used hydraulic oil ?

[redka]

I did a search but did not find anything. Is used hydraulic oil okay to spray on plows, disks, etc for rust protection? I changed hyd oil in the tractor, and now have ten gallons. Was thinking about mixing a little diesel to thin it to use in a one gallon sprayer. Thanks

 

[namesray]

i have been spraying used oil on my vehicles frames, trailers, lawn mower decks for years now. i started using used engine oil with diesel mix, but have gone to mostly used hydrolic oil because it has a higher flash point and won't catch fire near as quick as engine oil would, ex: vehicle frame; muffler, etc... the only down fall to doing this i have found is it will attract dust, so watch open pivot points/bearings/such... i have had great success in slowing down rust on my stuff doing this and i am a big believer in it. i do it once a year (fall) with a "wagner power stainer". works great. still beads up water in most areas a year later!!!

 

[Oldtractorfixer]

Aside from the issues of it running off and poluting the ground, It will work to prevent rust but thinning it will allow it to run off very quickly, also if your equipment is stored outside it will rain off pretty quickly. For inside storage probably ok.

 

[redka]

If it will pump thru the gallon hand sprayer I won't mix any diesel in. Was thinking it might be just a bit too thick full strength.
Thanks

 

[Soundguy]

paint.. PAINT is good to spray on implements to keep them from rusting.

if you have soemthing like a plowshare that can't be painted, then a paintbrush and a tube of food grade grease should get it thru the winter.

soundguy

 

[Mikeeemo]

Paint? I thought is was supposed to be rusty. ;-)

 

[namesray]

when i park my landscape trailer for the winter, i use a paint brush and "paint" the whole thing with used oil. the metal side rails and the hitch area, and the boards. then i park it. it will still bead up water in the spring. just like wax. don't get hardly any oil anywhere but on the trailer. on my vehicles i use old hydrolic oil and use a power stainer sprayer and it will srpay a mist so i crawl under the vehicles and spray the frames down. very little on the ground. i then run the vehicles up/down dusty dirt road and the dust will stick to the frame and lock the oil in. will still bead off water a year later in all areas except the wheel well areas. even if i wash it regularly throughout winter and summer. i tried a hand pump sprayer the very first time i did this, but it only shot a straight stream, not a mist. the wagner power stainer sprays a mist and i use little oil and make little mess. in the past i have spent hours sanding areas on vehicles that has rust (wheel wells, fenders, cab corners, rocker panels). sand them real good, body pudy real nice, and multiple coats of high quality spray paint. a lot of time spent. the rust would just come right back=a lot of time wasted. so the oil sticks better and it has really stopped/slowed down the rust on my vehicles. it is much easier to get into tight places too. now on the outside of the vehicles, i will still sand and paint, but as for the underneath and behind the panels, it gets oil or the lithium spray grease or grease. i actually fought with a cab corner for a while with rust bubbles. until i actually drilled a hole in the upper part of the cab corner and pumped it full of grease. (2004 gmc with 200,000+ miles) put a screw in the hole with caulk around it, sanded the outside paint area, and painted it. no more rust. it was an area that was rusting from the inside out so sanding and painting would not work. but the grease got right into the cavity and really helped. now i don't go slobbering it all over the ground and what not and i know it is not a preferred method, but it does work for me and i do my best to clean up any if i do spill, but first i try not to spill. even equipment manuels will say "coat with light film of grease on areas of metal exposed to elements". my grandpa would do his hay wagons every fall. i know of quite a few who actually pay someone to have their vehicle sprayed underneath with a oil spray.

any way the tube of "cooking grease" sound guy mentioned would be more eco friendly, so maybe that would work in your situation.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

If one has a dump truck with 20+ year old hydraulic fluid in the lift like one guy that I know and you take the cleaner/new oil from the tractors and use it in the lift systems at are currently filled with muddy looking crud.:thumbsup:

 

[pjbci]

If one has a dump truck with 20+ year old hydraulic fluid in the lift like one guy that I know and you take the cleaner/new oil from the tractors and use it in the lift systems at are currently filled with muddy looking crud.:thumbsup:

I know you were joking but I bet my dump trks would love some "fresh" old oil!

 

[tbutman]

My Wood processor uses it for bar and chain oil.