for home made fence post preservative should proportion
be 2 pts diesel fuel :1 pt motor oil or the reverse of this

On Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:32:27 -0700 (PDT), Frank Thompson
wrote:

for home made fence post preservative should proportion
be 2 pts diesel fuel :1 pt motor oil or the reverse of this

This sounds like a match waiting to be lit. I agree that some sort of oil is
good in a preservative base, but I have neighbors that would see how fast they
could light these off if I used this mix. Why not just use black locust for
fence posts? Yes, the bugs will chew them but the rot is very slow.

Frank Thompson wrote:
for home made fence post preservative should proportion
be 2 pts diesel fuel :1 pt motor oil or the reverse of this

The correct answer is NO.

On Aug 12, 5:42*pm, "Bob F" wrote:
Frank Thompson wrote:
for home made fence post preservative should proportion
be 2 pts diesel fuel :1 pt motor oil or the reverse of this

The correct answer is NO.

I have heard that used motor oil can be used to preserve fence posts.
The ends are soaked as far up the post as one can manage, at least
overnight (if i recall correctly).
Then again, there is osage...!

ymmv....
Linda H.

"Linda Hungerford" wrote in message
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On Aug 12, 5:42 pm, "Bob F" wrote:
Frank Thompson wrote:
for home made fence post preservative should proportion
be 2 pts diesel fuel :1 pt motor oil or the reverse of this

The correct answer is NO.

I have heard that used motor oil can be used to preserve fence posts.
The ends are soaked as far up the post as one can manage, at least
overnight (if i recall correctly).
Then again, there is osage...!

Nowadays there are fence posts made from recycled plastic that will last for
like 25 years and more, available in many colors and is reasonably priced.

Linda Hungerford wrote:
On Aug 12, 5:42 pm, "Bob F" wrote:
Frank Thompson wrote:
for home made fence post preservative should proportion
be 2 pts diesel fuel :1 pt motor oil or the reverse of this

The correct answer is NO.

I have heard that used motor oil can be used to preserve fence posts.
The ends are soaked as far up the post as one can manage, at least
overnight (if i recall correctly).
Then again, there is osage...!

Lots of poisons can be used. That does not mean they should be used.

On Aug 12, 5:32*am, Frank Thompson wrote:
for home made fence post preservative should proportion
be 2 pts diesel fuel :1 pt motor oil or the reverse of this

Not a good idea.

Both components are carcinogenic.
What happens if the fence posts are later burned?

Andy

Green Tip for the Day

Help minimize noise pollution and reduce stress, carry a cell phone
jammer in restaurants made from recycled plastic. :-)

On Aug 12, 9:38*pm, "Bob F" wrote:
Linda Hungerford wrote:
On Aug 12, 5:42 pm, "Bob F" wrote:
Frank Thompson wrote:
for home made fence post preservative should proportion
be 2 pts diesel fuel :1 pt motor oil or the reverse of this

The correct answer is NO.

I have heard that used motor oil can be used to preserve fence posts.
The ends are soaked as far up the post as one can manage, at least
overnight (if i recall correctly).
Then again, there is osage...!

Lots of poisons can be used. That does not mean they should be used.

then prime them and paint them two or three times. still vote for
osage tho.
Linda H.

On 8/12/2009 7:43 PM Andy spake thus:

Help minimize noise pollution and reduce stress, carry a cell phone
jammer in restaurants made from recycled plastic. :-)

You must be talking about McDonalds; restaurants made from recycled plastic?

[dangling modifier--couldn't resist]


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In article 7b58cad8-96a5-43ea-959e-9a3a3bc18900@
18g2000yqa.googlegroups.com, (Frank Thompson)
says...
for home made fence post preservative should proportion
be 2 pts diesel fuel :1 pt motor oil or the reverse of this

Whatever you have on hand. A good soak takes gallons. Diesel will soak
faster, oil will last longer. A combination of the two is a compromise.
Used hydraulic fluid or automatic transmission fluid works great too.
Start with dry wood, or the water in the wood will prevent a good soak.
Put the posts in a 55 gallon drum with the top off, and fill the drum to
the top. Give the posts at least 24 hours in the goop, a week is
better. Be sure to protect the barrel from rain or you will have a
mess. Water will sink to the bottom and ruin the soak, while oil runs
out the top.

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On Aug 12, 6:17*pm, Linda Hungerford
wrote:
On Aug 12, 5:42*pm, "Bob F" wrote:

Frank Thompson wrote:
for home made fence post preservative should proportion
be 2 pts diesel fuel :1 pt motor oil or the reverse of this

The correct answer is NO.

I have heard that used motor oil can be used to preserve fence posts.
The ends are soaked as far up the post as one can manage, at least
overnight (if i recall correctly).
Then again, there is osage...!

ymmv....
Linda H.

You recommend osage, and someone else recommended black locust for the
posts. Sounds good, but - are these woods available commercially? --
H

On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:30:50 -0700 (PDT), Heathcliff
wrote:

You recommend osage, and someone else recommended black locust for the
posts. Sounds good, but - are these woods available commercially? --
H

As a rule, probably not. A small locally owned lumber mill might cut these
types of wood. Most of the time it is a case of grow your own or find someone
willing to sell said tree for you to cut from their property. Both types of
trees have thorns, so the lumberjack types avoid them. As a living fence,
Osage/ black locust/ honey locust will slow human traffic and hold most
livestock if incorporated with some type of wild roses or blackberry. A living
fence takes a few years to reach 'hold livestock' size and usually will not hold
small stock like goats or pets like cats or dogs. Still a living fence can help
block ugly views/ road noise/ dust.

"Vandy Terre" wrote in message
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On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:30:50 -0700 (PDT), Heathcliff
wrote:

You recommend osage, and someone else recommended black locust for the
posts. Sounds good, but - are these woods available commercially? --
H

As a rule, probably not. A small locally owned lumber mill might cut
these
types of wood. Most of the time it is a case of grow your own or find
someone
willing to sell said tree for you to cut from their property.

Osage is typically used as a living fence so would probably be difficult to
find as lumber except close to where it grows. But locust lumber is used
for all kinds of products so fencing is relatively easy to find, check
fencing companies in your local yellow pages, ask at a local lumber yard,
search on line. The primary thing however is to ascertain if it will be
worth the expence for installing a fence that will very likely out live the
property owner or the period one lives there. I would suspect that locust
fencing is not going to come cheaply so it would behoove one to consider
carefully.

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/m...6/ai_65774772/

http://www.locustfence.com/

On Aug 13, 11:26*pm, Linda Hungerford
wrote:
On Aug 12, 9:38*pm, "Bob F" wrote:

Linda Hungerford wrote:
On Aug 12, 5:42 pm, "Bob F" wrote:
Frank Thompson wrote:
for home made fence post preservative should proportion
be 2 pts diesel fuel :1 pt motor oil or the reverse of this

The correct answer is NO.

I have heard that used motor oil can be used to preserve fence posts.
The ends are soaked as far up the post as one can manage, at least
overnight (if i recall correctly).
Then again, there is osage...!

Lots of poisons can be used. That does not mean they should be used.

then prime them and paint them two or three times. *still vote for
osage tho.
Linda H.

Are you referring to orange osage by chance?
It's a really nice looking piece of wood when it's sanded and clear
coated.

Andy