mellors Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 Took the hyperflaps out yesterday on a field of rape. Very windy 25mph plus. All went well birds coming in fine then it happened one pair of wings from the whirler went whizzing down the field. Panic thought decoy had come off but no wing section had come away. Both self tappers had pulled out . I have removed the other set and glued both lots of self tappers in. SUGGEST YOU ALL DO YOURS ASAP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbivvy Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 Took the hyperflaps out yesterday on a field of rape. Very windy 25mph plus. All went well birds coming in fine then it happened one pair of wings from the whirler went whizzing down the field. Panic thought decoy had come off but no wing section had come away. Both self tappers had pulled out . I have removed the other set and glued both lots of self tappers in. SUGGEST YOU ALL DO YOURS ASAP. how much are they by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellors Posted April 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 Took the hyperflaps out yesterday on a field of rape. Very windy 25mph plus. All went well birds coming in fine then it happened one pair of wings from the whirler went whizzing down the field. Panic thought decoy had come off but no wing section had come away. Both self tappers had pulled out . I have removed the other set and glued both lots of self tappers in. SUGGEST YOU ALL DO YOURS ASAP. how much are they by the way. 45 quid. but perhaps will has an answer or modification. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Beasley Posted April 4, 2007 Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Beasley Posted April 4, 2007 Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 Now come on boys you now all new gizmos have to be modified buy the buyer even if they do cost £45untill you lot sort out all the mods I will stick to my flock coated winged decoys All I can suggest is that the birds may have had some damage in transit weakening the screw fitting? Without seeing it I cant comment. Ive busted a couple up by squashing them with heavy stuff in the back of my car but they are fixable. I just ran a bead of No More Nails down the join and screwed them back together in different screw positions. Piece of cake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye Posted April 5, 2007 Report Share Posted April 5, 2007 Now come on boys you now all new gizmos have to be modified buy the buyer even if they do cost £45 untill you lot sort out all the mods I will stick to my flock coated winged decoys All I can suggest is that the birds may have had some damage in transit weakening the screw fitting? Without seeing it I cant comment. Ive busted a couple up by squashing them with heavy stuff in the back of my car but they are fixable. I just ran a bead of No More Nails down the join and screwed them back together in different screw positions. Piece of cake. You are always screwing some thing Will......... what do they call the latest then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellors Posted April 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2007 Now come on boys you now all new gizmos have to be modified buy the buyer even if they do cost £45 untill you lot sort out all the mods I will stick to my flock coated winged decoys All I can suggest is that the birds may have had some damage in transit weakening the screw fitting? Without seeing it I cant comment. Ive busted a couple up by squashing them with heavy stuff in the back of my car but they are fixable. I just ran a bead of No More Nails down the join and screwed them back together in different screw positions. Piece of cake. You are always screwing some thing Will......... Have found out why the wings come off. Its the angle of the cradle on the whirler. It must be parallel. Mine were running slightly tipped back have modified whirler arm. used them yesterday no problem. what do they call the latest then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.