Rebar Drag - weight for coyotes?
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03/28/20 11:59 AM
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Hi Everyone.
I have just come into about 20' of 3/4" rebar and thought well might just as well make some coyote drags. I have some Sabertooth drags - that weigh in at 2.65 lbs but was wondering how much your homebrew drags weigh. I usually run them with 10' of #3 straight link chain.
I sent Wolfdog91 a PM but his box is full. I plan on running something like his design.
Thanks.
Brian
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Re: Rebar Drag - weight for coyotes?
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03/28/20 12:31 PM
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I have several home made drags of all different weights. Made one last year with some 3/4" rebar that I really like. Don't know the weight but it is heavy.
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Re: Rebar Drag - weight for coyotes?
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03/28/20 02:06 PM
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The Beav
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In my opinion It's more about how much chain you have between the trap and the drag.
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Re: Rebar Drag - weight for coyotes?
[Re: The Beav]
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03/28/20 09:47 PM
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In my opinion It's more about how much chain you have between the trap and the drag. You got that right.All the old time literature recommended 4' for fox and coon,6' for coyotes.Did I go on some adventures tracking coyotes down!Especially if they got into plantation pines,there was too much bounce so the grapple left very little sign.At 8'things got better,at 10' I stopped worrying.
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Re: Rebar Drag - weight for coyotes?
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03/29/20 10:00 PM
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obaro
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I like the looks of those drags. I have never used any, yet, but have passed up some spots because of that reason. I do have a welder and enough iron and chain to make some like those that Wolfdog did. Thanks for the tip on the inward bent prongs.
Last edited by obaro; 03/30/20 07:58 AM.
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Re: Rebar Drag - weight for coyotes?
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03/30/20 07:16 AM
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Thanks Wolfdog. I should be good to go once this quarantine ends and I can get to a welder.
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Re: Rebar Drag - weight for coyotes?
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03/30/20 08:14 AM
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Nice looking drags Wolfdog! And Beav and Buck hit it on the head chain length and I'll throw this in a heavy chain is better. Like John mentioned pre-hook that drag if you are iffy territory...or you are using a light weight short chained drag.
Last edited by MChewk; 03/30/20 08:28 AM.
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Re: Rebar Drag - weight for coyotes?
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03/30/20 08:18 AM
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Yukon John
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Those look awesome! Will they work in timber as well as open ground? Looking for something that will work on yotes and cats.
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Re: Rebar Drag - weight for coyotes?
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Those look awesome! Will they work in timber as well as open ground? Looking for something that will work on yotes and cats. Depends , generally I think yes but you may have to blunt the points a little
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Re: Rebar Drag - weight for coyotes?
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If you can pre-hook a drag, why not attach the trap to whatever you are pre-hooking onto? Also, unless impossibly rocky, why mot use a stake?
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Re: Rebar Drag - weight for coyotes?
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If you can pre-hook a drag, why not attach the trap to whatever you are pre-hooking onto? Also, unless impossibly rocky, why mot use a stake? If you can get the animal out of the set, it doesn't take as long to reset. Could be a double edge sword though, if you have to spend an hour untangling a bobcat in amongst a bunch of briers, with possible pelt damage.
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Re: Rebar Drag - weight for coyotes?
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04/05/20 01:05 PM
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Made lots of drags like bobcat trappers mainly cause I had access to lots of scrap iron some are 10 lbs maybe more before I got on here and learned the error of my ways I used 4-5 ft of chain or cable coons didn't move and coyotes were close by even if they weren't hung up I believe towing that weight around tired them out in a hurry Buck I also witnessed coyotes going a long ways in plantation pines and gravel roads with light drags and long chains Wolfdog I like your style
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Re: Rebar Drag - weight for coyotes?
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04/08/20 09:05 PM
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What's everyone's experience using double-loop chain with drags? I have 100' or so I was thinking of using but...?
BTW, my homebrew drags are around 2-1/2 pounds.
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