Free: 2000 gallons red dye diesel

[papaof2]

If you're reasonably close to Sandy Springs, GA you might be interested for your off-road equipment or diesel generator. If I had a diesel gen, I'd be there tomorrow with a 55 gallon plastic drum and the 12 volt diesel pump ;-)

From Atlanta's Craig's List today (7/13).

Free- 2000 gallons red dye diesel. Must pump and store yourself.

atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/zip/d/atlanta-free-2000-gallons-red-dye-diesel/7642983351.html

That post had been up 9 hours when I saw it and posted this.


Diesel weighs about 7lb/gallon so base your means of transport on that. 55 gallon drum would be 55 * 7 = 385lbs plus the weight of the drum. My pickup with me in it (170lb) and a full tank of gas (20 * 7 = 140lb) would be 1400 - 310 = 1090lb so 3 55 gallon drums at 1155lb for just the diesel would be pushing it. On the other hand, how long would 165 gallons of diesel run a home size (5-8kw) diesel generator? Diesel in a sealed container does last a long time - WWII diesel drums were opened and used in 2000.

If the link doesn't work, the diesel may be gone but I did copy the poster's name and phone number so I can provide that via PM if you're interested. I'm not involved in this deal; I just think it's something someone here might find useful and I'm too cheap (frugal?) to let it slip through others' fingers.

Sure hope someone can use it. With off-road diesel about $0.10 to $0.25/gallon less than on-road diesel (varies by state and maybe by county), and local on-road diesel going for about $3.69, this is at least 2000 * $3.59 = $7180 of fuel.

[papaof2]

Before you ask: The only diesel device I own is a truck/RV heater. The diesel pump was a gift from a friend who was downsizing before moving himself and his wife to a high end assisted living facility. He also gave me a 150 gallon water tank and a wooden support for it that's built like a tank. A 2 x 6 may be the smallest member of the structure, but considering that he was an engineer for Lockheed he probably designed things for military use - as in "almost unbreakable". Unfortunately the new 55 gallon plastic barrel he gave me is NOT for potable water (stamped into the top :-( but it should do admirably for diesel.

If you do the math, the truck/RV heater runs 19 hours on a gallon of diesel at full output, so 55 gallons would be 55 * 19 = 1045 hours or 43.54 days continuous at full output (about 17,000BTU). If that was the only source of heat we had, it might be running at that level as long as we had running water so pipes didn't freeze; otherwise, we'd be shrinking down greatly in how much of the house we heated. If I could manage the process of getting there, wrangling hoses, nursing a pump for a while (no auto shutoff so you're in place while you watch the level in the drum) then manage to repeat that process to drain the first barrel into a permanent storage barrel or maybe find some empty 5 gallon kerosene cans and then it's pumping 11 cans full and building some low shelves in the shed out back so the cans aren't on the floor...

[papaof2]

The ad is back up on Craig's List today, so some amount of the diesel remains.

If it's there next week, I might be able to go get some of it. A typical diesel truck/RV heater uses 2.52 gallons/day at full output. I have a 55 gallon drum. 55 / 2.52 = 21.8 days at full output. Heating part of the house for 3 weeks at the cost of gasoline for a reasonable round trip is a great deal ;-) Nearest station's diesel (road diesel) is $3.69/gallon so 55 * 3.69 = $202.95 pump price for a 55 gallon drum of diesel.

If you have a diesel generator and can power much of your house, it's an even better deal.