Re: Not a big haul, but....
Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2014 2:45 pm
(MT)Montanafowler wrote:assateague wrote:Yes. And whatever you do, don't buy long spring traps.
I prefer Dukes, never really used anything else. Had some Victor's, and traded them for some dog proofs last year. You'll need to dye them, wax them, and adjust them (in that order), but it's really simple, pretty much just a pair of channel locks. You can get a half dozen Duke #2 for about $60. Really, you could probably have all the basics you need to get started for around $100, certainly less than $120.
why no long springs? i saw something that said that they are more reliable in heavy snow.
Maybe they are, I don't know. Normally that's not something I deal with, though. Dirt trapping with them sucks because they take up so much space, you have to worry about keeping a lot more area clear and bedded properly, and you're going to disturb more ground when setting it. If I did more water trapping or something, they may be useful, but trying to run a line of dirt holes with long springs would be twice as difficult as with coil springs, in my opinion.