Can you make your own fuel? Biodiesel?

you must carry many fuel filters in truck, cold is hard on bio. type fuel.

 

You can do it but you would still have to pay the taxes on it since you are required to report the miles run and fuel purchased to the states. The penalties for running non-taxed fuel are substantial if you get caught. It may be cheaper to make your own but in the long run it may not make much of a difference unless you are in an operation where you come home almost daily to refuel. Trying to get enough feed sources to make 800 to 1,000 gallons a week would prove difficult. Good question but not likely to be a viable option right now.

 

David Blume, I think is his name. I bought his book on making your own ethanol from scratch.
Absolutely possible - but as Brian says, viability is the question.

 

There's a former USF student in Tampa converting diesel engine autos to run on used vegetable oil for 1-2K per vehicle. He's been in the news numerous times and there are a decent number of those vehicles running around the bay area. Wonder how it would work with a big truck.

 

When you figure your time and trouble, I'm not sure it would be viable. You would have to have a vegetable oil source, pick it up and clean it. Also should use some additives for your engine. could use a lot of your spare time!

 

I tried it on a Ford pickup and my friends who talked me into it have it on 2 vehicles and love it but
1 It's messy, nasty and dirty
2 You can't get enough because in VA aused oil and dead animal retreival company got a law passed that you could only havee 180 gallons on hand
3 Filtering is one problem , heating it in cold weather another, wax another and takes a lot of room to do the filtering including cintrifugal filters.
4 It smells like french fries and makes you stop at Golden Arches Supper Club every 50 miles to eat

 

Nice. Grab a big mac then go around the back to the nasty grease HOLDER AND FUEL UP

 

I use WMO in my F350. You just have to dewater and clean it.

A good portable centrifuge is from Pabiodiesel, but you still have to dewater. Never trust your fuel source. You can use 100% WVO, but you need to modify the fuel system. You can drive and clean your fuel at the same time. Many oil change facilities in small town would love to give you free fuel

I've put more than 15k miles on my truck using WMO without any problems. I just got 1300 gallons of WVO that I am looking forward to using if I ever run out of WMO. I have about 800 gallons left of WMO

 

Using it straight in any modern diesel is rather dumb. it should be processed to get rid of the glycerol in the oil (fat) and clean it up.

The process isn't clean or nice, it involved lye and heat. leaves you with clean fuel and soap making products.