Parker Bows - Crossbow Assembly

Hi, I'm Rob Mason with Parker Bows and in this video we're going to review the assembly instructions for your crossbow. To start, you're going to need a set of allen wrenches, similar to what I have here, in standard sizes, not metric. In terms of the crossbow itself, the contents that come in the box are several items. First is going to be the front end assembly, which is all going to be assembled with the stirrup mounted. Next, we have the stock assembly, which includes the trigger, which is already pre-installed, and a scope that's been mounted and laser boresighted. Next is going to be the quiver assembly, which includes a quiver bracket for attaching the quiver on to the crossbow, as well as the arrows with field points. Next, there are two hardware packs, one for assembling the riser onto the stock and the next hardware pack to assemble the quiver onto the crossbow. Also included with your crossbow is a set of assembly instructions that walk through the various steps that we're reviewing in this video today, and so you can use this as a reference as you're going through the process of assembling your crossbow. Last is going to be the owner's manual pack. The owner's manual pack is very important and I encourage you to take some time to review the materials included in the package, as well as the owner's manual itself. It's very important to review the owner's manual before operating the crossbow. What's also included in the owner's manual is a warranty registration card. It's stitched right into the owner's manual and I would encourage you to complete this card and you can mail this in to us to register your lifetime warranty, which is available to the original owner. You can also go to our website and register your warranty online. Now that we've reviewed the contents, let's get down to assembling your crossbow. The first step in the process of assembling your crossbow is going to involve the front end assembly. You're going to need to position the cable slide onto the cables so that the cables cross on the left from the shooter's perspective. The cable slide is going to have a marker on it that will indicate which end goes to the front of the crossbow and the front is going to be from the perspective of the shooter. I'm going to pinch the cables just ever so slightly on the left side here to separate them and I'm going to position the cable slide onto the cables, making sure that the narrow side of the grooves is pointing to the left and the wider side of the grooves is pointing to the right. I'm going to position that cable slide in line with the slot that's going to receive the stock. I'm going to pinch the cable slide just slightly, making sure that it stays onto the cables and I'm going to take the stock assembly and I'm going to slide the stock assembly up onto the cable slide. My goal here is just to get the cable slide started in the slot and to make sure that the string is positioned on top of the barrel. Once I get it started, then I'm going to reposition the stock so that it will slide forward into the slot in the riser and so the insert will slide up into that slot into the riser. I'm going to angle the front end just ever so slightly so that it slips down in place. Now, I'm going to take the main riser bolt and you'll notice that all the fasteners in the package include this yellow strip. It's a Loctite material that keeps the fasteners from backing out. I'm going to get this one started and I'm going to go ahead and I'm not going to tighten it all the way. I want to make sure that I'm able to get my two top screws started before I snug that one down. Now, the two top screws again have the nylock patch on them. I'm going to slide those in and I'm going to get the one on the left started. They should go right in. I'm going to get the one on the right started. It's threading down. Now, you want to be careful that these don't cross thread. You're also going to want to take care to not over tighten these. You don't want to strip the top of the screw out. Now that those are tight, I'm going to tighten down the main riser bolt. You're going to want to make sure that this one is good and tight. You really cannot over tighten this main riser bolt. Now, the front end assembly is mounted to the stock assembly and what we have left to do is to mount the quiver onto the riser. We need to separate the bracket from the quiver and the quiver can be mounted one of two ways. One for a right-handed shooter, one for a left-handed shooter. In order to mount it for a right-handed shooter, you want this lever towards the front of the crossbow. For a left-handed shooter, you'd want it towards the back of the crossbow. I'm a right-handed shooter. I'm going to mount that right there. I'm going to use the two fasteners that came in the hardware pack. I'm going to get the one started. I'm going to get the second started. And again, I'm going to want to take care to not over tighten these fasteners. They just need to be good and snug. Now, the quiver comes with three different mounting positions. It's really up to your personal preference where you'd like to mount it. I'm going to go ahead and mount this one right in the center and I'm going to close the lever. And now my crossbow is assembled and ready to take to the field.