Pit pans on jump traps
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I have some #3 and #4 Victor jumps. The 3's have cast jaws and the fours have regular jaws. Figure I'd convert them and actually use them. I have plenty of good traps I can use but I am looking for a project to do. For those of you that have done this which #number PIT pan would fit best
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Re: Pit pans on jump traps
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03/01/21 04:29 PM
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The #3’s are easily done. The #1 kit has smaller pans but is the same otherwise as the #2 kit. The #2 kit, I believe, is the large pan kit for 3 and 4 victor longs. That’s the one I use. It will work on a 3 jump. You will have to trim the bracket some so it fits between the trap spring and the hump on the cross piece.
The bracket also fits #4 without trimming, but the pan will be off center towards the dog a bit on a 4 jump. Doable, but if you want it centered, you need to get the 2 5/8” longer dog with the pans, and weld the bracket in the hump on the frame where the old pan was attached. I actually weld a piece of brake line in the hump for a bushing instead. The pan will be perfectly centered then. I’m not a great welder and brake line is thin. I found it difficult at first, but I got better at it.
PIT pans turn them into a decent trap. I just did a bunch of them 2 weeks ago.
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Re: Pit pans on jump traps
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03/01/21 08:26 PM
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Thanks bhugo I've seen some pics with the larger pan and they looked nice. This will make a nice project for me. My welding skills are not top notch but practice will only make them better.
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Re: Pit pans on jump traps
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03/02/21 08:44 AM
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#2 here Nice work Wolfdog. Now that's taking some old steel for an upgrade
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Re: Pit pans on jump traps
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03/02/21 10:41 AM
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I installed PIT pans and dogs on 14 jumps about 12-14 years back. There wasn’t a clamp on strap for the pan at that time so I welded 2 nuts under the hump for the pan bolt to pivot on. The addition of the PIT parts were a major improvement over the floppy pinch pan that the traps had originally.
Pretty sure it was their #2 pan and 2 5/8” dog. I did a couple on #13’s also, using those same sizes.
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Re: Pit pans on jump traps
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03/03/21 05:44 AM
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Who needs PIT pans? More great work. I like your take on it. People's work on moding in this forum never ceases to amaze me
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