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Northern Tool and Equipment Mole Chaser Windmill Covers 100ft. Diameter

Eliminate moles quickly and easily without batteries or electricity. Wind powered lawn fan creates a constant vibration to effectively and humanely rid your yard of moles. Made of rust proof, zinc-plated steel. Requires 8 feet. of 1/2in. galvanized water pipe (not included). Stands 8ft. when connected to water pipe. Made in U.S.A. Windmill Size: 18in. Diameter blade 18in. Length/Depth

Average Customer Rating:

4.4 out of 5

32 of 37 (86%) customers would recommend this product to a friend.

Customer Reviews for Mole Chaser Windmill Covers 100ft. Diameter

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Overall Rating:

5 / 5

July 9, 2007
By Milton from Vanceboro, N.C.

"I live in the fine state of North Carolina, for weeks in the month of May, 2007 I could watch the ground rise under my feet, trails being made, my yard looked like a battle zone. I took the advice of several people and went to my local Yard and Garden stores, I picked up several types of mole repellent, needless to say these products did not work at all. While on my way home from doing some shopping, my wife saw a new Northern Tool & Equipment store that had just opened a few miles outside of Greenville, NC. While checking out the great sales in the store we picked up one of the 8ft windmills. When I got home I saw a box that the UPS left on my back deck, inside the box was 2 mole Chaser Windmills that my wife had ordered online from Northern Tools.

I spent a few hours on the next Saturday morning setting the three windmills up. I have one acre of land and the house sits in the center, I placed one windmill at the rear of the property and one on each side. The windmills that were placed on each side, I drove a ten foot galvanized pipe about three feet of the pipe into the ground and then mounted the windmill.
Guess what, these windmills worked. In two days I had no more new trails, so I went around the property stepped down on all trails I could find and gave my yard a good watering, to this day I have no "MOLES""

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Review 2 for Mole Chaser Windmill Covers 100ft. Diameter

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5 / 5

voles are gone, October 19, 2009
By betula from northern Idaho

"I purchased 2 mole chasers this summer after being unsuccesful with solar mole stakes. the small windmill's started working right away because I live in a fairly windy area. I had bought my house in the winter when the yard was covered with snow. When spring came and the ground was exposed I was horrified at the sight of mounds of soil everywhere in the yard. My dogs were going crazy digging at the piles of dirt trying to catch whatever was down in the ground. I still hav'nt seen what it is that is making these tunnels, neighbors say they are voles. Whatever they are, they have moved far from the windmills. They are still on the far edges of grass. I plan on purchasing a few more of these mole chasers to drive the creatures further away."

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Review 3 for Mole Chaser Windmill Covers 100ft. Diameter

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1 / 5

Moles don,t mind, October 19, 2009
By bbudbob from Northwest Washington state

"Like most tools to chase away unwanted animals, they only work for a while. Animals can get used to any thing over time and that seems to be the case with these. They do make great lawn ornaments tho. You can see wind direction and velocity, I enjoy seeing them."

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Review 4 for Mole Chaser Windmill Covers 100ft. Diameter

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5 / 5

Mole Chaser Windmill, October 19, 2009
By chocolate262 from Charleston, SC

"The product is simplicity itself and works as advertised. I did in fact recommend the product to my neighbor, he used it successfully as well."

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Review 5 for Mole Chaser Windmill Covers 100ft. Diameter

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5 / 5

mole problem solved, October 19, 2009
By DRHR from Long Island NY

"I had a real mole problem my property was riddled with mole trails and holes. They had gotten into my garden and my lawn was ruined. I was skeptical at first. I thought it couldn't be this simple but it was. I installed 2 windmills on my property and in about two weeks all the moles were gone. This product works!"

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Review 6 for Mole Chaser Windmill Covers 100ft. Diameter

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2 / 5

My moles love it, July 21, 2009
By Beejay from Louisville, KY

"After reading the reviews I thought I had the answer to my prayers. I bought two of the Mole Chaser Windmills about a month ago, and the moles seem to love them. There is one tunnel in a circle around one of them. I'll leave them up since one reviewer said it took months for them to go away. My neighbors really like my windmills, but they don't know what they are for. I am hoping my moles will go to their house!"

