Of Mice and Cabs

[DieselBound]

I'm getting mice in my cab. Mice have been in the fuse area in the cabin, and I suspect they've also made it up into the cab top. My cabin fan just stopped working the other day: fuse checks OK- A/C light comes on when pushed. So, kind of two issues here...

Where are mice getting into the cab? I spotted one posting that indicated there's a place in the firewall (wiring from the console/cluster). Any place else? I've had my 93 Ram parked outside and nothing gets into its cab: I've found mice in the engine compartment, but, thankfully, not inside the cab. I believe it's better to plug holes than to keep stocking with mice deterrent (which can be hit and miss).

Has anyone else encounter a non-functioning cabin fan (and it wasn't a fuse issue)? I'm not enthusiastic about pulling the cab roof off as the dealer RTV'd it to resolve a leak: I KNEW that it was going to bite me in the rear one day and it appears that that day has come. I have butyl caulk that I'd likely use to re-seal.

 

[coobie]

I put pure peppermint oil with cotton balls in a old pill jar.Seems to keep out the mice of my cab.

 

[JerryK]

I'm getting mice in my cab. Mice have been in the fuse area in the cabin, and I suspect they've also made it up into the cab top. My cabin fan just stopped working the other day: fuse checks OK- A/C light comes on when pushed. So, kind of two issues here...

Where are mice getting into the cab? I spotted one posting that indicated there's a place in the firewall (wiring from the console/cluster). Any place else? I've had my 93 Ram parked outside and nothing gets into its cab: I've found mice in the engine compartment, but, thankfully, not inside the cab. I believe it's better to plug holes than to keep stocking with mice deterrent (which can be hit and miss).

Has anyone else encounter a non-functioning cabin fan (and it wasn't a fuse issue)? I'm not enthusiastic about pulling the cab roof off as the dealer RTV'd it to resolve a leak: I KNEW that it was going to bite me in the rear one day and it appears that that day has come. I have butyl caulk that I'd likely use to re-seal.

I helped a neighbor remove and replace a cab top on a big New Holland Ag tractor last summer. There were at least three big nests up there, and they chewed thru a lot of the wiring. They had made nest material out of the insulation, and looked like they really liked it up there. He bought a new cab liner which came in via freight, we unbolted and lifted up the blue cab roof, then had at removing the old gray fiber liner/fix wiring/etc..... It was not much fun....

PS: Mice are real good climbers... Usually the cab corners are open inside to route wiring, coolant hoses, A/C drains, etc .... That could be the route they are taking.... They are inquisitive, and hungry all the time..... that is why they chew on stuff...

 

[FTG-05]

Hire some professionals:

 

[Highgear]

What time is it ? Time to get a Cat !

 

[Looking4new]

I have 5 house cats and a barn cat. Zero mice in my cab. I also put moths balls under the hood and in around the battery.

 

[Peter 315]

2 barn cats and 1 house cat no mice here.....

 

[ruffdog]

Oh man....mice are a bad problem. Anything bigger that a 1/2" hole will allow mice to get in. Neighbor's camper had mice so we started plugging holes and we stopped counting after a couple dozen. The odor of mice homes will draw other mice for years to come too.

 

[justman777]

I suspect most mice get into the roof through the cab support pillars. If you pull the covers off, the pillars are hollow and contain wiring and AC lines. Straight shot to the roof.

 

[buck12]

Mice and squirrels were always a problem on my previous tractor. I had a perfectly good lean to but had to park the tractor outside to keep the critters out. I bought a shipping container several years ago and no more critter problems.