[Farmall] I hate mice

[John Junkroski]

Frank,
I hate to state the obvious, but the simple answer is "cats".

We have two, and our delightful neighbor is an exceptional animal- 
lover who adopts every stray that comes by, feeds them in her barn  
and must have more than a dozen. We don't have a mouse problem any more.

Now if I could only find a pet big enough to take on the &8%!@  
groundhogs. Talk about damage!
( Is it legal to keep a mountain lion in your barn?)

John


On Dec 24, 2007, at 1:28 PMCST, Frank DeWitt wrote:

> I was using the Farmall 200 on Sunday and I put it away. shut off the
> fuel, and was waiting for it to run out of gas when a LOUD Bang.  I
> look over at the gauges and the glass is gone from the Amp meter and
> what is left doesn't look to good.  I pull the battery, and sure
> enough The area between the battery and the switches and gauges is
> packed full of mice nest and dead mice.  I hate mice.
>
> Cleaned everything out last night including the dead meter and the
> dead temp gauge (mice stuff rotted though the tubing. (I hate
> mice)  Today I put in new gauges and new wiring in that area.  Every
> thing works now.
>
> Some observations and questions.
>
> Farmall didn't fuse much.  Only the lights are fused.  also, the
> glass fuse and fuse holder don't work real well.  I found that NAPA
> sells some nice after market fuse holders.
> http://www.bussmann.com/images/8ef32c7b-c26c-4fd0- 
> b016-471b7f380230.jpg
> http://www.bussmann.com/images/44fcdd4b-b905-4688-9176- 
> cc90024f7930.jpg
> I installed one of these for the lights and left it poking out near
> the back corner of the battery side plates  It doesn't show unless
> you know it is there.  I think this spring I may add one at the 6V
> output at the start switch.  Perhaps another at the output of the  
> generator.
>
>  From past experience plus observing what is in there.  Crimp on
> connectors will corrode.  Crimp and solder  Those wire nuts that are
> pre filled with weather proof goop for trucking use DO work.  The
> wires were nice and clean.
>
> Mice like to eat the new plastic wire more then the old plastic or
> cloth covered wire.  Does any one know why? or where to get the old
> kind of wire?  The hardware store thought heat resistant wire might
> work.  He only had #14.
>
> BIG Question.  How do I keep mice out of my tractor.  What do you
> do?  Do I need to inspect it once or twice a year?  How about that
> Mice be gone spray?  Moth balls?  I protect my antique generator with
> mothballs, but I seal it in plastic to do it.
>
> Other advice, or thoughts?
>
> I hate mice.
>
> Frank
>
>
>
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