Anyone ever have them fail and break, if so how?

Had coyotes crunch them shut in the middle and limit how well the J hooks swiveled, but they did not fail per se.

I like the sleek design, never had one break,never had them bent to where they wouldn't work,but the centers were bent in once in awhile.

Square swivels that don't Bind - circle hooks


A good friend made these for me.

330, you using those on what traps? #15 duke?

Those are huge.

Which ones? The bent strap type or the solid type.

They are what I call "Stout" or fail-safe.
No sense in using gear that might or might not work

I have them set up (3 swivels each ) on 10' Wolf chain /Drags, and MB750 Wolfers.

I only got to try once for Wolf and then - Poof...No more Season.

So I have a Dozen loose ones I keep around for when the Time appears right.

*the best part of them are the Circular hooks instead of being small and oval.

I like the circle hooks. I wish the standard j hooks were circle. My ocd kicks in when I close one and it flattens.

I make mine out of Cold Rolled Steel. I cut 1 inch tubes into 1 inch long and then drill them and insert the ends in and crimp shut. I have never had a coyote crunch them. Up in Wisconsin I had one destroyed but I think it was a wolf.

Those will be ok if nothing bites on them and if you don't set in grass to wrap up on the j-hooks.

Exactly...very poor design.

I thought you might be speaking of those. I've got some and like them though I use them mostly on my conibears or smaller stuff. I believe they would hold up to coyotes but the smaller size of the opening has me concerned that they'll pack up with mud or grass and lock up. I do like the small size.

Years ago dad would make his own and believe it or not would use a jig and bend whatever penny size nail for a J hook but that was all fox before the coyote showed up. Amazing what living through the depression did to that generation ... Jon

I used the square one called Welby's I believe it was? I like how stream lined they were went I was using 1 1/2 coils for fox. Once coyotes showed up in numbers. The 1 1/2s went in coon line and the swivels all changed out to crunch proof.
Can't say ever had any fail.

Mac

So True

I normally go big or go ( CRUNCH Proof) but was curious about the Box ones