How To Keep Wood From Rotting For FREE

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How To Keep Wood From Rotting For FREE. You can use this technique on fences, gates, trailers, decks, outdoor furniture, or just about any outdoor wood. After that we'll take a look at the modifications to my trailer over the years that have made it better.
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@bleepinjeep 25 күн бұрын

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@esperago 4 күн бұрын

I get the oil but why the diesel, too?

@tombauer5293 12 сағат бұрын

Boiled linseed oil has a carrier added to it. It leaves a shellac like finish when dried. It makes it almost impossible to get a second coat to penetrate down to the wood. With raw linseed oil you can easily continue to feed the wood with additional applications for years.

@jaynelson5793 Ай бұрын

One bit of advice from a 40 year carpenter...treat the ends (end grain). That part of lumber absorbs water like a sponge and is where dry rot usually starts first.

@jsvallee567 Ай бұрын

100% right !

@asbestosfiber Ай бұрын

100% that's how trees get water 50 or 100+ feet in the air. 90% of the time rot is at the ends

@shenanigansagain5273 Ай бұрын

25 yr carpenter here, and I concur.

@matopezuta2050 Ай бұрын

When I'm doing something like this with exterior wood. I take a pan and melt paraffin wax and dip the ends in it. Use to get lumber like that from the yard.

@user-nm5xb7ob2p Ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip

@SomeGuy-vo7we 29 күн бұрын

Old farmers' trick: stand your boards up in an old five-gallon bucket or pan with oil for a week on each end to completely saturate the end grain. Brush some on the surfaces too while waiting. There's boards in my family's 150+ year old barn floor that are older than my great-grandfather and they show no signs of deterioration.

@joey8567 28 күн бұрын

And today, treated lumber doesn't last anymore.

@wolverine89893 28 күн бұрын

Wow! Never would have known that without this comment. THANKS for the TIP 😮

@johnalton4661 28 күн бұрын

@@joey8567You can thank the EPA for that.

@mtadams2009 27 күн бұрын

@@johnalton4661I get your point but I am old enough to remember when my local waterways were essentially rivers of pollution. The same river that I grew up as a kid that used to flow with garbage and chemicals. Sixty years later people are boating, fishing, swimming etc. I am sure sometimes the regulations have gone too far but I will take it.

@AdvancedTennisFoundation-ph9zo 27 күн бұрын

@@mtadams2009 so they are not all bad? That is still no excuse for their abuse and going way to far and abusing their powers. People give Gov't a pass like this is similar to saying an Axe murderer is Ok because he used to be a strong supporter of an orphanage.

@tombauer5293 26 күн бұрын

Working with a third generation Swedish shipwright, I watched him use a mixture of equal parts of pine tar/ coal tar, turpentine, and raw linseed oil to protect anything made out of wood. It smelled and worked great. We would adjust the ratios to meet various needs. More tar gave us much better traction on sloped ramps and decks. More turpentine made the mixture absorb better. More raw linseed oil fed extremely dry wood. Used on an oak planked boat, it worked as an anti growth bottom paint.

@Mattjki 20 күн бұрын

I like your method better. It's, arguably, better for the environment.

@marwerno 11 күн бұрын

Make sure to use real turpentine, not the artificial one. Real Terpentine is actually made out of pine needles and a natural ingredient and the same resin that protects any needle tree wood from deteriorating compared to other wood is now protecting your treaded wood too! (BTW: A lot of people know Owatrol: It is said this is simply a mix or Terpentine oil and linseed oil (with a few additives)

@user-td3ry1on2r 3 күн бұрын

That stuff is real sealers it get hard.

@stevensko9153 13 сағат бұрын

Not boiled linseed?

@johnwalker6121 Ай бұрын

My best friend's father used old engine oil as a preservative on his fence and weed killer around each post in 1950's. Worked great and left a lasting impression for the first few weeks every time you climbed over the fence. Mom was not happy.

@joey8567 28 күн бұрын

How to make a liberal cry😂😂

@phillipbranch2887 28 күн бұрын

Slick as shit though 😂

@joey8567 28 күн бұрын

@@phillipbranch2887 Toss some sand on it after as it dries. Laugh my friend but we country folks have passed stuff like this down for years. Kinda like "slick" is that of what we look for when fish are eating and toss them lures and lines. Used to be normal to see folks gooseneck trailers floors all black, now you know why if you seen one.

@phillipbranch2887 28 күн бұрын

@@joey8567 I’m definitely not laughing. I do it too. I was just starting that straight oil is an ass buster on any trailer. When he used the blower to blow off the dirt, I laughed 😂

@joey8567 28 күн бұрын

@@phillipbranch2887 Like a slick bowling alley 😂😉😂

@user-yo1pk4ky4k Ай бұрын

OK, Hoss. This is an old farm trick that has been used since the first oil change happened in 1891. For best results I would wait until early September when the wood is at its driest and no rain is expected. Apply the stuff out in a sunny, hot area so the mix absorbs to the max possible. And go 50/50 used oil and diesel. Filter the oil through a rag/funnel and use in the pump sprayer. That way you can blast the mix into spaces between the boards where they go into the channel iron around the edges. Those blind areas are where the rot otherwise would start. You are "whistling Dixie through a tin horn," pilgrim, using a mop around the edges. Blast the stuff into hidden areas with a pump sprayer. And you are supposed to be drinking beer during this process for the proper "don't give a rip" attitude!

