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Earth anchors #6108040 12/31/17 09:48 PM 12/31/17 09:48 PM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 153 New York T Trap4fur OP trapper
Trap4fur OP trapper T Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 153 New York	Which earth anchors are best for hard rocky eastern ground

Re: Earth anchors [Re: Trap4fur] #6108044 12/31/17 09:52 PM 12/31/17 09:52 PM
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 1,478 PA M Marathon trapper
Marathon trapper M Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 1,478 PA	Super stakes

Re: Earth anchors [Re: Trap4fur] #6108144 12/31/17 11:03 PM 12/31/17 11:03 PM
Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 972 Georgia Y yote65Ga trapper
yote65Ga trapper Y Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 972 Georgia	Freedom brand Wolf fangs Last edited by grey55; 12/31/17 11:03 PM. Jim

Re: Earth anchors [Re: yote65Ga] #6108466 01/01/18 06:00 AM 01/01/18 06:00 AM
Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 1,759 east TN, USA harleydparts trapper
harleydparts trapper Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 1,759 east TN, USA	Originally Posted By: grey55 Freedom brand Wolf fangs I've used them in the Appalachian mountains in Pa, Wv & Tn. They can take a beating. Not as bad as I could be, not as good as I should be.

Re: Earth anchors [Re: Trap4fur] #6108618 01/01/18 10:08 AM 01/01/18 10:08 AM
Joined: Aug 2016 Posts: 2,855 Oklahoma Ken Smith trapper
Ken Smith trapper Joined: Aug 2016 Posts: 2,855 Oklahoma	Super stakes with chains Matthew 7:6 KJV Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine.... -OFBA, NTA, FTA, TTFHA-

Re: Earth anchors [Re: Trap4fur] #6108824 01/01/18 12:06 PM 01/01/18 12:06 PM
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 19 Virgina C creekfox87 trapper
creekfox87 trapper C Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 19 Virgina	Wolf Fangs have worked great for me in southwest VA we have hard rocky soil...

Re: Earth anchors [Re: Trap4fur] #6108835 01/01/18 12:14 PM 01/01/18 12:14 PM
Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 51 Bay County, Michigan G Gibbs trapper
Gibbs trapper G Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 51 Bay County, Michigan	What about when you have a couple inches of frost in the ground? Do you need to drill pilot holes for any type of earth anchor??

Re: Earth anchors [Re: Trap4fur] #6108863 01/01/18 12:35 PM 01/01/18 12:35 PM
Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 53 MISSOURI S Sleepyhollow trapper
Sleepyhollow trapper S Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 53 MISSOURI	I'm in southern Missouri and wolf fangs are my go-to anchor. Super stakes are good but I get tired of cleaning the hole out.

Re: Earth anchors [Re: Trap4fur] #6108924 01/01/18 01:26 PM 01/01/18 01:26 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 843 PA rednecktrapper trapper
rednecktrapper trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 843 PA	Super Stakes on Chain, so if the anchor doesn't go in the whole way to the connection at the trap chain, the chain will lay nicely in the trap bed. FUR SHED FABRICATION https://www.furshedfab.com/ Follow us on Facebook

Re: Earth anchors [Re: Trap4fur] #6109021 01/01/18 03:33 PM 01/01/18 03:33 PM
Joined: Nov 2016 Posts: 493 PA R RKG trapper
RKG trapper R Joined: Nov 2016 Posts: 493 PA	Originally Posted By: Trap4fur Which earth anchors are best for hard rocky eastern ground Here is my 2 cents, worth about half a cent in today's market..... What you are trying to catch? Reason I ask is this: I drive fangs in NE Pa clay/shale/bedrock without any problems. It isn't the thing on the end that is giving us problems, it's the way the cable is connected to the fang. We have a tool for getting fangs out of the ground (yep, I'm cheap, I save every one). The ones we lose are because the ferrule slips or the cable breaks. Not losing $1.50 for catching a $2 pelt. Not a problem for grinners, stinkers, trash pandas and reds. Coyotes? Only trusting chain. Not losing a big dog on a 3 cent ferrule. IMO, better to over anchor your trap to what you are trying to catch, then to have to post a "shoulda, coulda, woulda" post here.

