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#2 or #3 chain for drags #6501593 03/26/19 11:20 AM 03/26/19 11:20 AM
Joined: Nov 2011 Idaho Falls, ID G Grandpa Trapper OP trapper
Grandpa Trapper OP trapper G Joined: Nov 2011 Idaho Falls, ID	Which do you use for coyote drags? An old man roaming the Rockies

Re: #2 or #3 chain for drags [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #6501607 03/26/19 11:31 AM 03/26/19 11:31 AM
Joined: Dec 2017 Kingston, PA TheBig1 trapper
TheBig1 trapper Joined: Dec 2017 Kingston, PA	I have #2 quality chain on mine but from others who I have talked to they just use #2 link chain. You can't cheat the mountain pilgrim. Mountain's got its own ways.

Re: #2 or #3 chain for drags [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #6501698 03/26/19 12:44 PM 03/26/19 12:44 PM
Joined: Feb 2019 Saucier, Mississippi Harrison ... T turkn8rtrapper trapper
turkn8rtrapper trapper T Joined: Feb 2019 Saucier, Mississippi Harrison ...	I am rather inexperienced but I put U S #3 on my canine drags. The thought process was 1 it is heavier and 2 if it gets wrapped up it's pretty much bullet proof. I'm using saber tooth drags with 8 feet of chain crunch proof at both ends welded J hooks. "Skin that smokewagon and see what happens"

Re: #2 or #3 chain for drags [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #6501727 03/26/19 01:10 PM 03/26/19 01:10 PM
Joined: Nov 2011 SWMo. T tjm trapper
tjm trapper T Joined: Nov 2011 SWMo.	The chain I use most is the chain taken from the side of old tire chains. Might be 3/0 or 4/0.

Re: #2 or #3 chain for drags [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #6502015 03/26/19 07:26 PM 03/26/19 07:26 PM
Joined: Dec 2010 Wisconsin G Green Bay trapper
Green Bay trapper G Joined: Dec 2010 Wisconsin	Seeing that you are in Idaho I would go with #3. Sooner or later you might decide to go after Wolves. My Dad used to say never send a boy when you have a man. Brian Author of The Lure Hunter: A Guide to Finding Fishing Lures

Re: #2 or #3 chain for drags [Re: Green Bay] #6502514 03/27/19 10:26 AM 03/27/19 10:26 AM
Joined: Nov 2011 Idaho Falls, ID G Grandpa Trapper OP trapper
Grandpa Trapper OP trapper G Joined: Nov 2011 Idaho Falls, ID	Originally Posted by Green Bay Seeing that you are in Idaho I would go with #3. Sooner or later you might decide to go after Wolves. My Dad used to say never send a boy when you have a man. Brian This is one reason why I was thinking of switching to #3 chain. An old man roaming the Rockies

Re: #2 or #3 chain for drags [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #6502608 03/27/19 12:35 PM 03/27/19 12:35 PM
Joined: Mar 2011 williams,mn trapper les trapper
trapper les trapper Joined: Mar 2011 williams,mn	I have #2 on everything. "Those who hammer their guns into plowshares will plow for those who do not."

Re: #2 or #3 chain for drags [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #6503250 03/28/19 02:12 AM 03/28/19 02:12 AM
Joined: Nov 2011 SWMo. T tjm trapper
tjm trapper T Joined: Nov 2011 SWMo.	I guess I need to order some supply house chain so that I know what every one is talking about, because in USA #3 chain is smaller than #2 chain, in the same manner that fish hooks and shot get smaller as numbers increase and increase in larger x/0 sizes. . Are those numbers metric? or are they meaning 2/0 & 3/0 ? or are they arbitrary numbers according to the size trap it's used on?

Re: #2 or #3 chain for drags [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #6503383 03/28/19 09:15 AM 03/28/19 09:15 AM
Joined: Feb 2019 Saucier, Mississippi Harrison ... T turkn8rtrapper trapper
turkn8rtrapper trapper T Joined: Feb 2019 Saucier, Mississippi Harrison ...	With chain #3 is larger than #2. I'm not sure why it is that way but it's not like wire sizing where the higher number gets smaller. Forien chain is less expensive but some thing not as strong and consistent as U S chain. I guess with me the little extra $ is worth it to buy American. "Skin that smokewagon and see what happens"