@toddwheeler1526 Ай бұрын

Exactly how to do the job. Rockin some great BLUE COLLAR HUMOR, well stated!

@b.marvel6091 Ай бұрын

Amen

@RejectReality97 Ай бұрын

Dude it's a mop. It's soaked 😂

@malcolmyoung7866 28 күн бұрын

Not Bud Lite though… surely not.. 🤔😏

@BakerBaker1-9 27 күн бұрын

Fine job and advice from the mop - take the tips and go with it your way - your spin - how it works for you etc... my way is the right way attitude is nasty medicine ....

@Thunderbyrd. 28 күн бұрын

Where can we get the free diesel?

@boilermakerslash8166 22 күн бұрын

your newborn truck tank lol

@boilermakerslash8166 22 күн бұрын

neibors

@marianpelmus 22 күн бұрын

emotional damage 😮 damn dude, such a good point 😂

@joncordero1678 19 күн бұрын

No kidding!!

@South.Ern.Comfort 17 күн бұрын

Exactly , where? I'm fueling up there from now on

@GalloPazzesco 26 күн бұрын

Excellent video. As a kid we did it this way and 60 yrs later, if you keep it treated every couple of years, ours is still there. I like all the upgrades as well.

@user-hf1lo4vz1q 29 күн бұрын

I remember watching my uncle change the oil on his '65 Chevrolet pickup and seeing him pour the used oil on the wood bed of his pickup. That would have been 1967. He told me he always had covered the wood beds of all his pickups with the used oil.

@integr8er66 28 күн бұрын

It keeps them from rotting, but makes them slicker than snot on shit.

@phillhuddleston9445 27 күн бұрын

@@integr8er66 Good to slid things on and off of.

@ZeroColdx911 23 күн бұрын

Was the diesel really necessary?

@marwerno 11 күн бұрын

@@ZeroColdx911I guess the diesel just thins it out so it goes into tiny cracks better. Also, depending on the temperature, could help to make it evaporate easier and faster.

@darrinrebagliati5365 Ай бұрын

I've been using this for years. Also works on fence posts. I put the fence post in the 5gal bucket with oil to my depth while I dig(auger) the hole, pull it out and put it in an empty bucket for a few min then bury it in the hole! We put in several fences in the eighties, some this way, some with pressure treated posts and some with no treatment. The ones without treatment lasted about 3yrs, the pressure treated lasted 8-10, and the oiled were ripped out 25yrs later for developers!

@nathanpoole9661 21 күн бұрын

Did u have to reoil every 2 years?

@davehaggerty3405 Ай бұрын

Glad to see you oiled the bottom too. The bottom doesn’t need re-oiled as often as the top. People say using used oil isn’t environmentally friendly. It’s 100% environmentally friendly. By repurposing a waste product.

@barrygrant2907 Ай бұрын

Not really true. Crude oil doesn't have all the carcinogenic chemical additives processed oil does. Synthetic oils are "natural."

@davehaggerty3405 Ай бұрын

@@barrygrant2907 was your response written by AI or something?

@barrygrant2907 Ай бұрын

@@davehaggerty3405 Nope, all by me. Do you think the motor oil from a bottle you buy for your vehicle is all natural? I don't see anyone advertising "Our motor oil is 100 percent natural crude oil, so pure you can drink it"

@davehaggerty3405 Ай бұрын

@@barrygrant2907 I was referring to a practical use for used motor oil. All motor oil is considered carcinogenic. That’s why mechanics now wear gloves. To argue the least carcinogenic would be like arguing for a healthier cigarette. And people do ingest refined crude oil. It’s called mineral oil. It’s indigestible. For a brief time there was olestra. Now off of the market. Even refined crude oil has modifiers added. Which are trade secrets. Motor oils develop carcinogens from extreme temperatures and by-products from the combustion process. To suggest one used oil is somehow healthier is useless. Don’t drink it! Don’t get it on you! Don’t apply it to lawn furniture or your house deck. Equipment trailers may be ok if you wear shoes and don’t track it into the house. But it was your final comment that naturally occurring crude oil was artificial and that chemically produced synthetic oil was natural threw me. The key is in the name “synthetic oil”. You’re just arguing the impossible. Maybe I should not have accused the writing was by AI. Alien may have been more appropriate.

@barrygrant2907 Ай бұрын

@@davehaggerty3405 "But it was your final comment that naturally occurring crude oil was artificial and that chemically produced synthetic oil was natural threw me. " You should read more, write less. That is not what I said.

@indyjones3287 Ай бұрын

My farming buddy: "We have been doing this with used motor oil, on our manure spreader, after every use, since my grandfather bought it in the 50's. Still the same wood."

@speedfreak8200 29 күн бұрын

Correct terminology is a TURD HEARSE

@ohiofarmer5918 21 күн бұрын

New Idea spreaders made in Coldwater Ohio used to warrant their wooden spreader floors for life

@anordenaryman.7057 Ай бұрын

In the Australian Army it is standard practice to wipe tool handles over with engine oil. The tool handles last for ever, even when mounted on the outside of vehicles.

@peterdarr383 27 күн бұрын

New or used ?? And what's with the spiders !!

@ken481959 24 күн бұрын

We used to wipe our OD military vehicles with diesel fuel to protect them back in the 70s when I was in the Navy.

