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#4 Bridger DLS Mods #7372351 10/05/21 09:39 PM 10/05/21 09:39 PM
Joined: Jan 2019 Northern IN USA Flipper 56 OP trapper
Flipper 56 OP trapper Joined: Jan 2019 Northern IN USA	Got a couple dozen Bridger #4 DLS's to play around with and tricked them out with Ed's Paws-I-Trip stuff. Can't wait to try them out. After I get them all done I might tack the new pan bracket with my Mig welder, but I am not sure it is necessary. His self centering swivel mount and swivel is a great addition in my opinion as well. You can install these with a big pair of channel locks. The pan is larger and heavier steel and the new stainless dog is night latched. "Where Can A Man Find Bear Beaver And Other Critters Worth Cash Money When Skinned?"

Re: #4 Bridger DLS Mods [Re: Flipper 56] #7372367 10/05/21 09:49 PM 10/05/21 09:49 PM
Joined: Feb 2020 Idaho F Fiske trapper
Fiske trapper F Joined: Feb 2020 Idaho	Looks good, I like them, I baseplate mine with pit pans, exposed cat sets

Re: #4 Bridger DLS Mods [Re: Flipper 56] #7372406 10/05/21 10:18 PM 10/05/21 10:18 PM
Joined: Jul 2008 central Illinois yoteguts trapper
yoteguts trapper Joined: Jul 2008 central Illinois	They will work good. I caught a few yotes in that exact set up a few years ago. I'm itchin' to see a coyote twitchin'. More trappin' and less yappin'. Member FTA & USSA.

Re: #4 Bridger DLS Mods [Re: Flipper 56] #7372616 10/06/21 08:40 AM 10/06/21 08:40 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Northern Illinois M MChewk trapper
MChewk trapper M Joined: Dec 2006 Northern Illinois	Nice looking traps....my take ...it is common for the chain to get wrapped up over one of the springs...for that reason add another swivel in the chain....just my take.

Re: #4 Bridger DLS Mods [Re: MChewk] #7372694 10/06/21 10:01 AM 10/06/21 10:01 AM
Joined: Dec 2010 central arkansas T the Blak Spot trapper
the Blak Spot trapper T Joined: Dec 2010 central arkansas	Originally Posted by MChewk Nice looking traps....my take ...it is common for the chain to get wrapped up over one of the springs...for that reason add another swivel in the chain....just my take. X2 Good trap, caught several cats, yotes, and beaver in them the just shall live by faith member FTA, ATA, EAFT 1776 - the year we told a tyrant we weren't to be under a dictator Caveat ater macula

Re: #4 Bridger DLS Mods [Re: Flipper 56] #7372964 10/06/21 04:08 PM 10/06/21 04:08 PM
Joined: Jul 2020 Arkansas W Whiteoak63 trapper
Whiteoak63 trapper W Joined: Jul 2020 Arkansas	Which Paws Pit pan kit did you use for the Bridger #4?

Re: #4 Bridger DLS Mods [Re: Flipper 56] #7373166 10/06/21 08:39 PM 10/06/21 08:39 PM
Joined: Jan 2019 Northern IN USA Flipper 56 OP trapper
Flipper 56 OP trapper Joined: Jan 2019 Northern IN USA	These were the new style with offset jaws. I called Ed and bought the parts from him. PIT-02A , he sent pics to show the mods. After you knock out the old pan post you lay the new pan bracket on top of the frame and the pan bolt goes under on the bottom side of the frame. Mine is wrong in the pic and I had to change it. Did a dozen today with the center chain mod too. "Where Can A Man Find Bear Beaver And Other Critters Worth Cash Money When Skinned?"

Re: #4 Bridger DLS Mods [Re: Flipper 56] #7373282 10/06/21 10:05 PM 10/06/21 10:05 PM
Joined: May 2007 Flint, Michigan bhugo trapper
bhugo trapper Joined: May 2007 Flint, Michigan	Tho look great! Ed is a smart man! Member MTPCA, FTA and NTA

Re: #4 Bridger DLS Mods [Re: Flipper 56] #7373388 10/07/21 01:04 AM 10/07/21 01:04 AM
Joined: Mar 2014 missouri M mocoyotetrapping trapper
mocoyotetrapping trapper M Joined: Mar 2014 missouri	Those Bridger #4s sure are Stout traps

Re: #4 Bridger DLS Mods [Re: Flipper 56] #7373614 10/07/21 10:52 AM 10/07/21 10:52 AM
Joined: Jan 2019 Northern IN USA Flipper 56 OP trapper
Flipper 56 OP trapper Joined: Jan 2019 Northern IN USA	Here is a close up of the pan mounted on the bracket. The first pics were wrong, the pan bracket goes on top of the frame and the pan bolt goes under. Last edited by Flipper 56; 10/07/21 11:14 AM. "Where Can A Man Find Bear Beaver And Other Critters Worth Cash Money When Skinned?"

Re: #4 Bridger DLS Mods [Re: Whiteoak63] #7374293 10/08/21 10:17 AM 10/08/21 10:17 AM
Joined: Jan 2019 Northern IN USA Flipper 56 OP trapper
Flipper 56 OP trapper Joined: Jan 2019 Northern IN USA	Originally Posted by Whiteoak63 Which Paws Pit pan kit did you use for the Bridger #4? Ed called last night and said his steel cost went up 4x this year and he is selling what he has in stock and then out of business because trappers won't want to pay the new cost of his product. He said he might start up again if material costs come back down but he said he is 82 and is not holding his breath for that to happen in his lifetime. Sad deal, great guy. So you better not wait to long to get parts. "Where Can A Man Find Bear Beaver And Other Critters Worth Cash Money When Skinned?"

Re: #4 Bridger DLS Mods [Re: Flipper 56] #7374492 10/08/21 03:12 PM 10/08/21 03:12 PM
Joined: Dec 2010 central arkansas T the Blak Spot trapper
the Blak Spot trapper T Joined: Dec 2010 central arkansas	Great now there'll be a run on them. Someone will buy 300 of PIT-?, never use them and they'll sit for the next 50 yrs. the just shall live by faith member FTA, ATA, EAFT 1776 - the year we told a tyrant we weren't to be under a dictator Caveat ater macula

Re: #4 Bridger DLS Mods [Re: Flipper 56] #7451816 01/05/22 09:02 PM 01/05/22 09:02 PM
Joined: Dec 2021 Kentucky L Leadbelly trapper
Leadbelly trapper L Joined: Dec 2021 Kentucky	Sorry I know this is a old thread. Did you punch the old bracket out or just cut it off? I’d been completely lost if I hadn’t found this post

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