Trap Pan Tension Tester

Sullivan Trap Pan Tension Tester

Here is the trap pan testing tool. It will help you test the tension of the of your trap pan to lower the number of non-target catches on your trap line.

This trap tension tester checks the tension from one to four pounds.

How To Use Trap Pan Tension Tester

So to check the pan tension of your trap you will want to do the following:

  1. Set the foothold trap you would like to test.
  2. Lift the loose jaw of the foothold trap up. This can help your trap pan tension tester to last longer if it does not get caught in the trap as often.
  3. Press down on the trap with the tension tester. Place the point of the tester in about the center of the pan. Placing it too close to the sides can give you a higher reading or lower reading depending on where you place it.
  4. As you push down on the tension tester watch the lines where the tension tester is compressing. Every time you pass a line you have another pound added to the tension.
  5. Watch out and don’t get caught in the trap!

Trap Pan Tension For Target Animal

Target AnimalPan Tension
Coyote4 LBS
Bobcat3-5 LBS
Badger3-5 LBS
Fox2 LBS
Beaver3-5 LBS
Skunk2 LBS
Mink0 LBS ( Low as possible)
Muskrat0 LBS ( Low as possible)
All of the aboveLow enough to not
setoff when setting.

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