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HHmmm -- How is this particular restaurant moving the oil to your tank, cubee or some larger quantity, I have been making funnels from salvaged steel 20 pound propane tanks (here), they hold a bit over 5 gallon, the only complaints so far are about how high they have to lift the oil.
Post the question over on the SVO forum (here) as this area if for discussion of another specific toppic. (Yes GM, I also am confused) --------------------------------------------------------------------- 92 dodge cummins with over 260,000 miles. Running an unheated 50% diesel/50% WVO blend for about the last 75,000 miles when temps above 50 deg f, no modifications or heating except the addition of a throw-away in-line fuel filter (removed during cold weather). As of 8-01-05 I have been testing a 75% WVO/15% gasahol (90% RUG/10% ethanol)/10% diesel blend. Works fine down to about 65 f then starts rough. Runs ok once engine warms up. Back to a 50/50 diesel blend sence 9-15-05, just to cool now. -- 11-01-05 Modified stock fuel tank internal fuel pickup to have I.D. of 3/8 inch, this eliminated cold start slow idle and bogg on acceleration. Now adding 1 ounce each of acetone and pure gum spirits of turpentine to each 5 gallons of any blend, seems to help keep the fats in solution to a lower temperature --Heated 2nd tank in the works |
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I've seen Tim's propane tank funnels and they're GREAT. if you pick up your oil frequently enough, you can give them a 30 gallon drum (or two), which eliminates the height problem with drum funnels.
it sounds like you're using a closed head barrel (ie with two bungs like Tim's funnels are designed for) rather than an open head barrel. There are big ugly expensive drum funnels sold for those, which are a bit lower than Tim's, and they're at places like Usplastic.com and various industrial safety supply catalogs. Mark |
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A cheap alternative is to buy one of these 3 quart funnels, they are designed for 55 gallon steel drums. they have a 2" Steel drum Bung threaded end.
Harbor Freight Tools has them for $7.99 They are made out of plastic but may be worth a look. Click Here Jeep 1991 Dodge W250 4x4 Cummins 12 valve |
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That looks like those have a "burper" breather thingie, too, which seems like a good feature for funnel systems.
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im new to the BD stuff but I have some experience in other industries. Your best bet would be to:
get a welder and put together square tanks aprox 24in(W) X 36in(D) X 32in(H) and in the top put a 18inX 12in hole with a screen welded (1in holes in the screen) and on the other side put a 3in pipe fitting you can remove to siphon the oil through. You can even add steel shop wheels to the bottom. Of course this is not always practical. So, if you want to stick with the drums, use the ones with removable tops you can easily make a lid with a heavy screen (just enough to stop large objects going in (1in holes maybe). To make then you can weld them yourself or draw up a prototype and take it to a local welder. If you have drums with sealed tops you can cut the top open at least a 12in by 12 in hole; Maybe even larger the pots the kitchens use are normally 12 to 18 in. |
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Just a quick note to all of you who are searching for a good filter for oil. Our company- Purolator- makes a self-cleaning filter that works very well on this. See it at our website link- http://www.purolator-facet.com/pdfs/metaledge.pdf
Let me know if you have any questions. Mark Willingham |
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How small of microns does your filter go to?
Be the change. Fear is what is the only thing holding us back. |
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how do and what one do i buy. i also need pumps for the pressure. i plan on doing alot of oil in the near future.
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