So what did you buy today

[SimonHS]

I bought half an old Stihl USG grinder for £50 / $65. The motor runs. I'm thinking that it will be fairly easy to fabricate a support frame (maybe even from unistrut?) and add a spare chain vice. Or make a square grinding attachment. Stihl used to make one for the USG.

 

[nbbt]

Let the quick charges begin . . . And maybe some other ideas for use.

 

[SimonHS]

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Let the quick charges begin . . . And maybe some other ideas for use.

Heavy duty electrolysis of rusty parts?

 

[heimannm]

This arrived today.





I already have the Frontier and Skil versions in the display but this Spartan seemed unusual, in really good condition, and has a most interesting 3/8 LP chain.



Mark

 

[Bill G]

That is a very clean example

 

[LAWN BOY]

This arrived today.

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I already have the Frontier and Skil versions in the display but this Spartan seemed unusual, in really good condition, and has a most interesting 3/8 LP chain.

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Mark

Very nice shape! Surely you now want to buy me Pioneer version! Only $40 and I’ll cover shipping, runs and cuts, need TLC. Or we can trade somehow, I do need a rebuild kit for my early McCulloch power Mac 6 Walbro mdc1 carburetor…

 

[Partner]

Heavy duty electrolysis of rusty parts?

High power will boil water for him I use 10A and the water is well warm

 

[Lions fan]

Picked this up at the elevator.

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Free for the taking?

 

[Bill G]

Free for the taking?

Yes they literally beg me to take it. The elevator used to be owned by my old neighbor and his kids who I went to school with. When the ethanol boom took off they cashed in and sold it to a group of farmers that started an ethanol plant in the late 1990's. That plant grew by leaps and bounds and they have ethanol plants all over. This elevator has a good sized fleet of semi's hauling to the various plants. Of course that generates a lot of used oil.

For awhile I would occasionally run an ad on CL looking for oil. I had to stop because I got so many calls. If I had a good pump I could probably pick up several hundred gallon every week. A lot of guys called and had 300-500 gallon.

One of my sons works for the Deere heavy equipment dealer. They used to heat their shop with used oil but when the storage tank was full he would bring me some. Now they added a huge addition and no longer heat with oil so I can get a lot there.

Couple that with literally an unlimited supply of used tires and it makes for good dozer pile fuel. There have been times were folks will bring a tandem dump truck load of tires out and dump them.

When my brother and I were kids Dad would bring home two 55 gallon drums of used oil at night and the next day we had to spray the gravel road with it. The next night he would repeat. Of course today there is no way in hell anyone would get away with that.

 

[Lions fan]

Yes they literally beg me to take it. The elevator used to be owned by my old neighbor and his kids who I went to school with. When the ethanol boom took off they cashed in and sold it to a group of farmers that started an ethanol plant in the late 1990's. That plant grew by leaps and bounds and they have ethanol plants all over. This elevator has a good sized fleet of semi's hauling to the various plants. Of course that generates a lot of used oil.

For awhile I would occasionally run an ad on CL looking for oil. I had to stop because I got so many calls. If I had a good pump I could probably pick up several hundred gallon every week. A lot of guys called and had 300-500 gallon.

One of my sons works for the Deere heavy equipment dealer. They used to heat their shop with used oil but when the storage tank was full he would bring me some. Now they added a huge addition and no longer heat with oil so I can get a lot there.

Couple that with literally an unlimited supply of used tires and it makes for good dozer pile fuel. There have been times were folks will bring a tandem dump truck load of tires out and dump them.

When my brother and I were kids Dad would bring home two 55 gallon drums of used oil at night and the next day we had to spray the gravel road with it. The next night he would repeat. Of course today there is no way in hell anyone would get away with that.

Changing oil on our fleet generates between 1,200-1,500 gallons of usable waste oil every season. It doesn't cost us anything to get rid of it, but our environmental service company isn't quick about pickup, and the drums start piling up quick. We've had private entities take it off our hands in the past, but guys seem to come and go with their waste oil furnaces, and you're once again stuck trying to get rid of the waste. We heat 5 storage buildings and our work shop every year with natural gas, but I am starting to think a waste oil furnace (or two) may be in our future.

 

[Bill G]

A few years back I phoned a few auto shops inquiring and they were a bit snooty. They said they were getting paid for it. Then roughly a year ago they were wanting to give it away. As you know it all comes and goes like the wind. Like you said the waste oil guys are hit and miss. I have had folks in town call me and tell me they will leave jugs for me in their driveway. Of course they are guys that do their own oil changes but the city charges them to dispose of it. They are happy to set out 10-15 gallon for me. One guy even delivers on his way to town.

 

[Yukon Stihl]

I have been heating with waste oil for 25 years
I have a Reznor furnace it has 30000 hrs on it at 1.7 gals per hour.
Never had an issue finding oil.
Now I take totes from the town in trade for taking vehicles to the dump. Have a 12 vehicle credit at the moment. At $1000.00 a car I figure it’s a pretty good trade

 

[Bill G]

I have been heating with waste oil for 25 years
I have a Reznor furnace it has 30000 hrs on it at 1.7 gals per hour.
Never had an issue finding oil.
Now I take totes from the town in trade for taking vehicles to the dump. Have a 12 vehicle credit at the moment. At $1000.00 a car I figure it’s a pretty good trade

A person has to use the fuel they have available to them. I see guys argue about the best fuel. It all depends on the area and your availability. I never got excited about oil burners simply because the availability was not there. Times have changed and currently it is but times change and next year it might not.

Years ago when Dad built a new shop I wanted him to put in an outdoor wood boiler and in-floor radiant heat. He was adamantly opposed saying he was afraid the tubes would crack in the concrete. Now we all know that just is not an issue. I think part of his opposition was he simply was too old and too tired to cut wood. He was building the shop to enjoy his time and cutting wood was not all that enjoyable anymore. He knew I had a family on the way and did not have time to cut for him. He went with LP Reznor radiant heat on the celling. I thought it was ridiculous because that is 16 feet above where we work. Well I will tell you it actually worked well. You could set the thermostat at 50-55F and leave it there, Turn it about a tick just ahead of a job and it was toasty.

 

[furb]

Picked this up for $550 with 312k on it. They were told it needs a $5k transmission. Replaced the spool valve with one I have laying here and it’s good to go. The exhaust needs some attention and some front end work but it’ll do. I picked up the wheels and tires for $150 for this.

 

[Partner]

Again, a few things for $25 and chains for a dollar so that my grinder doesn't get bored 2x Jokari for the electrician

 

[ammoaddict]

i had to buy a new $800 phone. mine fell out of my pocket on the tractor. searched for an hour, finally found it and i had run over it. you can imagine what it looked like.

 

[heimannm]

 

[cus_deluxe]

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thats how almost every phone ive ever owned ends up lol

 

[Partner]

Car or phone that is the question

 

[Yukon Stihl]

i had to buy a new $800 phone. mine fell out of my pocket on the tractor. searched for an hour, finally found it and i had run over it. you can imagine what it looked like.

That’s why I buy used phones
I destroy one a year
My used phone guy had to upgrade me as he couldn’t get parts for the SE anymore
Using 12 mini’s now.