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Heavy chain on #4 newhouse #6393478 12/08/18 07:02 PM 12/08/18 07:02 PM
Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,654 Idaho V vegasjim OP trapper
vegasjim OP trapper V Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,654 Idaho	The chain on this #4 is as heavy as the 44 chains. Did they make one with a heavy chain?

Re: Heavy chain on #4 newhouse [Re: vegasjim] #6393660 12/09/18 12:35 AM 12/09/18 12:35 AM
Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 1,353 North Cass Co. Minnesota DiggerDale trapper
DiggerDale trapper Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 1,353 North Cass Co. Minnesota	Jim, Looks like that might be Gibbs US Standard chain. How is it connected to the spring and what is on the pan?

Re: Heavy chain on #4 newhouse [Re: vegasjim] #6393665 12/09/18 12:47 AM 12/09/18 12:47 AM
Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,654 Idaho V vegasjim OP trapper
vegasjim OP trapper V Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,654 Idaho	Here are a couple more pics Dale

Re: Heavy chain on #4 newhouse [Re: vegasjim] #6393669 12/09/18 01:00 AM 12/09/18 01:00 AM
Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 1,353 North Cass Co. Minnesota DiggerDale trapper
DiggerDale trapper Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 1,353 North Cass Co. Minnesota	Tough pan to read.... If the spring swivel seems heavier than a Newhouse swivel, I would say Gibbs chain. Am I seeing split jawposts in your first pic?

Re: Heavy chain on #4 newhouse [Re: vegasjim] #6393670 12/09/18 01:03 AM 12/09/18 01:03 AM
Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,654 Idaho V vegasjim OP trapper
vegasjim OP trapper V Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,654 Idaho	Weird pan looks raised in the middle.

Re: Heavy chain on #4 newhouse [Re: vegasjim] #6393680 12/09/18 01:47 AM 12/09/18 01:47 AM
Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 1,353 North Cass Co. Minnesota DiggerDale trapper
DiggerDale trapper Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 1,353 North Cass Co. Minnesota	I know of one model Newhouse that came with that style chain hooked to the spring but it would most likely have gov. stamps on the bottom and a little different chain configuration. Gibbs US also came with that style chain hooked to the spring but again, a different chain configuration.

Re: Heavy chain on #4 newhouse [Re: vegasjim] #6393682 12/09/18 01:53 AM 12/09/18 01:53 AM
Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,654 Idaho V vegasjim OP trapper
vegasjim OP trapper V Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,654 Idaho	Thanks Dale.

Re: Heavy chain on #4 newhouse [Re: vegasjim] #6393971 12/09/18 01:17 PM 12/09/18 01:17 PM
Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,654 Idaho V vegasjim OP trapper
vegasjim OP trapper V Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,654 Idaho	Dale the bottom of the trap and jaws look really old.

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