UGh.....too late?

Water ?


mmmm...better yet gas. Gas will clean it right up !

 

UGh.....too late?

Water ?

mmmm...better yet gas. Gas will clean it right up !

Gas?? Gas on grass? Do ya think THAT will burn the grass worse than the oil?

I would think some soapy water would do just fine. The oil may not do as much damage as thought.

 

Good luck with that. Reseed it in a couple of weeks.

 

Gas?? Gas on grass? Do ya think THAT will burn the grass worse than the oil?

I would think some soapy water would do just fine. The oil may not do as much damage as thought.

I do believe there was probably some sarcasm to go along with that :hammerhead:

No matter what you do youre already too late. As a matter of fact as soon as it hit the ground you were too late. You can wipe the surface but what about what has already been abosrbed.

 

The best thing to do that I know of is to turn the soil over at least 6-7" deep putting the damaged stuff down and under so that as it leaches, it does so down away from the surface. Then re-seed/sod the area that was damaged. Gear oil, or hyrdaulic oil etc kills the soil very,very quickly.

 

Gas?? Gas on grass? Do ya think THAT will burn the grass worse than the oil?

I would think some soapy water would do just fine. The oil may not do as much damage as thought.

Oh my bad your right. A remote controlled mower with meg-mo's will spiffy that area right up !

 

Oh my bad your right. A remote controlled mower with meg-mo's will spiffy that area right up !

aaaaaah ha ha ha ha ha :laugh: :laugh:
:clapping: :drinkup:

 

Why not try something like putting a bottle or 2 of Dawn dish washing liquid into an ATV sized sprayer and use the wand to thoroughly water the area. I would hope that the Dawn would cut gear oil but, I just don't know. If you get the oil off the blades of grass and get it diluted into the soil you'll probably be alright.

My main job is for my local power company and sometimes when a transformer on a pole goes bad it'll spew oil all over the ground/grass. Most of the time this is straight mineral oil and the patch of grass will look oil for a while but, I don't remember it outright killing the grass.

 

You can soak up as much oil as you can but I wouldn't put any water on it, even with soap. All that will do is spread the oil out. You're going to have to remove the soil and replace it with clean soil.

 

IF it does die, it will grow back quicker then you would think. Trust me I know first hand!!!

 

Put a flag to mark the spot and tell the customer that in terms of what to do next you would like to see what is going to come of it first and then take it from there.

 

Did the oil all run out in 1 spot. If so that spot is probably small the gear box doesn't hold that much. Take a shovel and dig out that spot throw in some new topsoil and grass seed, or a chunk of the lawn from under a tree or somewhere it is not going to be missed. Wahla ... no more worries!

 

dieseil, or some types of oil mixed with soapy water...bad
turning soil over....bad

the oil will not leach enough to warrant turning the soil, doing that will bring up weeds or promote them

spraying with soap ain't going to be bad per sey, just makes oil stick better to plants

 

dieseil, or some types of oil mixed with soapy water...bad
turning soil over....bad
the oil will not leach enough to warrant turning the soil, doing that will bring up weeds or promote them
spraying with soap ain't going to be bad per sey, just makes oil stick better to plants

Wrong!
I've witnessed it firsthand more than once. The oil will definately leach, and will kill the soil down for quite a ways if let go. Turning it 6-7" deep as soon as possible (or as deep as needed to go to get below where the oil has leached), buries the contaminated soil before it can contaminate the soil farther below, and makes it easier to re-seed the spot. The only way it'll bring up weeds is if you leave the spot bare and weed seeds blow into the area and take root. Weeds just don't lie below the soil's surface just waiting for a chance to be brought to the surface to take hold. If the lawn has been properly fert'd regularly, there'll be no weed issue if either the soil is turned and re-seeded, or new dirt is thrown down and seeded as soon as the contamination is taken care of.

