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The words of a true visionary......

I am expanding my project to run diesels for free!!

If interested I can provide a unit similar to the on taking shape on these pages email me for info  

I am starting my process with a means to quickly pickup waste cooking oil at restaurants.  If you leave a mess you won't be back. The days of ladles and buckets  are over. One must get in and out quick and unobtrusively.  

For power I am starting with a Chang Fa R195 water cooled 12 hp diesel. I have set it on two 4'  skids made out of 6x6 pressure treated  and a 550 gal tank 

**S195 running on sled for vegetable oil recovery pump **

The engine has been fueled oiled and run up on it's  6X6 Sled 

I am  using  a hydraulic12 gpm  gear pump as it will move a lot of oil and will eat a steady diet of french-fries and not have a heart-attack 

 My first attempt for a pump was a great plan that was brought down by a "jojo" that stuck in a check valve. 

Problem number 1:    Power at the pickup sight. I have found that most sights I visited did not have sufficient power to run a 1/2 hp motor at the end of an extension cord. Also you should not bug your clients to plug in. They should never know you were there. The only reason they know I am there is the sound of a ChangFa running.

Problem number 2: Food pulp in oil. FOOD WILL PLUG CHECK VALVES IN PISTON PUMPS ( Oversight on my part) ended my first attempt early along with blowing the restaurants breaker several times with my electric pump.

Problem 3 :  The mess you can not drop any oil or in my case spray any oil  behind a restaurant or you will be asked to not return . RATS

Problem 4:  You must take the pulp, the shortening and the good oil. You cant just take the good oil and leave the rest or you will not be back.

Problem 3: What do you do with the oil and pulp once you can pump it.  Put it in 55gal barrels with removable tops.  If you are pumping out of barrels than you don't have to worry about over filling.  Pump one barrel and move spout to another barrel. Suck out another barrel.

Processing 

Step1: Pump oil out of barrels through a large colander in to holding barrels let stand 2-3 days 

Step 2:  Suck oil in to another barrel leaving last 2 inches in bottom of first. Discard last 2 " 

Step 3: Mix solvent in to oil (#2 blue ) 20gal to 30 gal oil  mix thoroughly for 1 to 2 hrs with mixer.

Step 4: Pump oil through Strainer box to remove particulates to 100 microns  and bigger  Watch the back pressure on this device.

Step 5: Filter to 2-5 micron and put in storage tank.

Adding to it daily

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