long spring helpers?

[Wright Brothers]

Anyone use them? How did you attach them?

[musher]

I deleted my post because, not only did I miss the train, I was at the wrong station!

Oh! You mean those things? Never touched them.

[Wright Brothers]

These are lightning helper springs. They are a V shape that fits inside a long spring to make it stronger. I thought of drilling and riveting but not sure if that will hurt the spring.

[terminator1]

I've used them many moons ago on #1 vic to make them stronger for coon. I just compressed enough to fit between the other spring then push it back tight against the back of the spring. slide the swivel ahead before you start then slide it back when complete, it helps hold the helper spring in place.
Man that was a long time ago.

[SgtWal]

I used them to beef up single longs until I could replace them. Best way for me was to put them in after trap was cleaned and before die and wax. The die and wax helped hold them in place. Never had one come out, but then I can't swear it was the wax or the normal way they work.



wayne

[Wright Brothers]

Man that was a long time ago
Yeah these are old, were my grandpaps. Still work for rats but I want the coon too. I always set at least a couple every year, he meant a lot to me.
No clevis on these, they are chained off the other end. Made some into 11s with new springs, but some the SLS 1 1/2 vics are weak. Will be used on drowners only.

[Ross]

When I used to use them on springs without the chain clevis I just put a piece of wire where the clevis usually sits on the spring. I wouldn't go to the trouble of drilling and riveting them.

[Steve Gappa]

we used to use some of those- in fact last summer bought 2 doz from larry that had helper springs.

just put them in place. I've never lost one and I didn't worry about it. The chain holds them I guess but seldom even had one out of place. as said, the wax/dip probably helps but just a little rust does the same thing.

[woodtick]

Different times when I was going through my old traps with weaker springs, I was going to try and put the spring from a size smaller trap inside the next size up. I never got around to trying it because I always ended up starting something else.
For example:
#0 inside a # 1 or #11 springs
#1 inside a # 1 1/2 or # 2 springs
#2 inside #3 or #4 springs
the eye of the inside or helper spring could have a cut in the end and be bend around and used as a clamp to hold it to the main spring.
I have no idea if this would work but it should be worth trying. But the lazy little bugger I am never got around to it yet.

[kevinupp]

I have, like what Steve said, them that are just set in.

Not welded or riveted at all.

I didn't put them in there. Pop-in-laws old traps, and I don't know that if I could actually get them out.