@Blackcloud_Garage Ай бұрын

Lots of old timers in the south where I grew up did this so I do it to my trailers. Works great.

@tomhutchins1046 Ай бұрын

boiled lindseed oil its cheap works and wont kill the fish.

@speedfreak8200 29 күн бұрын

That's great advice, my Dad used a product called Penta, prolly outlawed, but it worked good@@tomhutchins1046

@max6499 Ай бұрын

I understand what you are meaning to say about the motor oil, and I genuinely agree with you. You didn't really articulate it very well though. Ya sure crude oil is from the ground... but so is Mercury. That doesn't mean we want to let it get into our waterways, poisoning people and wildlife. The reality is, like you said, anything that will protect the wood from pests and rot will also be damaging to the environment in excess. The best mitigation is to do this process indoors where it can soak into the wood before it can be washed off by rain, dew, etc.

@kellyodom9596 Ай бұрын

Grow up.

@gregpace4676 28 күн бұрын

I waited 6 months after I bought my 18 foot trailer to paint the wood with deck sealer, no smell or sticky oil residue. One gallon allowed me enough to liberally coat the entire trailer. The cost was $25 at Lowes, I used a brush and roller. I use my used oil to keep my shop warm in the winter, combined with wood for free.

@weilund6 25 күн бұрын

Good on you. And good use of the used oil. But I'll keep doing used oil/diesel on wood. Lasts longer, better UV resistance too.

@TheDesertRat31 23 күн бұрын

@weilund6 yep, the toxic products of combustion dissolved in the used oil provides extra protection that other products designed to protect wood don't have. They hate "that one weird trick."

@fernandohmoran 23 күн бұрын

@@TheDesertRat31not to mention no cancer. No thanks.

@Uriahheep1975 18 күн бұрын

On truck beds used oil last long than yer sealer. Deep scratches couple with heat and water yer sealer's done.

@jschmadeke4life 27 күн бұрын

Arizona resident here... I've been using automatic transmission fluid on my trailer decks for years. It's fairly cheap and the viscosity is just right for an easy application. Seems to do a decent job, but we dont get too much rain around here. Great video. Thanks!

@MyLifeThai371 21 күн бұрын

Where did you find cheap ATF? I can only find it listed for $6/quart.

@jefffreestone8476 Ай бұрын

My farmer dad use to treat his pine fence posts with this mixture,. Never had a problem.. Welded one end of pipe filled it and let it sit for a few days before installing them.

@MattBrownbill Ай бұрын

My friend's fences were all painted like this. It was great till it got hot in summer, then the whole garden smelt like a garage. 😊

@bleepinjeep Ай бұрын

You mean, lovely 😆

@kenbaker4528 Ай бұрын

Mmmm love the smell of diesel and used motor oil in the morning!😂

@mrsducky3428 28 күн бұрын

Dad was a mechanic, married a mechanic, those "garage" smells are endearing! ❤️

@darrenberry3456 27 күн бұрын

Great advice on treating decking on trailers. I have been doing this for 30 years and I have never replaced any boards on any of the trailers I have or had .

@davidstreling3690 Ай бұрын

I did our old wood fence that had never been treated in about 15 yr and just used 100 % used oil from the local garage ,that gave it to me ,15 gals for a 300 foot fence just one side, and just used an old concrete rough roller on a 5 foot pole, took me a while but just did it in my spare time looks great and waiting to do the other side this summer

@Enigma-Sapiens Ай бұрын

This is a great idea with one caveat. I wouldn't use used motor oil on a house deck or steps. Used motor oil has all kinds of contaminates in it that are quite toxic and you wouldn't want them tracked into your house, or on your bare feet.

@bleepinjeep Ай бұрын

Bare feet on a wood deck? Sounds splintery. No, I mentioned that in the video, the oil soaks in after a couple days but the smell wouldn't be great for a couple weeks. But I doubt there's any more chemicals in it than is already in your shampoo that's in your shower 😆

@Enigma-Sapiens Ай бұрын

@@bleepinjeep, What kind of wood do you use to build decks where you live? I've been walking on mine for over 25 years with no splinters. Used oil is a lot more toxic than any shampoo seeing as how it is contaminated with heavy metals and many other highly toxic chemicals. If you are ok with the liability of recommending the use of used oil, then that's your responsibility. I was just trying to call your attention to the toxic contaminates it contains.

@barrygrant2907 Ай бұрын

@@bleepinjeep You mislead people with your oil being natural display. Crude oil may be "environmentally" safe, but processed oils are full of chemical additives, many of which are carcinogenic.

@mrheart4242 Ай бұрын

If you use a hub and bearing kit to mount the spare tire. You can swap a hub and bearing set. Just assemble the hub with the bearrings seal and greased and redy to go. With the rim and tire and use a bolt to attach it snap on a cap.

@fwaynedavis 28 күн бұрын

Thats a great idea! Thx

@geoffap0 26 күн бұрын

Great advice! My dual axle dump trailer came off with the brake drum attached. Your idea would have had me on the road much sooner!

@mrheart4242 26 күн бұрын

@geoffap0 you could mount a complete brake set redy to mount with 2 butt connections. My horse trailer. I have 2 spare tires mounted on hubs redy to go. But I go to the mountains loading cows and horses and I can't always get to a store. So if I do not have it. It is 2 to 3 days to go out get it and come back. I use a brake less hub for emergencies. And rebuild the breaks when I'm in town. Pluss the extra lug nuts are always welcome.

