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"Free" Diesel Fuel
Used transmission oil from diesel pickups and tractors can be filtered, blended with diesel fuel, and burned as fuel in diesel tractors or other diesel engines, says Rich Clouser, who works as a mechanic at a GM dealership in St. Louis, Mo.
"One of the mechanics at our dealership is an old farm boy. He takes ho
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"Free" Diesel Fuel ENERGY Alternative Fuels 34-4-42 Used transmission oil from diesel pickups and tractors can be filtered, blended with diesel fuel, and burned as fuel in diesel tractors or other diesel engines, says Rich Clouser, who works as a mechanic at a GM dealership in St. Louis, Mo.
"One of the mechanics at our dealership is an old farm boy. He takes home 5 gal. of used transmission oil every day, which he uses in his Deere diesel tractors," says Clouser. He runs the oil through a transmission filter and into a 5-gal. can. The filter removes any metal particles. He uses the oil straight during warm weather, but in cold weather the oil gets thicker so he mixes it with diesel fuel.
"I've been using the same idea on my diesel pickup for more than a year, and several other mechanics here do, too. Most of them have more than 100,000 miles on their pickups. Also, I know the mechanics at a local Ford dealership use transmission oil in their Ford Powerstroke diesel pickups, too."
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Rich Clouser, 3514 Glen Bay Drive, St. Louis, Mo. 63125 (ph 314 487-6577).
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