Re: What a way to keep mice out of engines
[Re: snowy]
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I'm very well aware of how well bucket traps work. They will need to get the bucket traps there also plus all the other deterrents may keep them out. Thanks
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Re: What a way to keep mice out of engines
[Re: snowy]
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02/19/19 08:52 AM
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I use moth balls for storing snowmachines and outboards for each season. It seems to work for me..
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Re: What a way to keep mice out of engines
[Re: snowy]
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02/19/19 09:21 AM
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Mice make nests outta bounce sheets! Little - just ruined my snowmobile engine. Built a nest under the shroud that surrounds the heads. Couldn't get enough airflow to keep it cool. Died on me a long way out. Fun walk out in deep snow.
Best way is just keep em killed!
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swampgas chili and schmidt beer makes for a deadly combo
You have to remember that 1 out of 3 Democratic Voters is just as dumb as the other two.
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Re: What a way to keep mice out of engines
[Re: snowy]
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02/19/19 09:42 AM
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Never seen mothballs deter mice.
swampgas chili and schmidt beer makes for a deadly combo
You have to remember that 1 out of 3 Democratic Voters is just as dumb as the other two.
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Re: What a way to keep mice out of engines
[Re: snowy]
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02/19/19 10:33 AM
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Patrice are you talking peppermint essential oils? Thanks, and that is a shame the damage they have done to your truck. Yep, that's pure peppermint essential oil. You can find it online in 8 or 16 oz bottles for cheaper than the tiny bottles usually sold at health stores, etc. The people who work on our vehicles are now spraying peppermint oil along with an oil change and rotating tires!
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Re: What a way to keep mice out of engines
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02/19/19 11:28 AM
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Patrice are you talking peppermint essential oils? Thanks, and that is a shame the damage they have done to your truck. Yep, that's pure peppermint essential oil. You can find it online in 8 or 16 oz bottles for cheaper than the tiny bottles usually sold at health stores, etc. The people who work on our vehicles are now spraying peppermint oil along with an oil change and rotating tires! Thank you!
Give me a fish, I will eat for a day. Teach me to fish, I will eat for a lifetime
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Re: What a way to keep mice out of engines
[Re: snowy]
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02/19/19 11:51 AM
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I used to have mice chew up and nest in my collapsible fish houses during the summer when they were in storage. In winter storage of my boats, the mice would get into places you would never imagine and make a major mess. I found a fool proof, guaranteed to work strategy: Moth Balls! The best deterrent there is. Buy yourself several boxes of moth balls. I try to find the ones that come in individual bags. Otherwise, use sandwich baggies and punch holes in them with a paper punch.
I cover my boats with a tarp sealing in the fumes from the moth balls which I put in all the compartments too. Collapsible fish houses fold up with moth balls in the folds. Snowmobile has several bags of moth balls under the hood. Moth balls really work, guaranteed!
Must be nice to eat ice cream as fast as you want and not have to worry about brain freeze.
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Re: What a way to keep mice out of engines
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02/19/19 11:58 AM
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Never seen mothballs deter mice. Then you've never tried them. Every year I was plagued with mice. My old plow truck sits outside. I always had a roll of toilet paper in the glove box. Every year the mice would get into it and make a nest out of the paper until I put a bag of moth balls in the glove box. No problem since. Coincidence? I don't think so. I had so many collapsible fish houses ruined by mice until I treated them with moth balls in the folds when I stored them. No problem since.
Must be nice to eat ice cream as fast as you want and not have to worry about brain freeze.
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Re: What a way to keep mice out of engines
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02/19/19 12:02 PM
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I put mothballs in the glovebox of a truck I seldom drive after finding a nest in it. Cleanen out the nest, put mothballs in, 2 weeks later, a nest! I must have " super mice"?
swampgas chili and schmidt beer makes for a deadly combo
You have to remember that 1 out of 3 Democratic Voters is just as dumb as the other two.
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Re: What a way to keep mice out of engines
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02/19/19 12:07 PM
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Could be...… I was told by a friend about how well moth balls work deterring mice. He had been using them for years. That's how I got started using them. It's been years and they sure work for me. It's been years since mice invaded my old plow truck. That's my experience with them.
Must be nice to eat ice cream as fast as you want and not have to worry about brain freeze.
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