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Pan tension. Mb550 vs bridger 3 dogless #6889459 06/03/20 06:49 PM 06/03/20 06:49 PM
Joined: Feb 2010 Northern IN T Teddybear OP trapper
Teddybear OP trapper T Joined: Feb 2010 Northern IN	Does anyone know these pan tensions out of the box?

Re: Pan tension. Mb550 vs bridger 3 dogless [Re: Teddybear] #6889477 06/03/20 07:16 PM 06/03/20 07:16 PM
Joined: May 2018 SW Georgia W Wanna Be trapper
Wanna Be trapper W Joined: May 2018 SW Georgia	Not exactly on the MB550...but when I set my 3# hammer on the pan, about the time I go to release the hammer, it fires. Every single MB I have does, 450’s & 550’s. Only traps I have are MB’s so no help with the Bridgers.

Re: Pan tension. Mb550 vs bridger 3 dogless [Re: Teddybear] #6892701 06/07/20 07:19 AM 06/07/20 07:19 AM
Joined: Jan 2020 West GA T T-REV trapper
T-REV trapper T Joined: Jan 2020 West GA	All of the MB550s I have come out of the box with close to or exceeding 5lbs on my gauge. I had to file the dogs on all of them. I believe Mr. June said they added beefier coils to the more recent traps that have raised the pan tension. As Wanna Be said I can’t say for the Bridgers.

Re: Pan tension. Mb550 vs bridger 3 dogless [Re: Teddybear] #6892705 06/07/20 07:27 AM 06/07/20 07:27 AM
Joined: Aug 2014 SE MN 2cylinder trapper
2cylinder trapper Joined: Aug 2014 SE MN	It depends, outta the box the 4 coiled 550s seem to run at least a half pound heavier then the 2 coiled ones. I would guess the tension on the 2 coiled ones is 2.5 +/- LBS. Rebuilding john deere and international/farmall carburetors

Re: Pan tension. Mb550 vs bridger 3 dogless [Re: Teddybear] #6892748 06/07/20 08:30 AM 06/07/20 08:30 AM
Joined: Apr 2012 Southern Michigan T trappergbus trapper
trappergbus trapper T Joined: Apr 2012 Southern Michigan	The Bridgers have a pan tension screw to adjust it, The best way to adjust MB 550s is to bend the dog slightly and while your at tighten the dog eye and polish the dog with a wire brush. The 4 coil 550s I bought last year were over 3... a masonry hammer with a rubber handle weighs 2 pounds 3 oz. For me that's the base line for multi species. Common sense catches alot of fur.. Pay homage to all you harvest..

Re: Pan tension. Mb550 vs bridger 3 dogless [Re: trappergbus] #6892752 06/07/20 08:38 AM 06/07/20 08:38 AM
Joined: Aug 2014 SE MN 2cylinder trapper
2cylinder trapper Joined: Aug 2014 SE MN	Originally Posted by trappergbus The Bridgers have a pan tension screw to adjust it, The best way to adjust MB 550s is to bend the dog slightly and while your at tighten the dog eye and polish the dog with a wire brush. The 4 coil 550s I bought last year were over 3... a masonry hammer with a rubber handle weighs 2 pounds 3 oz. For me that's the base line for multi species. Not to get off topic... but what is your purpose of polishing the rod dogs on the 550's? Rebuilding john deere and international/farmall carburetors

Re: Pan tension. Mb550 vs bridger 3 dogless [Re: Teddybear] #6892758 06/07/20 08:47 AM 06/07/20 08:47 AM
Joined: Apr 2012 Southern Michigan T trappergbus trapper
trappergbus trapper T Joined: Apr 2012 Southern Michigan	Takes any burs and sharp edges off thus it smooths the pan drop. I also shorten the notch to 1/16th for less pan creep. Like a trigger on a fine rifle. Common sense catches alot of fur.. Pay homage to all you harvest..

Re: Pan tension. Mb550 vs bridger 3 dogless [Re: Teddybear] #6892761 06/07/20 08:55 AM 06/07/20 08:55 AM
Joined: Aug 2014 SE MN 2cylinder trapper
2cylinder trapper Joined: Aug 2014 SE MN	Ok, that definitely makes sense. I was just curious what your reasoning was. Rebuilding john deere and international/farmall carburetors

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