Re: another question for the coyote guys
#23393
11/11/2013 04:42 PM
11/11/2013 04:42 PM
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Yaz
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I know I sound like a broken record, but.......Increase the pan tension. You are getting toe catches. Which means, they have not committed their foot on the pan. If they put their foot down, and it the pan gives immediately, they pull back, and you get toes. If they put their foot down, and it is solid feeling to them, they go ahead and put their weight on it, and they have committed. They cannot get their foot up fast enough then. If you are catching a 5 lb cat, then your pan is too light. Your pans need to be 3 to 4 lbs of tension, and CRISP. You do not want a lot of travel before the pan falls.
Here is an easy way to set the pan.
Set the trap
Make sure the pan is level, but the catch on the pan in on the very end of the dog. You can do this by bending the trap frame where the dog is attached.
Cut a section of 2x4 and make sure it weighed exactly what you want the tension at 3-3.5 is where I put mine.
Put the trap in a vise, or somewhere where it is stable so you can work on it.
Tighten the pan screw way up.
Gingerly set the 2x4 on the pan.
From UNDER the jaws, use a nut driver, and screw driver, and slowly loosen the screw, until the trap fires. Do this two or three times. Now your pan tension is set.
Make sure you set the dog/pan catch first, as it will change the travel if you set the tension first.
That is how I keep a lot of by-catch out of my coyotes sets, and still catches coyotes.
Hope that makes sense????
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Re: another question for the coyote guys
#23398
11/11/2013 04:57 PM
11/11/2013 04:57 PM
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Yaz
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Originally posted by nickgsp2: Thanks guys for the quick response I will pull them and adjust and reset. That is what I was thinking but just wanted confirmation If at ALL possible, I'd trap somewhere else for a couple weeks. Toe caught coyotes = diggers, and big frustrations!!!! If not, change up the way your sets look, and set the trap back and offset a little more than the way you had them. Good luck. Hope to see a picture of one cuffed up!!!! 
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Re: another question for the coyote guys
#23399
11/11/2013 06:08 PM
11/11/2013 06:08 PM
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hornharvester
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My mb550os traps dont have a pan adjustment, its factory set. We got 1/2 snow tonight so i might go look for yote tracks in the morning before it melts off. Maybe hang a snare or two. h.h.
If you're not a hemorrhoid, get off my butt.
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Re: another question for the coyote guys
#23400
11/11/2013 06:28 PM
11/11/2013 06:28 PM
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Yaz
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Originally posted by hornharvester: My mb550os traps dont have a pan adjustment, its factory set. We got 1/2 snow tonight so i might go look for yote tracks in the morning before it melts off. Maybe hang a snare or two. h.h. Are those the cast jaws/spring levers??
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Re: another question for the coyote guys
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11/12/2013 01:45 AM
11/12/2013 01:45 AM
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hornharvester
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Originally posted by Yaz: Originally posted by hornharvester: [b] My mb550os traps dont have a pan adjustment, its factory set. We got 1/2 snow tonight so i might go look for yote tracks in the morning before it melts off. Maybe hang a snare or two. h.h. Are those the cast jaws/spring levers?? [/b]Yes, cast jaws and 2 coil springs. I bought them at Hoosier Trapper. The store clerk said they were the best trap made. Since Im a novice at setting leg hold traps I figured I needed all the advantage I could get. h.h.
If you're not a hemorrhoid, get off my butt.
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Re: another question for the coyote guys
#23402
11/12/2013 01:58 PM
11/12/2013 01:58 PM
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76chevy
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rub it in, you are using the BMW of coyote traps. I use the old south korean junk... =) Originally posted by hornharvester: My mb550os traps dont have a pan adjustment, its factory set. We got 1/2 snow tonight so i might go look for yote tracks in the morning before it melts off. Maybe hang a snare or two. h.h.
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