Decent Looking 'moling Probe'

[earth-thrower 493]

Just glimpsed that thread there, about 'mole dibbers' (before i read it in more depth,....lol) & funny enough, i met the local 'pestie' today, who has a contract, dealing with 'mole damage' on a number of reservoir banks, round here (lucky sod !,..lol) Anyway he was 'gassing' on this slope, of one & i noticed his 'probe', (it looked a good un ?) Turns out its the one that comes with the current "phostoxin" kit, he said ?. The ex-keeper i done a bit for, i remember had the original probe (good number of years back) & that was not bad too, at the time. But this one looks like an even more 'improved' version ? (even more sturdy)

[rasp 34]

Gassing at the side of a reservoir? Is he ramps qualified?

[socks 32,253]

So much for being 10 meters from a water source lol .......

[earth-thrower 493]

I was thinking along similar lines,myself,...?,...that particuar spots a fishery, too.There didnt seem to be any fisherman present, when i was there,that time & trapping should have been the only option,of course ! (i dont think hes that much of a mole trapper, ? ex-rento) Theres usually always fisherman lined along that bank, when i pass(& the traps would have been gone,when coming to check them !) Hes a good guy, whos put a few gardens my way, lol (thats how i know)

[socks 32,253]

Used that probe today and it was shit ... I bent it in about two minuets ... I'm glad it wasn't mine lol ......

[earth-thrower 493]

Used that probe today and it was shit ... I bent it in about two minuets ... I'm glad it wasn't mine lol ......

What, the one im on about ? lol,....so its not that sturdy, after all ? lol,....whats the weight, like ? (i never got to handle the one the pestie, had),.....dibbers, are like some of the other 'moling' tools, NONE ive used, over the years, have been perfect, for the job ? (i think the "beagle" ones the best ! ha ha ha)

[Rowan 308]

Hi mate , that sounds like the alloy one that comes with the Phostoxin applicator, yes it looks good but is a pile of reindeer pooh , ( thought i'd be seasonal).

I get my dibbers made up at a local engineering company , they charge me the princely sum of £10 , nice bit of steel welded handle and a bullet type tip on the end.

Talking of Phostoxin applicators , my lastest one is also as good as useless , jams constantly , what a pile of as before.

Anyone else had trouble with a jamming applicator or have I just got one made late on a Friday.

[earth-thrower 493]

Cheers mate, i wont bother sourcing one now, then,..lol,...thats the best way, i think,...getting a probe made, to your own specifications. I heard that also, about 'problems' with the appicators ? Ive no experience with the "phostoxin" one, but remember having to use a 'talunex' one, for a brief period, many moons ago,...you had to be careful not to 'clog' it, with soil, at the end ? lol

[perthshire keeper 1,239]

Gassing at the side of a reservoir? Is he ramps qualified?

 

 

So much for being 10 meters from a water source lol .......

beat me too it boys....

. i know a farmer who done the recreational gardens of a old folks home with phos...

[rasp 34]

I was thinking along similar lines,myself,...?,...that particuar spots a fishery, too.There didnt seem to be any fisherman present, when i was there,that time & trapping should have been the only option,of course ! (i dont think hes that much of a mole trapper, ? ex-rento) Theres usually always fisherman lined along that bank, when i pass(& the traps would have been gone,when coming to check them !) Hes a good guy, whos put a few gardens my way, lol (thats how i know)

He's probably poisoned the fish or worse the fishermen

[Digby 5]

The FlatPack mole probe is a good one.