

Originally posted by Preston Lay:
Yep I have had the same happen to several. I still use them without any trouble but like has been mentioned a weld will fix them up. I drill holes near the bottom now to prevent water from freezing up.

same here, i only have one SE left but had to do a couple welds to repair the splits.. this will happen with any stand of that design thats left out in the winter

[Bullfrog 1]

Yes, drilling holes in the at bottom section will eliminate that problem.   BILL

[stagetek]

Take it to a welding shop and they can fix it up. As mentioned, have them drill a "weep" hole or two and you'll be good to go.

[Bldtrailer]

Looks like ICE damage. store them up side down(drain h2o out) or in heated area

[Clint B.]

That happened to one of mine. My fault, not Screaming Eagle's fault. I didn't notice that I got a plug of mud stuck inside the bottom end of the tube. It rained hard & filled up the tube. Then it froze & swelled. Screaming Eagle is the strongest, quietest hang on stand made in my opinion.

[WarDancer]

it can be repaired by a welder very easy

[Greyfox54]

Had it happen to a few of mine , all I did was sand it down some and applied JB Weld to it and finished it off by spray painting , seems to be working so far . Fred

[vintage-bears]

My favorite stands.
I have 2 with 5 bracket sets.

[Kris]

The only stands I use.  I have 3 Eagles and one Eaglet w/3 brackets.  None of mine have these cracks but I take them down during the off-season.  As many have said, avoidable and highly repairable.

Good post, good feedback & good awareness!

Kris

[maxwell]

I've had it happen with ladder stands freeze/thaw was the culprit.