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Muskrat trap springs #6963883 08/14/20 03:22 PM 08/14/20 03:22 PM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 793 Central montana . .204 OP trapper
.204 OP trapper . Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 793 Central montana	Who makes the weakest replacement springs for a 1 1/2 size coil spring. I have some montgomerys with music wire springs that are way to stout. I got some wildriver pans which Iove. Would just like a weaker spring and they would be the perfect rat trap. Thanx! And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgement!

Re: Muskrat trap springs [Re: .204] #6963885 08/14/20 03:26 PM 08/14/20 03:26 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 13,119 Central Pennsylvania Nittany Lion Don't call me Mister, Mister
Nittany Lion Don't call me Mister, Mister Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 13,119 Central Pennsylvania	How many do you want. I recently replaced weak springs with a stronger spring on a bunch of 1.5's. I got myself a seniors' GPS. Not only does it tell me how to get to my destination, it tells me why I wanted to go there.

Re: Muskrat trap springs [Re: .204] #6963890 08/14/20 03:35 PM 08/14/20 03:35 PM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 793 Central montana . .204 OP trapper
.204 OP trapper . Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 793 Central montana	I have 3 dozen that I am setting up with the wild river pans. And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgement!

Re: Muskrat trap springs [Re: .204] #6963951 08/14/20 04:53 PM 08/14/20 04:53 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 23,854 Wisconsin T The Beav trapper
The Beav trapper T Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 23,854 Wisconsin	Just put the torch to the ones you have. The forum Know It All according to Muskrat

Re: Muskrat trap springs [Re: .204] #6963972 08/14/20 05:26 PM 08/14/20 05:26 PM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 793 Central montana . .204 OP trapper
.204 OP trapper . Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 793 Central montana	I actually thought about that Beav. How long do you have to put the heat to them? Or just go by feel. And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgement!

Re: Muskrat trap springs [Re: .204] #6963990 08/14/20 05:46 PM 08/14/20 05:46 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 23,854 Wisconsin T The Beav trapper
The Beav trapper T Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 23,854 Wisconsin	Take baby steps to begin with. I settled on 30 seconds per spring but start out with 20 seconds to begin with. Start with a sprung trap use a hand held torch and heat the entire spring. Allow to cool and set trap. I have done that to all my rat traps and you will be surprised how much better they work. And with the weaker springs and the Wild River pans you will have a some real rat killing traps. The forum Know It All according to Muskrat

Re: Muskrat trap springs [Re: .204] #6963992 08/14/20 05:49 PM 08/14/20 05:49 PM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 793 Central montana . .204 OP trapper
.204 OP trapper . Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 793 Central montana	Excellent. Thanx beav. I am going to give that a shot! Last edited by jwill; 08/14/20 05:50 PM. And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgement!

Re: Muskrat trap springs [Re: The Beav] #6964155 08/14/20 07:56 PM 08/14/20 07:56 PM
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 1,685 Wisconsin G Green Bay trapper
Green Bay trapper G Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 1,685 Wisconsin	Originally Posted by The Beav Take baby steps to begin with. I settled on 30 seconds per spring but start out with 20 seconds to begin with. Start with a sprung trap use a hand held torch and heat the entire spring. Allow to cool and set trap. I have done that to all my rat traps and you will be surprised how much better they work. And with the weaker springs and the Wild River pans you will have a some real rat killing traps. X2 I did that about 8 years ago and would do it again in a heartbeat. Made them better rat traps. Author of The Lure Hunter: A Guide to Finding Fishing Lures

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