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Re: Make Your Own Trappers cap [Re: Whistlepig] #1262302
03/18/09 09:22 PM
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When you use a trappercap, do you still use a pan cover?


I just let my mind wander, and it didn't come back.
Re: Make Your Own Trappers cap [Re: ] #1262835
03/19/09 08:23 AM
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So let's see the springs up close!

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Re: Make Your Own Trappers cap [Re: ] #1262845
03/19/09 08:42 AM
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Richmond VA
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I'll post some pics tonight of my springs. I buy the springs at my local hardware store(Ace). The last ones I purchased were a $1 a piece. I think I had about 15 or 16 vdollars a dozen in them the last go around with all materials. Have not made any for a while but need to put some more together.

Re: Make Your Own Trappers cap [Re: Whistlepig] #1263580
03/19/09 06:05 PM
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Richmond VA
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Snapped a couple of pics of my shock springs.I'll post more detail when I put a few together. I know that they are not perfect by design but they have worked well for me on my yote traps. Hopefully you can get an idea from the pics on how I made them. I picked out the springs by how hard they were to compress, I have never actually put weight on them to get an exact number. I just picked them out by feel. Basically all they are is a spring and a couple of pieces of flat stock steel with a j bent on each end and a hole drilled in the other end to hook j hook to. Put one piece in one direction and put one piece in the other direction so they hook the bottom of the spring and work against each other.Maybe some of you guys and gals can take this idea and perfect it a little more....If you like tinkering like I do. I am no big numbers guy or long liner but I do catch my share of yotes and cats and I have been using these same springs for about five years now and have not had one fail me yet. I posted a few pics where you can see the shock spring in action....kinda






Re: Make Your Own Trappers cap [Re: Whistlepig] #1263606
03/19/09 06:15 PM
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Really looks great, I think I could build those myself. I haver a Mig 140 Miller and had not welded in years. It only took a few passes and I was back in the swing. Keep up the work. Larry


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Re: Make Your Own Trappers cap [Re: Birdman1947] #1295129
04/07/09 07:17 PM
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Richmond VA
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Ohio Andy here are a few pics of the shocksprings I make in the above pics.

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