trailor floor metal or wood?

[Redbug]

I also know somebody that sprays their trailer and other exposed wood (outside beams, etc), with used oil, Dargo. The best way, (he said), is to spray it on using the air compressor and a spray nozzle with fluid pickup tube. Make sure to use a dust mask! A good heavy spraying will last a year or so on yer trailer. (HeHeHe).

 

[HGM]

You know, I do have a guy who swears that he uses his 'used' motor oil to treat his wood trailer deck with good results. Anyone ever heard of this? I've never done it myself. The Olympic, or Thompsons I use is considerably thinner than motor oil.

My freind uses a used motor oil and diesel mix to treat wood all the time.. He used it on his deck arround the house, his pole barn, tac building and whatever else he needs treated... It seems to work really well, his dad has been doing it for years.. The diesel just thins the oil and makes it sprayable..

 

[Farmwithjunk]

You know, I do have a guy who swears that he uses his 'used' motor oil to treat his wood trailer deck with good results. Anyone ever heard of this? I've never done it myself. The Olympic, or Thompsons I use is considerably thinner than motor oil.

Been doing that for ages. Also did my hay racks too. I mix 2/3rds oil-1/3rd diesel fuel to get good penetration. I lay out a piece of plastic to catch any drips so the tree huggers don't get their undies in a bunch, then roll it on with a 3/4" nap paint roller. No one will convince me that this is any more environmentally unfriendly than using any commercial sealers, it gives me a good use for my old motor oil, and the trailer/wagon decks seem to outlast the Energizer bunny. Don't do it in extremely COLD weather. That causes the oil to just lay there. Don't do it in extremely HOT weather. That causes the oil to "render" out of the wood and drip off. Several light coats at first do better than dumping oil all over the wood. Light coats, several days apart. Then a good (but not excessive) coating every year or so does the trick.

I don't want oil all over my drive, in my soil, or in my (or anyone elses) water. By the same token, I don't want paint, water sealer, or any other chemical compound on the ground. No matter what I'd choose to coat a wood trailer deck with, I'd take precautions to catch any drips. In the end, I want the best bang for my buck, and the best protection for my trailer.

And it DOESN'T make the trailer slimey or slick UNLESS you go berserk with the oil.

 

[jmc]

Several companies have wood deck tilt trailers. I have a 20' tilt bed made by H&H trailers. (pics in photo section, other brands/ mahindra)

George

George,

Can you paste a link? I haven't figured out the new site yet.

Thanks,

John

 

[Nasty135]

My freind uses a used motor oil and diesel mix to treat wood all the time.. He used it on his deck arround the house, his pole barn, tac building and whatever else he needs treated... It seems to work really well, his dad has been doing it for years.. The diesel just thins the oil and makes it sprayable..

I would just hold off on the wild barbecues, I would make great kindling...

But I also have heard about this method for ground contact lumber with good results against rot & termites , Although I have not tried it myself...


As for the trailer question, Mine has a full coverage steel diamond plate deck and I like it fine but I don't use it very often, So I see the point about the steel being slippery... but how do you bend the wood for the beaver tail??

 

[George2615]

George,
Can you paste a link? I haven't figured out the new site yet.
Thanks,
John


John,
The site for H&H trailer is HHtrailer.com
Don't know how to post a link but that is the site. Does not have to be in caps either. To view my trailer photos go to top of forum page & click photos, then go down to other brands / mahindra. My trailer photos are on pages 5 & 6

George

 

[GeneD14]

You know, I do have a guy who swears that he uses his 'used' motor oil to treat his wood trailer deck with good results. Anyone ever heard of this? I've never done it myself. The Olympic, or Thompsons I use is considerably thinner than motor oil.

In 1978 my dad bought a new 1 ton truck with a wooden flat bed. He coated it every year with a mixture of old motor oil and fuel oil mix. It started developing large rotten holes in the bed around 1995.

I have a pressure treated wood bed on my trailer and I coat it once per year with Sikkens deck preservative. I do prefer the preservative over the old oil treatment. The trailer is a tilt bed H&H 20' 10,000gvw. I will try to attach pictures.

 

[Farmwithjunk]

In 1978 my dad bought a new 1 ton truck with a wooden flat bed. He coated it every year with a mixture of old motor oil and fuel oil mix. It started developing large rotten holes in the bed around 1995.

I have a pressure treated wood bed on my trailer and I coat it once per year with Sikkens deck preservative. I do prefer the preservative over the old oil treatment. The trailer is a tilt bed H&H 20' 10,000gvw. I will try to attach pictures.

So 17 years on a wooden truck bed seems like a SHORT LIFE?

I've got hay racks that are more than 25 years old and in fine shape. They had used motor oil treatment every year too.

I'm not saying your way is wrong, just that I've seen many a hay wagon with oil treatment that outlast the user.

 

[GeneD14]

So 17 years on a wooden truck bed seems like a SHORT LIFE?

I've got hay racks that are more than 25 years old and in fine shape. They had used motor oil treatment every year too.

I'm not saying your way is wrong, just that I've seen many a hay wagon with oil treatment that outlast the user.

I didn't mean to imply that 17 years for a wooden bed was a short life. My guess is that without the oil protection it would not have made it half that long. The wood they used then wasn't pressure treated and the truck always sat outside.

The trailer bed I have now is pressure treaded. That alone is guarenteed to last 40 years (although I doubt that I'll be around to collect on that). I seal it with Sikkens because: it looks much nicer by not turning gray, and when I kneel down on the bed I don't get nearly as dirty.

 

[Farmwithjunk]

I didn't mean to imply that 17 years for a wooden bed was a short life. My guess is that without the oil protection it would not have made it half that long. The wood they used then wasn't pressure treated and the truck always sat outside.

The trailer bed I have now is pressure treaded. That alone is guarenteed to last 40 years (although I doubt that I'll be around to collect on that). I seal it with Sikkens because: it looks much nicer by not turning gray, and when I kneel down on the bed I don't get nearly as dirty.

I'll buy that!

Being an old broken down ex dirtbiker, my knees are so far gone I don't dare kneel down on anything. Might not get back up.

My gooseneck trailer has pressure treated wood for decking, but I still oil it every year. If it ever needs replacing, I'll do it with rough sawn white oak. That's what my hay racks are made from. Tougher'n a $2 steak.