@geoffap0 25 күн бұрын

@@mrheart4242 Genius Idea! Better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it. Thanks Mr Heart!

@thangknowa3288 Ай бұрын

Yep, learned this from my Grandaddy. He also oiled the dogs too, to help with the mange. Grandmama didn't want the dogs on the porch for several days after. Boots got oiled too, mostly from kicking the oily dogs off the porch. I think a guy I went to school with used it on His hair, or maybe He just looked that way, I never inquired. Gets personal, you know...

@stephenbeck5993 Ай бұрын

Try it on pancakes. Not as delicious as maple syrup, but looks similar and it's free.

@JonnyDIY Ай бұрын

@@stephenbeck5993lol my dad's a photographer and told me the food stylists will sometimes use motor oil instead of maple syrup for photo shoots and commercials 🤣🥞

@stephenbeck5993 Ай бұрын

@@JonnyDIY That's funny as h___! I did not expect that reply. Thanks!

@sheliakellett9821 29 күн бұрын

Great video

@aaronlaflam2454 28 күн бұрын

Just to be clear I don't want to hear anybody complaining about getting skin cancer from having to use motor oil it doesn't ever cause any health problems for animals that it has been tested on in laboratories. Nope no ill effects at all, I've never heard of any, none, at all! I'm not being sarcastic, not one bit...

@andrewjones-productions Ай бұрын

On the family farm back in Wales, we have a dump trailer made from wood. We cal it 'Y Drol' which means the cart as in a cart drawn by a horse. That is because, that is how it started out its life probably back in the early 20th Century if not earlier. The only modifications it has had in its lifetime is a new screw for the dump (no hydraulics), an axle put on long before I was born (I am in my mid-fifties) with rubber tyres and of course, the drawbar making it suitable for towing behind a tractor and apart from the winding jack and the actual towing eye, it is a massive beam of wood. It has survived because it was smothered in sump oil over its lifetime. It could probably do with new tyres however, as the last time I recall them being changed was when I was around 10 years old!!

@mikeyoung6347 Ай бұрын

I've been using used oil, ATF, and diesel on lumber for decades. good video

@chrisgray8404 Ай бұрын

That's really awesome to know I'll be doing that to my fence when I go to redo it.

@grayfox1954 26 күн бұрын

Awesome video. I have been doing this for many decades. My wood fence, porch deck, and trailer boards. Learned this from my grandfather.

@ddthames 29 күн бұрын

I was a child back in the 1960s My grandpa would have me paint fence posts with old oil. I oiled my trailer just last month.

@IndianaTony Ай бұрын

I was just thinking about doing exactly this to my trailer. Super timely video and I think it looks great!

@berjo77 29 күн бұрын

I built a similar rig before heading back overseas in 2009. Never hauled ATVs, but moved a lot of household goods and such. Wish I’d known about that oil/diesel trick though, had to swap boards once. Great job.

@donaldshimkus539 Ай бұрын

When covid hit, I took advantage of the free time and replaced all the wood on my little utility trailer. Then I got some used motor oil and some oooold heating oil mixed 50/50 and bathed that wood till it couldn't take any more. Did it again the next year. About to do it again. I think that wood is going to last a long time (barring any fires, lol.)

@b.marvel6091 Ай бұрын

When your comfortable with yourself that "my deck smells like a truck stop" then sit down enjoy life with your morning cup of Castrol

@SegoMan Ай бұрын

Yeah from the color of the deck he runs gassers only..

@incognito5986 3 күн бұрын

Ok Mr StarCUCKS crappachino.

@RabidLemurs 28 күн бұрын

Been to a few small grocery stores that treated the floors like this. Gives the whole shop a unique smell.

@leabaltimore 27 күн бұрын

Back in the day, Sawdust mixed with diesel was sold(it was green in color) It was spread over the wooden floors of country stores. I assume to keep the dust down from the foot traffic, after a while it was swept up and reapplied. My mom worked in an old country grocery store. At the time I was in grade school she would let me do this to help out.

@DannebergAcres 19 күн бұрын

Yuk!

@ProctorsGamble 13 күн бұрын

That was called sweeping 🧹 compound

@davidatkins6919 27 күн бұрын

Been using oil and diesel for years on all trailers, born on farm so this is how we did it! Great Video!

@Derf1313 Ай бұрын

Know a bunch of farmers that have done that for decades. Only main issue with used oil is the heavy metals it picks up. As a 50+ year carpenter, I was taught to use BLO! Boiled Linseed Oil, lol. You can thin it with mineral spirts, bit it soaks in well, the spirts leave a bit if a sealer. Its what is recommended for shovel handles, etc...

@seankelly5318 Ай бұрын

Linseed oil is really good for us as well, not the boiled stuff but cold pressed and raw. It contains very high levels of Omega 3,6 and 9 oils.

@mikesmith-po8nd Ай бұрын

@Derf1313, you're right, this is absolutely not something that you would want to use anywhere that is in close/prolonged contact with people, animals, etc.

@johngibson3837 Ай бұрын

@@seankelly5318hey up mate, yes raw linseed oil is definitely the go

@mrsducky3428 28 күн бұрын

The boiled linseed oil only lasts a season and needs to be retreated.

