[Spridgets] Hydraulic fluid and asphalt - no LBC

Dave Yealy lbc at littlebitcountry.com
Sat Feb 16 17:47:21 MST 2013


Do like they do with Nascar tracks. Spread powdered TIDE and brush in 
with a broom let is sit for a short while and hose it off. The TIDE 
lifts the "dirt" out of the track.

My  2 cents
Dave



At 05:35 PM 2/16/2013, you wrote:
>List
>
>Help needed - Last Thursday the local trash truck had a hydraulic line burst
>dumping gallons of fluid on the asphalt street.  We are trying to determine
>what problems, if any, we should be concerned about.  This is a private street
>an the upkeep and repairs comes out of our pockets.  The street is in
>excellent condition.
>
>The spill occurred about 8:00 a.m. and with in a couple of hours a hazmat
>certified crew was out putting something on the spill.  The next afternoon
>they swept that material up and started steam cleaning the asphalt.  However
>it started to rain and between their fluid recovery and the addition of the
>rain water their recovery tank filled up so they had to stop with only a 1/3
>of the job done.  They do not work on weekends so it was Monday before they
>finished steam cleaning the asphalt.
>
>We are getting different answers from different people as to the short and
>long term impact of the hydraulic fluid and the asphalt.  So I would
>appreciate any information that will helps us deal with this situation.
>
>TIA
>
>
>Bob and Dolores
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