Greetings,
I have (2) 275 oil tanks that I am adverting as freebees. Thought there was only some sludge remaining. After dismantling the piping I’ve discovered there’s about 80 gallons remaining between the two, looks clear on a stick. I am guessing oil is 8-10 years old. Former owner croaked unexpectedly, surely no stabilizer. FWIW, tanks are indoors and in good shape.
Guy who showed up to haul suggested contacting local oil company–they would filter the oil and advise if it would be okay to burn. I trust the BT brain trust more, any input? I am still burning oil but in a newer tank. Could reuse if feasible.
TIA yet again, Todd
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Let someone use it for off road diesel use .
You wouldn't catch me putting any of the stuff in one of MY tractors if it's been sitting around that long.
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I gave away 200 gallons last Summer that had been in a tank 6 - 8 years.
The guy who took it used it all Summer in his skid steer .
>>>You wouldn't catch me putting any of the stuff in one of MY tractors if it's been sitting around that long.Me either; stuff grows in diesel....algae, bacteria, etc. I put a stabilizer and a biocide in the fuel before winter storage each year.Scott.
We use this on our airplanes.
http://www.conntect.com/fueladditives/biobor/
Yeah, I use similar stuff made by Racor.The label makes me chuckle, somthing to the effect of:"Warning: Extreme Poison. Any contact with skin will cause immediate and irreparable damage. Use with extreme caution. After use, all clothing must be left at jobsite."I kid you not. Nasty stuff. Yikes.Scott.
The biggest risk isn't the poisoning, but getting stopped by the cops while driving home naked.
Bhwwahhhahahahahaha....Scott.
<g> man i have and will use any clean looking fuel in anything i have thats diesel... purchased a big compressor that had a full 120gallon fuel tank... no one could believe i got that much fuel out of it... 2 full 55gallon drums and four 5 gallon fuel jugs... that was 2 years ago and i just finished it off maybe a month ago... pretty sure the compressor sat for a few years before i got it..... so some of the fuel at time of use was at least 4 years old... never had an issue... mostly ran it in my skid steer.. but my dump truck got some and did other small equipment...
wish i had more :)
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pony,
I worked for a company that would pump, filter and treat diesel.
Did so for American airlines on a 32,000 gallon underground tank. The fuel was for the 5 or 6 huge backup generators that keeps everything at American online if a power outage.The fuel was fine after filtering and treating.Pete
Best place for it would be a mechanics shop that has a waste oil burner. They burn motor oil mixed with #2 for heat and can tolerate the junkier stuff like that.
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Todd,
I would check with your local oil company. I switched from oil to a heat pump at my second home. The oil company pumped out my tank and paid me the going price for the oil less a pumping fee of $50 or so.
Steve
A few years ago I took out two oil tanks and replaced them with a new one. The first tank had been left behind when its replacement had been put in and had oil from 35 years before. The second tank had oil from the previous season. I called my oil company and they pumped them both out and gave me credit for the number of gallons pumped, minus a service fee of about $50.- $75.00 They came with a large tow-behind air compressor which ran an air-powered ( non-electrical) pump. Someone told me that the oil companies are required to provide this service but I do not know the accuracy of that statement.
Thanks all. No plans on putting in a heat pump but you've made me leery of using the old oil. Calling the oil company in the a.m. to see what they'll do for me.Todd
Todd ,
If as others have said -- that their oil companies will pump it out and give a credit - they must know the oil is fine to use .
It might be that they have a way of reprocessing it to resell, or that they can burn it in something like a waste oil burner themselves.Mike Maines gave me his old. We thought there was about 75-80 gallons in it of two - three year old oil. Turned out to be over a hundred gallons.I just hauled the whole tank home with me and then added it to my home tank.But in retrospect, I shouldn't have. last summer, I was goi9ng to give the empty tank away to a guy. we walked out to the shop to look it over and on the bottom was two rough spots. I tapped at one with my pocket knife and a pin hole opened right up. Couldn't have been as thick as 28ga steel. If that had come free and leaked while loading or driving home, I'd been in deep doo-doo.Sometimes the lord takes care of fools, but I don't like to test Him.Â
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edit to add, I think, IIRC, that the reason he was giving it away is that the oil company was not interested in it or that they were going to charge some large fee for handling it.Welcome to the
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Edited 4/24/2009 5:14 am ET by Piffin
Thats what I'd do, but don't tell'em it's 10 yrs. old.
Dought its 10 yrs old, much closer to a million.
Might be Mobile 1
put an ad on craigslist advertising free oil to anyone that has a need. it will go.
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Hey Pete, great idea. I'll give it a go, funny what people will take for free.Thanks, Todd
I'd been there already to get it if'n you werent 2000 mi from my tractor and me 5000 mi from you.
Got 200 gal 3 years ago that had sat for 20 or so, runs fine in my YELLOW or even GREEN machines. The red ones got picky engines <G>
You'd be too late. Just remembered my mechanic heats his shop with waste oil. He's got a pump, drums and pick-up, too. Case closed.Best thing about this is when the other guy comes for the two tanks I have an instant new tool/potting shed!Todd
I just missed almost 300g. It looked strange, was dyed green rather than red. Foreclosed Credit Union house I helped a bud get to finish worst owner botched remodel I have ever seen. Going from old furnace to HP, had tank in basement. Was out of town and he has someone pump it out for (an arm and a leg) according to one of his workers. Said the pumper said it had a little water in it. I was afrain it was an oil slick on top of nothing but water.
Got 370 from a neighbor lady, cost me 40 bucks to have truck pump out to his tank and in to my inground. I did odd jobs and yard til used up about $1000 of labor.
My redneck non environment friendly buddy would mix used motor oil with diesel for his Isuzu flatnose truck.
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Edited 4/24/2009 6:32 pm ET by rasconc
We had old gas at our job site from tanks they had emptied. The head labor guy said I could have it so I pumped it into my truck. The rust clogged my gas filter. Boy I was hot about that.
It would be a good idea to look at it before you use it.
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Gas is a different breed of animal.
Years back a buddy had a '66Volkswagon bug he parked in his breezeway. Sat there seven years untouched. I had the bright idea I could salvage it.
Keep WDing the engine trying to loosen it up. In the meantime I took out the gastank to empty it and the gas had turned into a snotty sludge that kinda slid out instead of pour. the other half is the proper application of knowledge.
I tore down a few houses for a project and before the electric was pulled I started the burners, turned up the t'stats, opened the windows and sent it up the chimney prior to the tank yard coming to clean and remove the tanks.