Re: Long spring issue
[Re: Crortvedt05]
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09/30/22 08:00 AM
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Now you know why he sold them. Check to see if the springs were reinstalled correctly, large hole up. It should have a notch on the end to keep that from happening on the larger size traps. Can you post a pic?
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Re: Long spring issue
[Re: Crortvedt05]
#7682241
09/30/22 08:08 AM
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the Blak Spot
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When you bed the trap and pack dirt around them do they still do it?
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Re: Long spring issue
[Re: Crortvedt05]
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09/30/22 12:18 PM
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Boco
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Get some old victors and put some new strong springs on them. The trap in the pic looks like a shoddy chinese made knockoff.
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Re: Long spring issue
[Re: Boco]
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09/30/22 07:49 PM
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Get some old victors and put some new strong springs on them. The trap in the pic looks like a shoddy chinese made knockoff. Change out your contacts, Boco. They're Sleepy Creeks with PIT pans, made in the Good ol' U.S. of A., that is, before SCM closed up shop.
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Re: Long spring issue
[Re: Crortvedt05]
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09/30/22 08:16 PM
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I recently bought some victor #3 double long springs that some guy modified. (baseplated, installed step down pit pans) my problem is that when I set them and bring the springs back to the dog side of the trap so the loose jaw can lay flat it doesn’t do that, it naturally wants to rotate the springs back to 3 and 9 o’clock. I thought it was the wax on it making the surface slippery but I recently boiled and removed all coatings and it’s still doing it. Any idea what’s going on here, all 4 traps I bought r doing it. Anybody ever see anything like that when modifying double longspring traps? Thanks! Are your dog eyes pinched thigh like in the pic, or is it a large eye? The larger eye allows the power jaw to set higher than normal, and with a pit pan it's already a little higher than normal. Straighten the dog on 1 see if that helps the springs stay on the dog side
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Re: Long spring issue
[Re: Leftlane]
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09/30/22 08:54 PM
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Nice lookin traps Jeff, I run the same for exposed cat sets and love them. Thanks, Leftlane! I like the looks of yours better. I'm planning to laminate the jaws of mine as you have done at some point soon. I got the traps today -- awesome! Thanks again....
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Re: Long spring issue
[Re: Crortvedt05]
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09/30/22 08:58 PM
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Leftlane
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They do work well. I put a base plating on them too as I thought it was a little soft. Now that I have them the way I like them I wouldn't trade them for anything.
I hope you get a lot of use out of yours and the new traps.
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Re: Long spring issue
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09/30/22 09:00 PM
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Boco
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Get some old victors and put some new strong springs on them. The trap in the pic looks like a shoddy chinese made knockoff. Change out your contacts, Boco. They're Sleepy Creeks with PIT pans, made in the Good ol' U.S. of A., that is, before SCM closed up shop. I have a few of their 1 1/2's-they are junk. Had to file off the jaw lugs on every one just to get the jaws to close when the pan was dropped.The spring hung up on the lugs. See the same thing on the pic. Like I said-get some old vics and re spring them.
Last edited by Boco; 09/30/22 09:03 PM.
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Re: Long spring issue
[Re: Crortvedt05]
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09/30/22 09:52 PM
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Boco
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Funny,I bought them in America from an American outlet and they look identical to the pic..
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