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MB 550 spring rods #7196531 02/26/21 08:47 AM 02/26/21 08:47 AM
Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 309 AR B bigfoottrapper OP trapper
bigfoottrapper OP trapper B Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 309 AR	I just got some MB 550 2 springs in, the 2 exposed rods really seem to get in the way. I never plan on making it a 4 coil. should I cut them off? bend them? thanks

Re: MB 550 spring rods [Re: bigfoottrapper] #7196545 02/26/21 09:15 AM 02/26/21 09:15 AM
Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 5,506 West Central MN 20scout trapper
20scout trapper Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 5,506 West Central MN	I just bend mine inwards. Should the day come that I would decide to four coil them I can just bend them back out. Common sense is a not a vegetable that does well in everyone's garden.

Re: MB 550 spring rods [Re: bigfoottrapper] #7196606 02/26/21 10:20 AM 02/26/21 10:20 AM
Joined: Feb 2021 Posts: 113 Oklahoma P PushCoTrapper trapper
PushCoTrapper trapper P Joined: Feb 2021 Posts: 113 Oklahoma	I cut mine of with no problems. Cant use 4 springs here in Oklahoma anyway.

Re: MB 550 spring rods [Re: bigfoottrapper] #7196623 02/26/21 10:37 AM 02/26/21 10:37 AM
Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 551 Iron Range, Minnesota R Ringbill5196 trapper
Ringbill5196 trapper R Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 551 Iron Range, Minnesota	MN Trapline Products suggest cutting off if you won’t be four coiling right on their page.

Re: MB 550 spring rods [Re: bigfoottrapper] #7197318 02/26/21 08:38 PM 02/26/21 08:38 PM
Joined: Mar 2015 Posts: 532 GA C canebrake trapper
canebrake trapper C Joined: Mar 2015 Posts: 532 GA	Yeah, I would cut them off if you aren't going to 4 coil them. If an animal gets a chain link in one of them it can render the swivels useless and you know what that means.

Re: MB 550 spring rods [Re: bigfoottrapper] #7197528 02/26/21 10:49 PM 02/26/21 10:49 PM
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Wvpossum trapper W Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 40 WV	Good point canebrake

Re: MB 550 spring rods [Re: canebrake] #7197546 02/26/21 11:12 PM 02/26/21 11:12 PM
Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 309 AR B bigfoottrapper OP trapper
bigfoottrapper OP trapper B Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 309 AR	Originally Posted by canebrake Yeah, I would cut them off if you aren't going to 4 coil them. If an animal gets a chain link in one of them it can render the swivels useless and you know what that means. I noticed that when I was prepping them

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