Using treated lumber for a feed wagon

jacksonduper · Nov 4, 2009

I posted yesterday inquiring about building a flat rack wagon for feeding green chop. Should I be concerned about using treated lumber? Beef cows eating green chop off the treated lumber and them licking the wood? Just a thought I had.

paul · Nov 4, 2009

Are you selling milk, or selling beef to people locally with an organic or natural type of appeal? Then no - can hurt your sales.

Myself, I'm not bothered about a bit of weathered treated lumber. Don't know that's I'd want to use fresh juicy treated wood right away, but build it now, let it weather over winter, and using it next fall - the exposure would be pretty dern small by then?

--->Paul

Janicholson · Nov 4, 2009

There are treated lumber suppliers of material that is non toxic. Jim
one example

randallinMo · Nov 4, 2009

You worry too much. Millions of feed troughs, bunks, etc., have been built out of treated lumber. If it caused a problem all the enviro wackos would have raised a stink by now.

omahagreg · Nov 4, 2009

Not sure about the current stuff-they changed the formula because of the tree huggers-but the old formula said that it should not come in contact with food. SO, it depends on you definition of 'food contact'. Greg

Anonymous-0 · Nov 4, 2009

Have you thought about the plastic stuff that is used for decks. May hold up just as well if not better.

Anonymous-0 · Nov 4, 2009

I would be more concerned about the sky falling. We have build a lot of feed bunks, and never crossed our minds to worry about that.

The only concern around livestock is hogs prefer treated lumber over corn.

msb · Nov 4, 2009

There are better options these days.

Bob Kerr · Nov 4, 2009

My thought on the matter is simple, Would I eat my food off that wood? Personally I would use white oak, red cedar, or locust. Until they start using treated lumber safe enough for whiskey barrels I have very little use for it.

Anonymous-0 · Nov 5, 2009

neighbors dog chewed enough treated wood to get a 300 buck vet bill.

Leland2 · Nov 5, 2009

most of the treated wood today is boiled in a salt water brine ,not like the arsnict of olden days .

Using treated lumber for a feed wagon

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