Quick Links?
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04/25/19 03:28 PM
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Want To Be
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Hello, Would 1/8" inch, 220# pound test quick link be okay for coyote traps? Thank you, Want To Be.
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Re: Quick Links?
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04/25/19 03:49 PM
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Why screw around and take a chance, surely you're using chain big enough to take a 3/16"! Boss Paul sells them for $37/100 at the store.
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Re: Quick Links?
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04/25/19 03:56 PM
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Swamp Wolf
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Hello, Would 1/8" inch, 220# pound test quick link be okay for coyote traps? Thank you, Want To Be. NO! But, 3/16" will. Make sure you tighten them.
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Re: Quick Links?
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04/25/19 05:03 PM
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I use the 3/16", without worry or problem. I make sure to tighten them.
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Re: Quick Links?
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04/27/19 10:48 AM
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Would someone, anyone care to explain why? with a 220# working load the break test is likely ~600# and it seems it would take big coyote to break one. I have never tested these and don't use many q-links so you've all got my curiosity up. I have had chain that 3/16 links would not pass through. I cant explain it from a technical standpoint but the 1/8" links cant hold up to the pounding/pulling a coyote can subject it to overnight. Will some of them hold up with coyote catches?...yep. Will all of them hold up?...nope. I use the 1/8" links on beaver snares and have never had a problem but beaver cant pull like a coyote.
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Re: Quick Links?
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04/28/19 12:19 AM
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dustytinner
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I use my j-hook tool to open the link on #2 to pass the quick link thru
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Re: Quick Links?
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04/28/19 08:29 PM
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Swamp Wolf
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Will 1/8th inch links hold grey fox, raccoon, or bobcat? Probably...but what if you catch a coyote? Always rig up for the strongest critter you're likely to catch.
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Re: Quick Links?
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04/29/19 09:28 AM
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I use 3/16 on just about all my use of quick links.I have use the 1/8 ones for drown rigs with out any problems. But dry land it is all 3/16.I have got some in the past from Dobbins .
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Re: Quick Links?
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04/30/19 12:10 AM
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Everyone has different standards. For me, one failure is one too many when I knew better and I could and should have prevented it.
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Re: Quick Links?
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04/30/19 08:47 AM
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The Beav
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Well It pretty much depends on how long your chain Is. A 1/8 Inch quick link hooked up to a 10 or 12" chain isn't going to take much stress. Put It on 36" of chain and things can go wrong.
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Re: Quick Links?
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04/30/19 09:40 AM
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Wright Brothers
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I went through this phase. Had a failure and that was enough. 6 gauge j-hooks do anything the Qs do trapping wise for me. They are handy little gadgets though.
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Re: Quick Links?
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04/30/19 12:45 PM
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The Beav
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The beauty of quick links Is with a twist of a small wrench you can remove the trap and add another. Or remove the quick link and transfer It to another set up. You can't do that with J hooks because every time you open a J hook It's being degraded. I would Never re use a J hook once It has been closed then re opened.
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Re: Quick Links?
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07/11/19 12:25 PM
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I use the smaller quick links for fox and coon a lot. No problems beyond 1 or 2 coon somehow loosening the quick link. However, if I think that 11/2 coil might snag a coyote, I use the bigger quick link—-why take a chance on a tough customer? The biggest coyote I’ve ever taken was in a sleepy creek 1.5 offset linked to an earth anchor. I set it specifically for a coyote because it turned out to be the only trap I had left with me.
Yes, it had the bigger quick link and I’m glad it did.
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Re: Quick Links?
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07/11/19 04:27 PM
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A coyote will test your set up more ways then one. That is why I use 3/16 for anything dry land use with quick links.
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Re: Quick Links?
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07/13/19 08:40 AM
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Not sure if you can tell from this pic but I use them as center mounts for chain attachment on my predator longsprings. 2s, 3s, and 4s I have are all set up this way. Hold coyotes for me just fine since 80s when i started using this setup and cross-staked. Jim
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Re: Quick Links?
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07/16/19 06:07 AM
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The beauty of quick links Is with a twist of a small wrench you can remove the trap and add another. Or remove the quick link and transfer It to another set up. You can't do that with J hooks because every time you open a J hook It's being degraded. I would Never re use a J hook once It has been closed then re opened. I don't re-use the j-hooks either, but I change them regularly right at the set. J-hook tool and pop it open. Put a new one on. I never did understand why people think that's any harder than using a quick link. They are tiny and to throw a couple dozen in a bag in your truck or trapping bag is no issue. I guess I only do it when the trap has been fouled up by a coyote at the set more than I can fix right there, but it literally takes seconds.
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Re: Quick Links?
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07/16/19 09:46 AM
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It seems to be your preference. I see a quick link good for things like disposable stakes. Hook to the cable and your done. If your driving stakes. I could use either or. Hooks seem best choice to be rigid. If your having problems. Just tack weld them if you can and boom. Its not going any where.
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