@nevisstkitts8264 28 күн бұрын

BLO is made using metal drying agents. Old BLO contains lead nitrate as the primary drying agent. Newer BLO contains cobalt nitrate as the primary drying agent. Newest BLO contains other metals. All formulations include secondary drying agents compatible with the primary. Compared to used motor oil, old used motor oil has a high content of lead; this declined with the elimination of leaded fuel. Other metals vary based on the engine type and age.

@mtbpirates Ай бұрын

Thanks for posting this. Very helpful!

@beaufauria7911 Ай бұрын

We used this mixture as a mold release for precast concrete vaults.

@happysawfish 3 күн бұрын

Mold, eeewwww. That stuff will kill you. A mould, though, good for pouring liquids or mixtures into to make cool stuff.

@beaufauria7911 3 күн бұрын

@happysawfish I was ready to humbly accept your correction until I read that mould is the British version of mold. There is no difference in their meanings. mold 1 of 5 noun (1) ˈmōld pluralmolds Synonyms of mold 1 a : a cavity in which a substance is shaped: such as (1) : a matrix for casting metal a bullet mold (2) : a form in which food is given a decorative shape b : a molded object 2 a : PROTOTYPE b : a fixed pattern : DESIGN c obsolete : an example to be followed 3 : distinctive nature or character : TYPE 4 : the frame on or around which an object is constructed 5 : MOLDING Now, I humbly correct you.

@robertgriswell6066 19 күн бұрын

Between the trailer mods you have done, and the awesome coating job, this is the Best such trailer that I’ve ever seen!! 😊

@BigCarmine 28 күн бұрын

I have built wood forms for precasting specialty concrete items such as pads, anchors, cornerstones etc. for decades. I saved money by repurposing old motor oil mixed mixed with #3 diesel fuel as a mold release. Consequently those molds have survived (sitting out in the weather for months at a time between uses) forever. I have cut some of those old pieces to resize them or modify a mold, and you can see where the mixture has soaked into the wood as much as a 1/4". My great, great, great grandchildren will probably be using these molds for ages to come.

@Orbic-hp5tt 27 күн бұрын

very cool info, thanks!

@BakerBaker1-9 27 күн бұрын

I've put up more than my share of concrete forms ,always sprayed them with diesel - also sprayed the dump bed of black top jobs .... Good Info...peace

@OtherDalfite 23 күн бұрын

Do you put the oil on prior to the pour? Or are they soaked enough they release naturally?

@BigCarmine 23 күн бұрын

@OtherDalfite I soak the heck out of them right after I get the forms set and then again just before I start the pour. I just use a cheap 1 or 2 gallon pump sprayer to apply it. Once I'm done using them, I clean off the forms (or molds) and give them a good spraying before I put them back out in storage. Great way to repurpose your old, used motor oil.

@abiprates5943 15 күн бұрын

I carry 24' long fence posts. Wouldn't the deck get slippery? Thks.

@JeepNutFL Ай бұрын

Great way to think outside of the box...... I'm all caught up on your videos....Thumbs up

@JakeRawSon 20 күн бұрын

Just bought my first trailer. Thanks for the vid

@lydialangfordjoiner765 23 күн бұрын

I have wondered about this type of thing before, so, thank you for taking the mystery out of it. Very helpful.

@davejalenderki Ай бұрын

I’ve been saving my used motor oil for this very reason. I never thought about using diesel to spray underneath. That’s a very good idea. Thanks for the video.

@daisypeanut94 Ай бұрын

Blinker fluid is far superior.

@bleepinjeep Ай бұрын

Ive got a video on that!

@very5ick112 29 күн бұрын

blinker fluid is not as good as

@SomeGuy-vo7we 29 күн бұрын

It really soaks into wood fast because it's a light oil 😂

@earthlingjohn 29 күн бұрын

@@SomeGuy-vo7we 🏆 Winner ! 😂

@Orbic-hp5tt 29 күн бұрын

Where do I get some? The people at AutoZone looked at me like I was crazy when I asked them for some.

@floridaguy1133 Ай бұрын

I use straight oil on my trailers it will take a few days to fully soak in. I've used this method on non pressure treated lumber and even that works just as well at preventing rot and bugs

@urealdaddy88 Ай бұрын

Excellent simple reminder.

@heavymetalmadness666 20 күн бұрын

What I was taught to use is a mixture of boiled linseed with Japan dryer thinned with turpentine to soak in deep. This mixture was about getting the most out of antique wood movements used in clocks. I do recall my grandfather just coating the wood ladders with linseed oil 40 years ago. I was too young at the time to know or ask if anything else was added. Going the oil route for protection makes a lot of sense for a couple reasons and more so on a trailer deck. The strongest wood coatings just sit on the surface, and all with be easily damaged by common trailer use with chains, rendering them useless or worse yet able to absorb moisture and not let it out.

@mikemiller9119 Ай бұрын

I mount the spares underneath the trailer. A lot of space down there and it helps with blocking the sun and dry rotting them

@bleepinjeep Ай бұрын

I looked into that but this trailer is too low for that, they would hit the ground when going over hills or speed bumps.

@marklowe330 29 күн бұрын

@@bleepinjeepI buy a tire cover for my spare.

