Welcome! Please use the navigational links to explore our website.
PartsASAP LogoCompany Logo Auction Link (800) 853-2651

Shop Now

   Allis Chalmers Case Farmall IH Ford 8N,9N,2N Ford
   Ferguson John Deere Massey Ferguson Minn. Moline Oliver

Farmall & IHC Tractors Discussion Forum
:

Hey Jay, Ready to start boiling

Welcome Guest, Log in or Register
Author 
Gary in Mozarks

03-28-2007 21:20:41




Report to Moderator

Jay Walt, Well, tomorrow morning I'm ready to start boiling hydralic fluid. I got my 5 gal aluminum pot, my propane burner and candy theomoter. I will try to take some pictures. I have a cloth filter over a big metal funnel to filter it as it goes back in. Ya know, Reading all these posts about milky hydralic oil, we should come up with some way to make it into something we can burn like bio diesel. If they can run a truck on frier grease, then it would seem like there should be some way to recycle hydralic oil as fuel too. Sure is a lot of it out here Gary

[Log in to Reply]   [No Email]
JayWalt

03-29-2007 06:07:24




Report to Moderator
 Re: Hey Jay, Ready to start boiling in reply to Gary in Mozarks , 03-28-2007 21:20:41  
yes be carefulwith the flame. Bob, ive let hydraulic fluid set for over a week and it didnt deparate, stil cloudy as can be. I gave up and started boiling =]
I'm sure it would separate after a while.
I actually let my first draining separate because it had some distinctive white stuff in it that would settl out in about 10 minutes, never did figure out what it was, someone told me "soap" heh

[Log in to Reply]  [No Email]
JayWalt

03-29-2007 06:07:25




Report to Moderator
 Re: Hey Jay, Ready to start boiling in reply to Gary in Mozarks , 03-28-2007 21:20:41  
yes be carefulwith the flame. Bob, ive let hydraulic fluid set for over a week and it didnt deparate, stil cloudy as can be. I gave up and started boiling =]
I'm sure it would separate after a while.
I actually let my first draining separate because it had some distinctive white stuff in it that would settl out in about 10 minutes, never did figure out what it was, someone told me "soap" heh

[Log in to Reply]  [No Email]
JayWalt

03-28-2007 22:27:28




Report to Moderator
 Re: Hey Jay, Ready to start boiling in reply to Gary in Mozarks , 03-28-2007 21:20:41  
well i dont know about hydraulic fluid as a fuel, but yes alot of it probabl gets wasted from moisture contAMINATION. Make sure to start it on a semi low flame and stir it rather frequently. The last thing you wanna do is burn 5 gallons of that gold. It will never look like new, but after the water is out, and the oil is filtered, it should be more then good enough to reuse or top off the fluids.

Seems like most the people here thought I was a bit loopy when I posted my apparatus for separating, boiling and filtering my fluid. I still ended up buying 5 gallons of it, but still saved some money and i got about 4 gallons left for topping it off and whatnot. If yo can get some pics, it'd be nice to check it out.

You'll know its finish because it will actually form bubbles at the surface like when u put some water in a deep fryer, not nearly as violent because of the lower temp, but when you dont see anymore bubbles forming, you know its done.

Whats really weird is if you spill the fluid on your tractor like i did, come out a week later in the garage and open the door and let humid are in and it hits the cold tractor and condeses and turns all the fluid white, it looks really weird, hahaha

BTW, after u get all this sorted out, might be best to put a new filter on her too.

[Log in to Reply]  [No Email]
Gary in Mozarks

03-28-2007 23:30:52




Report to Moderator
 Re: Hey Jay, Ready to start boiling in reply to JayWalt, 03-28-2007 22:27:28  
The last ten times i cleaned the old filter and put it back. I ran 5 gallons of Kerosene/fuel oil mix in it and flushed that out. Now its ready for refried Hy-Tran. It seems odd that it will burn so easy. When i get done, and i have run it for a while with this oil and I am satisfied I have the system clean, I plan on a new filter and new oil



[Log in to Reply]  [No Email]
Bob

03-29-2007 00:03:34




Report to Moderator
 Re: Hey Jay, Ready to start boiling in reply to Gary in Mozarks , 03-28-2007 23:30:52  
This plan reminds me of "Hey! Hold my beer; and watch this"!


Assuming nice warm weather; I wonder how it would work to allow some time for the water to settle to the bottom and drain it off; then allow the oil to flow slowly by gravity through a "Luber-Finer" diesel engine "bypass-type" oil filter. They are filled with cotton waste; and SHOULD take MOST of the remaining moisture out of the oil.

NOT as much "fun" as the "turkey fryer method" though!

All I can say is "Be careful" and "Good Luck"!

[Log in to Reply]  [No Email]
georgeky

03-29-2007 08:27:16




Report to Moderator
 Re: Hey Jay, Ready to start boiling in reply to Bob, 03-29-2007 00:03:34  
Bob, my grandpa use to do that with oil, I am not sure how, but he called it wicking the oil. Seems like it took him several days to do this.



[Log in to Reply]  [No Email]
Gary in Mozarks

03-29-2007 11:28:30




Report to Moderator
 Re: Hey Jay, Ready to start boiling in reply to georgeky, 03-29-2007 08:27:16  
George, I don't know if you saw the post I wrote last week but I recall my dad wicking oil to clean it back in the 50's when he was laid off. He would take a pan of dirty oil and place about 20 strips of cotton around the edge and place another bigger pan under it. The oil would wick up the cotton, trap the dirt, and then drip clean into the lower pan.



[Log in to Reply]  [No Email]
Bob

03-29-2007 11:48:26




Report to Moderator
 Re: Hey Jay, Ready to start boiling in reply to Gary in Mozarks , 03-29-2007 11:28:30  
I understand a length of rope can be used to "wick" oil like that; from one container down to another; leaving dirt and grit behind.

I want to try that to clean up used oil for use in a used oil burner.

I suspect it's best to do that in HOT weather and to allow LOTS of time though!



[Log in to Reply]  [No Email]
Gary in Mozarks

03-29-2007 00:18:56




Report to Moderator
 Re: Hey Jay, Ready to start boiling in reply to Bob, 03-29-2007 00:03:34  
Yep, its the missouri way... Hey Hun, watch this!! Don't have any of those so-fist-icated things but I got a turkey fryer LOL Don't try this at home. seriously, Gonna do it ouside on gravel so it shouldn't be to big a fire.



[Log in to Reply]  [No Email]
[Options]  [Printer Friendly]  [Posting Help]  [Return to Forum]   [Log in to Reply]

Hop to:


TRACTOR PARTS TRACTOR MANUALS
We sell tractor parts!  We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]

Home  |  Forums


Copyright © 1997-2023 Yesterday's Tractor Co.

All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy

TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.

Yesterday's Tractors - Antique Tractor Headquarters

Website Accessibility Policy