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Good mole trap. I already owned several mole traps for years, one of this jaws type (same model) and a couple other of the pitchfork type. The jaws type, like this one, has caught many more moles than the pitchfork type has in my yard, primarily because my soil has a lot of clay in it, and when it's dry, the soil gets hard and the pitchfork type of trap is then unable to penetrate it fully to spear the mole (the trap springs, but the pitchfork end doesn't penetrate the hard ground more than an inch, so the mole gets away.) The pitchfork type only seems to work when the soil is very moist, or loamy (which mine definitely isn't). On the other hand, this jaws type of trap works in those dry conditions with harder clay soils, because you only need to open and close the jaws fully while the trap is inserted into the ground, and that creates a sort of loose path in the soil right where the jaws would move while snapping shut. Because I've found this jaws style trap to be much more effective in harder clay soils like mine, I bought a couple more recently when the mole population exploded this spring, as they were tearing up the lawns very quickly and I wanted to put an end to that asap. The traps are solid, very strong metal, very durable, no plastic whatsoever. They come painted black, which I found can be a little hard to see when the grass is tall or there is little sunlight, so I spray painted the above-ground portion of my traps white. That helps prevent people from not seeing them and tripping over them, or worse, running the lawnmower over them.Read full review
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This used to be a really good product. Now they have cheapened it and it no longer works nearly as well. The box still states it is made of cast iron and steel, but the frame is now aluminum and the trip pan, trip rod and connecting pin are steel. The spring is now so weak you can set it by hand It might work in really sandy soft soil, but in anything else it just clamps the dirt, it doesn't have the closing force to clamp through heavy or slightly rocky soil like the old ones did. To use this one you have to dig a hole and set it, then cover it back up making sure there is nothing but soft soil between the jaws. The old one you could just shove it in over the tunnel and it worked.
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I like the trap. Still learning on the best way to set the trap to ensure that it doesn't miss the critter. When I first started using it, I was missing a lot of them, but since I started using a "Hair trigger", I have had better luck. I have been experimenting with how deep to set it in relation to the depth of the mole tunnel. I need to buy me another trap, just so when I find a hot run I can set on in there too.
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Had some moths hatch out of the dogs milk bones and someone told me to try these types of moth traps. This set of 12 were just a little more than the price of 2-4 at the local big box store. Order arrived in 2 days and within 24 hours I had 90% of the moths trapped! Still have them up since a few new moths are hatching out. They sure cleared up a problem I had in rooms and the pantry.
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This Trap is solidly built. Originally a strong spring was utilized which made the trap capable of traveling through respectable soil tension and making a good solid catch. This was when the manufacturer installed, the -- (heavier in weight and power)-- 3/4 inch diameter spring. I have a number of these --- and they work great. B U T ------- the manufacturer in 2019/20, decided to Change the STRENGTH of this trap. The previously STRONG spring has been reduced from 3/4 inch diameter to 1/2 inch. Now the Spring tension can be depressed with your hands----. In August I purchased 5 of these and discovered their weakness and returned them. I then contacted the manufacturer contact, and asked about the reduced strength spring. It seems they decided that some people's complained about the trap being hard to set --(It's actually easy, if you use the tools provided )--, so they REDUCED the Power of the Spring. But, they also greatly reduced the ability of the Trap to travel through the dirt and catch anything..... "Not Smart!!!!!" BUYERS NOTE: If you want the STRONG VERSION of this trap ---- ASK the Seller to MAKE SURE you get the older 3/4 inch diameter spring ! Also: the "trip plate" attachment to the cross bar can eventually fall off through use. A tap-weld on the edges of the "plate" will keep it together. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Read full review
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