Storing the Loader in the fully up position

[john_bud]

I couldn't/wouldn't trust plastic either-I would always doubt it and it would bud the crap out of me.

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Hey, I resemble that remark!!

I use a bucket trap for mice. It's a great thing. Have got as many as 11 in there at once. Nice thing is it just keeps on working with no human intervention

 

[Lewiston]

I use angle iron and have a couple of lengths cut for various situations. I personally would have very little confidence in the PVC.

Once I place the angle iron on the exposed ram, I turn off the engine and very slowly lower the loader until it fully contacts and is supported by it. Same concept built into skid loaders - at least Gehl.

 

[Bedlam]

How about some steel sch 40 pipe and cut it similiar to the PVC pipe? Thats should work,If needed make the legnth cuts with a metal cutting wheel and circular saw. Wal Mart has the wheels for around 5 dollars .

 

[LBrown59]

Hey, I resemble that remark!!

Originally Posted by kennyd
I think he meant to type this
I couldn't/wouldn't trust plastic either-I would always doubt it and it would bug the crap out of me.


instead of this
Originally Posted by kennyd
I couldn't/wouldn't trust plastic either-I would always doubt it and it would bud the crap out of me.

L . B .

 

[CHDinCT]

I use a bucket trap for mice. It's a great thing. Have got as many as 11 in there at once. Nice thing is it just keeps on working with no human intervention

OK, I'll bite, what's a bucket trap for mice?

 

[MessickFarmEqu]

We use angle iron and a hose clamp in the shop. There is almost never a time when you won't see a tractor setup like this.

 

[Soundguy]

My choice would be to add some overhang onto the struucture vs leaving my chromed rods perpetually exposed at rest..

soundguy

 

[rickster]

How about leaving it outside and put some toys (motorcycles) in the shed?

NEVER !! I hate seeing a nice tractor being kept outside.

 

[splotkin]

Well, First... as CHDinCT said "Bucket Trap???" Also, if you look at my thread about the work lights you can see the shed in the background in the pic of the front lights. As you can see, It has a saltbox look with the short low end of the roof at the back of the shed. I will try over the weekend to see if I can drive in forwards and see if there is enough room for the bucket to rest on the workbench. If not, I will probably go with Angle Iron and dip them in some of the plastic tool handle stuff or wrap in vinyl tape or something to keep the polished piston rods from getting scratched. Thanks for all the great advise and ideas. And about the busket trap? And Rickster, no way will the tractor go outside. Also, There is no way to add an overhang and keep it rodent proof. If I left it out it would probably be eaten alive. On my old Massy tractor I had a mouse ejected onto my leg when I started it up one AM. after I left it out one night. Uck.

Today on the way home from work I had to pull over as there was smoke coming into the car from the vents. I popped the hood and found a nest on top of the valve cover with bits blowing down onto the turbo housing. It was reallly smoking. Knock on wood I have managed to keep the critters out of the tractor shed. The building is pretty tight and I have one of those ultrasonic varmint repelers running. I suppose someone could start a critter thread.

Again, thanks
-Scott

 

[copperhead1967]

A bucket trap is a 5 gallon bucket with antifreeze in to about 6 inches from the bottom . place a board or some other means for the mice to climb on then suspend bait from a string over the fluid. Use one at camp when we close up for the winter and catch lots of mice. Make sure no animals or kids would have access to it. Ours sits in the middle of the living room to keep the critters out of the furniture in the locket cabin.