Smokers

[alec_brickie 1]

ive been ratting alot recently and just wonerd what kind of smokers every one uses. we use an old converted chainsaw which works very well but just wanted to no what every one else uses.

can you buy them specialy made for the job.

regards alec

[phil wright 2]

smokers kill a lot of rats underground but ive still bolted hundreds of rats with smokers.i prefer strimmers to chainsaws.

 

just weld an inch pipe onto the exhaust box and cut the plastic housing so it fits back together.use radiator hose for the flexi pipe as it can take the heat.

 

if you want pics putting up let me know.

[prohunter 0]

yer please mate could you put some pictures up please

 

scotty

[Guest stantheman]

Like to see that Phil.

[phil wright 2]

i hope this helps.

[YORKIBOY 4]

i hope this helps.

each to their own and if it works for you then stick with it in my past experiance it done nothing but kill long tales to ground.Dogs mark we dig works for us all the best and goods luck in what ever quest u take

[phil wright 2]

i agree with what you say but sometimes you cant dig.if ive got rats in stone building walls,or in dodgy places i aint sending in a ferret so i get the smoker out.

 

id much rather dig them out as even rats that do bolt from a smoker are usually much slower(who can blame them........) but the smoker gives me an option in certain places.farmers dont care if the dog gets them or they get gassed so at the very least its pest control.

[Guest stantheman]

thanks very much phil.

[phil wright 2]

no problem........like has been said they kill more than they bolt which can be anoying.

 

it dosent hurt to put in the motor even if you dont use it very often

[alec_brickie 1]

thanks for all your opions ur smoker looks good the chainsaw is fairly heavy so the streamer sounds like a good isdea for the future.

 

does anyone ever use lurchers for ratting. just wondered

[phil wright 2]

yes mate i use mine,though the rats are very scarce this year on my permission.

 

in the past ive seen nothing on the fields so will lamp the rats with the lurcher in the farm buildings before going home.

 

if i ever make another dvd ill get some footage of the pointer crosses ratting for sure.

[phil wright 2]

good pics millet.

 

the only problem ive found is that cows and the farm guard dogs dont seem to accept the bigger dogs running around like they do the terriers.i can only think they see them as more of a threat.

[alec_brickie 1]

yeah i use my lurcher thats why i asked. she does ok but doesnt like getting bit so she rips them to pieces. she really hates the little buggers. does anyone do ratting through the summer im try to but most places are getting a bit over grown.

 

the cows and sheep do tend to take more notice of the lurchers than the terriers.

[Guest baco]

tryed a few different engines,chainsaw,strimmer,sthylsaw.just using a hedge cutter now,so far so good.