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Re: MB 650
[Re: canebrake]
#5325665
12/20/15 10:40 PM
12/20/15 10:40 PM
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Joined: Sep 2014
Posts: 4,738
carolina, Alabama
The Possum Man
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Posts: 4,738
carolina, Alabama
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I like mine so far for what they were meant for...coyotes and cats...even fox have been ok in them. Very easy to bed solid, big kill area. I have only ever tried setting them with one hand setters and its been easy as pie. I loosened the bolt till the pan fell on its own weight and waxed them. NOW with all that said, i have not yet held a coon by the front foot in one. Probably had about 5-6 with big catch circle and coon tracks with no coon. Back foot coon are there though. I was not targeting coons at all with them...all coyote sets but tons of coon around and really havent cared at all they got loose on their own. Landowners want the coon gone though.
"If you're gonna be stupid you better be tough"
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Re: MB 650
[Re: canebrake]
#5325672
12/20/15 10:43 PM
12/20/15 10:43 PM
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Joined: Sep 2014
Posts: 4,738
carolina, Alabama
The Possum Man
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carolina, Alabama
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this "dead spot" everyone talks about is on the very back of the pan above where it pivots...its not exactly dead just harder to trip on that spot than on free end of pan. Just like every other trap lol. Pan needs to hinge further back instead of under where the back of the pan is. I havent had anything step on this spot yet and not get caught though because their foot is big enough to get on the other 98% of the pan that operates normally.
"If you're gonna be stupid you better be tough"
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Re: MB 650
[Re: MIsparkz]
#5395017
01/31/16 06:24 PM
01/31/16 06:24 PM
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Joined: Sep 2015
Posts: 749
Broome NY . not the city
greenetrapper
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Posts: 749
Broome NY . not the city
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Sometimes I think I live in an alternate reality than everyone else. I don't know how many times I've read on here that "I loosen the screw till the pan drops on it's own and it's just right". Not one of my dozen 650's stay set if I do that.
I don't know why you wouldn't be able to get them all the same. Have you waxed them all already? What ticks me off about them is pan tension changes I belive with temperature. I washed, dyed and waxed them all. Adjusted every one to 2 1/2 lbs and set. Couple weeks later I checked them all and had tension all over the place. A couple bottomed out the Sullivan trap tester.
So if you get them all set make sure you check them once in awhile. Sure wish I could figure out how to remedy it because I love everything else about them. I agree 100% . I think it is rust and moisture as well . I set mine with just enough to hold the pan up . when I snapped my line I really had to push on some . I did catch a gray fox a Fisher and a cat in mine though . I would buy a lot more if I trusted the pan system . Right now I only own 3.
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Re: MB 650
[Re: MIsparkz]
#5395144
01/31/16 07:59 PM
01/31/16 07:59 PM
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Joined: Mar 2015
Posts: 532
GA
canebrake
OP
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OP
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Posts: 532
GA
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Sometimes I think I live in an alternate reality than everyone else. I don't know how many times I've read on here that "I loosen the screw till the pan drops on it's own and it's just right". Not one of my dozen 650's stay set if I do that.
I don't know why you wouldn't be able to get them all the same. Have you waxed them all already? What ticks me off about them is pan tension changes I belive with temperature. I washed, dyed and waxed them all. Adjusted every one to 2 1/2 lbs and set. Couple weeks later I checked them all and had tension all over the place. A couple bottomed out the Sullivan trap tester.
So if you get them all set make sure you check them once in awhile. Sure wish I could figure out how to remedy it because I love everything else about them. Yes they are waxed, and your experience mirrors mine. It also seems like the pan tension goes way, way up after sitting in the ground for a few days. Set one to where the pan falls on it's own, and it will go off while you are bedding it. Do that to the next one and it may be 4+ pounds. I do not trust these traps at all.
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Re: MB 650
[Re: canebrake]
#5395273
01/31/16 08:45 PM
01/31/16 08:45 PM
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Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 1,225
Midland, MI.
Seldom
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Midland, MI.
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I strongly suggest you folks having pan tension problems do a search and you'll find where in the last two years I've posted several times what the problem is and how to fix it. There will be photos in those posts of mine. LOOK TO THE TRIGGER ROD BRACKETS AND THE LATERAL SLOP!
Last edited by Seldom; 01/31/16 08:47 PM.
"A few want to know WHY, the majority appear to be satisfied just knowing HOW!"
Youtube Channel- SeldomFales
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Re: MB 650
[Re: canebrake]
#5395866
02/01/16 03:08 AM
02/01/16 03:08 AM
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Posts: 1,302
Orange, Texas
Chick
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Orange, Texas
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Seldom, I found your posts, but photobucket says you removed your pictures
NRA and TSRA Life Member
Hunter and Trapper
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Re: MB 650
[Re: Chick]
#5395977
02/01/16 09:21 AM
02/01/16 09:21 AM
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Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 1,225
Midland, MI.
Seldom
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Posts: 1,225
Midland, MI.
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Seldom, I found your posts, but photobucket says you removed your pictures Yikes! Here they are- Straighten both brackets as needed  Add washer(s) at removable bracket end to remove lateral slop of the trigger rod  
Last edited by Seldom; 02/01/16 04:45 PM.
"A few want to know WHY, the majority appear to be satisfied just knowing HOW!"
Youtube Channel- SeldomFales
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Re: MB 650
[Re: canebrake]
#5396042
02/01/16 10:16 AM
02/01/16 10:16 AM
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Posts: 2,945
E central Il
Golf ball
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Posts: 2,945
E central Il
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I do have the answer to the problem for you guys that dislike , hate, dispies the MB 650 . Send me a pm and I will buy them from you !
I've got about 2.5 dozen of them, the only trap I've had any trouble with is one that got run over. Took me about ten minuets to get it back in working condition !
Last edited by Golf ball; 02/01/16 10:20 AM.
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Re: MB 650
[Re: Golf ball]
#5396252
02/01/16 01:08 PM
02/01/16 01:08 PM
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Posts: 1,100
Southern Nevada
cat_trapper_nv
"Cat Master"
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"Cat Master"
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Posts: 1,100
Southern Nevada
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I do have the answer to the problem for you guys that dislike , hate, dispies the MB 650 . Send me a pm and I will buy them from you !
I've got about 2.5 dozen of them, the only trap I've had any trouble with is one that got run over. Took me about ten minuets to get it back in working condition ! Same here. I love my MBs. I do nothing to them but degrease and dye. The stiff pan tension is why I like them. A coyote or bobcat can easily set off 5lbs of pan tension. What has a tough time setting them off is pack rats, rabbits, kit fox, and grey fox. In some of the places I trap, you will never catch a bobcats if you can't keep the fox and rabbits out. If I want to catch a fox, I set a trap made for fox and thats why I have MB450s as well.
If traps work like the Antis say......I would have no fingers.
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Re: MB 650
[Re: Seldom]
#5396449
02/01/16 03:55 PM
02/01/16 03:55 PM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 8,721
South Central Nebraska age 71
tmrschessie
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Posts: 8,721
South Central Nebraska age 71
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Seldom, I found your posts, but photobucket says you removed your pictures Yikes! Here they are-  Washer added  Straighten both brackets as needed
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Re: MB 650
[Re: tmrschessie]
#5396507
02/01/16 04:51 PM
02/01/16 04:51 PM
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Posts: 1,225
Midland, MI.
Seldom
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Posts: 1,225
Midland, MI.
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I believe I got them fixed Tom, thank you for helping me.
"A few want to know WHY, the majority appear to be satisfied just knowing HOW!"
Youtube Channel- SeldomFales
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