Re: Kendall Obermeier's traps
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02/22/18 10:39 PM
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I looked at them but opted for Jakes.
Osky
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Re: Kendall Obermeier's traps
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02/22/18 11:04 PM
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I had one get ran over 3 or 4 times and I don't think it bent at all.
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Re: Kendall Obermeier's traps
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02/22/18 11:08 PM
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This is my second season with the extreams and they are the trap I use the most. The pan sets below the jaws, and has pleanty of pan tension for full pad catches with the pan flopping, the tension stays consistent. During foot guiding I set a dirt clod, a leaf with a little dirt on it to hold it in place, or a small pile of dirt on the hinge point of the pan to keep the critter stepping on the live part of the pan. These traps lock up strong! I had six NO-BS traps in one field and two NO-BS traps in another field along with one MB650 run over by cotton pickers and large tractors this season. Three had minimal frame bending, a couple strokes with a shop press and they are good as new. The 650 was toast. I also found the jaw bolts to be a little tight, so I loosened them one quarter of a turn and this freed the jaws up nicely. The first traps I ordered with out the coating. The second ones with the coating. I think the coating is a plus but you still need to wax to protect the inner surfaces of the springs, and the jaw and pan pivot points. My traps are four coiled, off set, and outside laminated. I almost forgot. I had one trap box bladed from the middle of a farm road, the j hook opened up and the tractor tumbled and shined my trap up nicely and then left in a pile of dirt. I put some new chain, swivles an super stake on it and was back in business. This is a quality trap!
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Re: Kendall Obermeier's traps
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02/23/18 11:31 AM
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How come you boys aren't buying American made traps?
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Re: Kendall Obermeier's traps
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02/23/18 12:05 PM
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How come you boys aren't buying American made traps? They are made in Iowa, thats pretty american.......
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Re: Kendall Obermeier's traps
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02/23/18 12:36 PM
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How come you boys aren't buying American made traps? They are made in Iowa, thats pretty american....... Yaaaaa
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Re: Kendall Obermeier's traps
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02/23/18 12:36 PM
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Great traps for less $ than 550s
The beauty of the second amendment is it wont be needed until they try to take it. -Thomas Jefferson
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Re: Kendall Obermeier's traps
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02/23/18 12:43 PM
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How come you boys aren't buying American made traps? They are made in Iowa, thats pretty american....... Then how come It says In MTP catalog on page 52 that they are made In China?
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Re: Kendall Obermeier's traps
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02/23/18 12:47 PM
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[quote=late bite][quote=The Beav]How come you boys aren't buying American made traps?
They are made in Iowa, thats pretty american.......
Then how come It says In MTP catalog on page 52 that they are made In China? \ I don't believe MTP sells NO B.S. traps
The beauty of the second amendment is it wont be needed until they try to take it. -Thomas Jefferson
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Re: Kendall Obermeier's traps
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02/23/18 12:59 PM
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Then how come It says In MTP catalog on page 52 that they are made In China? Beav, you are looking at the 1 1/2 size trap, not the Extreme or Extreme Jr. Kendall's website clearly shows that the Extremes are Made in the USA.
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Re: Kendall Obermeier's traps
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02/23/18 02:44 PM
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Beav your looking at the #1.5 traps which are made over seas . K9 X-treme, K9 X-treme Beaver traps, and K9 X-treme Wolf traps are made here With USA steel ?
IT'S A SOUTHERN THANG Y'ALL WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND
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Re: Kendall Obermeier's traps
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02/23/18 03:02 PM
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I've got both the extremes and juniors, both stout traps. The extremes mud up in some soil types, lost one coyote but I think it was toe caught and it twisted out because of the 1/4 inch offset. Could be wrong. The extremes are a great snow trap and if we ever get a wolf season they would be great for midwest wolves. The Juniors fit my style better, 6 inch jaw spread is Ideal for yotes and occasional fox in my mind, but cant get the pan tension below 2.5 even when waxing the contact points. Our red fox here average 8 pounds so if I can't get 2 # pan tension I see tracks on my pans. Love the adjustable dogless design on both. Don't know how they would be on extended checks. Both paw freindly. All mine are 4 coiled and outside lams. The coating on my Extemes are wearing great but not with the Juniors, flaked off in a few spots. For straight coyotes the Juniors fit.. Good write up, Gary! The good, the bad, and the ugly. I need to talk to you a bit more about the jr's. I have a couple thoughts about pan tension I want to throw at you.
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Re: Kendall Obermeier's traps
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02/23/18 04:47 PM
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TN cat . Company said it is usa made steel but sometimes I have my doubt . Like everything we buy You can have them supply the steel certifications, we do with all steel & components.... All steels have a range of the different composition levels, tensile strength, and elongation, so even if they fall into the specs. they can still act somewhat different when you form them.
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Re: Kendall Obermeier's traps
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02/23/18 05:29 PM
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The DPs and the 1.5s are made overseas, I have a couple dozen of the DPs and they are better than my R-traps and Duke DPs. His 1.5 is top notch, the levers and pans are thicker than anyone else's and his prices are great on the traps themselves but the shipping sucks but that isn't Kendall's fault.
Mark Skokan, Buffalo MN.
