Tractor owners educated about risk of starlings in new ad

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 6:35p.m.

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A pair of unusual birds have begun a campaign to prevent thousands of tractors catching fire every year.

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21 Sep 2011 10:58a.m.

Bryan Bate wrote:

I found a product that helped sort out my problem in my tractors and sheds called Bird Buster. Might be worth checking it out.

21 Sep 2011 08:56a.m.

Mick wrote:

Kelvyn - you are way off track and lacking knowledge - this is a very common occurance - Fantastic for FMG to try and prvent this as much as possible - all power to them

21 Sep 2011 07:47a.m.

Dan wrote:

I'm a Volunteer fire fighter Kelvyn and i have attened numerous tractor fires caused by Starling's nesting in engines. certainly 3000 tractors is a stretch but saying they don't happen is a load of bollocks as you put it.

20 Sep 2011 09:09p.m.

kelvyn wrote:

This is a load of bollocks...3000 tractors will not catch fire this summer. I worked all my life in agriculture (now retired) and never once saw or heard of a tractor catching fire due to birds nests. Get these people out of our life. They are just talking complete nonsense.