oil leak - how to clean up the mess?!

[eventerbabe]

our muckheap was removed yesterday and the JCB doing it has spewed oil/diesel all over my yard. I didn't notice until i went to start power hosing the sh*t the driver welded onto our yard :stomp: i've power hosed the whole yard however the oil is still there. i don't want it contaminating our hay (we have large bales dropped on the yard) or causing the horses to slip. My first thought was to use fairy liquid but i don't really want that going down the runoff. Thereagain it can't be any worse than the oil! i know you can get more environmentally friendly detergents, or maybe those absorbent mats? any experiences?

 

[Wally]

You can get special granules for spreading to soak up spills like that, You'd be better with biological powder spread over it.

 

[springchicken]

Isnt sand used to soak it up then i guess you could shovel it up and out of the way?

 

[Yann]

This is the stuff we used to use on the carriageway after crashes when I worked on a highway maintenace contract - you might be able to find it at a builders, garage or janatorial equipment supplier.

http://www.newpig.com/webapp/wcs/st...ductId=157241&langId=-11&cm_vc=vc_fast_finder

 

[Kite_Rider]

We used cat litter on our drive when my beloved Pajero sprung a whopping leak, worked a treat but I guess it would be a bit expensive if you need a huge amount.

 

[eventerbabe]

my yard is about 50 square metres so would need a lot. cheers for the suggestions i'm going to pass them on to the culprit! i'm not cleaning (or paying for clean up of) his mess. and if it's spewing that amount onto my yard in just 30 minutes, what on earth is he leaving behind on the roads?!

 

[LisW]

This is the stuff we used to use on the carriageway after crashes when I worked on a highway maintenace contract - you might be able to find it at a builders, garage or janatorial equipment supplier.

http://www.newpig.com/webapp/wcs/st...ductId=157241&langId=-11&cm_vc=vc_fast_finder

This stuff sounds very useful! Had never heard of it before.

 

[Wally]

I used to liberate sacks of a similar stuff a friend's mother used in her engineering shop. It was amazing at sucking up oil spils from concrete floors and stuff.