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Run Over Trap- repair #7012736
10/09/20 07:09 AM
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Nephew dropped off his traps to get boiled & waxed. All Bridger #2's.
As I was setting each one and checking to see if tuned up, I noticed one had a bent frame.
I texted him about the bent one, He said, yea it was run over by a tractor.

I took apart, straighten frame, straighten spring pin, lined up bent leaver tab, then re-assembled. No new parts required.
Back together, I set trap, but pan was too high, so I adjusted that and it's good to go.

Bridger #2
front trap, frame bent-
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Works nicely, ready to boil & wax-
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Do you repair your run over, bent traps?

Re: Run Over Trap- repair [Re: Hern] #7012741
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How long did it take you to disassemble the trap, fix it and put it back together. Just curious. Serious question. Thanks


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Re: Run Over Trap- repair [Re: Hern] #7012785
10/09/20 08:17 AM
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It has been a while but have done it. Every so often I will pick up a bunch of used traps and find a few like that. I think it scares most buyers away so a person can get them cheap.

Re: Run Over Trap- repair [Re: Hern] #7012791
10/09/20 08:22 AM
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Yep, it is just another part of being a trapper!


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Re: Run Over Trap- repair [Re: wissmiss] #7012894
10/09/20 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted by wissmiss
How long did it take you to disassemble the trap, fix it and put it back together. Just curious. Serious question. Thanks


Should be less than 10 min. Probably takes longer to locate the needed tools and a vice really helps. (hammer, screwdriver, j-hook tool or pliers and cable cutters to work the J hook) I enjoy doing this stuff myself. I accumulate a big pile of parts traps over time and I'll go through and see what I can make of them. Besides mismatching parts from several brands really makes the used trap market interesting. laugh

Re: Run Over Trap- repair [Re: Hern] #7012899
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You'd think a good uncle woulda base plated and laminated them traps for him too. grin

Re: Run Over Trap- repair [Re: Hern] #7012904
10/09/20 10:41 AM
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Good save!
Looks bout like the trap I did surgery on for Mike Marchewka's article in Fur Taker Magazine last year.


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Re: Run Over Trap- repair [Re: traprjohn] #7012977
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I dont fix or repair my traps = I give them to a member on Tman! LOL! To be honest. I dont have the time or patients. So i just right them off! I do 60% of my work = Coyote Contracts for 1 large group. Have had as many as 12 traps smashed flat in 1 day. The always make good on the traps that skidders and bull dozers run over.

Re: Run Over Trap- repair [Re: Hern] #7012997
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Nice job Hern
Now I know who to bring mine to for fixin Lol
I get a dozen or more a season just like that.

Re: Run Over Trap- repair [Re: Hern] #7013126
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Depends on how bad they’re bent up, and what’s bent and where. I do it on some but I’m not gonna spend two hours fixing a bent up trap. I salvage the good parts and junk the bent ones. Eventually get enough good parts that I can put together a whole trap.


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Re: Run Over Trap- repair [Re: Hern] #7013143
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I have, but since I started using extreme jrs I haven’t had to


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Re: Run Over Trap- repair [Re: steeltraps] #7013213
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Originally Posted by steeltraps
I dont fix or repair my traps = I give them to a member on Tman! LOL! To be honest. I dont have the time or patients. So i just right them off! I do 60% of my work = Coyote Contracts for 1 large group. Have had as many as 12 traps smashed flat in 1 day. The always make good on the traps that skidders and bull dozers run over.

All my landowners and managers agree up front for $25 per trap replacement cost...even though they are flagged I still lost 3 to a tractor and one to a dump truck dumping crushed rock.

Re: Run Over Trap- repair [Re: Hern] #7013346
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Yep I fix all traps. Even some others I love working on traps. I even rebuild the mb550s

Re: Run Over Trap- repair [Re: Hern] #7013463
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Nice little anvil Hern.
I learned on the OLD monties that straight "lever tabs" are not always the best tune.
The ones I squared all had high loose jaw.
When Deere tripped squared up is the place to start though.
Those monties had more spring strength than lever strength.





Re: Run Over Trap- repair [Re: ~ADC~] #7013503
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Originally Posted by wissmiss
How long did it take you to disassemble the trap, fix it and put it back together. Just curious. Serious question. Thanks

Frame, Spring pin & Lever tab needed straighten, & pan adjustment. Maybe 15-20 minutes, not sure 'cause I took trap apart and left it lay, then worked on it once in awhile the next two days (when I walked by work bench), between doing other things.
ADC is right, Vice, Ball Peen Hammer, Screwdriver mainly. Maybe Channel Lock or another tool for odd bend or fix.

Originally Posted by ~ADC~
You'd think a good uncle woulda base plated and laminated them traps for him too. grin

He will learn. I offered a couple years ago. It's only a matter of time...

Originally Posted by Wright Brothers
Nice little anvil Hern.
I learned on the OLD monties that straight "lever tabs" are not always the best tune.

Anvil made from railroad rail. Inherited from father-in-law
Straightening the lever tab gave me the most problem. End of the level was crimped near tab. I was too stubborn to replace, I just had to fix it.

Re: Run Over Trap- repair [Re: Hern] #7013512
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Last season, I had 4 sets in a grass field. Grass was ankle high. Next day, mower came along and nailed 3 of my traps.
Parts and pieces ahoy. Heavy damage. Still haven't looked over this mess, but I'll have some extra parts when needed.

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