 

I wouldn't be to concerned with getting oil into the soil..localize it don't water the **** out of it so it floods all over the place.. I would be more concerned with the Blades not being able to breath because all the stomata are clogged with oil
I would mix dawn or a good grease cutting soap with warm water and put it in a spray bottle maybe a ratio of 1-4 or 2-4 and spray the **** out of the grass using 2 or 3 bottles.. then a light rinse with a hose.. reality is If you dont get the oil of the blades your going to be toast

 

The damage is done my friend. You might try saw dust but by now it has soaked in too deep. re seed or lay a piece of sod down if it becomes too noticable

 

Dig out the area and replace it with now soil and sod. You can't wash gear oil out of the dirt.
If you don't believe me then take a bucket of soil and put gear oil on the top layer. Try to do any of these brilliant suggestions to purge the soil. Then try and grow seed.

 

You can soak up as much oil as you can but I wouldn't put any water on it, even with soap. All that will do is spread the oil out. You're going to have to remove the soil and replace it with clean soil.

Thank goodness someone posted this.

 

Wrong!
I've witnessed it firsthand more than once. The oil will definately leach, and will kill the soil down for quite a ways if let go. Turning it 6-7" deep as soon as possible (or as deep as needed to go to get below where the oil has leached), buries the contaminated soil before it can contaminate the soil farther below, and makes it easier to re-seed the spot. The only way it'll bring up weeds is if you leave the spot bare and weed seeds blow into the area and take root. Weeds just don't lie below the soil's surface just waiting for a chance to be brought to the surface to take hold. If the lawn has been properly fert'd regularly, there'll be no weed issue if either the soil is turned and re-seeded, or new dirt is thrown down and seeded as soon as the contamination is taken care of.

Mr RG,

I have to respectfully disagree...like totally.

For soil to become toxic it has to contain or become introduced with a certain level of hazardous component. Gear oil of this type and in this instance is so low in toxicity it would not nor could not warrant removal of soil.

I would akin this "leak" to the same amount of hydrocarbon as does a chainsaw spewing bar oil as it's cutting wood. It's not operated through crankcase. It also is so low in quantity and high viscosity it'd have to be larger volume to impact and create any environmental hazard.

The only one big issue was hot liquid on contact.
The small issue was gear oil in minimal volume {rate}.

what's going to appear are small patch of dead grass and stream path,easily fixed with seeding.

 

Mr RG,

I have to respectfully disagree...like totally.

For soil to become toxic it has to contain or become introduced with a certain level of hazardous component. Gear oil of this type and in this instance is so low in toxicity it would not nor could not warrant removal of soil.

I would akin this "leak" to the same amount of hydrocarbon as does a chainsaw spewing bar oil as it's cutting wood. It's not operated through crankcase. It also is so low in quantity and high viscosity it'd have to be larger volume to impact and create any environmental hazard.

The only one big issue was hot liquid on contact.
The small issue was gear oil in minimal volume {rate}.

what's going to appear are small patch of dead grass and stream path,easily fixed with seeding.

Disagree all you want. That's certainly your right. You can take an educated guess at this if you'd like to as well, but I am speaking from personal firsthand experiences. Like I already posted, I have personally witnessed this very thing more than once over the course of my life, and have seen it caused by all three of the following (though not at the same time or place)- gear oil, engine oil, and hydraulic fluid. All will effectively kill the soil. Like I said before, either turn the soil quickly to bury the contamaination or replace with fresh topsoil and re-seed.

 

Like I already posted, I have personally witnessed this very thing more than once over the course of my life, and have seen it caused by all three of the following (though not at the same time or place)- gear oil, engine oil, and hydraulic fluid. All will effectively kill the soil.

Don't forget fuel oil. What a mess that can make.

 

Don't forget fuel oil. What a mess that can make.

True. All anyone needs to do is take a visit to a tracor dealer where there are used tractors for sale and sitting on grass, and look underneath one.

 

He may as well wait and see at this point. Worst case scenario, just dig up the affected area and replace with some topsoil and reseed or get a square or 2 of sod. I still think the oil could be broken down with something like Dawn. Getting the oil off the grass blades would be the important thing it would seem to me. I can't imagine that all that much oil was actually lost or how much area it could have affected.