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Post by flyguy on Aug 11, 2007 13:40:19 GMT -6
hey all,If you use rebar stakes do you like washers welded on,nuts welded on,or nuts hammered on? And how do you put your points on them?
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Post by Lone trapper on Aug 11, 2007 15:22:46 GMT -6
I like them with nuts welded on.
I never bothered with grinding points on them.
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Post by stickbowhntr on Aug 11, 2007 17:17:55 GMT -6
I weld my tops on and like to point them but that is a slow proces for me, how do you guys point up your stakes. I have limited stuff to do that , no lathe or forge so what can I do to do say 100+ stakes. One or two no problems, but 100+ don't have time to do some of the more exotic stuff some guys get into.
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Post by bobwendt on Aug 11, 2007 18:12:44 GMT -6
I saw my rerod on a radial arm at a 45 degree slant and voila, all pointed. then hammer a nut on the top on a rr track and my trapping hammer. never a failure in many many years. fast , cheap, do it in front of the harware store on the curb even.
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Post by trappnman on Aug 11, 2007 18:29:20 GMT -6
I do like pointed rebar...... I to like the nut- either welded on or hammered on. See this related thread annealing nutsnot needed but with the hammering a rebar takes not a bad idea. |
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Post by 17HMR on Aug 11, 2007 22:20:00 GMT -6
I also cut at a 45% with a chop saw, some times in very hard ground they vear off a little when driveing in but no big deal. I like washers on top, I guess it just looks better to me, and I have a welder.
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Post by trappnman on Aug 12, 2007 20:53:43 GMT -6
If the washers are welded low, I like them, but I've bought some flush and thats not good.
"I have welder" ..... my next "big" purchase.....
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Post by 17HMR on Aug 12, 2007 21:56:19 GMT -6
Washers need to be down 3/4 to 1 inch, better for the washer and leaves room for the vice grips.
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Post by romans117 on Aug 13, 2007 5:13:19 GMT -6
I don't worry about a point and have them sheared. Small washer welded. Channel locks. A couple of twists and out the come. I prefer 30" when single staking and 2- 24 when double.
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Post by bill1306 (Phil) on Aug 13, 2007 10:29:30 GMT -6
I prefer to use a nut. I spot weld it on about 1/4 inch from the top of the stake, then when I'm using the stake, the top will start to roll over and the nut can't come off. I just feel the nuts hold better than a washer do, especially when your pulling the stakes.
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Post by bobwendt on Aug 13, 2007 10:34:02 GMT -6
I do the same except for the hammering on, back off the 1/4. I`ve never had a nut come loose ,but the roll over is just a freebie safety net, should it ever happen. I don`t like 99.999999%, I want a full 100%
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Post by CoonDuke on Aug 13, 2007 11:20:16 GMT -6
A nut works nice if you use a vise grips to pull.
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Post by bobwendt on Aug 13, 2007 11:27:22 GMT -6
or a "T" handle wrecking bar. lightest strong tool out there to pull stakes, or about anything. I see some of these monstrous heavy contraptions guys haul around to pull stakes and just bust out laughing.
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Post by psb1011 on Aug 13, 2007 18:19:07 GMT -6
I like mine 2 foot long,and a heavy nongalvinised washer welded at the TOP of the pin.In 1-2 ft frozen ground I hit the pin down,and use a crowbar of sorts to pull it up,the a pair of vice grips.I don't like the washer below the top of the pin cause often times ,its in the way of bedding the trap.  |
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Post by bobwendt on Aug 13, 2007 18:37:44 GMT -6
aah, to have fox again ,and just a single 2 foot stake to tote and drive and pull. but that is not my lot in life. no rest for the whicked I reckon.
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Post by livefreeordie on Aug 13, 2007 18:42:25 GMT -6
I have been using rebar that Coonduke made for me 5-6 years ago. He cut a 45 on the bottom and welded a nut on top, haven't had one problem, and they come out real easy with a visegrip... Just wish I could get him to make me some more....  They are 18 inches long and I single stake for fox, double stake if coyotes in the area. |
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Post by CoonDuke on Aug 13, 2007 19:02:40 GMT -6
I am done welding rebar. ;D
A friend of mine gets me rebar stakes with a forged nut head on them.
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Post by Richard Nelson on Aug 13, 2007 19:06:40 GMT -6
Sometimes I don't hammer to good so I like a big target... LOL
Washer works but I have some with nuts either way...
I tend to use alot of the berkshires and they hold great, but in hard ground the point sometimes straighten out. Waisted time fixin and making a pilot hole.
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Post by livefreeordie on Aug 13, 2007 19:20:52 GMT -6
I am done welding rebar. ;D A friend of mine gets me rebar stakes with a forged nut head on them. Care to share, I could use another 50. |
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Post by livefreeordie on Aug 13, 2007 19:23:02 GMT -6
Sometimes I don't hammer to good so I like a big target... LOL Washer works but I have some with nuts either way... I tend to use alot of the berkshires and they hold great, but in hard ground the point sometimes straighten out. Waisted time fixin and making a pilot hole. I use a lot of Berkshires too, but in tended fields I use rebar, as I do not pull my Berkshires, they are indeed disposable for me, but about 60% of them get used every year, some have been in the ground 5 years, and I have had no problems so far. |
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