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Percy, If you're in the middle of a field OR on the edge of the field, I'd suggest something like Roy Prugh's wheel boxes. He had John Wright, Jr., make him three boxes for his wheels. Each box is about a foot tall (just low enough that the plane can safely roll over it). The front of each box is hinged so he can lower it to roll the plane into the three boxes. When raised and locked, the boxes would require the mouse to jump a foot vertically to get in and they can't or won't bother. There are drain holes so any liquids would run out of the box. These boxes stay at his tie-down spots. (In Roy's case, this is inside his hanger but since his hangar is only 15' from the grass, the mice sometimes find their way into the hangar.) In the 23 years I had my plane, I had it tied out only one period, for almost two years. I had to empty and recharge the mouse traps a couple times a week all summer and we had to replace a couple of wing ribs at the end of that two-year period. I'm sure glad the center section wasn't bothered! I think a couple of hours with some cheap aluminum, bending tool, drill and pop rivet gun would be worthwhile insurance. Ed Burkhead http://edburkhead.com/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Percy Wood [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 5:46 PM To: Ed Burkhead; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Coupe-Tech Subject: RE: [COUPERS-TECH] Fwd: Prospective Purchase At 02:05 PM 1/23/03 -0600, Ed Burkhead wrote: >After you inspect it, KEEP THOSE MICE OUT OF IT!!! Good advice, Ed. Unfortunantly, my wife will not allow me to leash her ferrets up to the plane. So I have to depend on the airport cat. I'm tied out in the middle of a well-mowed field, and the local hawks help. Us flyers have to stick together! And the cover is a good idea - one of them will run about a month's hangar rent. Rain will continue to enter through the sides - runs down between the fairings and the fusel. Percy in Portland ========================================================================== ==== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
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