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Chain on bodygrips #7356704 09/15/21 10:22 PM 09/15/21 10:22 PM
Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 264 NE Arkansas B BKS OP trapper
BKS OP trapper B Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 264 NE Arkansas	I’ve seen a few older threads on this and this great forum is where I got the idea… I pulled all the cable off of my Belisle 330/160 and am replacing it with #4 machine chain. I only run a dozen of each so the increase in weight isn’t that big a deal. I just don’t like cable at all. Tired of the kinks, fraying, and cuts. Anyway I added a teardrop swivel to the spring eye of each trap and the chain to that. I will close the other end with an 1/8” quick link or the smallest spring EZ they make. I put 6’ on the 160s and 10’ on the 330s. The chain is 35.00 a 100’ on Amazon. Got it in 2 days. The “working load” for the chain is #215lbs I think. The rusted chain is #2 machine chain from one of the trapping houses and is on my #11s.

Re: Chain on bodygrips [Re: BKS] #7357554 09/17/21 07:10 AM 09/17/21 07:10 AM
Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 8,296 Louisiana Aix sponsa trapper
Aix sponsa trapper Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 8,296 Louisiana	Those teardrop swivels are nice

Re: Chain on bodygrips [Re: BKS] #7359514 09/19/21 07:53 PM 09/19/21 07:53 PM
Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 551 Iron Range, Minnesota R Ringbill5196 trapper
Ringbill5196 trapper R Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 551 Iron Range, Minnesota	I went to the same chain as on #1 Vic longs for the same purpose. A bear stole a beaver and broke it but would have pulled the stake. Otherwise been flawless. No more tripping over cable.

Re: Chain on bodygrips [Re: BKS] #7359527 09/19/21 08:06 PM 09/19/21 08:06 PM
Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 2,785 Northern lower Michigan Feedinggrounds trapper
Feedinggrounds trapper Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 2,785 Northern lower Michigan	The links are smaller but the new chain on the left sure looks like it has much better welds! Amazon huh? $35 a hundred....Hrmmm you're only allowed so many sunrises... I aim to see every one of them!

Re: Chain on bodygrips [Re: BKS] #7359554 09/19/21 08:24 PM 09/19/21 08:24 PM
Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 264 NE Arkansas B BKS OP trapper
BKS OP trapper B Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 264 NE Arkansas	I had my 18 yo try to break a piece of it today. He is 6’4 about 300lbs and he couldn’t budge it. I may get even more of it and put on my other #11s. It’s actually went down to 30.00 a 100 now.

Re: Chain on bodygrips [Re: BKS] #7359559 09/19/21 08:29 PM 09/19/21 08:29 PM
Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 264 NE Arkansas B BKS OP trapper
BKS OP trapper B Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 264 NE Arkansas	I may even make some short drowners out of it for mink and raccoon.

Re: Chain on bodygrips [Re: BKS] #7362783 09/23/21 06:40 PM 09/23/21 06:40 PM
Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 264 NE Arkansas B BKS OP trapper
BKS OP trapper B Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 264 NE Arkansas	Just a quick follow up. A small size Sleep EZ fits thru that chain easy. Tight chain and prime fur.

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