[AT] Weekend issues

[Cecil Bearden]

I used rough cut oak lumber on a Stock trailer floor about 15 years 
ago.  I soaked the boards with aluminum Paint thinned with Stoddard 
solvent.  I made sure to get the ends soaked also.  The floor is still 
in great shape.  The aluminum paint will kill the fungus that causes dry 
rot.  It usually starts a the ends.  I also tried to install the baords 
bark side up so the grain would repel the water.

Cecil in OKla


On 9/20/2016 7:55 PM, John Hall wrote:
> All of our hay wagons are/were floored with oak. I have no idea how long
> the floors last, the 2 here now are over 30 years old. We don't use them
> like we did way back when, but they saw plenty of loading and twisting.
> No preservative, just kept them under a shed when not in use.
>
> John
>
> On 9/20/2016 5:45 PM, charlie hill wrote:
>> That will work better than pine if it's good quality oak.
>> No knots, etc.
>>
>> Charlie
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Mike M
>> Sent: Monday, September 19, 2016 3:46 PM
>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>> Subject: Re: [AT] Weekend issues
>>
>> I wonder how rough sawed oak would hold up? Find a local mill, and
>> they'll cut it to whatever thickness you'd like. I bought some for a
>> barn project from a local guy and it was surprisingly cheap for what I
>> got. Sometimes if you take some odd sizes they can't get rid of you can
>> get it really cheap.
>>
>> Mike M
>>
>>
>> On 9/19/2016 1:42 AM, Dennis Johnson wrote:
>>> All
>>>
>>> The last few days I have been hit with stupid little stuff.
>>>
>>> Borrowing my son's V10 Ram to haul some mowers to Okla. leaving 2 there
>>> with someone and hauling my Hustler back after doing some mowing there.
>>>     V10 failed an oil pressure sender Wednesday near Ennis Tx. Changed it
>>> out in parts store parking lot, which was not fun on hot engine. This
>>> morning on the way to church the replacement sender also failed, putting a
>>> small stream of oil out the electrical connection, just like the first one
>>> did. Got replacement under warranty, but went to 6 places looking for 1/8
>>> NPT 45 elbow and could not find. Want to move sensor so I can get a wrench
>>> or sender socket on it. Finally found short nipple and coupling that
>>> should move it away from block slightly. Tomorrow morning will try to
>>> install the second sensor when engine is cool before I start it.
>>> Yesterday I snapped one of the blade spindle housings in two pieces on my
>>> Hustler Fastrack SD mower. Was able to fine some replacement parts just
>>> before store closed. Was able to finish mowing this afternoon.
>>> This weekend the 2 X 10 ramps I use to load mower failed near a knot hole.
>>> Friday I got a new 2 X 10, and it snapped in two pieces on Saturday.
>>> Yesterday got a second replacement on that also.
>>>
>>>
>>> Dennis
>>>
>>>
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