50 Years Worth of Mud

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

I am in the process of cleaning out our block building that my sawing shed is attached to.
I plan to use the cleaned out rooms for storing table slabs and unique looking slabs and mantels.

I have removed 50 years of old cattle medicine, branding irons, dehorning equipment etc.

I removed the old porcelain sink today and was surprised to see 50 years of Dirt Dobber Motels.
I have found these nest in just about everything I have moved out.



  

 

[Andy White]

David,
Check any electric motors, outboard motor telltale holes, and anything else you haven't used in a day or two. It don't take them long!       Andy

[WDH]

You have been dirt daubing.

[Bruno of NH]

Some type of wasp was putting mud in the mills key starter
I finialy gave up and leave the key in it

[thecfarm]

Must be a Thomas thing.    They did the same to me and I leave the key in now too.

[petefrom bearswamp]

Went to use my Paslode framing nailer to build my firewood pallets and there was one of the buggers plugs in the air hole.
Glad i checked.

[Magicman]

Underneath that sink reminds me of what underneath our school desks looked like with the gum.

[isawlogs]

 You need a vacation, room and board here for you. All you need to do is bring the sink it will be a nice peice for the house in the making...  ;D     Oh.... a branding iron would look really cool one of the dove tail corners... just saying  :D

[Kbeitz]

I had 50 new hydraulic hoses hanging in the barn.
I got a nest in each one. What a pain.

[YellowHammer]

Dirt dobbers are a pain, but they are some spider killing machines.  I don't mind them around, as long as they don't get in my tools and stuff.  Every cell in a nest is a spider killed. 

[Kbeitz]

I watched a video where a Dirt dobber took down a 757 airplane.
I guess they got into the air flow gauge and messed up the computer
readings. All was lost no survivors.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48tNDmDDfOw

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

WOW! Never thought of something this tragic caused by Dirt Dobbers.

[WH_Conley]

For your air tools get a package of the plastic Golf Tee's. When not in use stick a Tee in the hose connection. I use Plastic, afraid wood will soak up some oil and give problems getting them out.