Got me stumped. I'm tired and plan to bust a few squirrels in the morning. I'll check back tomorrow.

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Hmmm...
How long does it take to do 300 traps???

I fail to understand why you'd want a trap to be swiveled from the side on a double coil spring trap. This will cause the foot to slide to the opposite side from the swivel point and sliding can cause cuts.

Center swiveling doesn't allow the foot to slide between the jaws.

I might be dense, but it seems simple to me.

Took me about 2 minutes and 24 seconds...

Jtrapper;

Have you ever had a side mounted #6 J-hook open?

I kinda like mine center swiveled, now if i had my choice all my beaver traps would be swiveled off a D-ring but off to the side instead of the middle..Ill never advocate putting a J-hook thru the hole on the crosspiece..The last time I did that I lost a set of jaws when the frame bowed..

What if the foot was caught off to the side to begin with Paul? Then a ceneter swivel causes the foot to slide to the center, right?

Jayme I base my conclusions not only on what I have been told by experienced trappers, but also from watching animals in my traps. I like the way the center swiveling treats them hands down, anytime. I may not have time this year as I am building a barn fullof box traps, but I want all my coon traps center swiveled also, and will be welding them all after this season.

No sir dug out but i stopped using that set up not long after i started trapping, buddy bought a book called Trap Adjustments by some ol beaver trapper whose name now escapse me, lol.

Ran a peice of chain around the frame's of my 1.5's for years to get a centered up swivel action, then coyotes made me go to rhino tough bullet proof equipment.

How far would the foot travel from either far side to the center verses from the same side as swiveled to the other side? Twice as far?????

I predict a triple digit post here...

I am proof positive that # of posts does not = knowing stuff!

Momma raised a fool

There's another theory to all this Paul, as i posted had to about hold skinny up with a knife to explain it to me, save you about 1 coyote out of 100 according to him, that being a odd lone toe caught one that with a center swiveled trap would more than likely escape.

That old bald eagle thinks different than about anyone else, lol.

Me too Snowman.

Now I gotta go find my Dobbins book and look all this stuff up

I like my traps center swiveled, or at least swiveled from the base, like the Northwoods or Bridgers with the ring around the base. I don't care to have anything sticking out of the base.

But, for fox and coon trapping, with coilsprings, I really don't see that it matters a great deal. Having extra swivels matters, but if you have a good strong trap with rounded jaws to begin with, it's pretty much a non issue.

Ok, J, I don't see the difference between a toe-caught coyote and a pad catch when it comes to center swiveling as opposed to side swiveling. Enlighten me please.

Cant, it's a Pedersen, Inc. trade secret, if he wish's to he can explain it, but has to be tomorrow as ol coot had to run to a airport at 4 am this morning and for fear of my life im not telling you what that was about either, lol.

I can about guess what that was about. Ole fart has a busier social calander that Coonhangman does

I'm with you Paul, and even if it saves that one toe catch, I still like the way it treats the other 99 coyotes.

Probably got summoned by the boss and had to fly to Syracuse.

True. I saw that one coming. lol

How about the theory that when the animlal is trying to pull out of the trap that the center swivel puts the foot in the one area of the trap where it would be easiest to pull out, top dead center? Any truth to that? Or total BS? Seems reasonable looking at it "on paper" I mean if you had your finger in there you'd want it in the center of the top because it pulls out easier there, right???