Ive got a small tilt bed snowmobile trailer with plywood deck I use for everything. I use used motor oil on it and ill probably do it once a year or every other. To see how long it can last.
Not a hack...grew up on a farm in rural Florida, it works like a charm. We even used to soak our fence posts in oil and diesel for a few days. Makes it water proof and bug resistant
I do the same on trailer decks and fences. I use a weed sprayer and spray it though. I don't like the dust it collects at first.. but a wash or rain storm typically gets rid of it. That tailgate is not the problem for you bad mileage. Its mesh, the air flows through it. Towing a 2,000 lb trailer is the difference in your mileage.
@@HiddenSpringsHomestead2021 I guessed roughly that and put 4 gallons on my boards in the heat yesterday. Going to hit it again today and call it macaroni. Thanks
So I spilled diesel in my trailer a week ago and it still reeks of diesel. Not sure I'd want to intentionally spray diesel on my trailer. Used oil id give that a shot but I'm not sure what the diesel would add.
Those boards will leach oil residue for years, especially on hot days. You'll be gettin it all over the bottom of your shoes every time you walked on it. Might even put you on yerass when it gets wet. If it were me, I'd use a high traffic deck sealer applied with a cheap little pump sprayer. However, at the end of the day, it's your trailer.
@illiniwood I could see that if these boards were new and smooth but these are so old and rough its practically a slip resistant coating with just how rough that are.
Ive got a small tilt bed snowmobile trailer with plywood deck I use for everything. I use used motor oil on it and ill probably do it once a year or every other. To see how long it can last.
Not a hack...grew up on a farm in rural Florida, it works like a charm. We even used to soak our fence posts in oil and diesel for a few days. Makes it water proof and bug resistant
@gatornation3889 that's the plan and hopefully get more time out of these old boards.
I do the same on trailer decks and fences. I use a weed sprayer and spray it though. I don't like the dust it collects at first.. but a wash or rain storm typically gets rid of it. That tailgate is not the problem for you bad mileage. Its mesh, the air flows through it. Towing a 2,000 lb trailer is the difference in your mileage.
@@2-Stroke-Smoke we are in desperate need of some rain here. I wish I had a weed sprayer for just these applications.
Been doing this on my deck and fences for years but would never admit it to my neighbors here in California lol
@@whiskeysix it's just reusing and recycling
You should've pressure washed the wood to get it clean. It would've looked better and soaked in more.
I'll try and remember that for my next trailer. A pressure washer is definitely a want here behind a generator upgrade.
What ratio of oil to diesel? Thanks for the reminder, my trailer boards could use it and the heat will help them soak it up.
@@donjohnson3873 I used roughly a 50:50 mix
@@HiddenSpringsHomestead2021 I guessed roughly that and put 4 gallons on my boards in the heat yesterday. Going to hit it again today and call it macaroni. Thanks
So I spilled diesel in my trailer a week ago and it still reeks of diesel. Not sure I'd want to intentionally spray diesel on my trailer. Used oil id give that a shot but I'm not sure what the diesel would add.
@mp-xt2rg I have noticed a smell since doing it but I'm hoping after it sitting for a few weeks and some weather on it that will lessen some.
Those boards will leach oil residue for years, especially on hot days. You'll be gettin it all over the bottom of your shoes every time you walked on it. Might even put you on yerass when it gets wet. If it were me, I'd use a high traffic deck sealer applied with a cheap little pump sprayer. However, at the end of the day, it's your trailer.
@illiniwood I could see that if these boards were new and smooth but these are so old and rough its practically a slip resistant coating with just how rough that are.