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New traps #7013559 10/10/20 08:58 AM 10/10/20 08:58 AM
Joined: Sep 2015 Posts: 749 Broome NY . not the city greenetrapper OP trapper
greenetrapper OP trapper Joined: Sep 2015 Posts: 749 Broome NY . not the city	I have some new Jake traps that I know will not take dye because there's no rust. Do I still wax them and put them in the ground or put them in the ground unwaxed to develop rust. Last edited by greenetrapper; 10/10/20 09:38 AM.

Re: New traps [Re: greenetrapper] #7013560 10/10/20 09:00 AM 10/10/20 09:00 AM
Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 3,111 7mtns of CENTRAL PA GROUSEWIT trapper
GROUSEWIT trapper Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 3,111 7mtns of CENTRAL PA	Originally Posted by greenetrapper I have some new Jake traps that I know will not take dye because there's no rust. Do I still wax them and put them in the ground or put them in the ground unwaxed to develop breast Just boil to get oil off and wax them. NRALIFER,PRPA LIFER,HUNTER,FURTAKER

Re: New traps [Re: greenetrapper] #7013566 10/10/20 09:02 AM 10/10/20 09:02 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 62,989 Minnesota 330-Trapper trapper
330-Trapper trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 62,989 Minnesota	Originally Posted by greenetrapper I have some new Jake traps that I know will not take dye because there's no rust. Do I still wax them and put them in the ground or put them in the ground unwaxed to develop breast well I hope they don't develop those NRA and NTA Life Member www.BackroadsRevised@etsy.com

Re: New traps [Re: greenetrapper] #7013567 10/10/20 09:03 AM 10/10/20 09:03 AM
Joined: Jul 2020 Posts: 196 Central Minnesota Outdoors Guy trapper
Outdoors Guy trapper Joined: Jul 2020 Posts: 196 Central Minnesota	the waxing is up to you, either way after a catch or a couple catches the wax starts to get taken off anyways, with my new traps I usually spray off the excess oil and hang them up then use them a season YouTube Trapping Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY5JOE4stDkR307fprduWJg

Re: New traps [Re: greenetrapper] #7013568 10/10/20 09:03 AM 10/10/20 09:03 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 309 Wellington,Ohio R Ric trapper
Ric trapper R Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 309 Wellington,Ohio	Put them in the ground and see what happens......... If it works I'll try it with my girlfriend as soon as I can Seriously. Clean and wax and adjust them to your liking and they are ready to use.

Re: New traps [Re: greenetrapper] #7013586 10/10/20 09:35 AM 10/10/20 09:35 AM
Joined: Feb 2019 Posts: 1,552 Saucier, Mississippi Harrison ... T turkn8rtrapper trapper
turkn8rtrapper trapper T Joined: Feb 2019 Posts: 1,552 Saucier, Mississippi Harrison ...	I need to get in on this. I just got some new MB550s. There doesn't seem to be any oil. Do I still need to boil before I wax? "Skin that smokewagon and see what happens"

Re: New traps [Re: GROUSEWIT] #7013588 10/10/20 09:36 AM 10/10/20 09:36 AM
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 20,330 The Hill Country of Texas Leftlane "HOSS"
Leftlane "HOSS" Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 20,330 The Hill Country of Texas	Originally Posted by GROUSEWIT Originally Posted by greenetrapper I have some new Jake traps that I know will not take dye because there's no rust. Do I still wax them and put them in the ground or put them in the ground unwaxed to develop breast Just boil to get oil off and wax them. Just give your cook the mornin off and use her dishwasher! “What’s good for me may not be good for the weak minded.” Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers

Re: New traps [Re: greenetrapper] #7013590 10/10/20 09:39 AM 10/10/20 09:39 AM
Joined: Sep 2015 Posts: 749 Broome NY . not the city greenetrapper OP trapper
greenetrapper OP trapper Joined: Sep 2015 Posts: 749 Broome NY . not the city	Wow stupid speak to text sorry about that LOL. If they did develop those I'm sure didn't catch a lot more than Critters

Re: New traps [Re: turkn8rtrapper] #7013601 10/10/20 09:54 AM 10/10/20 09:54 AM
Joined: Jul 2020 Posts: 196 Central Minnesota Outdoors Guy trapper
Outdoors Guy trapper Joined: Jul 2020 Posts: 196 Central Minnesota	MBs dont seem to have the oil on them like other companies put on them, i guess it would be up to your preference if you would like to boil first or not but i would at least spray them down prior to waxing YouTube Trapping Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY5JOE4stDkR307fprduWJg

Re: New traps [Re: greenetrapper] #7013625 10/10/20 11:04 AM 10/10/20 11:04 AM
Joined: Feb 2019 Posts: 1,552 Saucier, Mississippi Harrison ... T turkn8rtrapper trapper
turkn8rtrapper trapper T Joined: Feb 2019 Posts: 1,552 Saucier, Mississippi Harrison ...	Thanks for the replies. That's the last step in setting them up. Got my wax from FNT yesterday. "Skin that smokewagon and see what happens"

Re: New traps [Re: GROUSEWIT] #7015269 10/12/20 07:33 AM 10/12/20 07:33 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,451 PA Venango Co. R Ron Marsh trapper
Ron Marsh trapper R Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,451 PA Venango Co.	Originally Posted by GROUSEWIT Originally Posted by greenetrapper I have some new Jake traps that I know will not take dye because there's no rust. Do I still wax them and put them in the ground or put them in the ground unwaxed to develop breast Just boil to get oil off and wax them. x2 PTA Lifetime #131N. Salvation Army CSM Stakes: Why leave them? ALWAYS John 3:16 814-516-2923

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