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willism
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Posted - 11/13/2017 :  11:05:56 AM  Show Profile  Visit willism's Homepage  Reply with Quote
We just had a round of buses that Rat got in the side panel cut the starter interlock wires the 2way radio pwr and ground on 5 of our buses. I have seen the rat bodys about a foot long how can he get in there these are 06-07 IC's I thought it was someone messing with us but I have seen the rat briefly as he chased me and I ran away .

Thomasbus24
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USA
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Posted - 11/13/2017 :  11:40:08 AM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
The same exact wires on 5 buses?
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willism
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Posted - 11/13/2017 :  11:44:28 AM  Show Profile  Visit willism's Homepage  Reply with Quote
yeah
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Thomasbus24
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Posted - 11/13/2017 :  11:53:54 AM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Yeah I dare speculate that you have two rats. The one you saw, and one with 2 legs and 2 arms.
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bwest
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Posted - 12/06/2017 :  08:24:22 AM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
What did you find out on this?
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RonF
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Posted - 12/06/2017 :  09:41:51 AM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
We have had something chewing on a few of our IC's over the past two weeks. We are thinking rats or mice.
US Army retired CMBT
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exmod110
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Posted - 12/06/2017 :  11:03:24 AM  Show Profile  Visit exmod110's Homepage  Reply with Quote
maybe they are making the wire insulation out of a soy based product like Toyota.. Yummy!!!
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torque
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Canada
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Posted - 12/06/2017 :  11:39:36 AM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I don't think I ever saw an International 3800 that didn't have signs of a mouse in that plastic cover over the electrical on the firewall beside the master cylinder. Never chewed any wires that caused problems, just some insulation missing from wires. But several T444E had nests in the valley and a couple chewed wiring right through.
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Thomasbus24
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Posted - 12/06/2017 :  11:54:30 AM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by exmod110

maybe they are making the wire insulation out of a soy based product like Toyota.. Yummy!!!


Never gave that a thought but you might be onto something there.
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