Re: Earth anchors [Re: Trap4fur] #6109028 01/01/18 03:39 PM 01/01/18 03:39 PM
Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 2,946 E central Il G Golf ball trapper
Golf ball trapper G Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 2,946 E central Il	Redneck I’ve went to putting a twelve inch cable together with 4 to 6 inches of chain. That way if you hit something hard after you get past the first foot your good to go. I still use eighteen inches of cable and chain even though I’m sure twelve will hold any coyote in the soil we have !

Re: Earth anchors [Re: Gibbs] #6109030 01/01/18 03:39 PM 01/01/18 03:39 PM
Joined: Nov 2016 Posts: 493 PA R RKG trapper
RKG trapper R Joined: Nov 2016 Posts: 493 PA	Originally Posted By: Gibbs What about when you have a couple inches of frost in the ground? Do you need to drill pilot holes for any type of earth anchor?? Just got back from driving cable restraints in with fangs for reds. Been in the teens and less here for over 2 weeks now (-2 this am, high of 11 today). 3 lb hammer and set them with no problem. No pilot hole, just start pounding. I make sure to pull pretty hard on them though. If the ground is frozen down far enough, your fang may not "set", and just slide back up the same slot it went down in.

Re: Earth anchors [Re: Trap4fur] #6110674 01/02/18 07:30 PM 01/02/18 07:30 PM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 153 New York T Trap4fur OP trapper
Trap4fur OP trapper T Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 153 New York	Ok 3 dozen super stakes on its way with chain thanks guys

Re: Earth anchors [Re: RKG] #6111204 01/03/18 06:15 AM 01/03/18 06:15 AM
Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 574 Communist State Of New York Archeryguy trapper
Archeryguy trapper Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 574 Communist State Of New York	Originally Posted By: RKG Originally Posted By: Trap4fur Which earth anchors are best for hard rocky eastern ground Here is my 2 cents, worth about half a cent in today's market..... What you are trying to catch? Reason I ask is this: I drive fangs in NE Pa clay/shale/bedrock without any problems. It isn't the thing on the end that is giving us problems, it's the way the cable is connected to the fang. We have a tool for getting fangs out of the ground (yep, I'm cheap, I save every one). The ones we lose are because the ferrule slips or the cable breaks. Not losing $1.50 for catching a $2 pelt. Not a problem for grinners, stinkers, trash pandas and reds. Coyotes? Only trusting chain. Not losing a big dog on a 3 cent ferrule. IMO, better to over anchor your trap to what you are trying to catch, then to have to post a "shoulda, coulda, woulda" post here. Has anyone ever lost a coyote to a properly hammered or crimped ferrule? I've caught several very angry bears in Duke #3's that held with 3/32 cable and hammered aluminium ferrules.

Re: Earth anchors [Re: Trap4fur] #6111233 01/03/18 07:27 AM 01/03/18 07:27 AM
Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 280 Nova Scotia B Bruiser1 trapper
Bruiser1 trapper B Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 280 Nova Scotia	Wolf fangs work for me here in Nova Scotia. Tried HD berkshires and they just straightened out the tip even with a pilot hole. Wolf fangs are fairly cheap too.

Re: Earth anchors [Re: Sleepyhollow] #6111928 01/03/18 07:57 PM 01/03/18 07:57 PM
Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 1,166 Alpine NY Rick Otts trapper
Rick Otts trapper Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 1,166 Alpine NY	Originally Posted By: Sleepyhollow I'm in southern Missouri and wolf fangs are my go-to anchor. Super stakes are good but I get tired of cleaning the hole out. I carry a old drill bit works great even when they are frozen up. Rick Otts

Re: Earth anchors [Re: Trap4fur] #6112610 01/04/18 10:44 AM 01/04/18 10:44 AM
Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 2,569 TN/OH R RM trapper trapper
RM trapper trapper R Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 2,569 TN/OH	I trap the appalachian mountains and I used wolf fangs and cable last year and they worked pretty good but I broke several off trying to pull them back out, so I went to using the super stakes with chain and I've been really happy with them. The only problem is cleaning the dirt back out of the hole so you can drive it next time

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