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[mole trapper 1,693]

Bloody he'll Matt, you must need sunglasses to look at them flags! I reckon NASA could check tour traps with those.

My Mrs likes BIG flags on her traps, she ties a whole nitrile glove on each.

[dytkos 17,802]

She's used to big "everything" though mate

 

Cheers, D

[Matt 160]

Bloody he'll Matt, you must need sunglasses to look at them flags! I reckon NASA could check tour traps with those.

My Mrs likes BIG flags on her traps, she ties a whole nitrile glove on each.

It is possibly one of my biggest annoyances driving round and round fields looking for 'lost' traps....

 

Lambs are a pain in the arse their first proper hobby seems to be pulling out my marker pins and jumping up and down on them

 

They're actually not as big as they look in the picture overall length of hazard tape is 6 - 8 inches; once they're knotted on, I'd guess they are about 3 inches each side.

[Nicepix 5,650]

I really only do gardens. If I do get onto farms its only a few hectares and I bung everything onto a fishing trolley. But for most of my work I use this set up...

 

 

There are three trays of twelve Flatpacks in one box and another tray plus about twenty Talpex and plastic covers in the other box.........

 

 

 

Underneath those is another tray with the emergency traps in; a dozen or so Putanges, 3 of the the old Duffus type, some eBay schite and if things get really desperate, four Traplines. The larger green topped box contains markers, spare gloves, hand wipes & towel, first aid kit and spare wire probes and other handy stuff.

 

Normally I'll load up the trog with ten Flatpcacks, four Talpex clipped to the sides and there are half a dozen Putangs ready set in the red box underneath a shallower red box containing plastic markers, wire pegs and a spoon for clearing the tunnels. The black tube holds a normal sized metal trowel, a long slim trowel, a large knife and some wire probes. There should be some secateurs in there but I Iost them recently. The beige things are 200mm lengths of 90mm plastic guttering. I put 40 of them in clips of ten in the bucket and have spares if I think I'l need them. That rod that you can see laying across the box is my small probe with a wooden dowel handle. The way I work is to put the traps out on a Monday. Check them on Wednesday and lift them on Friday. On Monday I'll take the spade and large probe, but on Wednesday when I'm doing a flying visit I don't take the heavy stuff and that's where the small probe and trowel comes in if I need to move a trap or place extra ones.

 

 

The main spade and probe was made for me by the farmer who I rented a cottage off. The probe is made from an old sheep fence pole with a length of 25mm pipe welded on top to act as a tamper. The spade is a cut down border spade measuring about 75mm across. This is essential in stony soil where a normal spade wouldn't go in very easily. I keep it razor sharp and it really does cut through neatly.

Edited February 28, 2015 by Nicepix

[mole trapper 1,693]

Only pulling your piddler mate! I find the biggest flag vandals to be rabbits, bleeding things nip off very close to the wire so you've really got to search for them then. I honestly find on non public places putting the diver of turf on the top of a mole hill three feet to one side of the trap site the best visual indicator.

Dave, unfortunately she's not used to EVERYTHING being large, lol

[dytkos 17,802]

That's what she told me lol

 

Cheers D

[shropshire mole 190]

 

This is all I need for Mole Trapping

 

 

probe.jpg

 

 

 

Had this probe about 20 years now

 

 

Is that dibber of yours pointed,at the end ? you can still use them,like that,...but i prefer a "bullet" ,on the end,....lol

 

Yes the probe is pointed, has always worked for me, know nothing different, but may buy a "bullet" probe just in case it is actually better

[earth-thrower 493]

 

 

This is all I need for Mole Trapping

 

 

probe.jpg

 

 

 

Had this probe about 20 years now

 

 

Is that dibber of yours pointed,at the end ? you can still use them,like that,...but i prefer a "bullet" ,on the end,....lol

 

Yes the probe is pointed, has always worked for me, know nothing different, but may buy a "bullet" probe just in case it is actually better

I find a dibber which tapers, at the end, is better to use in really "stony soil", than one with a tip,....

Edited March 1, 2015 by earth-thrower

[myersbg 1,385]

My gear doesn;t look as tidy as every body else, but here goes

 

I dont know how to revolve the pictures.

The old spade came from a old lad who worked for the ministry as a rabbit and mole catcher.

 

 

Brian

[Matt 160]

Love the spade Brian

 

Any chance of some close ups and dimensions please?

[myersbg 1,385]

See what i can do tomorrow Mat

[Matt 160]

See what i can do tomorrow Mat

 

Thanks

[mazperks 18]

Hi Myers, why the two spades, feels like a bit extra weight to lug around.

I find my mole spud ( blade 21/2" x 4" ) can handle every situation, but each to their own methods.

[jackg 7]

Matt,

What do you dip the FP traps in? Mine are starting to go rusty in places on the body.

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/67356568@N05/16678037386/

This is my set up.

Two buckets and a probe and a garden kneeling mat which cost 25p.

Builders trowel sharpened at the edges, they last a couple of years before they break at the weld. Cheapest ones from B&Q.

The wire going into the file handle is a coat hanger about 10" long, I use it to scoop soil out of the runs each end of the section of turf I removed. Saves getting a trap full of soil as the mole pushes the soil upwards, most useful with duffus. I also use it to probe to find the runs after removing the turf and to check if any are dead ends or triplets.

Builders gloves from the local market for £2.

[Mr Muddy 141]

I’ll play along too.

Here’s my disorganised bag of tangled chaos:

 

 

 

I leave a big box of traps in the car and just take what I can carry - which is actually quite a lot if it’s mostly traplines and putanges.