Spraying Diesel on Old Equipment?
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While the environmental impact is a legitimate debate, the benefit of using an oil of some type to ****** rust is self evident.
plowindeeper
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I had about 10 gal of used oil my neighbor asked if he could have it. I said sure what for. He said I'm building a fence want 2 pour a gal or 2 in each hole to keep my post from rotting. I didn't think that was a good idea oil is still sitting in buckets in my shed .
My granddad always poured it on fire ant beds.
But as far as putting diesel on equipment to deter rust I don't see that as a big deal more split refueling esp. at the pump
Ever wonder why the dump trucks pull off the road after dumping there load in a asphalt paver they are spraying down the gate & floor of trailer, with get this diesel most of the trucks around here have a garden sprayer on them. that way they can clean up the trailer apron so they want bust your windshield and you want have to have a hissy fit about that to
I know alot of people still burn tires, but only at night. I wouldn't
I just don't think a little oil(diesel) is no big deal, but alot meaning if you can tell next year it is. I do think the EPA, DEQ, OSHA, PETA and all the other groups like these do more harm than good. unless everyone in every country is held to the same standard.
My granddad always poured it on fire ant beds.
But as far as putting diesel on equipment to deter rust I don't see that as a big deal more split refueling esp. at the pump
Ever wonder why the dump trucks pull off the road after dumping there load in a asphalt paver they are spraying down the gate & floor of trailer, with get this diesel most of the trucks around here have a garden sprayer on them. that way they can clean up the trailer apron so they want bust your windshield and you want have to have a hissy fit about that to
I know alot of people still burn tires, but only at night. I wouldn't
I just don't think a little oil(diesel) is no big deal, but alot meaning if you can tell next year it is. I do think the EPA, DEQ, OSHA, PETA and all the other groups like these do more harm than good. unless everyone in every country is held to the same standard.
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Diesel fuel is an extremely poor choice for rust and corrosion protection. There are many choices that are both far superior in protection (that doesn't take much) and are far less expensive.
clemsonfor
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I always bring this up as im a forester and we use quite a bit of deisel legally but in a way where a large amount ends up on the ground.
First you all have seen the prescribed burns im sure and heard about them. Well the torch fuel we use is 60/40 deisel/gas mix (when i worked on the army base it was also any old fuel mix/gas or flamable liquid that would otherwise had to go to the haswaste contractor). When we burned an area you never get 100% burn, meaning that just cause you have a lit torch, if the wind blows or something you are squirting fuel out thats not ignited, and if in a wet area or hardwood leaves may not get burned over. You dont intentionaly do it but your also walking and slinging a torch with liquid fire on it. Your not always watching the tip to see what its doing but navigating the woods so that you dont trip or fall.
Second is in herbicide applications. There are Oil based herbicides, Garlon and all its incarnates to mention one. That it labled for mixture with deisel fuel. In these applications when foliar applied it will cut the waxy cuticle and allow penetration of the herbicide to work more effectivly, think saw palmetto or wax myrtle or bay berry, gal berry etc. OR it is used in a basal injection mix. Which is a highly concentrated mix of garlon and deisel, sprayed with a stream nozzel directly onto the bark of the tree desired to be killed. The deisel carries it into the cambium of the tree for it to work.
Like i said these are all legal uses but uses none the less that fuel gets applied to nature.
Another that i always bring up is the paint we use to mark with. One man can use several gallons of paint a day, sprayed all over the woods and ground. But dump that paint on the ground and sling it all over and its illegal. :confused2: I see the reason, but my point is that the end result is the same, there is still 2 gallons of piant in the woods. And not it does not all stick to the tree and go to the mill in the waste burn bark. Id say a good 60% or more is left in the woods in either overspray, or when the bark falls or is knocked off in the process of cutting skidding mechandising and loading the truck.
First you all have seen the prescribed burns im sure and heard about them. Well the torch fuel we use is 60/40 deisel/gas mix (when i worked on the army base it was also any old fuel mix/gas or flamable liquid that would otherwise had to go to the haswaste contractor). When we burned an area you never get 100% burn, meaning that just cause you have a lit torch, if the wind blows or something you are squirting fuel out thats not ignited, and if in a wet area or hardwood leaves may not get burned over. You dont intentionaly do it but your also walking and slinging a torch with liquid fire on it. Your not always watching the tip to see what its doing but navigating the woods so that you dont trip or fall.
Second is in herbicide applications. There are Oil based herbicides, Garlon and all its incarnates to mention one. That it labled for mixture with deisel fuel. In these applications when foliar applied it will cut the waxy cuticle and allow penetration of the herbicide to work more effectivly, think saw palmetto or wax myrtle or bay berry, gal berry etc. OR it is used in a basal injection mix. Which is a highly concentrated mix of garlon and deisel, sprayed with a stream nozzel directly onto the bark of the tree desired to be killed. The deisel carries it into the cambium of the tree for it to work.
Like i said these are all legal uses but uses none the less that fuel gets applied to nature.
Another that i always bring up is the paint we use to mark with. One man can use several gallons of paint a day, sprayed all over the woods and ground. But dump that paint on the ground and sling it all over and its illegal. :confused2: I see the reason, but my point is that the end result is the same, there is still 2 gallons of piant in the woods. And not it does not all stick to the tree and go to the mill in the waste burn bark. Id say a good 60% or more is left in the woods in either overspray, or when the bark falls or is knocked off in the process of cutting skidding mechandising and loading the truck.
Bear Foot Farm
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It's not "wasted" if it's preventing rust on a valuable piece of equipment, and it's not "illegal" to spray oil on your equipment.
There's a 50 year old RUST FREE EZE-Flow spreader sitting out back that says there is a "benefit" to a little coating of oil when needed
SpringHollow
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One of the people at work is an expert on migration in ground water. It does not take much diesel to be found in ground water. He can measure it miles away in wells and track it back to its source. From the petroleum profile, he can even prove that the source is the source. Amazing what technology can do these days.
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I think we should all move out of our homes and into caves and go back to using stone for tools
Mark Page
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My Grandfather did the same thing only he used waste oil. He had a very old drop spreader that only had minimal rust on it. It wasn't 'til I was much older that I understood why.
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