Muddy Treestands The Magnum Lift System

This is an excellent rig made with quality materials. It exceeded my expectations and has performed flawlessly in the field.It is always a bit scary when ordering something like this online, but it far and away better than anything I laid hands on at my local stores.The brake set up was a bit tricky because the on package illustration was a bit sketchy. But basically you rig your block and tackle By:1) tie a securing knot to the bottom part of the upper pulley so that the rope then heads straight down to the lower pulley.2) at the lower block you thread the rope through a pulley and go back to the upper block.3) at the upper block you thread the rope through a pulley and go back to the lower block4) at the lower block you thread the rope through the second pulley and go back to the upper block5) *this is the key part--- feed the rope through the last open pulley so that when it exits the block the rope feeds down through the yellow metal eyelet (brake) loop and then hangs freely. This section of free hanging rope is what you will use to hoist with. IF you cannot exit the top pulley and go down through the brake eyelet...it may be because you started the rope through on the top block from the wrong side. If so, the best thing to do is just undo everything but the knot at the top block and rotate the upper block 180, so when the rope exits the top block it should then be directly over and pass down through the brake eyelet.To hoist, pull the rope out and away from the rig and the hoist rope freely passes through the brake.To secure, move the hoisting rope in closer and nearly beneath the rig and release tension so that the rope will slightly slip and subsequently sench into the brake. Continue to let the hoist rope go and it will then rise up and lock into place.