How do you oil a road,,i live on a rock road,white rock,,and it gets dusty in summer?

the county will not do anything,,how can i do thisHow do you oil a road,,i live on a rock road,white rock,,and it gets dusty in summer?
I would find a farmer who has a truck set up to spray the fields and then go to your local fast food restaurant and ask them to


save the french fry oil for you. This should solve all your problems plus you get free oil that is environmentally safe.Of course the downside would be the weight gain once you start


eating all the time cause your road smells like french fries.


Funny how some people just assume that oil is bad.How do you oil a road,,i live on a rock road,white rock,,and it gets dusty in summer?
Some states will no longer allow this due to potential of ground water contamination. You should check with the county or state EPA type policies.





Probably not economical but our town has paved these kinds of roads with chewed up roofing shingles (nails removed). They get it cheap from the recycling plant. The wind doesn't blow it around, and water drains right through it.





They used to oil dirt roads. I'm not so sure how effective it would be on rock roads? The initial application would of course trap the exisiting dust. But as you drive on it, the rocks crush against each other making fresh dust. I'll bet you'd have to oil it even more often than a plain dirt road. (Which is why I made that note about an alternative surface treatment, which could go over the rocks.) You just have to convince them to do something.





How about this angle: Some rocks contain naturally occuring asbestos. Look up an asbestos testing lab near you on the Internet and send them a sample. A few years ago this cost me $75. If they find it, you can offer this report as a concern of yours (providing this isn't your personal road) and perhaps of any affected neighbors?
Oil is not what you need.....





Some ways of fixing this issue is to find a contractor who is milling a road and see if he wouldn't mind paving your road with the aggregate from the job. This stuff is still sticky and if done correctly, will produce a ';rocky'; type road, but one that will stay together. They need to pay to get rid of that stuff.....If they can ';dump'; it, they would like that idea......not sure if they would do the work, but you may need to pay them if they do.





They will need to grade the road before applying the aggregate, and roll it flat.





If it is a county road, you will need to get permission to top the road or you may be fined or charged ';repair'; costs if not done correctly..........and it will be 100% at your cost if you decide to get permission and tackle this job.
Pay someone to wash it like the city is supposed to do for free.
move away jose
I used to work for a company that did some dust control and we used a product from Sealmaster Inc. out of Sandusky Ohio. We just had a large tank with a pump going to a spray bar mounted on the back of the truck. Sorry I don't remember the exact name of the product. You might check with a local paving or seal coating company. They might even have the equipment to do it for you.
Years ago this was common practice in/around oil field areas.


The oil used was poor quality unrefined crude oil or ';garr'; as it was called. Garr is the Arabic slang for cr*p.


It was sprayed on and was primarily used for cheap quick road surfacing rather than dust entrapment, although it is very good for this too as it bonds the dust particles.


However it is very unsightly and a health hazard. Also it is really not very clean and sticks to the underside and lower parts of your vehicle. It is very messy and difficult to clean off. Better to opt for the dust.


If the road surface is very fine clinging dust it can be stabilised to a limited extent by introducing cement powder(OPC) to the dust/sand. I do not mean sufficient to form a concrete, just enough to bond the dust. This method is used on some sports surfaces such as 'boules pitches' and 'sand' tennis court surfaces. You would need to mix the cement dry at a ratio of about 1:12 with the road dust to depth of 10cm, then lightly spray with water and leave to dry well before using. It will not stop the dust but should greatly reduce it, as it produces larger less volatile dust particles


Good Luck!
You CANNOT oil a road, it's as simple as that, i guess youll just have to get off your *** and wash your vehicle more. Anyone who would disreguard what damage they could be doing to contaminate the ground needs to be locked up!!!!!! IDIOT!
you know how they spary the weeds with that spray rig that has arm that fold down well you put oil in it and it should still spary.now I hope that will give the chance to tame that dust.Fredf
well, now that we've covered the legal part, find a source ffor some used oil, pour it on until you get the stretch covered you want covered. probably have to get some of your old trucking buddies to save their oil change oil for you. if your an uptown redneck and money's not a bib problem call an an outfit that does blacktop jobs and convince them that you have the govenors blessing to oil the road and maybe they will out with a distributor truck and spray the thing for you. most places if you get caught your *** will be sucking wind trying to pay the fine. might even have to remediate the area, which means you'll have to dig the whole damn mess up and replace it with new gravel if some tree hugger turns you in.
You do not do this. Let the road dept do it. Contact your county commissioner and complain. he can get the road dept moving.
They used to spray down gravel roads with used motor oil or tar years ago. But that would probably be a no-no now. If you do use something you had better check to make sure you don't get hit with environmental fines.