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Re: Preserving wood on a flatbed trailer
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Posted by KEB on May 17, 2006 at 19:33:04 from (207.94.27.5):
In Reply to: Preserving wood on a flatbed trailer posted by Markiee on May 17, 2006 at 09:46:55:
Couple of comments. First, as was alluded to below, I'd be really, really concerned about an oil treated deck being slippery when its wet. Plus, seems like it would act like the old creosote treated poles & get black stuff all over everything that touched it. Pressure treated lumber is probably the best. Painted would OK if you could make sure it had a non-slip finish. Personally, I prefer Thompson's water seal for outdoor wood. As far as the EPA and other government agencies, I agree that sometimes it seems they're a bunch of desk jockeys that go totally overboard. However, in the case of used oil, I would tend to agree with the regs. Yes, a gallon here or there isn't likely to hurt anything, but you never know for sure. Plus, if you dump a few gallons a year, and your neighbors all dump a few gallons a year, pretty soon you've got the makings of a problem. Like smog from autos, each one makes only a trivial impact, but with a bunch together there's a significant impact. Most places that sell oil will take used oil for free. I've got a couple of old metal jerry cans I collect it in, & when they get full I just take them the next time I need to go to the auto parts store. I'd prefer to burn it & recover some of the initial cost as heat for my shop, but so far I don't think its financially justified. Keith
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