TREATING FENCING STAKES WITH ENGINE OIL

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[@pinocchiomediam5055]

I painted my garden fences black with old diesel engine oil over 25 years ago. They are still standing strong. My neighbours have replaced their B&Q fence twice in that time

[@kosmotto]

wow and some people never learn

[@AutodidactEngineer]

I dipped mines the whole length of the post and left them submerged for 2 months in burned engine oil, the results are pretty satisfying!

[@FarmerP]

I remember having to move Uncle jacks old stake barrel, it was a steel drum that must have been in the carriage house for decades, the contents were a thick sludge and a right pain to get rid of, but they had done the job for over 50 years, there was still a few posts in there.... They will never rot 😄

[@wendyrowland7787]

The good thing about the wheely bin is the lid can be closed when not in use. So many uses they can be put to for storage. The EU directive that banned the effective treatment has cost a lot in fence posts. Perhaps we should be looking for an alternative material for fence posts. Recycled bale plastic ones would be good if they were affordable. Bitumen works well.

[@williamritchie2611]

Good idea for burnt oil! Thanks for that. Learn something every day!

[@lewisgardner1660]

I used to put diesel in with the oil it helped it soak in a lot better, I painted fence panels with it 25 years ago and they are still doing ok

[@markyasaitis6050]

We used to mix 50/50 drain oil and diesel fuel and with an old watering can would soak our chopper box and hay wagon floors each fall. Sure kept them in good shape. When of the older chopper boxes fell apart, we stripped all the metal off it and then tipped it off the running gear in our old gravel pit burn area and with the first good snow cover we'd burn it. That old wagon burned like you wouldn't believe. When all that old oil and fuel oil caught it roared like a jet engine.

[@laytonphillips6667]

Great video Richard,

[@Andy-From-England]

That oil you poured in sounds like me after a vindaloo 😆 🤣

[@NicksFarm]

Nice one Richard 👍

[@SwedishGunMate]

We use oak as fence stakes, they last very long!

[@charleslynch7274]

Wow very interesting u learn something new everyday thanks for sharing USA 🇺🇸

[@Johndonvan861]

Richard when treating the posts with black oil you really need to work ahead have the posts in a shed for a year first get them really dry before soaking them in an oil tank for some time

[@thefunkyfarmer]

yes agreed

[@tobytopp9985]

Best way to do it, recycling at its best. My old boss recons they last 50 years when you do that.

[@kentjohnsen7688]

you should make a follow up and show how they have held out in the ground :)

[@adamoreilly254]

We started buying used telephone poles and cutting them up. There already treated with tar

[@mrkiwijimmymrkiwijimmy2530]

And now you can do a " changing the oil on the fence posts " video. It might take a while cos they won't do much mileage.

[@2626stephen]

When you said Stakes i thought Richard and his cooking skills

[@tommytowmater3403]

Lot of firewood there 🚜👍

[@georgiaannbicknell6129]

No Tommy, you wouldn't want to burn anything that is treated in a fireplace or closed room.

[@macfarms]

They must treat the posts over there with something different than they do here, I don’t think we’ve ever had a PT post rot off, we’ve had the cows push on them and break them off but never rot off. I haven’t seen creosote posts here. In the old days farmers here used to dip posts in used oil, they did seem to last a lot longer than untreated. I’ve also noticed posts in wet ground seem to last longer than posts on dry ground, however that works.

[@georgiaannbicknell6129]

We put burnt oil on the top of fences to keep the rain water from soaking into the wood. Also keeps livestock from eating them.

[@jimr9762]

Be good to see how the posts are lasting now a decent period of time has passed.

[@trucker9462]

I live at number 60 and some swine has nicked my wheelie bin.

[@bencarter2334]

haha

[@DavidJohnson-rj8zu]

😂

[@stephennewman4693]

Did it work then?

[@comm1508]

You've been done there Richard creocote is the creosote substitute Bartoline still make and sell the Original creosote and they make what you have. The main difference I believe is Tar is in the Original product.