@lrayvick 2 күн бұрын

good idea. I keep mine layed in the trailer bed with piece of plywood over it for UV protection. I learned the hard way that a trailer spare may be be practically worthless without a jack and lug wrench.

@mikemiller9119 2 күн бұрын

@@bleepinjeep if you look under the trailer, you'll see you have the frame to the trailer and the frame to the deck. From the frame of the deck to the bottom of the trailer frame, you'll have somewhere around a foot of drop down. Your trailer tongue will hit the ground long before any frame around the deck location. The closer you mount them to your axles, the less of a chance or ability to drag them on anything.

@travismcvey Ай бұрын

I added some deck lights to the front that shine over the deck, and a pair of reverse lights behind each fender. Your 7way plug will already be wired with a constant hot, and reverse light circuits (unless you've got something you wired up aftermarket and you didn't hook those up). Another nice addition is a winch.

@mrsducky3428 28 күн бұрын

Excellent

@user-ff3jb3qv6e 28 күн бұрын

Im going to go out and do that right now. Awesome video, thanks.😊

@glenclifton4563 Ай бұрын

Love the trailer. The mods are cool and very useful.

@MacsSpecialitiesMotorsports Ай бұрын

Nice 👍 My Old man has been doing this technique for years on his trailers. Cool 😎 to see old school tricks still being applied today! Well done 👍

@Coolhansolo Ай бұрын

Old school is the best...

@exnjute Ай бұрын

@@Coolhansolo When I was a kid i the 50s, my Dad used to spray the fence line under our 800 feet of cyclone fence. with used oil and diesel. He never had to trim it.

@joeblow1934 Ай бұрын

I treated a wooden fence that was built in the late 80's like this. I went to the local oil change shop where I get my oil changed and asked them if I could have five gallons of used oil. The gave me all I wanted for free. I mixed it 50/50 with diesel fuel, then ran it through a coffee filter on each fill up of my sprayer. It worked wonderfully. The only downside is that when spraying it will kill the grass temporarily for six inches or so on each side of sprayed fence. Other than that it looks great and after a week or so, no smell. I think that it will last a few years. I could not be happier.

@bleepinjeep Ай бұрын

nice! I asked around and farmers said to reapply every 5 years or so

@commodorenut Ай бұрын

My neighbour did the same to his fence (beside an alley) when he built it in 1984. He was the last house in the estate that kicked off in 1980. Each year when he changed the oil in his car he’d I’d it with diesel and re-coat about 1/3 of it - basically until the oil ran out. So it was effectively completely coated every 6 years. That fence is still there today. All the others were rotted and replaced with steel in the 1990s! The only downside was on really hot days it would smell when you walked past it up the alley. He had the same issue with killing the grass, but it meant he didn’t need to trim that area. I’m considering a new wood fence instead of steel, because I live on a corner, and that side is exposed. Any colorbond steel fence is a perfect canvas for graffiti artists. My neighbour never had issues with graffiti - they were wasting their time against the oil barrier😂

@mandovapehater6988 Ай бұрын

If it was built in the 80s it already had some good treatment in it. I just tore down my deck that was built in 92 still pretty decent but I figured id replace it.

@hilo4noff1 Ай бұрын

Kills grass 6" off the fence... I think I'll treat my chain link fence. Great idea. Thank you

@BeADad2447 Ай бұрын

Awesome video! Also works on metal, metal frames.

@garychaiken808 29 күн бұрын

Great job. Thank you 😊

@yankeewatchdog6493 29 күн бұрын

I do the same on my trailer. If you have use of a small piece of equipment, picking up the trailer on one side works well for coating the bottom...

@johnruetz3849 20 күн бұрын

Back in the 1960's when I drove for Schwerman Trucking , we were told to wipe down our black semi tractors when we got back , with used motor oil . Talk about a shine. That was the only company I drove for that did that. That was also the only black tractors I ever drove. I never heard of any other company that did that. I never saw any rust on them .

@gemcutter187 19 күн бұрын

On the paint???

@TrialAndError8713 25 күн бұрын

I love it when equipment has tie-down loops! When I used to have to haul tractors or other equipment, built-in tie-down loops on the equipment made it so much easier to secure!

@Liberty-py7zn Ай бұрын

I collect all my used motor oil in 55gal drums and have been using it (primarily straight) on outdoor wooden structures and mostly fence posts and hay wagons.

@jacobymast6652 28 күн бұрын

Also great around foundations for termites

@michaelcooper5739 28 күн бұрын

Wow! One of the best and most useful videos I have seen in a while! Thank you

@TNYankee2020 28 күн бұрын

Of course I see this 2 days after I take 5 gallons of used oil back to the recycling center lol. Great tip. I need to do this on a few things, I used to use used motor oil on the underside of my mower deck, I need to get back to that too. Too, that's another nice way for me to keep it rust free.

@bgreasy6318 Ай бұрын

also helps with sliding vehicles with locked up brakes off the trailer easier too. nice video sir

@bleepinjeep Ай бұрын

lol, Josh did that today in fact. Not because of the oil but because of unloading on a hill ;)

@jackstitt1395 28 күн бұрын

Great video, super inexpensive and easy way to cure that wood. Appreciated the extras for the improvements and upgrades you made. The removable roof top tent is a great idea to catch up on some sleep for those really long hauls.

@robertkerby2581 24 күн бұрын

Genius idea! Well done, Sir!

