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05-28-2015, 08:03 PM
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Member
Name: Bill & Kate
Trailer: Trillium 4500 15 feet 1977
Washington
Posts: 38
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Cow poop removal?
Hi, does anyone know the best way to remove dried cow poop from the surface of a 1977 Trillium Trailer? We drove to a great campground, but had to drive over a dirt road with fresh cow pies on it to get to the site. Now, two days later, the cow pop has dried to the consistency of concrete in the wheel wells and on the front of the trailer where it splattered up from our tow vehicle.
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05-28-2015, 08:12 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Dennis
Trailer: Scamp
Minnesota
Posts: 409
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The material is totally water soluble. A hose with a spray nozzle and it will come off. If you have access to a pressure washer, it will be an easier job.
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05-28-2015, 08:17 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Dave
Trailer: Casita SD17 2006 "Missing Link"
California
Posts: 3,738
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Hi Bill, THAT is one question I've never seen here. If it were me I'd just soak it down with water, should drop off.....for the most part. Hopefully there won't be any stains. Should be easier than removing dead bugs though.
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05-29-2015, 03:16 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Wendy Lee
Trailer: Scamp 13' Standard
New York
Posts: 1,071
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Cow pats
Quote:
Originally Posted by Borrego Dave
Hi Bill, THAT is one question I've never seen here. If it were me I'd just soak it down with water, should drop off.....for the most part. Hopefully there won't be any stains. Should be easier than removing dead bugs though.
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All good suggestions here. If the water doesn't work a friend on this forum recommended 3M restorer and wax. Has a polishing compound and wax in it and it is the stuff? Used it to get spare tire rub marks off the back of my trailer. Pricey but great stuff!
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05-29-2015, 03:41 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Jay
Trailer: Boler 1300
Ontario
Posts: 335
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I live on a gravel road in Rural Ontario (have my whole life). Rest assured the manure will come off with water, maybe a soft brush or sponge. Or like me and my neighbours, you could just wait for the rain!
I'll take cow poop over dog poop any day...
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05-29-2015, 03:52 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Wayne
Trailer: Airstream Sold, Nest Fan
Ontario
Posts: 2,002
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Quote:
Originally Posted by billkateposs
Hi, does anyone know the best way to remove dried cow poop from the surface of a 1977 Trillium Trailer?
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LOL, we had the same issue after drive behind a manure spreader years ago in rural Quebec. We had a pop up at the time so washed it off well at 1st chance.
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05-29-2015, 04:02 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: Escape 17 ft Plan B
Posts: 2,389
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I can attest to the fact that it can be washed off, although it can be a lot of work. While driving the La Sal Loop near Moab I ran into a cattle drive. The cowboys (and girls) waved me through, which was an experience being part of a cattle drive in my tow vehicle. Even driving at the speed of the moving cows, lots of "splatter" to the undercarriage. It took 3-4 trips to the car wash to completely get rid of both the stuff & the smell...
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05-29-2015, 04:25 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 2009 Trillium 13 ft ('Homelet') / 2000 Subaru Outback
Posts: 2,222
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Make lemonade from a lemon
Park the trailer in your garden and wash off the free fertilizer! Simple!!
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05-29-2015, 05:32 PM
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Senior Member
Name: P
Trailer: Casita
Washington
Posts: 343
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It'll wash right off with water. Were you in Okanogan County?
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05-29-2015, 07:56 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Mike
Trailer: 93 Burro 17 ft
Oklahoma
Posts: 6,025
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If it doesn't want to hose off at first, you can get it wet, wait a bit for it to soak up the water (soften), then spray it off. Same principle as soaking a pan with baked-on crud.
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05-29-2015, 08:35 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Carl
Trailer: 2014 16 scamp side dinette/Rav4 V6 Tow pkg.
Pennsylvania
Posts: 578
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Ahhhh,,, that a bunch of crap
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05-29-2015, 10:02 PM
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Member
Name: Cate & Dan
Trailer: 1976 Triple E SurfSide "The Mutt Hut"
Manitoba
Posts: 66
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Knowledge not from college
I just happened to work a dairy farm or two in my misspent youth and cleaned a few milking parlor walls. We would soak everything down with warm water, go have coffee and come back to pressure wash. Always from the top down with the sprayer nozzle in really close for max power and aimed at a 45 degree angle away from you. It acts like a chisel to lift it off. Always work in one direction not back and forth otherwise you blast it back onto the bit you've already washed and yourself. Where there was stubborn residue we would sponge/scrub with a mild? acid solution... same stuff we sanitized the milk tank with. You might try white vinegar if you have trouble or discolored patches especially on a light color and it will help cut the smell. I can tell you how to get it out of your coveralls as well if you are interested. LOL
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05-30-2015, 12:56 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Dennis
Trailer: Scamp
Minnesota
Posts: 409
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Old Macdonalds
I just happened to work a dairy farm or two in my misspent youth and cleaned a few milking parlor walls. We would soak everything down with warm water, go have coffee and come back to pressure wash. Always from the top down with the sprayer nozzle in really close for max power and aimed at a 45 degree angle away from you. It acts like a chisel to lift it off. Always work in one direction not back and forth otherwise you blast it back onto the bit you've already washed and yourself. Where there was stubborn residue we would sponge/scrub with a mild? acid solution... same stuff we sanitized the milk tank with. You might try white vinegar if you have trouble or discolored patches especially on a light color and it will help cut the smell. I can tell you how to get it out of your coveralls as well if you are interested. LOL
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Can't add anything to this, I've never worked on a dairy farm, but my brother-in-law has one that my niece now runs. This is exactly how it is done!
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05-31-2015, 10:19 AM
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Member
Name: Bill & Kate
Trailer: Trillium 4500 15 feet 1977
Washington
Posts: 38
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Thanks for the reply. We'll give it a whirl with the hose today.
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05-31-2015, 10:20 AM
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Member
Name: Bill & Kate
Trailer: Trillium 4500 15 feet 1977
Washington
Posts: 38
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Hi there, thanks for writing with your common sense advice.
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05-31-2015, 10:22 AM
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Member
Name: Bill & Kate
Trailer: Trillium 4500 15 feet 1977
Washington
Posts: 38
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Thanks for writing. We look forward to taking our gal 'Marion' out for further adventures. We'd love to travel rural Quebec
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05-31-2015, 10:24 AM
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Member
Name: Bill & Kate
Trailer: Trillium 4500 15 feet 1977
Washington
Posts: 38
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It's great to read these responses. I will visit your travel site!
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05-31-2015, 10:24 AM
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Member
Name: Jeff short for Jennifer
Trailer: 13 ft Scamp 1977
North Carolina
Posts: 65
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this is another reason you should be very grateful cows are vegetarians.
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05-31-2015, 10:29 AM
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Member
Name: Bill & Kate
Trailer: Trillium 4500 15 feet 1977
Washington
Posts: 38
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Cow pies
Yes! We camped at Blackpine Lake and encountered some lovely ladies and their calves walking the gravel road.
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05-31-2015, 10:32 AM
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Member
Name: Bill & Kate
Trailer: Trillium 4500 15 feet 1977
Washington
Posts: 38
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Thanks for this tutorial on spray down. I'll give it a whirl.
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