Dust control.

[JasperFrank]

Does any one have a DIY method of dust control of a rural gravel road?

 

[HillStreet]

Calcium chloride is used a lot in New England and probably elsewhere. Gravel pits use it. Buy buckets of crystals/pellets usually in 50 pound containers. Mix with water per directions.

 

[D2Cat]

Better proceed with caution, some jurisdictions will have you in more trouble than you desire.

 

[tjkubota93]

I saw a "forensic files" where some town was completely condemned b/c of some chemical byproduct that was used as dust control. Everyone there was getting cancer.

 

[JasperFrank]

And then?

 

[stuckmotor]

I saw a "forensic files" where some town was completely condemned b/c of some chemical byproduct that was used as dust control. Everyone there was getting cancer.

Was the town Times Beach Missouri?
Ill-Fated Times Beach – Legends of America

 

[Thomas]

Is it your pvt. road? if not contact your local town/city highway dept.

 

[MHarryE]

Our township refuses to pay the county charge for spraying CaCl so one of the board members built a rig by drilling holes in a pipe, putting a drum in his pickup bed, fastening the pipe to the bumper, running a hose with a valve from the drum to the bar, mixing the chloride solution, and spraying. County eventually lowered their price so the township could scrap the rig but it worked just as good. He got the mixture rate and spray rate from the county. Salt isn’t a friend to the environment but beats the dioxin laced transformer oil they sprayed in Times Beach. It’s also commonly used. They used to require a doctor’s order before the county sprayed by a residence but now they spray the road for 100 yards each side of the residence.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I saw a "forensic files" where some town was completely condemned b/c of some chemical byproduct that was used as dust control. Everyone there was getting cancer.

That wasnt CaCl they used...

 

[Langanobob]

We use magnesium chloride here and it works really well. I apply it in granular form with a fertilizer spreader hitched behind an ATV just after a spring rain. It dissolves almost instantly and soaks in.

 

[Tomtint]

For the past few years I have been thinking about building something to control the dust on my 1000' road before I get to my driveway.. I already have a tank and a little 3PH mounted carry all for my tractor. I was thinking about doing what was already mentioned here.. get a piece of PVC, drill holes .. install spray tips.. then spray with whatever is available and or legal. A friend of mine owns restaurants and has offered his used cooking oil.. I think that would work if I strained it well before it went into the spray tank. Not sure what I could reduce it with to make it thinner or if I would even need too. ..

 

[JasperFrank]

I don't own the road, I have an easement and am on good terms with the owners. I'd certainly run any idea past them first. Calcium Chloride is a non-starter. I don't want to rust out my cars or anyone elses'. Any petroleum based product is also not being considered. I personally, only have to deal with about 700 feet and I'm okay with two applications per summer time.

 

[Tomtint]

I don't own the road, I have an easement and am on good terms with the owners. I'd certainly run any idea past them first. Calcium Chloride is a non-starter. I don't want to rust out my cars or anyone elses'. Any petroleum based product is also not being considered. I personally, only have to deal with about 700 feet and I'm okay with two applications per summer time.

I'm still thinking about the used cooking oil route.. it's free.. and maybe the worst side effect is that your car smells like French fries a bit.

 

[tjkubota93]

Was the town Times Beach Missouri?
Ill-Fated Times Beach – Legends of America

Yep

That's the one.

Dioxins

Russell Bliss

 

[tjkubota93]

Our township refuses to pay the county charge for spraying CaCl so one of the board members built a rig by drilling holes in a pipe, putting a drum in his pickup bed, fastening the pipe to the bumper, running a hose with a valve from the drum to the bar, mixing the chloride solution, and spraying. County eventually lowered their price so the township could scrap the rig but it worked just as good. He got the mixture rate and spray rate from the county. Salt isn’t a friend to the environment but beats the dioxin laced transformer oil they sprayed in Times Beach. It’s also commonly used. They used to require a doctor’s order before the county sprayed by a residence but now they spray the road for 100 yards each side of the residence.

Transformer oil has PCB's doesn't it? That's different from the dioxins from agent orange manufacturing right?

 

[JasperFrank]

Or that the oil gets on their disc brakes and causes an accident. In a litigious society it gets difficult to do anything new. I do like the used cooking oil idea. I can source that for free also. Getting to a point where by if they just didn't drive as fast, every thing would be okay. 10 MPH isn't a big inconvenience on this road and that makes for little dust, and they should drive that speed anyway. Social codes can solve a lot.

 

[stuckmotor]

Transformer oil has PCB's doesn't it? That's different from the dioxins from agent orange manufacturing right?

The Wikipedia article mentions PCB's in transformers and dioxins after a transformer oil fire. It might answer your questions. Transformer oil - Wikipedia

 

[DwayneB]

Transformer oil has PCB's doesn't it? That's different from the dioxins from agent orange manufacturing right?

They haven't used PCB's in transformers for close to 30 years. There are still some old ones in service that have it though.

 

[ruffdog]

Durasoil from soilworks is what the military uses in sand land.

Military - Soilworks, LLC

 

[tjkubota93]

They haven't used PCB's in transformers for close to 30 years. There are still some old ones in service that have it though.

There's a ton where I work. No new ones though.