Yep - There is soy based insulation on electrical wires, but that's pretty much limited to low voltage DC systems.
Cub Cadet LT1050 and the Kubota L3540 were both parked in the same place last year. Wiring on the CC was all chewed up this spring, and never got around to fixing it. Hydraulic hose on the Kubota was chewed up and I replaced that, but no wiring issues. Some rubber hose products are also soy based.
Some spray types of insulation are soy based and rodent's could mess that up as well.
Rat's and mice can sense AC current in wiring so they typically don't mess with that, but chipmunks and squirrels are the dumb bricks of the rodent family and they may be more inclined to chew on plastics.
I personally think it was a chipmunk or red squirrel that chewed a bunch of stuff up here.
As far as tools. If it's a wrench you want to borrow, and you are in my sight, then I would let you borrow it. Other than that, buy your own tools and equipment.
I'm sure that a number of you here could understand the concept that tools have a personality of their own. Not many have that 6th sense to recognize or understand this tho.
To put it as simply as I can. The tool becomes an extension of you to perform work that otherwise you could not do without great difficulty, or basically impossible, to say the least. You understand that tool and the work is done with ease.
If you have a lot of tools like I do (which a lot of you do as well), you may understand what I am saying here.
Bottom line is to never loan out your own tools. Meatballs are the only ones that ever borrow tools anyway