@richardchiriboga4424 27 күн бұрын

Wow!! Thank you!! I never thought of this. I always used linseed oil, but linseed oil now costs much too much!!

@c.m.303 24 күн бұрын

linseed oil is basically heated/processed flax oil. Save it and use flaxseed oil for when you have a food grade surface, it's totally safe and easier to apply although takes much longer to harden, (and pricey).

@chichidouglas5078 28 күн бұрын

We used to spray diesel on our concrete forms as a form-release but the state decided that we have to use a state-approved environmentally friendly form-release. It will seal any kind of wood, but unless you love the smell of diesel don't use it as a wood sealer because that smell never goes away.

@benzminibusdoc 28 күн бұрын

Good decision by your state by the way. Just hope you understand why.

@chichidouglas5078 21 күн бұрын

That was back in the mid 90's if I rember correctly. That was in Washington and of course I understand why they did it. It's the same reason they do everything, lobbyists and campaign funds. We were doing curb & gutter and 16" curb so they were worried about a few drops of diesel dripping onto the subgrade underneath the gutter that's going to catch all the water running off the street. The stuff they made use instead seemed to be worse on our forms.

@benzminibusdoc 21 күн бұрын

@@chichidouglas5078 I fully understand what you mean but I think it is neither fair nor wise to consistently have the environment and wildlife to be at the receiving end of these kind of trade offs

@chichidouglas5078 21 күн бұрын

@benzminibusdoc That's the thing about humans we're only human and we're far from perfect and so is the world we live in and it's always going to be that way.

@btb6011 19 күн бұрын

I was wondering. I have to decks and one is bad shape and needs a total rebuild and the other just top boards. We use the decks daily and I don't think I want to smell diesel for a living. Bummer!!

@melvinthompson3357 28 күн бұрын

Thank you young man will keep in mind

@jimbrent8151 20 күн бұрын

Excellent. Thank you for sharing.

@williamwhite9767 28 күн бұрын

My Dad built his own house in 1950 and he mixed used motor oil and kerosene and painted this on the sills and floor joists for termite protection.

@Rick-the-Swift 27 күн бұрын

Hmmm..Where can I get that FREE kerosene or diesel fuel like the video title says? 🤔

@OxAO 27 күн бұрын

@@Rick-the-Swift We can't talk about that.

@bigmambahful 25 күн бұрын

@@Rick-the-Swift Easy, go to farm country and ask any farmer to take away some of their expired diesel they all have sitting around rotting in drums.

@motogp9253 23 күн бұрын

@@Rick-the-Swift Not free, but you could purchase red diesel as it costs less. The red dye means the fuel is to be used in vehicles not driven on public streets or highways. Red-Dyed Diesel Fuel is Not Subject to Fuel Taxes.

@s1283 Ай бұрын

Did this about 5-6 years ago to a 14 ft utility trailer that was already about 10 years old. Still in great shape and due for another round of oil. I just did the top, and used an old rag/towel.

@privateuploads-geo2625 25 күн бұрын

Nice trailer setup. Did not realize diesel could help preserve wood so awesome

@WildDigger 19 күн бұрын

I have used this technique for ages. I learned it from farmers. I treated the 4000 square foot barn I built. It works so well. Bugs won't touch it. It does smell for a bit.

@joescott803 Ай бұрын

Farmers with old tractors use diesel and oil for protection too. Decks just get a little slippery when it rains the first few times

@pieteri.duplessis Ай бұрын

I fully agree with this method. I've used it a lot, myself.

@tonya9614 23 күн бұрын

Quoting old farming methods! Nice!

@Mountain-Wrangler Ай бұрын

I used Metal "C" purling's to line my trailer back in 1991, and it still looks pretty good for the years that have gone by, and it sits out in the weather 24/7. Also, it can take a ton of weight and scrapes without damage.

@firecloud77 28 күн бұрын

*ALL MY OUTDDOR WOOD PROJECTS ARE PAINTED* with *Titebond 3 Waterproof Wood Glue,* and then painted with porch paint. It produces a hard, durable, waterproof seal. A method I use to make a slip-proof walking surface, is to lay down a coat of *Titebond 3 Waterproof Wood Glue* then quickly sprinkle *coarse sand* on the glue before it dries. That makes the surface even more durable, and would be awesome for this trailer.

@WilliamAM43 25 күн бұрын

Do you thin the glue any or just straight up glue? Thinking this might work for some boat seats, thanks.

@firecloud77 25 күн бұрын

@@WilliamAM43 I don't thin it. I use it straight. I buy it by the gallon at Lowes. It takes a long time, but eventually the UV rays of the sun will deteriorate it, that's why I paint over the dried glue with porch paint.

@WilliamAM43 25 күн бұрын

@@firecloud77 Thanks, I will have to give that a try.

@PaulFerrante-ht3ez 29 күн бұрын

I would fill a 55 gallon barrel with used motor oil 🛢 1/3 full, put wooden fence post in and let them soak after the bark fell off. I should have add diesel oil,good video!

@donniecobb661 28 күн бұрын

Nice trailer and some good ideas! Thanks

@davidchappelle6480 Ай бұрын

I Do that to my trailers !! 50/50 mix👍

@Big88Country Ай бұрын

I know something that would make the environmentalists heads blow right off their neck. Out in the country where my Grand Pa lived on a dirt road, we used to collect all the used motor oil we could get our hands on and coat the road down good to keep the dust down. Man, it worked great and all the others that lived on the road did the same in front of their homes as well. It also worked to keep the ruts down!