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Re: Kendall Obermeier's traps
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02/23/18 06:30 PM
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His Jr's and Extremes are American made. Kendall told me this at the convention last summer. I am presuming the beaver traps are too.
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Re: Kendall Obermeier's traps
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02/23/18 11:08 PM
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No BS Traps American made Jake Traps American made Add Sterling MJ 600s and you got the 3 best traps being made right now in my opinion. I will second that. I got a dozen Extremes after talking to Kendall at Minktoberfest last year and I will be ordering more after using them this season.
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Re: Kendall Obermeier's traps
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02/27/18 01:36 AM
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id buy them just because of how nice he is. A pleasant person to talk with about his product is a bonus.And they are definitely built stout. The weight of them says it all. It will be my next investment
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Re: Kendall Obermeier's traps
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02/27/18 03:46 PM
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Not only did Kendall weld them, when I had one that seemed to be off a little, he offered to pay all the shipping and fix it for free. I bought them second hand and told him that, he still offered. I paid the shipping and bought a set of setters so he could ship the trap back, but he still fixed it for free. A bolt had bent I believe. It must have been run over previously, but he wanted to check his work. He is very nice and cares a lot about quality. I’ll buy more that are made in USA from him when the time comes. Stand up guy.
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Re: Kendall Obermeier's traps
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02/27/18 04:48 PM
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Not only did Kendall weld them, when I had one that seemed to be off a little, he offered to pay all the shipping and fix it for free. I bought them second hand and told him that, he still offered. I paid the shipping and bought a set of setters so he could ship the trap back, but he still fixed it for free. A bolt had bent I believe. It must have been run over previously, but he wanted to check his work. He is very nice and cares a lot about quality. I’ll buy more that are made in USA from him when the time comes. Stand up guy. Good to hear!
The beauty of the second amendment is it wont be needed until they try to take it. -Thomas Jefferson
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Re: Kendall Obermeier's traps
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02/28/18 10:19 AM
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Even though they're made overseas (which I didn't know until this thread), the NO-BS 1.5 is the best on the market. In my opinion, the 1.5's are his "stand out" traps. They are the K9-EXTREME of the 1.5 world.
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Re: Kendall Obermeier's traps
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I only have 1 dozen and they are dj/ol. I think the next one's I get will be just laminated.
When life gets me down..... you know hunting/trapping season is closed.
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Re: Kendall Obermeier's traps
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02/28/18 08:56 PM
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I've been testing Kendall's K9 extreme wolf trap for a couple seasons now. I find them to be an excellent, very well built trap. No hesitation to recommend them to other trappers. Cool pics!
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Re: Kendall Obermeier's traps
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03/01/18 06:47 PM
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I've got both the extremes and juniors, both stout traps. The extremes mud up in some soil types, lost one coyote but I think it was toe caught and it twisted out because of the 1/4 inch offset. Could be wrong. The extremes are a great snow trap and if we ever get a wolf season they would be great for midwest wolves. The Juniors fit my style better, 6 inch jaw spread is Ideal for yotes and occasional fox in my mind, but cant get the pan tension below 2.5 even when waxing the contact points. Our red fox here average 8 pounds so if I can't get 2 # pan tension I see tracks on my pans. Love the adjustable dogless design on both. Don't know how they would be on extended checks. Both paw freindly. All mine are 4 coiled and outside lams. The coating on my Extemes are wearing great but not with the Juniors, flaked off in a few spots. For straight coyotes the Juniors fit.. Thank you sir. I love an honest, "No BS" assessment. Mike
One man with a gun may control 100 others who have none.
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Re: Kendall Obermeier's traps
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03/01/18 07:54 PM
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Your welcome , honesty is the only way I know..
Common sense catches alot of fur.. Pay homage to all you harvest..
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Re: Kendall Obermeier's traps
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03/03/18 02:10 AM
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You can have them supply the steel certifications, we do with all steel & components.... All steels have a range of the different composition levels, tensile strength, and elongation, so even if they fall into the specs. they can still act somewhat different when you form them. Yes, and steel certs should certify whether it's domestic material. It'll be interesting to see what kind of impact those proposed US steel tariffs have on trap prices.
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Re: Kendall Obermeier's traps
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03/03/18 09:59 PM
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I have 6, K9 extremes that just came in the mail. From initial look, setting, and testing they are impressive. Heavy duty trap for sure. They have a nice crisp break on the night latch. Very fast too. The Extremes may be hard on Foxes, as they are heavily powered, but you can get smaller traps if you are targeting fox. I really like the long pan. You get an "over-sized" pan without over sized pan. I am not worried about to catches. I am most likely going to dump my MB 650's and switch over. The 650 pans drive me crazy.
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Re: Kendall Obermeier's traps
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03/04/18 02:13 AM
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The 650 pans drive me crazy. What about them drives you crazy, a dead spot?
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Re: Kendall Obermeier's traps
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03/04/18 11:14 AM
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Correct me if I'm wrong. But dosnt Kendall get the parts made in china. He just assembles and weld them here. I will say it's one the heaviest built traps I ever seen for yotes. I'm thinking about selling all my jakes, sterling's and mbs and going to nobs traps for all species.
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Re: Kendall Obermeier's traps
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03/04/18 11:19 AM
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The 650 pans wear out. They need hardened to last a lifetime
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