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Old 06-20-2008, 07:45 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Still looking for smallish trailer to put collection tank on.


Currently on Sale at Harbor Freight for $199 http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=90154

I'd weld most of it up and maybe eliminate the folding feature in the name of strength.
Similar to this guy, but probably with out the plywood, and a big tank welded in the middle. http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=463480

I also have to get a trailer hitch so I don't have to drive the Supra to pick up oil; what a downer that would be.

The Idea of "being able" to carry 8,000 Miles worth of Fuel is rather amusing as well.

Edit: Tank is 150 Gallons "water capacity"

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Old 06-23-2008, 10:50 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Picked up the above mentioned Harbor freight trailer, after 15% off Coupon from my entertainment book it was $171.xx with tax. Weighs in just under 200 lbs. Far from free; but mighty cheap.

Also picked up 10 3/4" ball Valves @ $4.23 Each

Also Built a Trailer hitch for the Golf Total Cost: 1/2 Day driving around looking for receiver tube. (was free when I found it) I need to post pics of it; but IMHO it is the coolest trailer hitch install ever.
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Got the trailer built; tank mounted, vacuum pump goes on tomorrow. I need a vacuum gauge now. I hope my big valve holds vacuum.

FYI: Louisiana Sucks. it cost me $139.xx to get a license plate for the trailer. err. That made me go back on my mounting so that the trailer can be used without the tank if needed.

Looks like I will be pre-heating my oil (in collection tank) with solar, then doing the final heat up on electric shouldn't take many watts and will save LOTS of trouble + plumbing.

Also decided I need to re-enforce trailer hitch. If for no other reason; for my bike 55lbs on the end of a 28" lever/ mount bounces around quite a bit.
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You've been busy! pretty dang soon, you will have beat the man like a red-headed step child.
Man, I hadn't though of it that way just yet. I think I like it.



I welded on a huge propane tank today; and I didn't die! AWESOME!

Also braced my triller up a bit.

Plumbed up the vac/ pressure lines on the super sucker.

Also looks like I may have a lot of lard available to me. Works great as a summer fuel, but poor cold weather performance; and on the + side has super high Cetane. If I can get a line on more free/ cheap barrels I may stockpile lard BioD during the cold months, and burn it when it is warm out.

I keep hoping that Harbor freight will put the pump on sale; $20 vs $40 isn't all that much but it's become a matter of principal a this point.
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How easy is it to collect the oil? Have you done it before?
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How easy is it to collect the oil? Have you done it before?
I was going to Post "Man I can't find any WVO anyplace" :-)

But it doesn't appear to be to hard. Depending on your local Cuisine + area Drivers it may be easier/ harder.

One of the big advantages of doing Bio-Diesel over SVO is that you can use a much much wider variety of feedstock; Lard, Tallow, bacon Grease, margarine, chicken fat etc etc are all worthwhile fuels for Bio-Diesel. Finding good Canola/ soy is fairly difficult; but if you are willing to give restaurants a barrel and maybe a little$ then it isn't that big of a deal.


If your question was regarding actually getting the oil home.
Holly Cow it is VERY fast. Sucks up about 100 Gallons of water in about 2 minutes, Grease will be much slower, but 25 gallons per minute is not an unreasonable guess. A SVO friend of mine was bragging that his pump could do 1 gallon / Minute with soy! HaHa I can't wait to show him this :-) Who would have thought an Eco-Modder trying how to move fuel faster lol



On the Progress front I got "all" of my leaks sealed up in the super sucker and Re-Built my (2") Valve.
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Super Sucker complete!
Pulls water at about 1.5 gallons per second (empties 55 gallon barrel in 40 seconds) in reality it is much faster than that because it takes almost 10 seconds to spin the valve open then another 10 to close it.

I've only collected about 30 gallons so far, I'd guess it pulls about 3/4 gallon/ minute with 80 degF Vegtable oil.

Pretty psyched about it, my SVO buddy was bragging about 1 gallon/ minute through his 1 hp pump :-)

Next: get at least 1 more oil source (would love more) so that I have enough to satisfy my friends 2000 NB thirst as well as mine (she burns more like 2~2.5 gallons per day).

Also I'm waiting on Harbor freight to get my pump + valves back in stock (I have a sale rain check on both now).

this week I want to start making test batches (1 liter) just to get the hang of it. I saw a super cool Magnetic stirrer/ heater on dirty Jobs this weekend. I guess I'll have to build/ find one.

After that I need to find a cheep place for Methanol, which shouldn't be an issue because we have lots of chemical plants with in a 60 Miles radius of my home.

Then Build Processor. . . .

Then Start making Fuel!
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