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Post by pemiscotpelter on Dec 22, 2011 21:15:14 GMT -5
I'm having trouble getting my duke #1& 3/4's pan to level correctly do u sugget filing the dog to a nice square shape, or nightlatching them? Dukes come with that annoying hump on their dogs? Any advice?  |
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Post by emt on Dec 22, 2011 21:41:59 GMT -5
I file mine seems to help out they seem to even out than
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Post by supertrap on Dec 22, 2011 21:50:36 GMT -5
Yes U will want to file on the dogs the dukes take some extra effert to tune them. But on the same note the minessota brand will need some filing also. First squeez the dog shut to take out the slake. file the dog square with a littel back bevel file the pan notch square then you can bind the post that holds the dog to level the pan.
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Post by pemiscotpelter on Dec 22, 2011 22:01:33 GMT -5
Ok thanks guys i have learned tons from this website I know
i ask alot of questions but do you have pictures of your dog and your pan?
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Post by ozarkmountainman on Dec 22, 2011 22:11:23 GMT -5
Square EVERYTHING. Think of the trap as a machine. You want everything to work together, crisply. If you get the dog and pan where they are square they will part company evenly, and smoothly. Adding a nite-latch simply gives you the satisfaction in knowing that the trap is set correctly, and cannot be improved upon as far as where the pan/dog/triggering is concerned.
Now, by adding some pan tension along with a good night-latch, the pan should barely move before the trap fires. I've had folks fire my better efforts in nite-latching, and they'll tell you they could not feel the pan move AT ALL. That's how close a tolerance I like my nite-latches to have.
A good nite-latch will requires some maintenance. I keep a small file with me on the 'line to keep things working smoothly on my traps after a catch, or just a lot of time spent in the ground and under different weather conditions. Harking back to the reference above to a trap being treated like a machine, you need to "tune" them up, once in a while. I wish I could post pics...
Hope this makes sense.
Dale
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Post by pemiscotpelter on Dec 22, 2011 22:16:43 GMT -5
Gottcha thanks alot Dale, also is diesel or baking soda and boiling water the fastest way to get that speed dip crap I prefer not to go after water critters nothing against them I just like yotes, cats , foxes, and coons. Any advice helps. Thanks -Sean-
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Post by ozarkmountainman on Dec 23, 2011 1:00:24 GMT -5
"Gunk" engine degreaser- comes in a spray can. It'll be ugly, but it will work.
Man, I hate speed dip. Almost as much as peat moss...
Dale
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Post by pemiscotpelter on Dec 23, 2011 11:05:26 GMT -5
ok ha thanks man
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Post by trkyslyr on Dec 23, 2011 19:06:10 GMT -5
you can also soak in mineral spirits and hit em with a wire brush is what I've been told.
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Post by pemiscotpelter on Dec 23, 2011 20:24:16 GMT -5
Where can I get them and what's that? Lol
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Post by pemiscotpelter on Dec 23, 2011 20:25:20 GMT -5
I bought 5 bottles of gunk should di the job lol
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people have been busy it sounds like.