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Post by rye on Jun 24, 2008 8:53:54 GMT -5
A buddy of mine recently picked up a load of traps from his father. Most of them are 20 years old or older. In the mix was a bunch of 110's some 220's and a few I couldn't recognize.
They are bigger than 110's but smaller than a 220 by at least 1-2 inches. He said they were Victor 220's but they just didn't look right. Can anyone help me out on what they are?
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Post by lostyournoodle1 on Jun 24, 2008 8:58:38 GMT -5
COULD BE A #160 RYE. I'M NOT SURE WHEN THE #160 CAME OUT, SO IT MAY NOT FIT THAT TIME FRAME (20 YRS). THEY ARE 6 BY 6 AS THE #220 ARE 7 BY 7 AND THE #110 ARE 4 1/2 BY 4 1/2.
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Post by rye on Jun 24, 2008 9:14:58 GMT -5
sounds about right Lost... what were they developed for? Seem too small to get a coon to stuff his head in.
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Post by lostyournoodle1 on Jun 24, 2008 10:36:17 GMT -5
THEY ARE ADVERTISED AS COON AND FISHER. WOULD PROBABLY MAKE A DECENT MUSKRAT TRAP AS WELL.
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Post by biscuit on Jun 24, 2008 11:07:49 GMT -5
POSSUM TRAPS!!! They get in everything  |
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Post by bmlutra on Jun 24, 2008 20:35:05 GMT -5
I think pine marten trappers use them alot up north. I have seen a 4 gal. bucket that thay use too. If the coni. jaws are square instead of having the spring keeper bends that they all have now then they would be early 80's or older. I think Victor came up with that extra bend.
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Post by rye on Jun 24, 2008 21:04:01 GMT -5
They are Victors and they do have the extra bend. The 220's he got and the 330's he got do not have the extra bend though.
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Post by northof50 on Jun 24, 2008 23:52:54 GMT -5
The extra bend was developed so the trap would not wrap around when it went off. If it wrapped around then the pressure does not build up for the 300 second count down. Since the 90's they have reduced the spring distance and there is more pressure exerted with shorter springs. and the spacing between bars is much tighter. Victor did make a 5 by 5 trap with 'a' 7 inch spring in the 80's I beleive.
In Canada because we have signed on with that STUPID treaty without the bend they are illegial traps here as of Sept 07.
They are some of the first 220 developed.
Question can you depress the springs with your single hand or two hands with little difficulty?
Yes...........then only us as drowing sets.
Collectors item, trade for real traps.
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Post by rye on Jun 25, 2008 6:51:26 GMT -5
You can set them with two hands, with difficulty. The springs don't feel weak at all.
Collectors eh? What would you value them at?
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Post by northof50 on Jun 25, 2008 10:24:34 GMT -5
Collectors=Usually a trade for a current trap you can use. Wall hangers in the fur shed, just like that rubber chicken in someones posted pics.
The older victors used alunium rivets and with your salt conditions down there the traps may unbuckle when they go off empty.
Was there any fur auction reciepts with the box? Interesting to see some of those old prices.
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Post by rye on Jun 25, 2008 12:04:34 GMT -5
No.. most of these have been hanging on the side of the barn for the last 15 years or so...
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Post by northof50 on Jun 25, 2008 22:00:33 GMT -5
Some fellows have welded large washers on the corners so the spring eyes can not bend around when they go off. Any movement of the steel will make them rust faster in those spots.
Age old secret here is to save them until someones fur shed burns down, then run over there when the ashes are still hot and creamate them. Many an assurance adjuster sratches their head,,, and you used all 1000 traps?
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Post by rye on Jun 26, 2008 6:46:29 GMT -5
Thats pretty funny North.
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