Re: MB 750 beaver vs wolf
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03/24/21 09:07 PM
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The No BS wolf trap I here is a keeper .
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Re: MB 750 beaver vs wolf
[Re: hooker]
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03/24/21 11:29 PM
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All that being said, I own a dozen MB 750s and as Mike said, they are a fine dry ground wolf trap for a good price. To get a better trap you are either going to spend significantly more money and/or have to do significant modifications yourself. Even the Sleepy Creek is more expensive if you start buying in quantity because the 750s offer a better bulk discount. The Bridger 5 is the only thing really in their price range and it isn't the trap the 750 is. If you can modify it yourself I would go with the TS-85, otherwise you are going to be digging a lot deeper in your pocket.
I took my own advice above, my first wolf traps were a dozen 750s, after using them I found out I wanted something better to use in the freeze/thaw and snow. I've missed wolves with both them and the Sleepy Creeks because of them freezing down or too much snow on them, wolves I feel I would have caught with other traps. I still set the 750s though, I've had one stolen and one had to do significant work to after someone tried to pull my earth anchor up by wrapping a chain around the jaws and hooking it to a fourwheeler, those would have hurt a lot more with a trap that cost three times as much.
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Re: MB 750 beaver vs wolf
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06/14/21 11:47 PM
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Yes, I tend to group it in with the modified TS-85s, pretty much what it is, it doesn't have the dished cutout on the legs of the jaws that a TS-85 does, but otherwise it is pretty much a real nice modified TS-85. NO BS Wolf Extreme on the left with the baked on coating, one of Dan's modified TS 85s on the right. Same price point, but the NO BS comes more ready to set than the TS 85 modified does. The base frame on the NO BS is a lot beefier than the TS. Both are great looking traps, but for the same money the NO BS needs less work
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Re: MB 750 beaver vs wolf
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06/14/21 11:48 PM
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Forgot to mention the bolted in jaws on the NO BS and the beefier spring mounting bolts.
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Re: MB 750 beaver vs wolf
[Re: hooker]
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06/15/21 06:42 AM
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You are correct in everything you point out. But I still contend that the NO BS is basically a modified TS 85. I modded some myself and since I am in Idaho and don't have to have them center swiveled I left the factory baseplate on, which is full length and stouter than the one Dan uses (Montana requires center swiveled, so he has to change it). I did use the same lighter spring bolts as Dan, they come with the four-coil springs and obviously work fine, the NO BS uses bolts the size that come factory on the TS 85s. And I think when I bought traps from Dan it was about $15 a trap less than the NO BS.
No doubt the NO BS is a little nicer out of the box than Dan's, but a)he isn't the only one who modifies the TS 85s, a lot of people do it themselves, and b) I group them as a very nice modified TS 85 in my mind.
Thanks for the pictures, I'm sure I'm not the only one who likes a side by side comparison.
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Re: MB 750 beaver vs wolf
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06/15/21 12:20 PM
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When I bought those at the Western they were within a dollar of each other on price. I didn't ask Dan what the half dozen or dozen prices were on his, just wanted one to compare with the others. I got a half dozen from Kendall.
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Re: MB 750 beaver vs wolf
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06/15/21 02:57 PM
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When I bought those at the Western they were within a dollar of each other on price. I didn't ask Dan what the half dozen or dozen prices were on his, just wanted one to compare with the others. I got a half dozen from Kendall. I'd say you got a heck of a deal from Kendall, his price on the website is a lot higher, but of course it includes shipping, while I bought from Dan in person so no shipping.
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