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Alright, it is that time of year to pack the combine away here in the east. What is the best solution to keep mice out of my cab? What have you tried that has worked and what doesn"t work?

Any help and suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
 
The is aproduct callled Cab Fresh that I use.

It is small packets of smelly stuff that is suppose to and seems to keep mice away.

Two packets in the combine and grain truck every fall for 5 years now and no more mice.

Had them before that.

Comes in a yellow box with red writing at Theisens and the such. 4 packets in a box.

My son uinlaw swears by dryer softer sheets for his old truck.

Gary
 
The only way mice get into machinery is climbing up the tires. On all of my combines I put up flashing around the tires and seal the bottoms of them with rock. I have yet to have one mouse or rat get into a combine. It's alot of work, and friends ask what the hell the flashing is for around the tires, but it works.
 
I have heard of Fresh Cab before. I wasn't sure how well it worked. We have used moth balls in the past but it just doesn't seem to work anymore. Maybe I will try Fresh Cab.
 
I've tried just about everything and come to the conclusion that the only way to keep them out is to deny them access by sealing the cab. Somewhere there is an opening, you just have to find it and seal it up.
 
I heard mice don't like light. So I remove all the service access panels on the cab and let in the light.

I will find a few turds but never a nest.

This is on a rotary Case-IH, other makers cabs may not have similar access panels.
 
Irish Spring bath soap, cut into 4 slices and placed by entrances keeps mice out of my sheds. I replace the soap every fall. I don't know if it would work for the entire combine, but it would keep them out of the cab. The soap smells a lot better than mothballs.

I've heard Bounce softener sheets work too, but I've never tried them.
 
Irish Spring bath soap, cut into 4 slices and placed by entrances keeps mice out of my sheds. I replace the soap every fall. I don't know if it would work for the entire combine, but it would keep them out of the cab. The soap smells a lot better than mothballs.

I've heard Bounce softener sheets work too, but I've never tried them.
 
Clean, clean, clean. Only thing I have found that will work. If there's nothing for them to eat or nest with they won't live in it
 
By golly I never thought of that. But there must
be an easier way to keep them off the tires. Don't
know what that would be though.
 
a cat dont seem like they stay around when we have one only problem my neibors blueheeler likes cats if they wanta live they learn to run fast lol
 
Would you believe the mice ate the Irish spring I put in the cab? It surprised the heck out of me. Don't know if they were farting bubbles or not but I'd think they'd have a bad case of the shts. Jim
 
(quoted from post at 05:43:48 11/17/12) Alright, it is that time of year to pack the combine away here in the east. What is the best solution to keep mice out of my cab? What have you tried that has worked and what doesn"t work?

Any help and suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
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have tried many different methods from fishing shanty to camper to combine the Irish spring soap I put in the shanty was half eaten when I got it down the next year last year we put cotton balls with mint extract on them in the camper this spring no mice. Make sure you put enough on that there is a strong smell in the cab.
 
the dryer sheets seem to work. I bought a grain truck a while back that had a box already in the cab. i've replaced the box periodically and never had a mice problem in that truck. gonna try in the combine this year

-paul
 
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