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[John Hughes]

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Anyone got any good ways of treating posts, my neighbouring farmer soaks his in old engine oil.

Larch is supposed to be quite durable but I am not sure about the sapwood in the 3 to 5 inch tops.

 

John

[Charlieh]

my neighbouring farmer soaks his in old engine oil.

 

 

good i hate people who do that its horrifically carcinogenic and never drys properly so you will always get covered if you ever brush against it in the future,

 

creosote is still available, whack the posts in bath full for a week so it soaks in well, they will last for ages, when we used to have a farm the elm posts were taken out every 8 yrs and given another go through the creosote, many of these posts are still in use

[tommer9]

Put the larch straight in the ground, it will outlast any of the poxy tanalised crap available nowadays by far. Soak it in sump oil/ diesel etc etc if you want, or even char the end going in the ground.

[tommer9]

good i hate people who do that its horrifically carcinogenic and never drys properly so you will always get covered if you ever brush against it in the future,

 

creosote is still available, whack the posts in bath full for a week so it soaks in well, they will last for ages, when we used to have a farm the elm posts were taken out every 8 yrs and given another go through the creosote, many of these posts are still in use

 

Is true creosote still out there? I was led to believe it was some sort of substitute made from petrochemicals nowadays.

[Charlieh]

for agricultural use you can still get it, we have a 205ltr drum on the in-laws farm

[John Hughes]

Charlieh

Where can I get some creosote, I only seem to be able to find it in 4litre cans at great expense and it is probably the creosote substitute. A 205 l drum sounds great.

 

John

[Chris Sheppard]

Most agri/countyrside type supplier places still sell the proper stuff for Agri use - think you can get it in 25l too but no smaller. Pretty sure Bartoline still make the proper stuff too and you used to be able to deal direct with them.

Edited October 29, 2009 by Chris Sheppard
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[Arob]

And if you're using a type 1 or 2 creosote it helps to warm it up (65-100 deg C) to allow the wood to absorb it better.

[John Hughes]

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Sounds like I better get some fast.

[Arob]

Put the larch straight in the ground, ..... or even char the end going in the ground.

 

There was some research done a few years ago using refined Japanese Larch wood tar (which was extracted from wastes from charcoal manufacture), it proved to be a very effective preservative, so charring the end will help to move the tar fraction within the wood and provide a similar benefit.