From: Bjorn Brandstedt (super_deuce@hotmail.com)
Date: Thu May 05 2005 - 08:15:56 PDT
Hey Mike, go to steelsoldiers.com/dotnetforum and look under "alternate
fuels", I have been posting my experiences there.
A small deli near here is paying $200/year for a service to have the waste
cooking oil picked up! I spoke to the owner and she agreed to give me all
she has since it would save her a few bucks. It's about 800 gallons a year
from that restaurant alone!
I also went to the recycling center and found out that many small businesses
just dump the oil. Got the names of a few from them.
Currently, I'm dissolving lye into methanol as I'm writing this. I have
about 20 gallons of biodiesel made up, which still need to be "washed". The
trip to Aberdeen will be test run on this fuel for the old deuce.
I will also try mixing straight cooking oil with diesel, which I purchased
for about $3.00/gallon (restaurant "frying oil"), although the used stuff
filtered through a 5 micron filter may also be used for this purpose.
The methanol cost me $2.50/gallon and is from a go-cart racer, who uses it
for fuel.
With free oil, the cost per gallon of biodiesel will be about $0.65/gallon.
Gotta go, the lye has dissolved.
Bjorn
>From: "Mike Maynard" <mike@wesleyscott.com>
>To: "'Bjorn Brandstedt'" <super_deuce@hotmail.com>
>Subject: RE: [MV] Collapsible fuel storage drums
>Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 10:41:57 -0400
>
>Bjorn tell me about your BD adventures!! And where are you getting that
>much oil?????????????? I sure could use some!!
>
>Look here http://makeashorterlink.com/?F5A22120B for pics of my processer
>tht I am building... I would be interested to see/hear what you are
>doing...
>
>I forget... do you use an instant messenger at all? Mangus580 on aim and
>yahoo both, have ICQ and MSN as well...
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Bjorn Brandstedt [mailto:super_deuce@hotmail.com]
>Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 10:36 AM
>To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
>Subject: [MV] Collapsible fuel storage drums
>
>Are these 500 gallon drums available in servicable condition? If so, is
>there a chance that somebody could bring one or two to Aberdeen next week?
>For the right price, of course.
>
>I'm getting more used cooking oil (for bidiesel) than I know what to do
>with.
>
>TIA
>Bjorn
>Meadows of Dan, Virginia
>
>
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