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I had my first successful batch this past weekend. I guess the 3rd time is the charm. I have learned a lot about this and I am almost done building my 40 gallon processor. Please take a look at the pics and let me know what you all think. Any suggestions/recommendations are greatly appreciated. I put this one and a 4 gallon (using 5 gallon jugs) processor together for my testing. Works pretty good though- especially now that I know what I am doing a little better.
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Looks great Dave! Isn't it great when you finally get it. I love the fact that you used whatever was laying around. I started out like you 5 years ago with junk I had in my boneyard ( no $5,000 factory made processor for me!) I built 4 different processors and hundreds of mods along the way and have done very well. Never let people tell you "you cant". You just proved them wrong!
Good Job!
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It was a really great feeling when I did the wash test and didn't get soap! LOL!
I run the processor (drill) for an hour. Should I run it any longer? I then let is set for ~24 hours.
I still haven't gotten my titration kit, so I just used double the lye that clean oil requires. I didn't think it was going to clear like that.
That used oil cleaned up nice. there are some more tweaks I need to do to the 5 gallon jug processor, but it works well.
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Wow, did you use wvo or motor oil? I got to start doing this, i,m not going down without a fight. I love my truck to much. Great job dave, i,m impressed.
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WVO. good thing about where i am getting it from is that it's 100% soybean and used for french fries. it's pretty clean to begin with so that helps a lot. like I said, I haven't gotten my titration kit yet, so I just doubled up on the lye for this attempt. Looks good though.
Now it all depends on how much wvo I will be able to collect every week. Some people I have approached would rather pay to have it hauled away than give it to me as I "might make some money" on it.
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Thanks for the info David. Looking forward to your .PDF once you get it finished.
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Ive been seriously thinking about purchasing a home biodiesel processor. The one I found is 5,000, but 4 other friends might chip in to purchase it. Claims to make 40 gallons in 14 hrs. Pretty much automated. I also stumbled into the vegistroke. Apparently it is a kit you install that will allow you to run straight vegetable oil. Anyone else see this thing?
we need to look in to this again - i've got the garage space, just gotta make sure I don't blow up the place....LOL
You wont blow anything up...you just might make a bunch of soap, though.
I know I know, i want to STOP paying $4.50 a gallon for diesel its just absolutely nuts.
__________________ Lisa Not so Early '99 PSD long bed XLT supercab. 4" Pro Comp suspension lift, 315 BFG AT's on 17" Liquid Metal Gatlins, Casserly Stage 1 injectors, Terminator T-500 HPOP, BTS VB, Cale's tunes, 203* thermostat and billet housing, 6637 w/Pete's cover, CCV, Riffraff oil and fuel crossover, late turbo conversion - international bellowed up pipes, 4" turbo back exhaust, EBPV delete, Harley Davidson headlights, 08 mirrors. 200k club member.
That soap we made with the "dr. pepper" funky method works great. We mixed it in with our gojo.
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I just got the PDF done. Anyone interested in it needs to send me an email addy where they want it sent.
Thanks, David.
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I had my first successful batch this past weekend. I guess the 3rd time is the charm. I have learned a lot about this and I am almost done building my 40 gallon processor. Please take a look at the pics and let me know what you all think. Any suggestions/recommendations are greatly appreciated. I put this one and a 4 gallon (using 5 gallon jugs) processor together for my testing. Works pretty good though- especially now that I know what I am doing a little better.
Don't know what I'm doing wrong. I can't pull up your pics. Tom
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Mike's 03 F-250 7.3 CC SB XLT 4x4 Auto and just joined the 200,000 mile club and counting. PAA#26 Wife's: Whoops, I mean an 08 (Explorer) Eddie B. 4.0 v6 4x4 91,000 
