What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?

[kpinnc 11,899]

9 hours ago, Wheel Horse 3D said:

Anyone ever come up with a way to prevent this?

 

All joking aside- we adopted rehabbed "feral" cats for the barn. Local pound picks them up, gives them all their shots, spay and neuter. Free to a good home. They eat everything that moves, and I do mean everything! Mice, birds, lizards, and even snakes!

 

Of course lately, wife has been feeding them extra around the house. They are a bit chunky now. But they still do their jobs!

[Gregor 4,845]

15 hours ago, Wheel Horse 3D said:

 

Anyone ever come up with a way to prevent this?

I have had good luck keeping them out of campers, boats, and tractors with Bounce dryer sheets. They are scattered all my shed, and under the hoods. I kept them in my boats in the winter for years, back when I had boats. Never had a problem.

 

That being said, whenever my wife washes one of my coats, it has to hang outside for a day. The sweet, overpowering smell, makes me sick.

Edited December 13, 2021 by Gregor

[ebinmaine 67,262]

6 hours ago, kpinnc said:

 

All joking aside- we adopted rehabbed "feral" cats for the barn. Local pound picks them up, gives them all their shots, spay and neuter. Free to a good home. They eat everything that moves, and I do mean everything! Mice, birds, lizards, and even snakes!

 

Of course lately, wife has been feeding them extra around the house. They are a bit chunky now. But they still do their jobs!

We have an organization up here in Southern Maine called Friends Of Feral Felines.

 

I've worked with them several times in the past. Excellent people.

 

I thought quite a few times about getting a feral cat, barn cat. Whatever. Can't do it because of our psychologically challenging dog....

 

EXCELLENT idea though. I definitely encourage that where the situation is correct.

[rjg854 11,349]

I guess I'm old school, snap traps and baited with raisins, no issues at all.

[ebinmaine 67,262]

12 minutes ago, rjg854 said:

I guess I'm old school, snap traps and baited with raisins, no issues at all.

Raisins now.... There's a new one...

Mayhaps hafta try that.  

[rjg854 11,349]

nice part about that Eric is that most times the raisins still remains useable 

[SylvanLakeWH 25,489]

Yikes…Even the mice 🐁 have gone vegan… 

[rjg854 11,349]

They call that a balanced diet. 

[19richie66 17,500]

I put a piece of freshly microwaved bacon on a trap and tie it on with sewing thread. Haven’t had an empty trap yet. My mom tried to get a rat out of her wall for over a week. Bacon laced trap next to the dryer and in less than 15 minutes it was over. Works great. Ask @Sparky Mike 😁

Edited December 13, 2021 by 19richie66

[pfrederi 17,660]

24 minutes ago, 19richie66 said:

I put a piece of freshly microwaved bacon on a trap and tie it on with sewing thread. Haven’t had an empty trap yet. My mom tried to get a rat out of her wall for over a week. Bacon laced trap next to the dryer and in less than 15 minutes it was over. Works great. Ask @Sparky Mike 😁

 

 

Have you priced bacon lately...mice would be eating better than me

[Raposo 530]

Moved the RJs into the new barn

[19richie66 17,500]

14 minutes ago, pfrederi said:

 

 

Have you priced bacon lately...mice would be eating better than me

Go buy you a breakfast sandwich with bacon on it. Save a sliver. Both will eat good except you will live to eat again 😁

[Jeff-C175 7,199]

1 hour ago, Raposo said:

Moved the RJs into the new barn

 

Not 'potty trained' yet?  They still need 'pads' under them?

[kpinnc 11,899]

6 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

I thought quite a few times about getting a feral cat, barn cat. Whatever. Can't do it because of our psychologically challenging dog....

 

4 hours ago, rjg854 said:

I guess I'm old school, snap traps and baited with raisins, no issues at all.

 

 

My dog suffers from a similar condition: he is psychologically challenged, not so much challenging. 

 

A note about raisins as bait: raisins cause renal failure in dogs. I've never used them, but can attest to seeing my challenged dingbat dog with a mousetrap stuck on his tongue because I used peanut butter as bait...

[ebinmaine 67,262]

1 hour ago, kpinnc said:

psychologically challenged

 

1 hour ago, kpinnc said:

dingbat

 

1 hour ago, kpinnc said:

peanut butter

 

 

I'm beginning to think I relate to your dog more and more

[rjg854 11,349]

My dog never showed any interest in the traps or the raisins. The only thing she eats is her dry dog food and meat. She won't eat canned dog food. I got one finicky dog.

[squonk 41,018]

On 12/11/2021 at 3:59 PM, Maxwell-8 said:

 

 

Ps. I like that sandblast cabinet you got there. 

Yup same here! 

[Maxwell-8 4,275]

1 hour ago, squonk said:

Yup same here! 

mine arrived today, can't wait to go assemble it tomorrow! 

[kpinnc 11,899]

1 hour ago, ebinmaine said:

I'm beginning to think I relate to your dog more and more

 

...made me choke on my lunch. Comments like that need a warning!

[ebinmaine 67,262]

20 minutes ago, kpinnc said:

 

...made me choke on my lunch. Comments like that need a warning!

[BeninCT 451]

Moved my skiff to the side yard.  Tows this thing all day- no prob at all.

 

 

[ebinmaine 67,262]

15 minutes ago, BeninCT said:

Moved my skiff to the side yard.  Tows this thing all day- no prob at all.

 

 

I may have read that a little too fast. Thought it said "mowed my skiff"..

I'm thinkin... the heck he needa mow the boat... Oh wait...

Squirrel !!!

 

Anyway.... How's that awesome forklift working??

 

 

[BeninCT 451]

4 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

I may have read that a little too fast. Thought it said "mowed my skiff"..

I'm thinkin... the heck he needa mow the boat... Oh wait...

Squirrel !!!

 

Anyway.... How's that awesome forklift working??

 

 

Runs great.  Need to get those fancy bearings you suggested way back to ease the steering with a load on but it will lift 250# easy.  Too much for the spindles figure I will weld them up when I get those bearings one day.

[MikMacMike 479]

Wew...frustrated over sore back and spending mony on wire wheels that cost us 20 plus dollars. Heres a update on a process I did in small ways in the past and was so impressed by the end result I just had to share. Its an electrolisis setup that will eliminate oll that arm power we put into removing rust but with far less base material being removed.....neever mind the costs of all the **** we need to buy that far still way over priced....55 gal plastic drum, 4 36 inch rebar, 1 box of 20 mule team soda, a few feet of copper wire and voala you have the bar nun best rust remover ever that does its job while your using yer arm power on other ****. Dam what a god send and its non toxic too. Ill be finished building it by noon tomorrow.

 

[oliver2-44 9,678]

10 minutes ago, MikMacMike said:

Wew...frustrated over sore back and spending mony on wire wheels that cost us 20 plus dollars. Heres a update on a process I did in small ways in the past and was so impressed by the end result I just had to share. Its an electrolisis setup that will eliminate oll that arm power we put into removing rust but with far less base material being removed.....neever mind the costs of all the **** we need to buy that far still way over priced....55 gal plastic drum, 4 36 inch rebar, 1 box of 20 mule team soda, a few feet of copper wire and voala you have the bar nun best rust remover ever that does its job while your using yer arm power on other ****. Dam what a god send and its non toxic too. Ill be finished building it by noon tomorrow.

 

Electrolysis is a great way to remove rust and old paint. To keep it “non-toxic” be sure to only put carbon steel parts in it. Crime parts can create chronic acid, etc