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Re: Trap modification [Re: The hammer] #8179603 07/23/24 07:44 AM 07/23/24 07:44 AM
Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 4,040 Pennsylvania The hammer OP trapper
The hammer OP trapper Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 4,040 Pennsylvania	Not up to much just tinkering around here and there. Anyone else tinkering around getting things ready for season?

Re: Trap modification [Re: The hammer] #8179610 07/23/24 08:19 AM 07/23/24 08:19 AM
Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,336 NC C Carolina Foxer trapper
Carolina Foxer trapper C Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,336 NC	Yup, Finished up some more dogless #4's and just got done a dozen revitalized Vic#3s to take the PIT system with baseplates. I have 2 dozen vic #2 double longs that I am unsure what to do to them, but they'll be on the agenda next. Trap mods are addicting, especially once you get the bugs worked out on the first one and you can crank em out fast.

Re: Trap modification [Re: The hammer] #8179631 07/23/24 09:13 AM 07/23/24 09:13 AM
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 21,329 The Hill Country of Texas Leftlane "HOSS"
Leftlane "HOSS" Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 21,329 The Hill Country of Texas	So many drool worthy trap mods in a single thread! Great stuff guys and who else suddenly needs a round dirt sifter? I could use it to coil up and store some Hern style extensions since I try not to bury traps LOL. Hammer any of those drags would work well for what I do. I want to snag a cat up close but short of climbin a big tree. Those mornings can git a lil western! “What’s good for me may not be good for the weak minded.” Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers

Re: Trap modification [Re: Carolina Foxer] #8179721 07/23/24 12:15 PM 07/23/24 12:15 PM
Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 4,040 Pennsylvania The hammer OP trapper
The hammer OP trapper Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 4,040 Pennsylvania	Originally Posted by Carolina Foxer Yup, Finished up some more dogless #4's and just got done a dozen revitalized Vic#3s to take the PIT system with baseplates. I have 2 dozen vic #2 double longs that I am unsure what to do to them, but they'll be on the agenda next. Trap mods are addicting, especially once you get the bugs worked out on the first one and you can crank em out fast. Looking nice!!! Great work!

Re: Trap modification [Re: Leftlane] #8179722 07/23/24 12:17 PM 07/23/24 12:17 PM
Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 4,040 Pennsylvania The hammer OP trapper
The hammer OP trapper Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 4,040 Pennsylvania	Originally Posted by Leftlane So many drool worthy trap mods in a single thread! Great stuff guys and who else suddenly needs a round dirt sifter? I could use it to coil up and store some Hern style extensions since I try not to bury traps LOL. Hammer any of those drags would work well for what I do. I want to snag a cat up close but short of climbin a big tree. Those mornings can git a lil western! The round sifter is 8” dia by 3” deep fits nicely in a bag bucket or pack basket

Re: Trap modification [Re: The hammer] #8180264 07/24/24 06:16 AM 07/24/24 06:16 AM
Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 4,040 Pennsylvania The hammer OP trapper
The hammer OP trapper Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 4,040 Pennsylvania	Still needs a base plate and chain but beefed up a num4 bridger. Needs smoothed off but over all happy with the results the pan was a number five bridger dogless pan that I cut up to fit better I don’t mind much a wider pan but didn’t like it coming out to the loose jaw like it did so cut a chunk out welded back up and shined her up.

Re: Trap modification [Re: The hammer] #8180635 07/24/24 06:00 PM 07/24/24 06:00 PM
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 21,329 The Hill Country of Texas Leftlane "HOSS"
Leftlane "HOSS" Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 21,329 The Hill Country of Texas	Lookin good! If big pans are used correctly (exposed sets only) the cat will center his food in the middle of the pan for ya. I don't use then any other way myself. “What’s good for me may not be good for the weak minded.” Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers

Re: Trap modification [Re: The hammer] #8180811 07/24/24 09:35 PM 07/24/24 09:35 PM
Joined: Jan 2020 Posts: 5,293 Aliceville, Kansas 44 Yukon John trapper
Yukon John trapper Joined: Jan 2020 Posts: 5,293 Aliceville, Kansas 44	Here are my big Bridger 5 pans. Act like a blank, get treated like a blank. Insert your own blank!

Re: Trap modification [Re: The hammer] #8180930 07/25/24 05:19 AM 07/25/24 05:19 AM
Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 4,040 Pennsylvania The hammer OP trapper
The hammer OP trapper Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 4,040 Pennsylvania	Very nice Yukon! Left lane, in PA we are only aloud one bobcat so I don’t bother making cat specific sets during cat season I just keep running typical coyote sets still gotta release to many cats. If we were aloud more cats I’d play around with big exposed pans on cat specific set types.

