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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 325 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 325 | Hey everybody! Look at the mouse nest I found behind the headliner! Mouse nest | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,107 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,107 | that's how it looked in my dump truck. i took the headliner out and blew it all out of the cab with my leaf blower. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 | that's not a mouse nest, it's your seat!  Bill | | | | | Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 252 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 252 | I am concerned about how to the keep mice out of my '51 when I store it this winter.
I have looked but, haven't seen any really solutions so far.
I have a cat but, she is not a mouser. Too well fed and fat.
Any other suggestions? | | | | | Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 | moth balls, just handle with care and make sure you air out the truck for days before use .... or keep the truck in an enclosure that rodents can't get into
Bill | | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 | Hey everybody! Look at the mouse nest I found behind the headliner! Mouse nestIn Scotland we call a mouse a 'moose', it looks like your version of a moose has built a nest in there!!!
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1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in ScotlandIn the Stovebolt GalleryMore pix on Flickr. I've definately got this truck thing in my blood ... my DNA sequence has torque settings"Of all the small nations of this earth,perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind" Winston Churchill.
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 | You could always leash the family feline to the shifter for the winter. Just make sure he has fresh water and a litter box.
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL
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Denny G
Sandwich, IL
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,107 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,107 | moth balls, just handle with care and make sure you air out the truck for days before use i did that and it didnt keep them out but it kept me out and it still stinks in there after a year. find any hole the size of a dime or larger and plug it any way you can. seal off where the steering column comes thru the firewall. now they're out. i hear dryer sheets are the ticket, i would try that before the mothballs. if they work or not you'll have a pleasant smell in the cab. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 698 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 698 | They sell a pepper spray to keep critters out. Also works real well on keeping the squarrels out of the engine compartment. Makes things smell like a fresh salad.
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My Fleet: 19411953195919651966 1953 Willy's Pickup John Vegetarian- old Indian word for bad hunter
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,756 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,756 | I have had good luck with fabric softener sheets,and they don't stink so bad | | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,946 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,946 | I've had mixed success with a bar of Irish Spring soap. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 69 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 69 | Place an open box of Decon on the floorboard, (MAKE SURE your cat or any other pets cannot get to the bait). | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,971 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,971 | After trying them out, Irish spring bars seem to absorb the smells from the car. Dryer sheets do more to keep the car smelling fresh. I take a hand full of dryer sheets and throw them on the floor mats. I also place the Decon on the floor by the wheels of the car. I also roll up all the windows. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 138 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 138 | Place an open box of Decon on the floorboard, (MAKE SURE your cat or any other pets cannot get to the bait). Agreed
Alex
57' 3100 (The Bondo Bandit)
Bad rust and worse wiring, but so much fun.
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 36 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 36 | i use bounce dryer sheets they seem to work the best.I also heard that irish spring soap works. | | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,383 Ex Hall Monitor | | Ex Hall Monitor Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,383 | Hey everybody! Look at the mouse nest I found behind the headliner! Mouse nestMouse nest??? That 'ain't no steeenking mouse nest, THIS is a mouse nest.
Save a life, adopt a senior shelter pet.
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Name your dog Naked so you can walk Naked in the park.
| | | | | Joined: May 2011 Posts: 49 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: May 2011 Posts: 49 | Did you have to pay extra for the mouse nest? | | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,440 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,440 | I should have taken a picture of what I pulled out of the Suburban headliner. I'd have you all beat. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 37 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 37 | I've heard that cotton balls soaked in lemon oil works. A few in a plastic tub should do the trick
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| | | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,859 Grumpy old guy playing with trucks, cars, and boats | | Grumpy old guy playing with trucks, cars, and boats Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,859 | I use fabric softener sheets on the inside with mothballs on the outside. I also put many mouse traps with peanut butter on them to terminate the little vermin with extreme prejudice.
The problems we face today can not be addressed at the same level of intelligence we were at when we created them - Albert Einstein Or with the same level of $ - Me
| | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,440 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,440 | A five gallon bucket with 6" or so of water works good. Check it often. Put it in the floor board.
I keep water in my mop bucket and find them in there sometimes.
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