[AT] Old vs. New (about TRACTORS!)

[charlie hill]

John,  I've had problems with squirrells getting into the bilge of my boat 
when it's on the trailer for the winter.  They crawl in through the vent 
lines and have a good time chewing on stuff and building nests under and on 
the engine.  One time they even chewed the water pump drive belt in two. 
Someone told me to try moth balls.
I dumped about 15 or so into a plastic drink bottle and cut air holes in it. 
I put it down in the bilge and so far so good.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Hall" <jthall at worldnet.att.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 8:35 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Old vs. New (about TRACTORS!)


> Years ago I read in a farming magazine about a guy that filled the cabs of
> his combines and trucks with mothballs after the harvest. Don't know how 
> he
> got the odor out before the next season.
>
> John
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> From: "Greg Hass" <gkhass at avci.net>
> To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 12:50 AM
> Subject: [AT] Old vs. New (about TRACTORS!)
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>> This is about something that has been discussed recently....mice and old
>> tractors.  It also can relate to new tractors, as we found out at a party
>> we attended tonight.
>>
>> Our neighbor a mile away has a 1 or 2-yr. old Case/IH tractor around 200
>> hp, or better.  He had parked it, and when he went to use it 3 weeks 
>> later
>> it would not start.  The computer screen in the cab (Yes, it's all
>> computerized.) said, "Engine disconnected."  A mechanic from a dealership
>> 50 miles away happened to be visiting a neighbor.  He came down and 
>> hooked
>> his computer up, but could not find why the tractor would not start.  He
>> said he would come back later, but he never did.  At this point, the
>> neighbor called our local dealer, who sent a man out.  By now their
>> computer would not take a reading, nor could they get the tractor 
>> started,
>> so they said it would have to be hauled into the shop.  After it was in
>> the
>> shop, they said there are 3 computers located behind the seat and a huge
>> cable going from there to the front of the tractor.  The neighbor did not
>> know how many wires were in the cable, but they told him mice had gotten
>> into the cable and chewed off 12 of the wires.  Cost of a new
>> cable?  $1000.   Time to install: 40 hours.
>> Reason for time:  Many wires plus the inside of the cab needed to be torn
>> out to get at them all.  The neighbor said (because the wires were all
>> color coded) just solder them back together.  Dealer said he could get
>> moisture in the cable.  Neighbor said he'd take his chances.   Tractor is
>> running for now.
>>
>>  I'll stick with my 35-yr. old plus tractors.  Still have mice, but there
>> are fewer and less expensive wires to chew on.
>>
>> Greg Hass
>> Michigan
>>
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