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ironmanstan

Imagine this, take a 2011 Nissan Pathfinder, add 1 busy Pack rat, $ 3500.00 dollars later....new wiring harness, new a/c ducts to remove smell of rat pee and such. It only took 2 days for the rat to do all that damage. In the ductwork, a sock, insulation from underneath the hood, cardboard from the shop trashcan. Amazing. The car is fine and the place did a great job. I'm thankful we have insurance my cost $50. The rat was not found so it's still around an great at avoiding traps. We now will refer to the car as " THE RAT MOBILE " we need to get masks and capes.
........................TO THE RAT MOBILE DEB!!!......................... Very Happy

I hope this never happens to anyone else.
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critter getter · Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 6:58 am Post subject:

it has happen to me more than once. i just bought a new stove for our ranch because they got in the installation n peed. it had to be the worst smell i have ever smelled when i tried to cook some stuff in the oven.

i had them get in my 4wheelers and eat the wires and a hole in the battery plus in my old fishing truck they eat the wires on it. i have one now that i'm trying to kill.

they can realy tear stuff up.

Chef Lefty · Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 7:14 am Post subject:

Bummer man!!!
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cj8mule · Pony Mullet Joined: 13 Sep 2008 Posts: 66

to bad you didn't catch that rat... I like mine fried....
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Uncle D · Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 8:50 am Post subject:

Feel for ya buddy. We had the same thing here at the office on an Aerostar. Rats got to it about 3 different times underneath. No nest, just chewing on the harness.

fnG · Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 9:14 am Post subject:

It costs a lot to fix and i can promise you, it is no fun repairing all those wiring harnesses. i've fixed several vehicles like that.. worst one i ever had to repair was an Isuzu Oasis (old body style honda odyssey)... 82 wires, 10 feet of wiring, 216 butt connectors and a roll of shrink wrap. Fun

texmike · Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 9:20 am Post subject:

I didn't get hit that hard but it happen. Put rat bait inside engine compartment. I put most of it in the air intake before filter. Worked like a charm.
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ironmanstan · Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 9:20 am Post subject:

luckily they were able to uplug and replace with no splicing. On the particular harness.
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BamaRed54 · Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 12:32 pm Post subject:

Lets celebrate with a fishing trip this afternoon
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knowphish · Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 1:18 pm Post subject:

Here saw your avatar and said, "There's my buddy!. I think I'll move in!"
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rick sanders · Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 3:47 pm Post subject:

Had the same problem at my house. Rats chewed up wires several times. Fixed the problem by spraying WD40 everywhere. They don't like the taste or smell.

MakoJJ · Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 6:39 pm Post subject:

crhfish · Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 8:12 pm Post subject:

You need a big cat. I had a great one that passed away a few months ago. He was a complete rat killin machine. Killed 5-10 per week and had it down to a science. The last few years all he ate was the brain, heart and liver, left everything else for me to clean up.

RIP Bo