[Farmall] I hate mice

[Milo]

Howdy Frank, I know for sure, a few well placed moth balls will keep those
mice at bay. Put some in a onion bag, and tie it up in the instrument panel.

Peace
Milo

>-----Original Message-----
>From: farmall-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com [mailto:farmall-
>bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Frank DeWitt
>Sent: Monday, December 24, 2007 2:29 PM
>To: farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com
>Subject: [Farmall] I hate mice
>
>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
>
>
>
>  Frank DeWitt
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