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Review 7 for Mole Chaser Windmill Covers 100ft. Diameter

Overall Rating:

5 / 5

It Really Works - Like Magic!, July 17, 2009
By BoBuck from Morro Bay, CA

"On the other side of my backyard fence are thousands of acres of open range... California Foothills, Farm Land, Avocado Orchards - in two words, Gopher Heaven (oh, and the view too).

I purchased the Windmill, got a 10 foot 1/2 inch galvy water pipe, put it two feet in the ground, I also used lock nut washers on the 3 nuts and 2 screws, covered the many many gopher holes, and no more gophers - Like Magic!

The day before the gophers were using my yard as party central, and from the day I put the Windmill in the ground there are no new holes, and nothing for my cat to do except for her usual six to eight hour power nap.

It is a well made product, and with the addition of the lock nut washers, it is one that will last a long time. At 8 feet above the ground it is high enough above everyones head, plus for me, I have ocean wind (oh, and that view too) from the front of the house, so I placed the Windmill where it gets wind from every direction."

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Review 8 for Mole Chaser Windmill Covers 100ft. Diameter

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5 / 5

Moles B Gone, April 7, 2009
By oneacregardener from Paso Robles, CA

"After trying (without success) battery-operated & solar in-ground 'chasers' I bought 3 of Northern's windmills and placed them within about 30 feet of each other. Initially, they stirred up the mole/gopher activity. A few months into use we watched, over a period of say 10 days, as a mole/gopher dirt pile appeared EACH DAY down the hill ... farther & farther away from the garden! I'd say they'd had just about enough of this noise! Now, we see no new activity in the lawn or garden areas. Today, I'm ordering 2 more for a new raised bed I just planted that's closer to the house and too far from the other 'chasers', simply as a precaution. We took other reviewer's advice about adding the washer and will likely give them a shot of lubricant soon. I've recommended this product to numerous others. Good value given the results and compared to other more costly, less effective products."

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Review 9 for Mole Chaser Windmill Covers 100ft. Diameter

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5 / 5

Gophers and Deer, February 16, 2009
By ARepairGuy from Castle Rock, Colorado

"I have installed three with more on order. Hopefully none will fall apart like a few of the other reviewers. I installed them about 15-20' apart to discourage the gophers. Like others I have tried drowning, poison, gum, traps, battery operated mole/vole chasers. The Mole Chaser Windmill seems to work the best so far. Side benefit for me has been the deer don't seem to like them either. I have had constant damage to tree's and bushes on our property from the deer. It's been over a month since I put them in the yard and I have not seen a deer in the yard since. Previous to the wind mills I've had as many as 20 at a time grazing on our bushes. Hopefully they won't get use to them."

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Review 10 for Mole Chaser Windmill Covers 100ft. Diameter

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1 / 5

DID NOT WORK FOR ME, January 15, 2009
By NDOMinnesota from St. Peter, Minnesota

"I bought 2 windmills and after one night, I had more tunnels under my windmill than before I put it up. Any suggestions for me from those who had this thing work? I have not gotten rid of any moles and maybe I put up wrong. Please help me!"

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Review 11 for Mole Chaser Windmill Covers 100ft. Diameter

Overall Rating:

5 / 5

Mole remover, November 17, 2008
By CaptBob from Deerfield, Ma.

"Mole chaser works very well. The moles I had in my lawn have moved to another state or further."

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Review 12 for Mole Chaser Windmill Covers 100ft. Diameter

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5 / 5

they are gone, August 12, 2008
By retirednco from Del City, (Oklahoma City Proper)

"I put up the windmill one evening, the next day my problems were over, I had numerous holes and "hills" in my lawn.
Proud to say that they all disappeared, thank goodness. Your windmill worked like you said it would.
My neighbor was quite surprise to see how fast the windmill worked.
I used a 10ft piece of gal.pipe instead of the recommended 8 ft. and it seems to do better on catching the wind and it makes the structure out of the way and the blades are high enough that it doesn't matter if you walk underneath it., as the blades are up high.
Thank you for your wonderful and working product."

