pack rats around those parts? We lost a CAT backhoe at work because of packrat nest on the manifold. The same backhoe caught fire with me operating it a few months earlier, but I knew where the hood latch handle was located and got the hood popped open and got the fire out. Obviously should've taken the time to show all the operators where that latch was.
Neighbor lost big round bailer due to baring going out a few years ago. Sounds like he's not the first to have that happen.
