Re: Coon skinning machine height?
[Re: IACoonTrapper]
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03/13/19 07:18 PM
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9 foot will be enough if you put your clamps 2 feet off the floor. Once in a great while you might get a big coon you can't pull to the nose. But you will do 99% of them with this setup.
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Re: Coon skinning machine height?
[Re: cathryn]
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How big are your freaking coons??
Itd be tall enough for our cooms Some are 30-35lbs, 5-6X. You'll be ok most of the time like Shannon said with 9'. I'm sure beav will be on here to bad mouth the grips soon. lol
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Re: Coon skinning machine height?
[Re: danvee]
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Build it horizontal instead of vertical seen several that way. Ive heard some people who have horizontal ones love em, but I just don't have the room in my shed for it. Otherwise I would give it a try.
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Re: Coon skinning machine height?
[Re: IACoonTrapper]
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One other thing. How far apart should I have my vice grips from each other? and whats a good minimum distance from the wall to the grips? 8 to 10 inches will do.
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Re: Coon skinning machine height?
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Build it horizontal instead of vertical seen several that way. Ive heard some people who have horizontal ones love em, but I just don't have the room in my shed for it. Otherwise I would give it a try. I built one, and use it for everything. If room is an issue, just anchor your clamps to a wall. Mount the winch to a table (maybe on casters), and get the table as close or as far away to make it work. I built mine on a 7' X 2' table, and installed casters to the bottom. When not in use, I roll it under a boat for storage. You could roll it anywhere. When I need it, O roll it up to a free standing workbench in the middle of my shop, and put it up on that. Perfect height, and all my tools are right there. Easy on the back, and no blood running down. Everything is at waist height.
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Re: Coon skinning machine height?
[Re: IACoonTrapper]
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I wouldn't want any less than 12 feet. Some of them big ol Coon can get stretched out longer than you think. But whatever you got to do
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Re: Coon skinning machine height?
[Re: IACoonTrapper]
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My ceiling is 9' to the peak. My clamps are off the floor 18". It is plenty for any coon I catch and I am sure we have the same or similar sized coon. I also skin coyotes by using a rope with a loop in it to shorten the coyote. LLL
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Re: Coon skinning machine height?
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Skip the vise grips and use a single cable slip noose. Build a sturdy hook on the base of your skinner. Then place the cable loop around the whole hide and then bend down and place the other loop over the hook. If you run out of head space just lower the coon and move the cable loop up higher on the skin.
In my opinion these vise grips set ups are way over rated. No welding and very little cost In building a few slip nooses.
I have 10 of these cable slip noose's built. I open 10 coon place a slip noose on each one and get to pulling. The hide pulling noose Is about 5" when fully opened. I also have the same set up for the hind legs. But of coarse these nooses are smaller.
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Re: Coon skinning machine height?
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Skip the vise grips and use a single cable slip noose. Build a sturdy hook on the base of your skinner. Then place the cable loop around the whole hide and then bend down and place the other loop over the hook. If you run out of head space just lower the coon and move the cable loop up higher on the skin.
In my opinion these vise grips set ups are way over rated. No welding and very little cost In building a few slip nooses.
I have 10 of these cable slip noose's built. I open 10 coon place a slip noose on each one and get to pulling. The hide pulling noose Is about 5" when fully opened. I also have the same set up for the hind legs. But of coarse these nooses are smaller. Sounds like a quick way to do it, but does the cable ever hurt the hides?
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Re: Coon skinning machine height?
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My ceiling is 9' to the peak. My clamps are off the floor 18". It is plenty for any coon I catch and I am sure we have the same or similar sized coon. I also skin coyotes by using a rope with a loop in it to shorten the coyote. LLL I’m working with a 9’ ceiling as well. My top hanger for the winch ,just about touches the ceiling. I’m not home to look but I think my clamps are closer to 14-15” off the floor. It’s ADC ‘s lower unit (lol ) so you can check his page for the dimension. All I do is raccoon and only had a couple BIG coon that required a new clamp purchase due to running out of room. You’ll be fine with 9’.
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Re: Coon skinning machine height?
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Re: Coon skinning machine height?
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yukonal, that sounds like an idea. Do you happen have any pictures of it?
I do, but I'm afflicted by the same "picture to large to post" disease as a bunch of other guys here. And, I skin a couple 35# plus coon every year on my 7' table. If guys would try a horizontal skinner, a lot of them would never go back to upright. Can't tell you how convenient they are.
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Re: Coon skinning machine height?
[Re: IACoonTrapper]
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How would you make a horizontal skinner?
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Re: Coon skinning machine height?
[Re: IACoonTrapper]
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I have built both kinds. Both have there good and bad points.
But with a horizontal all you need Is a work bench. Just mount your winch on one end and a place to hook up the hide or the legs on the other end. 7' would be plenty since you can just keep re hooking the hide.
Cost one winch.
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