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    Pick up Laws???

    I'll assume this question was directed towards me since I'm the one that mentioned carrying several hundred gallons. As for the powers that be, my auto insurance covers pollution and fuel spill liability (including oil) so when the crews are done cleaning the road and the accident is being...
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    Pick up Laws???

    I've had the best luck by looking in the want ads for people that want to get rid of it. Every now and then you'll get lucky and find someone that does family/friends oil changes and has a couple drums stored up. Calling around definitely won't hurt but in my area, most of the local shops burn...
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    Pick up Laws???

    Agreed about knowing the local and federal laws, hopefully none of us are ever on the losing end of a legal "test" case. I'll end by saying that anyone looking to move waste oil around for DIY use, make sure you know the law so that DOT/police/whoever can't bully you into thinking that you're...
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    Pick up Laws???

    In a nutshell, that's pretty much it. Quantity depends on the user and what you're comfortable with, I'll hopefully have a 600 gallon pickup in a couple months and am comfortable knowing that I'm within the law. For that load, I'll have two totes on an open trailer with tarps around them and...
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    Pick up Laws???

    There was quite a bit going on in the last post, hopefully I can address all your points adequately. 1)"for starters, I have a law and business background. I suggested for anybody who reads this to interpret conservatively not liberally and you will be in good shape." We all have our...
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    Pick up Laws???

    Post #18 is what my comments were based on.
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    Pick up Laws???

    I'll have to respectfully disagree with you Towcat, I didn't read/interpret the law to backup what you're saying. 1) Between my RV, Excursion, and Honda Odyssey, I'm always over 5 gallons whenever I do oil changes. If I do all the oil changes on my farm on the same day, I'm into the 50-60...
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    Pick up Laws???

    Based on A (4), we're exempt from this section of rules. Again, from what I've seen/read/heard, the private user does not fall under any DOT rules as far as how much we can carry. I think placards are both a good and bad idea; Good because it identifies our load as non-hazardous and Bad because...
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    Pick up Laws???

    I saw the same thing mentioned on the net but no proof of where it applies to private rigs. Would you mind citing your source?
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    Pick up Laws???

    Where did you find the 275 gallon rule? I've been looking all morning and I can't find any hard facts. The DOT site specifically said that if you're private and non-commercial, you're exempt from their regulations. At the same time, I saw another reference on their site to private motor...
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    Pick up Laws???

    $1000+ is way too much, you can go the PA Biodiesel route and spend $500 to include the centrifuge and pump. If you can source your own pump, you can save quite a bit of money. Barrels are usually free on Craigslist and hoses aren't too pricey. For $600, you could be set up and ready to go...
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    Pick up Laws???

    If you think you're going to stay with WMO, I would definitely get a centrifuge. It'll quickly pay for itself and it'll get the oil cleaner than just filters. If this is just a 50 gallon limited run, the filters will get it clean enough that your stock fuel filter oughta catch anything that...
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    Cold filtering WMO

    I usually try and give it at least 24 hours before I drain it the first time. If very little water/sludge comes out, I'll consider it ready for the centrifuge. If a lof of water/slime comes out, I'll give it another 24 hours and then check it again.
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    Pick up Laws???

    When they added it all up, I actually had about 115 gallons between the tote, my aux tank, and a few loose 5 gal totes. CA has different rules than the rest of us but for arguments sake, I see pickup trucks all the time with 100 gallon auxillary tanks in the bed that aren't running an...
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    Cold filtering WMO

    No, kerosene will not work like RUG in terms of breaking chemical bonds and causing water and dirt to separate. It is effective in reducing the viscosity of your mix (although not as effective as gasoline) but it will definitely not have the same effect that RUG has.
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    Pick up Laws???

    I just went through a situation over the weekend where my trailer was erroneously towed from the hotel I was staying at after I unhooked it from the truck (I didn't want to pull it all over town). Unsure of what was in my tote (I had already collected 80 gallons), the tow driver alerted the...
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    Sulfo-chlorinated Oil AKA Met-Cut Cutting Oil and Other Machine Oils

    Once you know the contract obligations, let us know and we can put some real thought into it. My initial reaction is that once you have the data sheet on each type of substance that goes into the mix, you can look them up and probably get a pretty good idea of what you're working with. Heck...
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    Heating oils WM/T/GO/WVO for centrifuging..an idea...

    Education and research are the key since there's tons of lies and half-truths from all the naysayers. Not picking on you, but your statements alone are among some of the unproven things that you'll hear. As food for thought, my WMO is clean down to less than 1 micron and since my injectors only...
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    Heating oils WM/T/GO/WVO for centrifuging..an idea...

    We're talking two different oils, you're referring to WVO and I'm talking about the sweet science of WMO. When you add RUG to WMO, the RUG chemically reacts and breaks the bonds between the oil/water and oil/contaminants. Once these bonds are broken, they separate from the oil and sink to the...
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    Heating oils WM/T/GO/WVO for centrifuging..an idea...

    RUG = Regular Unleaded Gas WMO = Waste Motor Oil (can also be ATF, Hydraulic Fluid, etc) WVO = Waste Vegetable Oil W85 = 85% WMO, 15% RUG (sometimes kerosene) D2 = Pump Diesel
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    Heating oils WM/T/GO/WVO for centrifuging..an idea...

    IMHO, that looks like a decent idea but the same results can be had by adding 15% RUG, waiting 1-2 days, and draining the water off the bottom. RUG is easier than heating and for the purposes of time, money, and effort, makes the most cents and sense. In sum, there's several ways of getting...
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    Heating oils WM/T/GO/WVO for centrifuging..an idea...

    That sounds like a pretty good system, I'd probably go the same route if I had a band heater and the ability to drain my centrifuge barrel. That said, how much slime/water/dirt drains out of your oil after you've already done the first centrifuge step and blended the 15% RUG and settled for...
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    Heating oils WM/T/GO/WVO for centrifuging..an idea...

    I'm in the same boat, I run W83 and don't see a need to heat the mix since it's already at the viscosity of diesel. It it was straight WMO then yes, I can see the value in thinning it with heat but if you're blending in gas to reduce the viscosity, no heat is needed.
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    WVO on short commute

    Brad, What kind of mix are you running?
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    WVO on short commute

    Here's another one that I'd rock at just $2800: http://detroit.craigslist.org/wyn/cto/3101045322.html

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