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Setting Foot Holds #6937942
07/21/20 10:46 PM
07/21/20 10:46 PM
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New York
Short Track Offline OP
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What's the easiest way to set foot holds? I'm tuning a 100 traps. Setting pan tension.. and there must be an easier way than stepping on them? Bending over.
anyone use a vise ? C clamp ?


Just a weekend trapper...
Re: Setting Foot Holds [Re: Short Track] #6937955
07/21/20 10:54 PM
07/21/20 10:54 PM
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Set over your knee,,, one hand setters,,,


Kenneth schoening
Re: Setting Foot Holds [Re: Short Track] #6937970
07/21/20 11:09 PM
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Indiana
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Indiana
A bench about waste high if standing on thigh if setting

Re: Setting Foot Holds [Re: Short Track] #6938018
07/21/20 11:52 PM
07/21/20 11:52 PM
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Iowa
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Iowa
What size traps?








Re: Setting Foot Holds [Re: Short Track] #6938177
07/22/20 05:56 AM
07/22/20 05:56 AM
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Firth, Nebraska
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I use my knee for all of mine.


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Re: Setting Foot Holds [Re: Short Track] #6938248
07/22/20 08:03 AM
07/22/20 08:03 AM
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Set them over your knee, build up your muscles and be ready for trapping season.

Unless you are talking about bear traps laugh

Re: Setting Foot Holds [Re: Short Track] #6938301
07/22/20 08:58 AM
07/22/20 08:58 AM
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Then set your bear traps with your bare feet ha ha


Re: Setting Foot Holds [Re: Short Track] #6938653
07/22/20 02:58 PM
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I have to sell all my free Duke 650s since I can't set them. And using my feet and bending over Is not an option. LOL


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Re: Setting Foot Holds [Re: Short Track] #6938665
07/22/20 03:06 PM
07/22/20 03:06 PM
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New York
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I ordered the red extensions..


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Re: Setting Foot Holds [Re: The Beav] #6939789
07/23/20 01:23 PM
07/23/20 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by The Beav
I have to sell all my free Duke 650s since I can't set them. And using my feet and bending over Is not an option. LOL

MB makes a one hand setter for their 650s, would probably work on the Dukes also. I've never used it, but thought about making a pair of setters similar to the ones they make for 750s, I use those and set 750s over my knee, and made a larger set for homemade wolf traps I made that run Bridger #9 springs, those work really well and can set them over my knee easily, and those are stout springs!
Leverage is the key, I know my MB650s don't provide too much leverage with the short spring levers. I can set them by hand, but it is about as strong a trap as I want to do that with, and I always wear gloves when setting coyote traps, I've set them at the house barehanded when working on/tuning them and the spring levers dig into the hands pretty bad.

Re: Setting Foot Holds [Re: The Beav] #6945932
07/28/20 10:56 PM
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Originally Posted by The Beav
I have to sell all my free Duke 650s since I can't set them. And using my feet and bending over Is not an option. LOL


Beav I bought 2 dozen from TA last weekend and these things are stout! Gonna make this 38 YO grunt this fall when setting! Nice traps though and cannot wait to get them in the ground.

Re: Setting Foot Holds [Re: Short Track] #6946189
07/29/20 09:05 AM
07/29/20 09:05 AM
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Eastern Shore of Maryland
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It helps if you let out a good KIYAAAA as you start compression. lol


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Re: Setting Foot Holds [Re: Short Track] #6946567
07/29/20 03:05 PM
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I'll pay postage if you want to send those 650s my way Beav. I'll let you know if I can set them by hand laugh

Re: Setting Foot Holds [Re: The Beav] #6946912
07/29/20 07:32 PM
07/29/20 07:32 PM
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Montana
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[quote=The Beav]I have to sell all my free Duke 650s since I can't set them. And using my feet and bending over Is not an option. LOL [/quote

You would sell a gift!? Please,say it ain't so!

Re: Setting Foot Holds [Re: Short Track] #6952030
08/02/20 09:01 PM
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Beav, buy some one hand setters grin


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Pay homage to all you harvest..
Re: Setting Foot Holds [Re: trappergbus] #6952190
08/02/20 10:58 PM
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Originally Posted by trappergbus
Beav, buy some one hand setters grin


X2


Life member Minnesota Trappers Association
FTA,Sportsmen's Alliance
Re: Setting Foot Holds [Re: dustytinner] #6952610
08/03/20 12:57 PM
08/03/20 12:57 PM
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Montana
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Originally Posted by dustytinner
Originally Posted by trappergbus
Beav, buy some one hand setters grin


X2


That is the problem.He doesn't want to shell out for good setters to use on free traps.Someone here should buy them for him. crazy

Re: Setting Foot Holds [Re: Short Track] #6952627
08/03/20 01:32 PM
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Beav you are not getting any younger I would buy one hand setters for your different traps ,,because there not going to get easier.
I have noticed that lol putting on a steel roof by myself . Even my sweat is sweating lol.


Kenneth schoening
Re: Setting Foot Holds [Re: Short Track] #6952634
08/03/20 01:54 PM
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Those one hand setters are on my to buy list.


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Re: Setting Foot Holds [Re: The Beav] #6952638
08/03/20 02:00 PM
08/03/20 02:00 PM
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Goldsboro, North Carolina
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Originally Posted by The Beav
Those one hand setters are on my to buy list.


I have a set I use on my Bridger 5 coils. Sure makes it easy, especially when a beaver has it's hind foot buried in one with the toes poking out through the jaws just above one of the levers.



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