@justthings6405 23 күн бұрын

Works great on dusty gravel roads going past the farm also. Wouldn't need it but vehicles driving by at 60 mph do not care about dusting our homes and shops.

@jameslynch8738 22 күн бұрын

I was thinking about making some pine tar for that same issue. There is a rubber cement product but the price is astronomical after a few hundred ft. Pine tar can be made with brush cutting and sapling wood so it seems viable.

@dancurtis461 22 күн бұрын

This is why North Carolina is know as "The Tarheel State"

@Big88Country 22 күн бұрын

@@jameslynch8738 I think you are definitely on to something there James!!

@bob_frazier 21 күн бұрын

Saw a motor oil plus a sugary byproduct from some manufacturer used on gravel roads, called bitchmulch. Yeah, that's really what it was called.

@robertandjodijackola4901 Ай бұрын

I use trans fluid, with mineral spirits. I brush on wood in wet environments, drys light in color and preserves for years.

@BibiProvenceBBSmoothMusic 12 күн бұрын

Thank you love it how you recycle the used oil. Awesome!!

@phlashtheband4939 17 күн бұрын

I had totally forgot about that old trick told to me by my Grandpaw years ago. Thanks for the memory!

@jdog4534 Ай бұрын

Out in the "sand box," we dumped diesel on the ground anywhere we needed a dirt road, not a cloudy dust road. Trying to control the dust with water was a joke. The water evaporates so fast. Nice trailer!

@dwayne7356 Ай бұрын

Pretty much illegal to do now.

@rickdavids695 Ай бұрын

Ice Melt (calcium chloride)

@gimpygardner3377 Ай бұрын

If you pour oil onto the ground, it's called pollution. If you pour oil onto gravel, it's called a road. There's no difference.

@williamrosenow6176 Ай бұрын

Calcium chloride with water makes a road like blacktop with no dust. That's why most road jobs use it. Oils wash out faster when it rains and contaminates ground water which salt doesn't as much.

@williamrosenow6176 Ай бұрын

@@gimpygardner3377 They use tar for roads. Tar, sand and gravel. Doesn't wash out when it rains. They made cold mix blacktop in front of my house almost every year when I was a kid. Our road was always good, then they hauled the majority of the cold mix to the county shop to be used to patch potholes in other roads. Oil is liquid at -30 so not good for a road. The road would be like soft sand. I think thy use better forms of tar now to make roads.

@sonnicman 29 күн бұрын

3:43 I did my deck with this method and it worked great. But YES, you need to stay off the treated surface for at least a week minimum. 5:13 Great to see the tractor supply toolbox fits the space. 6:16 The tabs are a fantastic idea!

@FromMetayou 25 күн бұрын

Throw some sand on the newly treated timber if using on a deck area or trailer bed , you'll thank me later

@freon500 22 күн бұрын

Very cool and useful. Thank you!

@richsipe 11 күн бұрын

This is awesome! I need to reseal my trailer boards and I TOTALLY have everything I need to do this thanks!

@derekjansz2950 Ай бұрын

This is how I stained the new gate on my privacy fence, I used 50/50 kerosene and used motor oil. Worked great! But I used a foam roller and it was thin enough that as I rolled it on it was flinging off the back side the whole time, so I ended up soaked in oil lol.

@mcsqueegee81 Ай бұрын

Foam roller covers suck

@LisaJohnson1967 28 күн бұрын

Next time don't use a roller, use a cheap sponge mop, or the sponge paint pads!

@scolarichris 29 күн бұрын

When i do this wood treatment i use a mixture of petrol, diesel and used motor oil. The petrol helps the mixture to go deeper into the wood. Cheers😊

@Rick-the-Swift 27 күн бұрын

Ok, so where do I get all the free fuel, like the title of the video promises I can do?🤔

@terrimann339 26 күн бұрын

What ratio? 1/3 each?

@JimTomatore 18 күн бұрын

Use old gas that's been lying around and is no longer good to run an engine. Or for diesel fuel you can save the waste from draining the water separator filter and from fuel filter changes. Waste diesel fuel also makes a great degreaser/cleaner. Dab a rag in a bucket of diesel and use it to wipe down dirty and/or greasy surfaces. Use a wire brush with diesel to cut through thick dirt-oil-grease build up on metal surfaces. Then follow up with a dawn soap water mix to remove the oily film. You could leave the oily film in place to protect the material, especially metal, but it very quickly attracts dirt. As with any waste product, don't let significant quantities contaminate the ground. Crude oil may form naturally under ground, but it's presence near the ground surface is not good for nature. A couple drops here or there, no biggie. But if you mopping a trailer or washing parts then protect the ground from run off. Ground contamination along with rain tends to run off into collecting areas. Eventually enough of this can become a local hazard, or worse, find it's way into public water supply (your well or a reservoir or streams, rivers, lakes and oceans). It's possible to use these products responsibly while also taking the small steps to personally be environmentally friendly. While many of these products are derived from naturally occurring elements or minerals, they are usually no where near as concentrated as we find in the commercial products or waste products in use. It's the concentration of these things that possess the real problem.

@taurota1554 23 күн бұрын

Awesome and outstanding as always.Thanks for sharing and taking us along