[AT] OT Heating with wood/now waste oil

[Ralph Goff]

Finally trying to catch up some of this ATIS mail now that harvest has shut 
down due to rain here. I have not read all the numerous postings on wood 
heat but did have a comment specific to my own situation.
A few years ago we went away from supplementary wood heat mainly for 
insurance reasons. The Ins. company has a wood heat surcharge that amounts 
to quite a bit over time and takes away a lot of the cost savings from 
burning wood. It began to look like I was cutting and burning wood more for 
the exercise and "atmosphere" of wood heat than any major financial savings.
With the recent predictions of a 28% increase of our natural gas prices I 
have been re-considering the wood heat option again.
It would not be with the old original kitchen stove though. The new airtight 
wood burners are far more efficient heating.
Firewood is plentiful and free for the taking on my farms requiring only my 
own manual labour and whatever fuel the old Cockshutt 40 burns powering the 
buzz saw. (You see I did find an antique tractor connection to this story).
Charlie I am sure I have read about waste oil burning attachments for 
furnaces too.

Ralph in Sask.
http://lgoff.sasktelwebsite.net/
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "charlie hill" <chill8 at cox.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2005 6:59 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] OT Heating with wood/now waste oil


> Does anyone have experience with burning waste oil in a regular oil 
> furnace? I wonder if small amounts of waste motor oil and or hydraulic oil 
> can be blended in with diesel or kerosene without causing problems?  I 
> have about 40 gals or so I need to get rid of.
> At todays fuel prices I'd like to burn it if possible.
>
> Charlie
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