AHHHHHHhhhhh

[Fla._Deadheader]

 Today, the Jip ran on Soybean Oil as fuel. No black smoke, quieter, and a little MORE power climbing the hills to town.  8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Paul_H]

Sounds cool Harold 8)

Was this oil you pressed? I remember you were working towards that goal.

[DanG]

Good job Harold! 8) 8) 8)

So, what color was the smoke?

[Fla._Deadheader]

What smoke ???  8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)

  No Paul, The mechanic brought the Jip to the house today, and I took him back to his shop. Then, I noticed the gauge was barely off the pin.  >:( >:( >:(

  I didn't have my wallet, because of all the commotion this morning, so, I went back home and bought a 3 litre jug of new oil at the pulperia.  Got me home and back to the gasolinera, to BUY Diesel  >:( >:( >:( Diesel is around $4.50 a Gallon, here. 

  Gotta start getting oil to use.  No readily available crops around here for pressing  : ;D 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)

[woodbowl]

What about coconut or palm oil, you got plenty of that don't you?

[Tom]

He probably need to take a 50 gallon barrel to McDonalds and get it filled.   He's got to have a McDonalds somewhere. Everybody has a McDonalds.  :D :D

[Fla._Deadheader]

 No, I don't have any.  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

  Got to set up a day to pick up 35 gallons from a chikken fryer joint. Gonna cost me $11.00  8) 8) 8)

  Then, I just have to clean it.  8) 8) 8) 8)

[Tom]

Isn't the oil a liability to the chicken joint?  Why do you have to buy it?

[Dana]

Harold, I have been burning unheated vegtable oil in my F250 and tractor during the Summer for three years now. It works great for me. I need to get going on a heated tank so I can use it year round.
With my setup filtering is very slow, 5 gal a day when the temp is above 80f and less with lower temps. I want to plumb a heat coil from my central boiler to the settling tank. That will decrease the filtering time considerably.

[Fla._Deadheader]

   8) 8)  I's gonna Centrifuge mine.  8) 8)

  Should get 55 gallons done in 4 hours + /-.

  Tom, there is a market here for used oil. Guys buy it to mix with animal feed.

  This is just the first place I asked that had volume.  : ;D ;D ;D

[Dana]

    "I's gonna Centrifuge mine." (quote from FlaDeadheader)   
With one of these? I haven't hooked mine up yet. The grease will still need to be pre filtered though.

[OneWithWood]

Alright Harold!   8) 8) 8) 8)

Ain't it fun?  ;)

If you have a 55 gal drum you can get a strainer that sits atop the drum.  I use a 200 micron unit to strain my oil before I brew it into Bio D.  I would think screening your oil with even a window screen would get enough stuff out that it would pass through the centrifuge without many problems and less down time to clean the centi out.

[Fla._Deadheader]

  Thanks, Robert. YUP, it's a whole different deal, now.

  I plan to use window screen AND pant legs I cut off of brand new jeans. Easy to wash out and I have enough time to wait for the oil to filter.

  Dana, yer on top of this, ain'tcha ???  8) 8)

  I have a juicer that I modified, and that's going to be my first 'fuge. Others are doing it, and it does not require any pumps, motor and whatever. It's self contained.  8) 8) 8)

[Dana]

I don't know if I'm on top of it. :D  But, a guy has to put his thinking cap on when when diesel is $3.58 a gal and you are just farming for a living.