Crowderfarms
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Wondered if any of you ever make your own Creosote, or wood "Pickling" Wanted to see some "Recipes" beside my own creation.
I make up 15 gallons at a time. I have a Vat for dipping posts in, made from an old tank cut in two,8 feet long. Works great.Here's my recipe. 5 gallons of coal tar roofing or driveway sealer, 5 gallons of Diesel Fuel 5 gallons of burned Diesel oil,2 lbs of feed salt Stir well with an old shovel.El_Putzo":1fk1181l said:What's your recipe Crowder? We trimmed the white off a bunch of cedars for corner posts last year and I have been looking for a good recipe.
There are several brands of "Creosote Replacers" on the market. I've found them to be nothing more than Black paint.I've heard of the Copper Emulsion, it's kind of like a Zinc Chromate for wood.D.R. Cattle":1wtxdz73 said:We've been buying a green copper emulsion from the hardware store for treating. Were only treating the part that goes in the ground with several coats. When the pens are complete, we'll use the same stuff but cut it down with diesel and burnt oil, and spray around the base of posts and all the boards. Old timers say it works good, but what were getting runs us $15/gallon. Hope to get it done with 5 gallons or less. Mostly fresh cut green heart pine for lumber.
tamarack":2i4jrhz6 said:up here in the north we use what is called bluestone buy it at farm supply depots use it for lots of things in dougouts for algae control around waterers for hoofrot mix with water as fence post preservitive think it is about the same as chrome stuff.
Crowderfarms":1e4wrqpq said:I make up 15 gallons at a time. I have a Vat for dipping posts in, made from an old tank cut in two,8 feet long. Works great.Here's my recipe. 5 gallons of coal tar roofing or driveway sealer, 5 gallons of Diesel Fuel 5 gallons of burned Diesel oil,2 lbs of feed salt Stir well with an old shovel.El_Putzo":1e4wrqpq said:What's your recipe Crowder? We trimmed the white off a bunch of cedars for corner posts last year and I have been looking for a good recipe.
You can simply dip about 2 feet of your post in a bucket of this formula, or dip the entire post in the vat.Soak for a couple hours.For use on boards, simply get an old pump sprayer, or use a paint roller. Wear long sleeve clothing. On some board fencing, I've poured in a gallon of cheaper oil based black paint in the mixture to help it flow.Lasts for years.In some hot climates it may fade a little quicker. No liability written, expressed or implied. Check all local and State laws, before using. :shock:
kenojoe":2xt8i3vb said:I think he means used oil. I made a big batch of this and soaked some white cedar posts out of Canada. I sealed off the bottom of 2 9' sections of 6" pipe and stood them upright in the barn. I rigged a pulley and put the posts in the pipes and kept 6" of this mix over the tops of the posts. I had to force the posts down in the pipe as they wanted to float up out of the pipe. I soaked them in pairs for 6 days at a time and put in new ones until all 120 posts were done. They sure did look good when done. I left them in the barn all winter and put my fence up last year. What a disappointment. When I topped some of the posts off I noticed that the "creosote" had penetrated less than 1/16" into the posts. Maybe it was the white cedar, I don't know. As the summer went on, the side of the posts that face south got lighter and lighter. It may offer some protection in the ground but is pretty useless above ground. I would be interested to know if anyone else has tried this mix and how it worked for them.