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Review 13 for Mole Chaser Windmill Covers 100ft. Diameter

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5 / 5

Mole chaser deluxe, August 11, 2008
By rickref from Bellevue, WA

"Moles do not like my yard anymore. After years of moles running rampant throughout the yard ruining the flower beds and making it difficult to mow the lawns, finally a solution. My yard has had no signs of moles this season. The windmill chasers work like a charm."

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Review 14 for Mole Chaser Windmill Covers 100ft. Diameter

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5 / 5

A product that does what it says, August 11, 2008
By BarbC from Western North Carolina

"Our front and side yard looked like a minature battle field with all the mole holes. The voles wiped out the majority of my hosta's and ate many of my bulbs last winter. I purchased one mole chaser and placed it in the front flower bed, and good bye varmits from that area. I have purchased three more since and plan on ordering more to cover my entire acre. They not only work, but are an added attraction to the yard when strategically placed. A environmentally safe product I highly recommend."

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Review 15 for Mole Chaser Windmill Covers 100ft. Diameter

Overall Rating:

5 / 5

Mole Chaser Protects Garden, August 11, 2008
By Showngrace from Leavenworth, Ks

"This is my second Mole Chaser product. I have no moles on the east side of my property, but sometimes I have to deal with moles on the west of my driveway where there is no mole chaser. I will install one on that side. I am very happy with my mole chaser. It keeps moles out of my garden!"

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Overall Rating:

5 / 5

Mole Chaser Windmill, August 11, 2008
By LMay from Okla. City, OK

"Product was easy to put up and it covers more area that 100ft. diameter. I have recommended it to the golf course where I play. The cheaspest way I know to keep the moles & gophers away."

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Review 17 for Mole Chaser Windmill Covers 100ft. Diameter

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3 / 5

At least they make good yard art., July 18, 2008
By VaTx from North Texas

"I bought (2) 3 weeks ago. I placed them 20 feet apart in an area that is about 40 feet long and 12 feet wide. Am I rid of the moles 100%? No. We have not had alot of wind so I am optimistic it will drive them out of the area.
So I will wait and see. In the mean time I like the look, and they make nice yard art when you paint them."

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Review 18 for Mole Chaser Windmill Covers 100ft. Diameter

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5 / 5

mole chasers are great!, July 3, 2008
By climber

"I purchased two of these for where I work about 1 1/2 years ago. We actually had a problem in our outside garden area with squirrels who were creating what must have been amazing underground condominiums for the amount of dirt they would leave piled outside their holes. Since the day we installed the mole chasers, the dirt piles have stopped. The neighboring buildings still have significant excavating being done by the squirrels, (who new squirrels excavated?) but we are an excavation free zone. Our windmills are constantly turning in our high wind zone and we have had no mechanical problems with them at all."

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Review 19 for Mole Chaser Windmill Covers 100ft. Diameter

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5 / 5

These seem to be working...!, May 29, 2008
By Molekricket from Citrus Springs, Fl

"I purchased two of these after a "mole metropolis" moved in to my small residential garden! Every morning I walk around my garden to count the large number of tracks and damaged plants. Yet, after one night of having these mills in the garden, I found no new tracks at all during my morning walk around!
A previous customer rated this product extremely low sighting poor quality in manufacturing, construction, design...etc. I found none of this. The one thing I did do was utilize lock washers (a.k.a. split washers) in the assembly of the nut & bolt combination that fastens the blades to the plate."

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Review 20 for Mole Chaser Windmill Covers 100ft. Diameter

Overall Rating:

5 / 5

bye-bye moles !, April 24, 2008
By HARLEYDAD from SHREVEPORT,LOUISIANA

"I have a fairly large yard, so the moles are having a field day in it.... They are tearing up my yard. I couldn't find any products like this at my local nursery or retail stores. I found this item in the Northern Tool Catalog, so I HAD TO TRY IT..... It is amazing ! It was affordable and easy to put together.. It is working like a charm... I love it

HarleyDad"

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