[@thefunkyfarmer]

Yes when i looked at the video i realised that too

[@andrewbevan4710]

Is that the same boiler suite that you are wearing 😀😀😀

[@bugubigibugu]

If you look closely, you most likely will see that the posts rot in exactly the same area where 'life' is in the soil. My old treated posts were still ok on the pike, but 5 to 15 cm in the ground they were rotten.

[@rickershomesteadahobbyfarm3291]

So how long did they actually last in the ground?

[@raymondrobinson8997]

Most sawmills using home grown spruce for fence posts....these only last 6-7 years if your lucky. We need to use larch if you can get them or import Scandinavian, Russian or Latvian spruce posts which have been growing in a snowy climate!! Extra pound now rather than reposting every 6 years is way more cost effective. 15 year guarantee posts with papers are not worth the paper they are wrote on!! Waste oil not really the answer in my opinion. I put up 250m of field fencing for the railway each day...Scottish larch has a natural resin inside and weathers really well in the uk.🤔🙆‍♂️😎

[@stewartthorne1972]

l used to add Black Attack to the oil

[@skd5432]

How far does the oil get absorbed!?

[@sandymcghee3328]

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[@DavidJohnson-rj8zu]

I have got proper Creosote must be at least forty years old it's more like tar to look at much better than the water base one.

[@neilmurphy845]

Ya same with paints oil based is better

[@samuelrobinson9012]

Yes, nothing like old school.. Can mind 40 years ago, when neighbour (4-500 yards away) coated his fence, could smell creosote for about a week. I got 20L Creosote few weeks ago, it smelled like pure diesel. How times have changed, and certainly not for better...!!

[@cianmollohan3019]

Add a bit of diesel ton help soke it in

[@willmoore3790]

Chestnut posts are the thing last 25 to 40 years not that nice to handle but good for the environment

[@roberthiggins6401]

You're better off buying chestnut stakes, I know they're more expensive but they last way longer even untreated although I'd treat them as well. They need to speak as long as you can preferably weeks or months.

[@team16fromtheuk37]

Yes fast hi are you ok

[@MrCa107]

Just buy good stakes - M&M timber at Clows top. We have fences 8 years old and no problems. Also no carcinogens 👌🏻

[@casto-]

Apparently the old farmer on the estate used to stick the in creosote, now we just buy graded posts after a full pallet of un graded posts rotted out. We tend to push rounds in with the tractor🙂

[@huggy1huggy191]

you dont put the old oil with the creocote, thats pointless, what you do is pour half old oil and half diesel oil into the bin,that mixture is basically creocote, dip your post in that and the post absorbs it because the diesel dilutes the oil,funky mate try it it works a treat and it costs peanuts,,,,trust me it works,, another tip,, paint it on fence panels,theyll last a life time,,,,hugg

[@plane15]

Yes that's right, pretty sure that's what's on the telegraph poles the electricity board use. They last decades.

[@wendyrowland7787]

@@plane15 the telegraph poles are pressure treated with creosote. We managed to keep one that had to be replaced because it was not tall enough, it had a label dated 1952. It is still doing sterling service in it’s new life as gate posts.

[@plane15]

@@wendyrowland7787 That's amazing they last that long!!

[@TurnipCruncher68]

Does the Council know they are missing a few Bins

[@suecollado8696]

💓Thought you could still buy creosote💓I’ll have to ask my dad where he gets his or if you can still get it💓if you want to go down the used oil route you could ask Farmer P for his OR ASK LOCAL GARAGE FOR THERE USED OIL💓You could use a paddling pool to lay the stakes down in the oil covering the whole stake prolonging the life of each stake or get your boys to paint the stakes💓

[@johndeere1951a]

Not sure if that's a good idea using oily stakes next to yer new apple trees. Stain painted might be less toxic and not so prone to leachng into surrounding soil - or untreated posts. Be a shame to hurt new trees👍😷🇺🇲