I dont even know what kind of engines they're talking about since they are draining their oilpans into what appears to be some sort of antique wooden box?
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Checks out. My Dad and most of our neighbors would spread the used oil in the back alley. They were all gravel back then and it would "help keep the dust down."
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My uncle kept a bucket of used oil in his garage to piss in, the used oil blocked the door of the urine. When the bucket got full it all landed in the back alley.
My first real job was at a sand green golf course in Saskatchewan. We would collect the used oil from the numerous "garages" around town. The used oil would be mixed with sand in a portable cement mixer powered by a one cylinder Kohler engine. When the sand had the proper consistency, it would be spread on the sand "greens" as needed. The oil in the sand would keep the sand from blowing away, make the sand easier to smooth out on your putting path and make it easier to rail the "green" for the next group.
Well...the stories I heard about the old Greyhound station across from Eau Claire where they used to do Bus maintenance? Trust me, when they sold it and the ground was excavated for underground parking? It wasn't just because it was a sellable idea...there was all kinds of crap buried under there. Oil, batteries, bodies, you name it.
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Well...the stories I heard about the old Greyhound station across from Eau Claire where they used to do Bus maintenance? Trust me, when they sold it and the ground was excavated for underground parking? It wasn't just because it was a sellable idea...there was all kinds of crap buried under there. Oil, batteries, bodies, you name it.
Missing socks from the laundry? I'd like to get mine back.
Checks out. My Dad and most of our neighbors would spread the used oil in the back alley. They were all gravel back then and it would "help keep the dust down."
Many small towns oiled their streets every year or so for the same purpose. Made riding your bike quite an adventure when it rained and they were wet.
There is a big difference between new oil and used oil when it comes to carcinogens and other hazards. I suspect the road oiling is also done with vegetable oils these days. Anyone know what they use?
There is a big difference between new oil and used oil when it comes to carcinogens and other hazards. I suspect the road oiling is also done with vegetable oils these days. Anyone know what they use?
Liquid calcium chloride is mostly what’s used these days for controlling dust on a lot of rural gravel roads.
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Yes, liquid calcium chloride is used to suppress dust, or some version of it. Some products are modified or have corrosion inhibitors in them.
What Lubicon is referring to is an oil product similar to what is used in asphalt which is specifically designed to bind with the aggregate in the road and then set to a hardened state. So you don't get the leaching or tracking you would with motor oil which isn't really designed for that purpose.