Re: Trap modification [Re: The hammer] #8185103 07/30/24 08:08 PM 07/30/24 08:08 PM
Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 1,021 Missouri, USA Pofarmer10 trapper
Pofarmer10 trapper Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 1,021 Missouri, USA	Originally Posted by The hammer Not up to much just tinkering around here and there. Anyone else tinkering around getting things ready for season? Where'd you get the mesh or grating for your sifters? “If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough.” Mario Andretti

Re: Trap modification [Re: The hammer] #8185168 07/30/24 09:19 PM 07/30/24 09:19 PM
Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 157 Pennsylvania J JesseA trapper
JesseA trapper J Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 157 Pennsylvania	Not as extravagant or nicely done as a lot in here, but these started out as #2 Sq jaw Victor's. Bought new jaws, levers, and springs, did some mods, and bam, molded #2 round jaws. Pretty much everything I have has been laminated/base plated/bubble ripped jaws. Tinkering and modding traps is a blast in the off season!

Re: Trap modification [Re: Pofarmer10] #8185295 07/31/24 05:07 AM 07/31/24 05:07 AM
Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 4,040 Pennsylvania The hammer OP trapper
The hammer OP trapper Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 4,040 Pennsylvania	Originally Posted by Pofarmer10 Originally Posted by The hammer Not up to much just tinkering around here and there. Anyone else tinkering around getting things ready for season? Where'd you get the mesh or grating for your sifters? Metal supply shop up the road from me.

Re: Trap modification [Re: The hammer] #8185516 07/31/24 11:49 AM 07/31/24 11:49 AM
Joined: Jul 2017 Posts: 2,864 PA W w side rd 151 trapper
w side rd 151 trapper W Joined: Jul 2017 Posts: 2,864 PA	Charlie Dobbins got me started on trap modifications And the reason I used them is they work Some or the examples shown here are a combination of artwork engineering marvel and just plain geniuses And they best part is they make a better trap to catch a critter with

Re: Trap modification [Re: The hammer] #8185642 07/31/24 03:02 PM 07/31/24 03:02 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 6,097 Williamsport, Pa. J jk trapper
jk trapper J Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 6,097 Williamsport, Pa.	Yukon John I still like the small pan idea for trapping, all except for mink and then it is not a monster pan. To me it just makes more sense to have that foot IN the trap jaws and not on them......jk Free people are not equal. Equal people are not free. What's supposed to be ain't always is. Hopper Hunter

Re: Trap modification [Re: The hammer] #8187047 08/02/24 11:44 AM 08/02/24 11:44 AM
Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 4,040 Pennsylvania The hammer OP trapper
The hammer OP trapper Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 4,040 Pennsylvania	So this happens when you end up with to many random trap parts haha! 650 jaws, bridger pan, k9 jr frame and springs.

Re: Trap modification [Re: The hammer] #8187342 08/02/24 07:01 PM 08/02/24 07:01 PM
Joined: Jun 2022 Posts: 2,559 Manitoba Shakeyjake trapper
Shakeyjake trapper Joined: Jun 2022 Posts: 2,559 Manitoba	Trimmed the giant pan down on the Duke 850s. Going to thread and add nuts on the spring/pan rod. Need to tack the swivels shut too. Ain’t pretty but it’ll be better. Wind Blew, crap flew, out came the line crew

Re: Trap modification [Re: The hammer] #8187376 08/02/24 07:48 PM 08/02/24 07:48 PM
Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 4,040 Pennsylvania The hammer OP trapper
The hammer OP trapper Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 4,040 Pennsylvania	Nice! Going to have to share the catch photos of them wolves you get in them bad boys!

Re: Trap modification [Re: The hammer] #8200944 08/22/24 06:40 AM 08/22/24 06:40 AM
Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 4,040 Pennsylvania The hammer OP trapper
The hammer OP trapper Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 4,040 Pennsylvania	Getting a few big blues and some shorties built for a buddies trapping supply store.

Re: Trap modification [Re: The hammer] #8218149 09/18/24 06:01 AM 09/18/24 06:01 AM
Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 4,040 Pennsylvania The hammer OP trapper
The hammer OP trapper Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 4,040 Pennsylvania	Etched a step here paw on a pan haha. Also been welding up some 2lb smaller drags for waterline coon and mink for a buddy’s trapping supply business. Anyone else tinkering around making stuff for the season? Also some hammers and pullers.

Re: Trap modification [Re: The hammer] #8218206 09/18/24 08:22 AM 09/18/24 08:22 AM
Joined: Sep 2023 Posts: 509 MO C Crappiekiller trapper
Crappiekiller trapper C Joined: Sep 2023 Posts: 509 MO	Your stuff looks great Hammer CK

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