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Bought an new Victor rat trap, and filed the pan notch down.
Got a nice light release now! Should work better.
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Ranhger99;
Could you tell me more about the 110?
I'm thinking this must be the Conabear (SP?)110.
Thanks! Virgil B.
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110 is the size designation for that small body grip trap. I have a few dozen of mixed manufacturers mostly victor and duke They can be had at RP outdoors or Fleming traps either one for right at $4.00 each Not much to tell. You can bait the trigger wires, or I set them in runs, or places the animals habitually travel with no bait. Sorry, no way to post a photo here. Body grip traps ( and steel traps in general) last forever +4 days with minimal care, and do the work for you while you take care of other business Good Luck
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Probably already said it Any trap you set needs to be fastened securely to avoid the animal dragging it away, or to prevent a larger something from dragging away your caught animal and trap. Fasten traps as if you're trying to catch a t rex
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I just bought 2 of the Squirrel tube traps that have a trap pan and 2 pretty stout springs running through them. Apparently somebody hates Squirrels as bad as I do. I haven't had a chance to use them yet but it seems like those springs are strong enough to cut that Squirrel so you can just shake out the Squirrel pieces out after it goes off. They like to run my fence lines so I still have to devise a wooden "T" with double legs to straddle the fence and screw the tube onto the top of the "T". Also bought some peanut butter oil from the same place to add to the allure of them running through the tube. https://www.wildlifecontrolsupplies.com/animal/WCSTUBE.html
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theoldpinecricker;
Thanks for the video!
Never new how these traps worked!
Going to pick one up, and give it a try.
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theoldpinecricker;
Thanks for the video!
Never new how these traps worked!
Going to pick one up, and give it a try.
Virgil B. They are fantastic. Good luck. I love those traps
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Just came home with a 110.
Had to watch the video again to see how to set it!
Time to dig out the marshmellows! (GRIN!)
Hope I don't get my fingers!
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I tried to set my trap, but couldn't hold the spring down with one hand, to set the latch.
I'm thinking I got a trap that's bigger than a 110. It "looks" bigger than the one in the video.
Any "tricks" to holding the spring while setting the latch? Thanks!
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I watched the video again, and "think" I have it figured out now.
After opening the trap while compressing the spring with one hand, I have to grab the two "jaws" with my other hand,
Then hold it closed while setting the latch, then easing my hold on the jaws, to make sure the latch is "set"
Watching the video, I did get a bigger trap than a 110. My trap is about 6"X 6" and the 110 in the video looks to be about 4"X 4"
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The dog will have 2 or more notches They are for varying degrees of sensitivity one will be a notch that makes the trap harder to fire. That's what you'll want to use until you get a handle on it
If you have a #110 trap, it should be like 4 1/2 × 4 1/2 with a single spring
Hopefully, you cleaned all the factory oil and grease from it and didn't wax coat it like folks do for foot hold traps. That'll make it fire too easy
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A 6x6 is not a #110
That's a # 159 or a # 160
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Thanks Ranger!
That must be what I bought, a # 159 or #160.
Anyway, the spring is way stiffer than the 110 in the video.
I'm OLD, but still have a pretty strong grip, and I could barely get this trap open.
Going shopping again tomorrow.
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Still a useful trap though I use #160's for possums and similar sized pests with a bucket
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Any of mine bigger than #110 I use the tongs to set. Sometimes a hook
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Ranger99;
Could you describe the "tongs" you refer to?
Sounds a lot safer than using my hands to try to compress this spring.
I haven't removed the factory oil yet. Think I'll try some Gun Scrubber to clean it up.
Will NOT be waxing it!
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Got my trap de-oiled.
I watched a video on using "tongs" for setting these traps.
Looks LOTS safer! Going shopping to see if I can find these.
I "Think" the place I bought the trap had something like this.
Can't seem to find a # 110 trap near me. Will keep looking.
As you can tell, I'm a novice at this!
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Bought a pair of tongs for setting my trap. $10.49 ...cheap enough!
Still having problems figuring it out.
I must be getting to be a "wimp" in my old age (69)
Can't seem to hold the trap and set it, even with the tongs.
Don't want to take a chance on getting my fingers!
Time to watch more videos!
Virgil B.
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