Disposing of Used Oil

[Bob Adkins]

I have several vehicles and engines in my barn that I change oil in all too
often. I'm getting tired of hauling quarts of oil to town and getting dirty
looks when I turn them in.

I have an endless supply of blue poly 55 gal drums. Think 55 gal of waste
oil at a time would be valuable enough for someone to pick up?

Any other ideas for disposing of it? Too bad I don't have some of those oil
eating bacteria.

Bob

 

[Dave Hinz]

I have several vehicles and engines in my barn that I change oil in all too
often. I'm getting tired of hauling quarts of oil to town and getting dirty
looks when I turn them in.

Know anyone with a waste-oil burning furnace? That's what happens
to most of the "recycled" motor oil anyways...

Dave Hinz

 

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Collect it, filter it, add 5% or so to your diesel fuel and recover some
BTU/ fuel value from it.
Offgridman

 

[Bruce in Alaska]

I have several vehicles and engines in my barn that I change oil in all too
often. I'm getting tired of hauling quarts of oil to town and getting dirty
looks when I turn them in.

I have an endless supply of blue poly 55 gal drums. Think 55 gal of waste
oil at a time would be valuable enough for someone to pick up?

Any other ideas for disposing of it? Too bad I don't have some of those oil
eating bacteria.

Bob

Why don't you filter it, and then mix it with some Stove Oil and heat
your barn with it?????? That's what the "Big Boys do".

Bruce in alaska

 

[Bob Adkins]

Collect it, filter it, add 5% or so to your diesel fuel and recover some
BTU/ fuel value from it.
Offgridman

You know, I thought of that.

I would be afraid of carbon buildup, loss of power, smoke, and stink. Has
anyone actually tried this?

Bob

 

[albown]

I have several vehicles and engines in my barn that I change oil in all too
often. I'm getting tired of hauling quarts of oil to town and getting dirty
looks when I turn them in.

I have an endless supply of blue poly 55 gal drums. Think 55 gal of waste
oil at a time would be valuable enough for someone to pick up?

Any other ideas for disposing of it? Too bad I don't have some of those oil
eating bacteria.

Bob

Ever thought of switching to an synthetic oil. I am using Amsoil on a 7000
mile change interval. www.amsoil.com/

The oil burner is probably your best bet. If you could find someone to take
it would probably cost you.
At the utility I used to work for we had an waste oil hot water pressure
washer. Sure took the crap off the trucks in the winter time.

 

[Chris Hill]

I have several vehicles and engines in my barn that I change oil in all too
often. I'm getting tired of hauling quarts of oil to town and getting dirty
looks when I turn them in.

I have an endless supply of blue poly 55 gal drums. Think 55 gal of waste
oil at a time would be valuable enough for someone to pick up?

Any other ideas for disposing of it? Too bad I don't have some of those oil
eating bacteria.

Bob

Have a Walmart nearby? I just take my oil container in (don't need to
put back in the original containers) and dump in their tank. Look
around the side by the automotive.

 

[Sparky]

I have several vehicles and engines in my barn that I change oil in all too
often. I'm getting tired of hauling quarts of oil to town and getting dirty
looks when I turn them in.

I have an endless supply of blue poly 55 gal drums. Think 55 gal of waste
oil at a time would be valuable enough for someone to pick up?

Any other ideas for disposing of it? Too bad I don't have some of those oil
eating bacteria.

Bob

I used my last lot of used motor oil for painting the shed. It preserves the
wood very well and lasts a lot longer than creosote.

Sparky.

 

[Vaughn Simon]

I used my last lot of used motor oil for painting the shed. It preserves the
wood very well and lasts a lot longer than creosote.

In my youth, used oil was used on dirt roads to keep dust down and
poured around house foundations to discourage termites. Either of these
uses is considered to be very antisocial these days.

Vaughn

 

[Bob Adkins]

In my youth, used oil was used on dirt roads to keep dust down and
poured around house foundations to discourage termites. Either of these
uses is considered to be very antisocial these days.

We used to boil fence posts in used oil. Not as good as creosote, but it
made them last 6-8 years.

Burning used oil in any fashion is anti-social. Besides, it stinks to high
heaven. I would never pour oil on the ground. It makes the water taste
funny.

I was just wondering if it was valuable enough for someone to pick up 50-100
gal at a time. Guess not.

Wonder what a stick of dynamite in a barrel of oil would do? Not like that
whale thing, I hope.

Bob

 

[iron]

Hello Jeff,
I am interested in seeing the
plans on building a waste oil heater.

I live in Albany Western Australia It doesnt get as cold as you guys but
my workshop could still use some heat.

 

[Steve Spence]

http://webconx.green-trust.org/2000/biofuel/biofuel.htm has a number of
waste oil burners available, but we recommend waste vegetable oil, not motor
oil. same concept though.

 

[Zathera]

http://webconx.green-trust.org/2000/biofuel/biofuel.htm has a number of
waste oil burners available, but we recommend waste vegetable oil, not motor
oil. same concept though.

Check out lochinvar. I lost my solar water heater recently and noticed on
their web page that they make boilers, water heaters for oil. I know that is
not waste oil but a little mixing, and filtering should work.

 

[Buckshot]

I've always kept a 5-gal bucket of used oil around for chainsaw duty. Place
the tip in, give the chain a light spin every couple of logs. Never have
bought any bar oil, never had a problem in 20 something years.