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shameless dude 
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 Topic: &%$(^@&$&@)# mice....
Posted: 11 Sep 2018 at 1:28am |
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they had a heyday in our fifth wheel this past winter/summer! there wasn't no where in there they hadn't been in/on! all the mouse repellant/poison (about 6 different kinds) did no good! the full bottom cover is no better than leaving it all out in the open! they even found their way up into the upper cabinets! PffffT! gotta gits a new coffee maker, they built a nest in the grounds basket! pillows full of holes. only thing that worked was we had one of them igloo water coolers in there, the lid was off it, and there was 4 dead ones inside that! guess i'll puts that back in there with a little grain in the bottom!
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desertjoe
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Posted: 11 Sep 2018 at 5:29am |
Well,,,Good Buddy,,,,,I'm havin kinda the same problem with them dang mices,,,, The Fifth Wheel we have up in the mountains is gonna have to be replaced prolly after this years Elk/Deer hunts....... When we took it up there bout 4 years ago,,,,I thought bout removing the fold down dish antenna on top but it did go up and down good ,,so,,I left it on,, Bad Call,,!! Last year(I think) the dang winds had been blowing it up and slamming it down till it broke the bolts loose,,,,and gave them dang mices ,,,,and,,,the rain/ snow a dang good place to go right on in,,,,Jon and his Girlfriend went up a couple of months ago and told me the trailer must be full of mices,,,,cause he could smell em and their droppings everywhere,!!!!,,,PLUS the roof leakin thru the antenna mounts has ruined the cabinets around the sink and stove plus one mattress AND,,,the floor,ect,,,CHIT,,,,chit,,chit,,!!! I'm thinkin,,I'm gonna drag it back down here and remove the fridge, stove, heater and bathroom stuff and wreck out the rest of it. Thinkin I may use the fifth wheel frame and make me a nice trailer that will haul the D14,,,????? 
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jaybmiller
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Posted: 11 Sep 2018 at 6:12am |
DJ have a GOOD look at the 'frame' ! I'm thinking it'll just be thin tin sheet steel bent into U-shape NOT designed for heavy 'point' loads, rather even weight all over. 'They' shave every ounce off the frames they can so increase the payload(ice and beer are heavy...) My D-14 weighs 3800#, took old 16' camper to scrapyard last month,so I KNOW what it weighs. BTW, if you don't need the width, you can cut down the axle tubes.
as for the mice, I'd install a few 'rodent repellers' aka ultrasonic noise makers, hook them up to car battery and solar cells for 24/7 protection.
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desertjoe
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Posted: 11 Sep 2018 at 9:48am |
Well,,,you might have a point there,,,Jay,,,I had thought to save the frame as it is a fifth wheel instead of a tongue pull and axle hubs are 6 hole wheels. I have no idea how much my D14 weighs with the backhoe and loader so,,,I should know that first,,,, The fridge is a 4' that works great on either 12VDC, 115 or propane. The stove also works good with upper and lower ovens. Some time ago, I did a job for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center here, and wount up with 3 contractor style trailers, 30 Ft long and in good shape inside. I sold two of them for good money and kept the best one as I had planned to move some interior walls around to make a sleeping trailer for the place up in the mountains,,so guess I'll go ahead and go with that plan now,,,,,,
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jaybmiller
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Posted: 11 Sep 2018 at 9:54am |
I'm thinking with loader /BH you'd be close to 7,000#. 5 bolt rims are on 3500# axles, so X2 = 7000 BUT you have to SUBTRACT the 'unloaded' trailer weight which could be 1500-2000# depending on steel and decking. What I found interesting is that 'mobile homes' have 'one way' tires and brakes. They say right on them 'mobile home use'( or similar...). Low quality, designed for ONE haul from factory to it's final location. I heard delivery guys remove and toss out them axles...
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john(MI)
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Posted: 11 Sep 2018 at 11:30am |
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Shameless, put some water in that cooler. They are always looking for a water source. They'll get in for a drink and drown
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Posted: 12 Sep 2018 at 12:24am |
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that cooler sat in the middle of the floor, dunno how they gots in it, but they couldn't get back out! maybe puts sum anti freeze in it for over winter? I won't use it again for drinking water. I puts Clorox and water in it, swished and scrubbed it inside, could still smell dead mice in it after drying! YUCK! we've made it to the camp ground, the old lady.....oooops….I mean the loving wife and myself puts a lot of time and elbow grease into cleaning up the trailer, looks an smells nice after airing out! nice and cool out tonight, shut the a/c down and opened the winders! I think my external antenna is rusted down, will try sum panther pee on it tommarrow. we both really like the trailers layout, lots of room in the living area with the full wall slide, small kitchen is great as we seldom use anything there cept the sink sometimes. have never used the microwave, stove, or oven. came without a fridge, and that's fine too! I may install a small freezer inside sometime. I also don't think i'll put it back in the machine shed again!
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Posted: 12 Sep 2018 at 11:05am |
Shameless you need one or a couple two three of these.
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Posted: 12 Sep 2018 at 8:07pm |
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thanks Chas...i'm prolly gonna do that!
