How can it not lag behind, it has less spring pressure. Seems like I need to do some testing. May just have to video it. The way I figure it I will be able to show that one lever will reach the top first and the foot of the animal will act like a pivot making the slower lever lock up lower leaving that side of the trap open wider. I may be wrong but I doubt it. Also, I never said it wouldn't work, I just said it sounds like a bad idea.

They should in theory arrive at the same time or at least to close to matter. You would need a high speed camera to tell.

The 2 spring side would obviously do more work which would make less work for the single spring side. I would guess they would arrive at the same time since they are all working to close the same 2 jaws.

The only way I can see it differently is if the single spring was super weak and the other 2 were super strong. Even then probably only milliseconds of difference .

I'm not at all worried about that 450 holding a yote the springs are crazy strong lockup is very tight and its got the same gussetted frame as the 550 just smaller of course. Either way it's a beast of a little trap

The 450 is not big enough for coyote in my experience. I had one get in a fox set and when I got there to check all i had was it's sock from about mid pad down. The grad won't catch high enough in my opinion band I would never intentionally set a 450 for coyote. The set I had that happen in was a fox set on a golf course in town. Didn't figure I had to worry about coyote there since I had been trapping it for 4 seasons prior and never noticed any sign. Just my experience, not saying bit won't hold one ever.

I'm not at all saying go set the 450 for coyote intentionally but if you were needing a fox trap where you might catch a yote i feel it's a great trap.

I cut a Taos Lightening 4 coil spring in half and use a half on each trap. On the loose jaw.

Been doing it for years and have no issues. I'm pretty sure my catch ratio to empty sprung trap is much better.