ShineTimeDetail
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- Sep 26, 2010
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Lets keep the comments clean in this thread please.
So I have a buddy that lives in CA and he's a bit of a hippy lol He's been hounding me to convert the 7.3 powerstroke I have to run off Vegi oil. It's a lot of money for a conversion kit- like 2K, plus you still have to get the oil and filter it. The problem with the kits is you need to have an extra tank in the vehicle and that takes up room. Plus you still run on diesel for 15 minutes till the oil heats up.
I am going to start processing my own Bio-Diesel. This system takes a couple hours to convert about 50 gallons. The first restaurant I went in to(Use to work there while first starting up my detail biz a few years ago) They agreed to let me start getting the oil. They have 3 restaurants and they go through about 60 gallons per week. I have another restaurant I plan on hitting up that I also use to work at.
The process is fairly simple. What I have to do is get the glycerin out of the oil. Since I filter all the oil and get the glycerin out I can pour the oil directly into the fuel tank and not have to worry about heating the oil up or anything. I strictly pour and go. The products that I will need to buy will not be much. I will be able to make this stuff anywhere from 80 cents to $1 per gallon.
Also from what I hear, vegi oil will burn hotter than diesel so I got to thinking....All my equipment except my generator runs on diesel. If I start running oil the stuff will burn hotter. I may have to run a mix of 50% diesel and 50% oil.
Monday I filled 3/4 tank about 25 gallon, my steam cleaner, my pressure washer and a extra 3 gallon can up and it cost me $160! I filled back up tonight and spent $100. I haven't been all that busy either. I spent over $600 on fuel last month and I was not busy but not slow. I excpect to be spending between $800- $1000 or even more on fuel this spring and summer! That's ridiculous!! So I'm going to do something about it!!
Oh and the filtration system will set me back about $400 or so.
So I have a buddy that lives in CA and he's a bit of a hippy lol He's been hounding me to convert the 7.3 powerstroke I have to run off Vegi oil. It's a lot of money for a conversion kit- like 2K, plus you still have to get the oil and filter it. The problem with the kits is you need to have an extra tank in the vehicle and that takes up room. Plus you still run on diesel for 15 minutes till the oil heats up.
I am going to start processing my own Bio-Diesel. This system takes a couple hours to convert about 50 gallons. The first restaurant I went in to(Use to work there while first starting up my detail biz a few years ago) They agreed to let me start getting the oil. They have 3 restaurants and they go through about 60 gallons per week. I have another restaurant I plan on hitting up that I also use to work at.
The process is fairly simple. What I have to do is get the glycerin out of the oil. Since I filter all the oil and get the glycerin out I can pour the oil directly into the fuel tank and not have to worry about heating the oil up or anything. I strictly pour and go. The products that I will need to buy will not be much. I will be able to make this stuff anywhere from 80 cents to $1 per gallon.
Also from what I hear, vegi oil will burn hotter than diesel so I got to thinking....All my equipment except my generator runs on diesel. If I start running oil the stuff will burn hotter. I may have to run a mix of 50% diesel and 50% oil.
Monday I filled 3/4 tank about 25 gallon, my steam cleaner, my pressure washer and a extra 3 gallon can up and it cost me $160! I filled back up tonight and spent $100. I haven't been all that busy either. I spent over $600 on fuel last month and I was not busy but not slow. I excpect to be spending between $800- $1000 or even more on fuel this spring and summer! That's ridiculous!! So I'm going to do something about it!!
Oh and the filtration system will set me back about $400 or so.