Does anyone make their own Bio-Diesel??? - Steel Soldiers::Military Vehicles Supersite

a68cudas · 12-27-2009, 00:22

Was curious if any members here make their own Bio-Diesel fuel? How hard is it to make? Any Recipes? How does it run compared to straight diesel?

gimpyrobb · 12-27-2009, 03:21

I got some b10 or 15 while out in Il. Truck seemed to like it. Since I can run wmo, I don't bother with the hassle of measuring the ph and cleaning the materials to make bio. Too much un-needed effort. (for me)

MikeON · 12-27-2009, 07:45

I've been making small quantities of bio-diesel to run in my sawmill and tractor. I have run it straight (B100) in them and they have run fine. I can get all the relatively clean waste cooking oil (WVO) I could ever use. This iswith a homemade processor using 5 gallon buckets. Have put small quantities in the deuce because biodiesel is supposed to be an excellent fuel pump/injector lube.

Was thinking of trying centrifuging then blending the WVO with kero or gasoline for the deuce because it would be a lot less hassle than making bio. Plus the yield would be a little higher - with bio you add methanol but lose about the same proportion in glycerin.

I think Bjorn uses biodiesel regularly in his trucks.

avengeusa · 12-27-2009, 08:29

I think stampy may be making biodiesel a bit, I know for sure he uses wvo fuel....

73m819 · 12-27-2009, 09:06

talk to BJORN, (cranetruck), he is the bio KING

southdave · 12-27-2009, 10:03

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Originally Posted by gimpyrobb

I got some b10 or 15 while out in Il. Truck seemed to like it. Since I can run wmo, I don't bother with the hassle of measuring the ph and cleaning the materials to make bio. Too much un-needed effort. (for me)

I am with gimp here I tried it when diesel was outragous It seem like I had about 12hr into the first batch had a 85 300td it got about 30% less milage out of bio D- mot to mention the waste and coking problems. Wmo is the way to go

gimpyrobb · 12-27-2009, 16:27

Southdave and my post are also geared towadr the deuce. You have not told us what you intend on running this in, so we can only post "what we know".

a68cudas · 12-27-2009, 20:25

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Originally Posted by gimpyrobb

Southdave and my post are also geared towadr the deuce. You have not told us what you intend on running this in, so we can only post "what we know".

sorry guys id like to try something for a M1009 CUCV 6.2 diesel

avengeusa · 12-27-2009, 21:01

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Originally Posted by a68cudas

sorry guys id like to try something for a M1009 CUCV 6.2 diesel

stampy is the guy, i think he has been up to that for a few years, I have pics of his centrifuge setup somewhere

Katahdin · 01-02-2010, 11:36

My first deuce is arriving next week, so I can't comment on how it runs yet but I imagine it'll work fine provided the biodiesel has low water content and you're running it above gel temperatures.

I built a Apple Seed processor when home oil prices when sky high and used B10-60 in my home boiler for awhile. Working with methanol however scares the s*** out of me so I probably won't try it again until I get a air supplied respirator. Personally I'd like to skip the process and run a mix WVO and dino diesel/gas instead.

I suggest checking out this Biodiesel Tutorial for more information.