Hey guys slightly confused on this. My sets are feezing up from time to time. Is this propylene glycol just simply a bottle of antifreeze for your pickup that you buy at napa? And do you just spray it in your trap bed? Thanks for any advice

No it isn’t the same.

I get mine from tractor supply. I mix with water probably 75% water or so. I spray in trap bed after I put the trap in, then cover the trap some and get it good and bedded, then give another spray, then I add another after it is covered.

Thanks a ton rob. I'm on it!

You can find RV antifreeze that is Glycol. I couldn't find it this year though... everything had alcohol in it...


I went to tractor supply and bought oure glycol.


I don't dilute mine with water. Rain will dilute it. I want it to last as long as my trap is in the bed.

Glad I saw this post... how much do you pay for a gallon of it at Tractor Supply?

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$24.99

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In mid-November, I mix propylene glycol about 60% and 40% water in a spray bottle. I make the hole, spray the bedding dirt and sides of the hole. Trap is bedded and the top edge of the hole is pounded against the trap jaws. Then I cover the trap in peatmoss and top dress with dry dirt. This last season I used waxed dirt top, middle and bottom but still sprayed the top edge with this mix and pounded the top to snug the jaws in tight.

I also use a similar mix with glycerin and water. Glycol is an alcohol. I’m not sure what chemical description is used for glycerin. But they both work for this purpose.

Never would have thought of getting glycol at a tractor supply outfit.

I'm using it as well. For the last three days my traps have not froze. I mix 75 percent glycol 25 percent water. So far so good.

I bought it from F&T a couple years ago. They said a 50/50 mix with h20 is fine.

It might be ok for most applications, I use it in a spray bottle and anything more than 25% or so of glycol gums it up and it doesn’t spray.

hey teacher how cold was it when you trapped and did it work with the warm an cold spells we had

You can find this at the farm fleet store also. That is where I got my from. just to give a idea of where else to get it at.

It will be found in the veterinary supplies. I believe it is used to treat ketosis in dairy cows.

How much oder does it have?
How corrosive is it ?

[quote=DelawareRob]No it isn’t the same.

I get mine from tractor supply. I mix with water probably 75% water or so. I spray in trap bed after I put the trap in, then cover the trap some and get it good and bedded, then give another spray, then I add another after it is covered.

Thanks for the info DelawareRob, i have a tractor supply near and will definitely go pick some up.

I can smell a slight odor in the bottle but I believe it dissipates once exposed to the elements. I haven't noticed any refusals from canines when using it. Not corrosive to my knowledge.

Thanks

Thanks for the share DelawareRob it's in stock at my local TS and I'm going to pick some up!