Re: Victor Out of Site Mole Traps
[Re: Kansas Rook]
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10/01/20 08:18 PM
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Aren’t they made of aluminum now? We’ve got several that need replacing, soon. Thinking of going with the trapline products traps. He’s a member here and I’ve heard a lot of good things.
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Re: Victor Out of Site Mole Traps
[Re: Kansas Rook]
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10/04/20 12:39 AM
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Ive got enough old school victors to last my lifetime, I'm good there, steves traps are very effective in certain key situations where others are not, and I do acquire more each season, the gopher hawks are another good tool for moles. those 3 are what I use.......... your mileage may vary
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Re: Victor Out of Site Mole Traps
[Re: Kansas Rook]
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10/04/20 12:44 AM
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No, the new traps arent made out of aluminum, vote for trump if you want the manufacturing done here
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Re: Victor Out of Site Mole Traps
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10/05/20 07:33 PM
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Wow! I stand corrected, lighter would be nice, but I wonder if they stand up over time, I assume the springs would have to be steel coils
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Re: Victor Out of Site Mole Traps
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10/05/20 09:45 PM
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Wow! I stand corrected, lighter would be nice, but I wonder if they stand up over time, I assume the springs would have to be steel coils
The spring on the new model has (I think) one fewer coiled loops than the old model, which I assume is because the lighter metal cannot take as much snapping stress. I think we’re all going to be disappointed with this new model over the long haul.
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Re: Victor Out of Site Mole Traps
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10/06/20 09:06 AM
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Wow! I stand corrected, lighter would be nice, but I wonder if they stand up over time, I assume the springs would have to be steel coils
The spring on the new model has (I think) one fewer coiled loops than the old model, which I assume is because the lighter metal cannot take as much snapping stress. I think we’re all going to be disappointed with this new model over the long haul. X2
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Re: Victor Out of Site Mole Traps
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10/13/20 09:18 AM
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I haven’t seen the new aluminum ones yet but I don’t think there necessarily would be a problem making the jaws and the body from aluminum as long as it was thick enough. I’d be more interested in seeing if the triggering mechanism and the spring are decent. He’s ALIVE! Long time no see, Steve! Whatever happened to the NEW mole trap you were working on a year or so ago? You still working on it? Good to see you on here again.
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Re: Victor Out of Site Mole Traps
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10/14/20 08:32 AM
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I haven’t seen the new aluminum ones yet but I don’t think there necessarily would be a problem making the jaws and the body from aluminum as long as it was thick enough. I’d be more interested in seeing if the triggering mechanism and the spring are decent. All of my OOS traps have been either upgraded using Jordan Budinski’s Elete Mole Upgrade kit (stainless steel trip rod and step down trip pad) or bought the traps outright from him with the EMU kit installed. Besides Steve’s concern of a decent spring, my question to Bud, when he gets ahold of on of these new aluminum OOS traps, “Is your EMU kit compatible with this trap?” Jordan - Let us know if and when you get a chance to fiddle with these new traps with your upgrade kits.
Last edited by Aggie73; 10/14/20 08:33 AM. Reason: Correction to bold font
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