Bio-Diesel Machines

[Sciulli]

Originally Posted by BigJCTD

No offense but isn't $8,000 is kinda steep for an 50 gal unit. Several companies make these for around $3000 with steel containers. I can build one myself for less than a $1000. Looks like a real nice unit but you can buy alot of diesel for $8,000 dollars even a $4 a gal. And you still have to buy the chemicals on top of that price.

Yep... I agree it is, but its all in how you look at it. I work 5 days a week and then when outages roll around I work 6-7 days a week. I dont have time to sit around and play with knobs and watch processing times. I paid for a machine.. that can take all the guess work out and then produce me usable fuel with little of my involvment. I produce fuel for the shop trucks and myself.... which is a pretty big daunting task. When I'm not working at the powerplant I'm working at DPP. I have zero time as it is.. let alone time to sit in front of a machine, for more than I have to.

Granted..I did not jump in and just say.. I'm ready to make biodiesel. I built a reactor, that made about 35-40 gallons at a time, and it was fabricated from 55 gallon drums and a water heater. I tore that down because I dont have the oil soruces to do 100 gallons in 2 days. So now, all I do is spend 30 minutes(in front of the machine) and I have 50 gallons of usable fuel.

I have had construction workers buy these becuase they make there own fuel.. and while its being made.. they can work and earn a living. Farmers are in the same boat... any of these other machines out there will not give you anywhere close to as little up front time as this machine.

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Last edited by Sciulli : 03-13-2008 at 06:23 AM.

[BigJCTD]

I guess for someone who needs alot more fuel and doesnt have alot of time this is great. For me I just need about 33 gals every 2 weeks.

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[bidder1115]

How And Where Can You Get The Veg Oil And Also Is There Any Else You Have To Add To This Machine Chemical Wise.

[Sciulli]

Outside of the catlyst(NaOH or KOH) methanol/ethanol and sulfuric acid, no. You can get the oil from anypalce that handles food. I get mine from my Fire department and two local supermarkets. Just walk in tell them what your doing, tellt hem you'll take it away for free and they typically say have at it. Alot of bigger places now have there oil taken away and get paid. Rule of thumb.. if they are getting paid then its probably being used for biodiesel production.. thus its pretty good oil. Offer to pay them more.

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Last edited by Sciulli : 04-05-2008 at 10:33 AM.

[ccoop769]

Gosh i want a machine so bad. Only if i could. i was just looking at my online banking and I spent 1800 dollars in fuel in the past 6 days. ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. And thats just for 1 truck!!!!

[Sparks280zt]

Originally Posted by Sciulli

Outside of the catlyst(NaOH or KOH) methanol/ethanol and sulfuric acid, no. You can get the oil from anypalce that handles food. I get mine from my Fire department and two local supermarkets. Just walk in tell them what your doing, tellt hem you'll take it away for free and they typically say have at it. Alot of bigger places now have there oil taken away and get paid. Rule of thumb.. if they are getting paid then its being used(more than likly) for biodiesel production.. thus its pretty good oil. Offer to pay them more.

You are incorrect, it is mostly used for animal feeds, pet foods, and some fertilizers. People have been paid for WVO for 50 years, nothing new.

[Sciulli]

That is true. I have not seen that.. all of the places I collect from had to pay to have there stuff taken away. All of the places that denied me are getting paid and there getting collected from the same company.. which produces biodiesel near me.