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drags #6143884 01/31/18 10:03 PM 01/31/18 10:03 PM
Joined: Feb 2014 nm A adam m OP trapper
adam m OP trapper A Joined: Feb 2014 nm	does anyone on here make their drags from stuff around the house that doesn't have a welder, or do you use stuff from the land?

Re: drags [Re: adam m] #6143900 01/31/18 10:19 PM 01/31/18 10:19 PM
Joined: Aug 2016 new mexico B bmccoyote trapper
bmccoyote trapper B Joined: Aug 2016 new mexico	Big logs, 6 to 8 inches in diameter and 6 to 8 feet long work good. Make mine out of sucker rod and cotton spindles, but I have a welder.

Re: drags [Re: adam m] #6143938 01/31/18 10:44 PM 01/31/18 10:44 PM
Joined: Sep 2012 Eastern PA H Hawks trapper
Hawks trapper H Joined: Sep 2012 Eastern PA	Old truck rotors are great for DP drags. I use a cable extension and then just stick the DP in one of the stud holes. Works great on concrete barn floors for ADC work or for speed trapping Do something worthwhile, take a kid trapping

Re: drags [Re: adam m] #6144057 02/01/18 12:59 AM 02/01/18 12:59 AM
Joined: Feb 2014 nm A adam m OP trapper
adam m OP trapper A Joined: Feb 2014 nm	Good ideas thanks

Re: drags [Re: adam m] #6144154 02/01/18 08:19 AM 02/01/18 08:19 AM
Joined: Jan 2012 Jacksonville, IL B bwhntr100 trapper
bwhntr100 trapper B Joined: Jan 2012 Jacksonville, IL	Where do you get cotton spindles and what is the cost?

Re: drags [Re: adam m] #6144544 02/01/18 04:17 PM 02/01/18 04:17 PM
Joined: Feb 2014 nm A adam m OP trapper
adam m OP trapper A Joined: Feb 2014 nm	Today I used a railroad tie plate I had at home. It's probably around 5 lbs.

Re: drags [Re: bwhntr100] #6144554 02/01/18 04:31 PM 02/01/18 04:31 PM
Joined: Feb 2009 Montana USMC47 🦫 trapper
USMC47 🦫 trapper Joined: Feb 2009 Montana	Originally Posted By: bwhntr100 Where do you get cotton spindles and what is the cost? Google them up....usually a dollar or so a piece. The deadliest weapon in the world is a Marine and his rifle. www.derricks-nm.com

Re: drags [Re: bmccoyote] #6144600 02/01/18 05:22 PM 02/01/18 05:22 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Wisconsin T The Beav trapper
The Beav trapper T Joined: Dec 2006 Wisconsin	Originally Posted By: bmccoyote Big logs, 6 to 8 inches in diameter and 6 to 8 feet long work good. Make mine out of sucker rod and cotton spindles, but I have a welder. You must be one big bad dude to be hauling around those logs. LOL The forum Know It All according to Muskrat

Re: drags [Re: The Beav] #6144658 02/01/18 06:39 PM 02/01/18 06:39 PM
Joined: Aug 2016 new mexico B bmccoyote trapper
bmccoyote trapper B Joined: Aug 2016 new mexico	Hahahahaha, 5'9", 140lbs. Most of them have been laying a while and are dry, but still pretty heavy.

Re: drags [Re: USMC47 🦫] #6144659 02/01/18 06:40 PM 02/01/18 06:40 PM
Joined: Aug 2016 new mexico B bmccoyote trapper
bmccoyote trapper B Joined: Aug 2016 new mexico	Originally Posted By: USMC47 Originally Posted By: bwhntr100 Where do you get cotton spindles and what is the cost? Google them up....usually a dollar or so a piece. I got some from a guy on here and all I had to pay was the shipping. Worked out to about $0.10 each. hahahaha

Re: drags [Re: adam m] #6144779 02/01/18 08:32 PM 02/01/18 08:32 PM
Joined: Feb 2014 nm A adam m OP trapper
adam m OP trapper A Joined: Feb 2014 nm	awesome from what i have seen they don't look long or big. I couldn't find dimensions.

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