Re: #2 or #3 chain for drags [Re: turkn8rtrapper] #6503518 03/28/19 12:09 PM 03/28/19 12:09 PM
Joined: Nov 2011 SWMo. T tjm trapper
tjm trapper T Joined: Nov 2011 SWMo.	Originally Posted by turkn8rtrapper With chain #3 is larger than #2. I'm not sure why it is that way but it's not like wire sizing where the higher number gets smaller. Forien chain is less expensive but some thing not as strong and consistent as U S chain. I guess with me the little extra $ is worth it to buy American. American chain is measured just as I said, in descending sizes 1>2>3>4- in ascending sizes 1/0<2/0<3/0<4/0 Those chains you are buying don't meet the National Association of Chain Manufacturers standards, https://www.nacm.info/specifications/ some random references https://www.peerlesschain.com/products/Straight-Link-Machine-Chains/ https://www.perfectionchain.com/straightlinkmachine.html https://www.perfectionchain.com/doubleloop.html?expandable=0 http://www.fehr.com/img/product/description/NACM%20Welded%20Chain%20Specifications.pdf

Re: #2 or #3 chain for drags [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #6511179 04/06/19 08:39 AM 04/06/19 08:39 AM
Joined: Apr 2012 Iron Range, Minnesota R Ringbill5196 trapper
Ringbill5196 trapper R Joined: Apr 2012 Iron Range, Minnesota	#5 chain on #3-4 traps due to wolves all the way to the trap. 10 feet and there is no bouncing drag or any lack of grabbing the first obstruction. Even use #7 on my 4:5 SC’s.

Re: #2 or #3 chain for drags [Re: tjm] #6511193 04/06/19 09:03 AM 04/06/19 09:03 AM
Joined: May 2016 Maine J Jonnytrapper trapper
Jonnytrapper trapper J Joined: May 2016 Maine	Originally Posted by tjm I guess I need to order some supply house chain so that I know what every one is talking about, because in USA #3 chain is smaller than #2 chain, in the same manner that fish hooks and shot get smaller as numbers increase and increase in larger x/0 sizes. . Are those numbers metric? or are they meaning 2/0 & 3/0 ? or are they arbitrary numbers according to the size trap it's used on? I never understood supply house measurements either. Totally backwards.

Re: #2 or #3 chain for drags [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #6511414 04/06/19 02:00 PM 04/06/19 02:00 PM
Joined: Oct 2014 montana R red mt trapper
red mt trapper R Joined: Oct 2014 montana	#3 chain if you are going start fresh. #3 will keep it on the ground when the ground is frozen . Kenneth schoening

Re: #2 or #3 chain for drags [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #6511457 04/06/19 03:49 PM 04/06/19 03:49 PM
Joined: Feb 2019 Saucier, Mississippi Harrison ... T turkn8rtrapper trapper
turkn8rtrapper trapper T Joined: Feb 2019 Saucier, Mississippi Harrison ...	TJM, I was looking at the # 3 chain versus the #2 chain I had on traps. Not an expert by any means. Honest question so I know the real deal. Are they using the 3/0 and dropping the 0 or am I backwards? "Skin that smokewagon and see what happens"

Re: #2 or #3 chain for drags [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #6511459 04/06/19 03:50 PM 04/06/19 03:50 PM
Joined: Feb 2019 Saucier, Mississippi Harrison ... T turkn8rtrapper trapper
turkn8rtrapper trapper T Joined: Feb 2019 Saucier, Mississippi Harrison ...	Or is there some other measuring system they are using? Just curios so I am better informed and can make better decisions. Thanks "Skin that smokewagon and see what happens"

Re: #2 or #3 chain for drags [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #6511871 04/07/19 02:52 AM 04/07/19 02:52 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 PA Venango Co. R Ron Marsh trapper
Ron Marsh trapper R Joined: Dec 2006 PA Venango Co.	You need to check the dimension you want. In trapping the numbers 2, 3, 5 are to the size common to that size ttrap. The 2/0 3/0 are American Standard measurement like gauge. The larger the number the smaller the chain. PTA Lifetime #131N. Salvation Army CSM Stakes: Why leave them? ALWAYS John 3:16 814-516-2923

Re: #2 or #3 chain for drags [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #6512050 04/07/19 10:02 AM 04/07/19 10:02 AM
Joined: Feb 2019 Saucier, Mississippi Harrison ... T turkn8rtrapper trapper
turkn8rtrapper trapper T Joined: Feb 2019 Saucier, Mississippi Harrison ...	Now I get it. That makes perfect sense. Thank you Ron for the response. i guess it just goes to show that trapping is it's own unique world "Skin that smokewagon and see what happens"

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