Old fuel disposal

[C4Ranch]

Cleaning out the barn on some land I recently purchased and found two 5 gal cans full of fuel. One smells like diesel the other like unleaded. Not knowing for sure or how old it is, I would rather dispose of it properly rather than risking engine damage trying to burn it.

Any ideas how to dispose properly? 10 gal is more than I want to burn and want to reuse the cans.

TIA!

J

 

[Jstpssng]

Try Walmart, they generally take old engine oil. You may have to waiit until you do a couple of oil changes, and mix it in.
Also, around here a lot of garages have used engine oil furnaces. As long as the diesel isn't contaminated that may be a possibility.
I'm not sure if they could use a small amount of gas or not... it seems like it would be pretty well diluted by the time it gets mixed in a 250 gallon tank.

 

[deerseeker001]

there is a garage down the road that does service work on cars and trucks he told me if i had any old gas,oil he has a tank out back that this company comes periodically and picks it up from him and pays him so much a gallon.it sounds like they take what burns.i would check with your garages.

 

[KTurner]

Any ideas how to dispose properly? 10 gal is more than I want to burn and want to reuse the cans.

I had some ol crummy dirty gas from the bottom of a few cans. The county has a hazardous chemical collection every few months where they take old paint, cleaners, electronics, etc to keep the stuff out of the landfill/ground/etc. They took the old gas. I had put it in the worst can as I wasn't sure how they'd handle it. They asked if I wanted the can back. Check with your county to see if they have something similar.

Keith

 

[murphy1244]

Mix the diesel with ATF for rusted bolts and such.

 

[Bigfoot62]

Mix the diesel with ATF for rusted bolts and such.

Yep, or just use it straight up for parts washing.

 

[C4Ranch]

Thanks everyone!

Think I found another use.... Appears you can mix it with some stuff to kill mesquite.

I got 3 small fields that are being encroached upon and need to get them under control.

I'll see what options exist for the unleaded.

J

 

[Bigfoot62]

. . . I'll see what options exist for the unleaded.

J

You can mix gas and diesel 50/50 and use it for burning fuel, like to start a brush pile.

 

[Stimw]

Could also check with local fire department to see if they want it for practice/training burns.