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Re: Pre drill disposables?
[Re: Thumbian]
#7061581
11/24/20 09:26 PM
11/24/20 09:26 PM
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Posts: 1,566 SE Minnesota
dustytinner
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I use ther old style brace bit. I cut the top part off and put it in my drill. Works great but I don't have clay soil
Life member Minnesota Trappers Association FTA,Sportsmen's Alliance
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Re: Pre drill disposables?
[Re: Thumbian]
#7062343
11/25/20 12:35 PM
11/25/20 12:35 PM
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Joined: Dec 2017
Posts: 166 Up a creek MT
jnsff69
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Up a creek MT
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I use an old 3/8 inch wood hand auger bit I welded to a 3/8 inch rod. Not really to save time for but more so for me to save the wolf fang from all the rocks I can't see below ground. Nothing I hate more other than seeing yote steps an inch from my trap is getting about 10 inches down and hitting a rock & having to start over.
Ya can't miss fur if yur traps are out somewhere. Or so I've been told.
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Re: Pre drill disposables?
[Re: Thumbian]
#7072546
12/03/20 09:50 PM
12/03/20 09:50 PM
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Joined: Nov 2020
Posts: 212 Central MN
Gray Breard
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I took a chunk of 3/8 rebar and forged a flat spear-point. Hammer it in a little, give it a few turns. If you want, weld on a T handle. No drill, no fuss, no muss.
My Gal's name is Ma Deuce.
The only thing needed for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.
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Re: Pre drill disposables?
[Re: Ringbill5196]
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12/05/20 08:09 AM
12/05/20 08:09 AM
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Joined: Nov 2020
Posts: 212 Central MN
Gray Breard
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Super stakes w/chain. Make a short chain with binder hooks so you can pull them out with an ATV or truck.
My Gal's name is Ma Deuce.
The only thing needed for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.
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Re: Pre drill disposables?
[Re: Thumbian]
#7095126
12/18/20 09:00 AM
12/18/20 09:00 AM
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Joined: Nov 2020
Posts: 212 Central MN
Gray Breard
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See if you can get a hold of some railroad splice plates. 8x8 with 4 spike holes. They are about 6 lbs each. They make good drags. When you get close and the critter jumps you get a clanking sound. Easy to locate. Hook 3 plates for a yote? It's even better if you can pre-position them. Now that the RR is going to the 1/4 mi long rail they are a dime a dozen if not free.
Last edited by Gray Breard; 12/18/20 09:04 AM.
My Gal's name is Ma Deuce.
The only thing needed for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.
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Re: Pre drill disposables?
[Re: Mainelogger]
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12/18/20 09:11 AM
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Posts: 3,960 Northern Nevada
Bob
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In Maine a lot of our ground isnt soil its rock, slate, shale, ledge etc and you will turn your anchor drivers and 3/8 rebar stakes into a pretzel not to mention your earth anchors. A lot of guys will use a stone masonery drill bit to pre drill holes. Same problem here. Most of our ground is very rocky, some is literally solid rock. Many guys use drags because in some places it’s impossible to drive a stake. Something I’ve considered going is in locations that are productive and have large boulders or exposed bedrock is using a hammer drill to drill into the rock and stick a red head bolt in the rock, and actually bolt the chain to the Boulder. Could be used year after year. Seasons end just unbolt the chain, come back next season and bolt it back on
"I have two guns, one for each of ya."
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Re: Pre drill disposables?
[Re: Bob]
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12/18/20 09:36 AM
12/18/20 09:36 AM
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Posts: 212 Central MN
Gray Breard
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Red Heads aren't cheap, but if the location is productive, go for it. PS, I have a T82 Hilti cordless hammer-drill for rent.
My Gal's name is Ma Deuce.
The only thing needed for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.
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