Lesson learned

[Trapper7]

By laying the 110 flat on the ground you reduce some of its killing power. You could use a fiberglas newspaper container and cut notches in it to hold the 110. Or, you can make a wooden box to hold the 110 and put the bait in the back of either.

I've caught only a couple of possum in 110s and they were both dead.

As to the stake, you could weld a T or washer on the top, so the chain ring can't be pulled off. The other option is to cut a live tree limb that will fit through the trap ring. It has to have a Y or something similar at the top so it can't be pulled over it. Also, sharpen the end you intend to push into the ground.

Definitely don't weld the chain to the metal stake. You want the chain and trap to swivel and that won't happen if you weld the chain onto the stake.