Finally made my way back out into the shop to snap a few pictures of trap tuning for various DP's and legholds that I use.
First up is a Freedom Brand FB1 that I use and so far have not found a DP that even comes close for kids or anyone for that matter to set and use, simple operation, just squeeze the plate and "click" its set, or step on it and set it, push pull trigger.
I tuned this trap for a short trigger set, you will notice in the picture the gap between the dog and plate, it only has to move 1/32 before it is triggered. To achieve this is simple, pair of pliers and bend the dog outwards till you get it set to your liking. Picture is not that great..
Next up is the Duke DP (I only have 2). I bought these for a test and was not really happy with them, Diablo, z-traps, Freedom brand FB2's and quite a few others are all in the same boat and have a very close design. The come factory with a pull only trigger (some state require it) so the first thing I did was modify them for a push/pull trigger. First was to notch the dog(Dremel) and then remove the trigger and bend it sideways to allow for a push or pull, then reinstall it with a small bolt with a pair of nuts and washers to keep the trigger centered.
This next tune/mod can be done to most of the leghold style of traps and some even come factory with a "night latched" dog.
First was to set the pan tension (amount of weight required to trigger the trap) to my liking, I prefer mine to be on the heavier side to negate it being set off by non target animals and also give the target animal enough trust to commit his full weight thus getting a full pad catch in the trap. Then I moved on to installing the new Paws-I-Trip dogs and removing the old flat style factory dogs. You will notice they are factory night latched with a 1/32 notch on the end, when setting the trap you will hear a "click" as the pan settles onto the notch.
Once installed you will need to tune it by slightly bending the part of the trap frame were the dog attaches bending it outward or inward to make sure that your pan sets FLAT...
I ordered these about 3/16's to long because they were on clearance 50% off instead of ordering the correct size..LOL.. You can see that I also added a bend into the dog its self to eat some distance also..
But in the end you have a trap that is night latched with a pan that is setting flat..
First up is a Freedom Brand FB1 that I use and so far have not found a DP that even comes close for kids or anyone for that matter to set and use, simple operation, just squeeze the plate and "click" its set, or step on it and set it, push pull trigger.
I tuned this trap for a short trigger set, you will notice in the picture the gap between the dog and plate, it only has to move 1/32 before it is triggered. To achieve this is simple, pair of pliers and bend the dog outwards till you get it set to your liking. Picture is not that great..
Next up is the Duke DP (I only have 2). I bought these for a test and was not really happy with them, Diablo, z-traps, Freedom brand FB2's and quite a few others are all in the same boat and have a very close design. The come factory with a pull only trigger (some state require it) so the first thing I did was modify them for a push/pull trigger. First was to notch the dog(Dremel) and then remove the trigger and bend it sideways to allow for a push or pull, then reinstall it with a small bolt with a pair of nuts and washers to keep the trigger centered.
This next tune/mod can be done to most of the leghold style of traps and some even come factory with a "night latched" dog.
First was to set the pan tension (amount of weight required to trigger the trap) to my liking, I prefer mine to be on the heavier side to negate it being set off by non target animals and also give the target animal enough trust to commit his full weight thus getting a full pad catch in the trap. Then I moved on to installing the new Paws-I-Trip dogs and removing the old flat style factory dogs. You will notice they are factory night latched with a 1/32 notch on the end, when setting the trap you will hear a "click" as the pan settles onto the notch.
Once installed you will need to tune it by slightly bending the part of the trap frame were the dog attaches bending it outward or inward to make sure that your pan sets FLAT...
I ordered these about 3/16's to long because they were on clearance 50% off instead of ordering the correct size..LOL.. You can see that I also added a bend into the dog its self to eat some distance also..
But in the end you have a trap that is night latched with a pan that is setting flat..
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