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Posted: 13 Sep 2018 at 11:28am |
He has taken them on vacation now
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Posted: 13 Sep 2018 at 1:09pm |
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hope they jump out at the campground!
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Posted: 13 Sep 2018 at 1:41pm |
There not illegal aliens being born and raised at Shameless's Place, but there goes the campgroundhood. Imagine their shenanigans. 
Edited by chaskaduo - 13 Sep 2018 at 1:42pm
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Posted: 13 Sep 2018 at 4:46pm |
Hey Good Buddy,,,,where you camped at,,,? Ole Ted called me wantin to see if I could find out where you was at,,,,him and ole Darrel is wantin to go play a mean tric,,,,,,er,,,,UMmmm,,, never mind,, just tell me where you at,,,,
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Posted: 13 Sep 2018 at 8:44pm |
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i'm within 75,000 miles of my place! in that direction! sun is shining here and the wind is light!
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Posted: 13 Sep 2018 at 9:44pm |
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Them mice are from Alberta gettin back at you for that machine you got
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Posted: 13 Sep 2018 at 10:34pm |
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I'm thinking about putting the cat, a big bag on cat food and a large litter box along with a 3 gallon chicken waterer in ours. . seriously, don't buy mouse poison at a discount store. I think they love it. That is supposed to be scarcasam or however the heck you spell it. You gots to use them quite regular, keep moving the motor home around to cornfuse the little critters. Park it up on the cement??? Might help.
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Posted: 14 Sep 2018 at 6:39am |
 desertjoe wrote:
Hey Good Buddy,,,,where you camped at,,,? Ole Ted called me wantin to see if I could find out where you was at,,,,him and ole Darrel is wantin to go play a mean tric,,,,,,er,,,,UMmmm,,, never mind,, just tell me where you at,,,, |
Sure Joe, get me in trouble with man who can make my winter miserable! Darrel
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Posted: 14 Sep 2018 at 6:51am |
Well Darrel,,,,,,You DID say you was kinda low on moisture last year,,,See,,,if he doubles up on you this year,,that should bring up last year so you be evened out,,,???? 
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Posted: 14 Sep 2018 at 8:02am |
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Says the Man in the Desert.
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Posted: 14 Sep 2018 at 8:07pm |
chaskaduo wrote:
Says the Man in the Desert. |
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Posted: 14 Sep 2018 at 8:53pm |
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Build one of those 5 gal bucket traps with a beer can covered with peanut butter. Antifreeze in the bottom makes for a more effective, all weather trap
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Posted: 15 Sep 2018 at 6:07am |
Well,,,I just HAD to go look and,,,,and,,,theys a whole lot of mice haters on youtube,,,with all kinds of neat lookin traps,,,,,some of those people are pretty resourceful,,but then again,,,some go to lots of trouble just to kill mices,,,,
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Posted: 15 Sep 2018 at 8:05am |
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Gentlemen I had the same problem for years, now have a dozen cats running around the ranch and no evidence of mice in anything, tractors or motorhome.
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Posted: 15 Sep 2018 at 9:36am |
Ten Four,!! Darrell,,,,,,when I was gonna thin the Garage Crew down to less than a couple of em,,,,, the wife threw a shoe as she has always had a soft spot for them pus,,,er kitties,,,,,, ,,so,,they is still in thar,,all 6-10 of em there,,,,except for the one that died in there a couple of weeks ago,,,,,,,DANG,,but was that a stink,,,it finally stopped smellin after I threw both garage doors and the rear one open for 5 days,,,,whew,,BUT they ain't no meeces around here,,,,,
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Posted: 15 Sep 2018 at 10:15am |
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I got three cats here and the only mice I ever see are either dead or half eaten. One of my dogs is just as good a mouser as the cats, but she usually does her huntin' in the far south pasture.
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Posted: 15 Sep 2018 at 7:50pm |
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Shameless, I WUS in NAPA yesterday and I saw a bunch of boxes, said mouse repellant on them. Oscar, the counter man , says it is good stuff. Lottsa guys using it in combine/tractor cabs. He says a box lasts 30 days, cost was about $12.00 per box. Good luck with the little ol suckers.
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Posted: 16 Sep 2018 at 7:23pm |
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I think I've got a dead one inside a wall in the shed. STINKS in there. Just have to wait till it goes away,,,,,whew!!
It's this time of year that you need to get the traps out and get serious.....dang things!
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Posted: 16 Sep 2018 at 11:47pm |
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Tom...it works real good cuz that is what they is trying to sell! the local feed store sells some kinda non working stuff too, but they say it is the bestest! read somewhere that says apple cidar vinegar (that stuff that Joe says I gotta drink) is a good mouse/rat deterant. as bad as that chit tastes, it might work! I boughts a gallon jug, gonna pour it around the outside. we'll see!
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Posted: 16 Sep 2018 at 11:48pm |
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maybe i'll try and live trap them, puts them ina box and mail them to someone?
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Posted: 17 Sep 2018 at 5:14am |
shameless dude wrote:
maybe i'll try and live trap them, puts them ina box and mail them to someone? |
Well,,now just go ahead and take me off thet list you got,,,I don't need any meecees,,,and,,,,and,,,I got your address too,,,!!!!
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