Reclaimed Oil for push mower.

[dlundblad]

what I find interesting is my push mower (yard machine) has never had an oil change. it's been 21 years on the same oil and it looks great still. yes looks aren't everything. still runs great. no desire to change it.

Have you had to top it off yet?

 

[oil pan 4]

Used oil is free fuel. And that is what you do by giving it to the auto parts store, it is mainly used to mix with bunker oil for ships etc. at least that was the case in years past. Used acidic dirty oil is not for lubrication.

Except it tests decent. Still have some tbn left. From what I can find oil ran in daily driver cars has to be ran at least 300hrs before it even gets close to turning acidic.
My reclaim oil is only ran for 90 to 120hrs.
Also its not dirty, after it's sat for a month I can't see any single micron particles under my microscope when i pull a sample. What i can see is a layer of dirt on the bottom of the jug when I pour out the last half quart into the combustion grade oil jug or my log soaking oil trough.

 

[z71bill]

Price out a new lawn mower - good luck finding a good self propelled gas powered mower for under $500.

Now price out a jug of full synthetic oil - I like Super Tech - it is $20 for 5 quarts or $4 a quart less than $2 per oil change.

Now think this through - is it worth it to reclaim used oil?

To me no not worth it at all.

Plus I use up oil that I have on hand for my generators so it doesn't get really old.

 

[oil pan 4]

Price out a new lawn mower - good luck finding a good self propelled gas powered mower for under $500.

Now price out a jug of full synthetic oil - I like Super Tech - it is $20 for 5 quarts or $4 a quart less than $2 per oil change.

Now think this through - is it worth it to reclaim used oil?

To me no not worth it at all.

Plus I use up oil that I have on hand for my generators so it doesn't get really old.

The best new lawn mower I've seen in probably 20 years is the harbor freight 173cc.
It gets new oil.
The only ones I run reclaim oil in are oil burners.

 

[Exhaustgases]

I think your using the wrong term. As you are not reclaiming the oil. Its just plain old USED MOTOR OIL, period.

Heres the definition.

Reclaimed oil is used oil that has been cleaned, processed, and restored so it can be used again.


The exact meaning depends on the type of oil

• Motor oil: Used engine oil is collected, filtered, and refined to remove contaminants. The resulting re-refined (reclaimed) oil can be used to make new lubricants or other petroleum products.

 

[oil pan 4]

I think your using the wrong term. As you are not reclaiming the oil. Its just plain old USED MOTOR OIL, period.

Heres the definition.

Reclaimed oil is used oil that has been cleaned, processed, and restored so it can be used again.


The exact meaning depends on the type of oil

• Motor oil: Used engine oil is collected, filtered, and refined to remove contaminants. The resulting re-refined (reclaimed) oil can be used to make new lubricants or other petroleum products.

I cleaned it, if you were paying attention.

I tried calling it "used motor oil". People assumed that means full of environmental dirt, metal shavings, fuel, coolant, rain water, transmission fluid, grar oil, small bits of trash, grass clippings and everything else that might get thrown, blown or dripped into the oil collection pan.

 

[Exhaustgases]

I cleaned it, if you were paying attention.

I tried calling it "used motor oil". People assumed that means full of environmental dirt, metal shavings, fuel, coolant, rain water, transmission fluid, grar oil, small bits of trash, grass clippings and everything else that might get thrown, blown or dripped into the oil collection pan.

Yeah but you missed the most important step, the refinery process.

This part--- The resulting re-refined (reclaimed) oil can be used to make new lubricants or other petroleum products.

Yours is just old filtered used oil.

 

[oil pan 4]

Yeah but you missed the most important step, the refinery process.

This part--- The resulting re-refined (reclaimed) oil can be used to make new lubricants or other petroleum products.

Yours is just old filtered used oil.

Why would I worry about re-refining it when it does exactly what I need it to do?
Can a lawnmower that burns or leaks oil tell that its only being given used oil?
Does a lawn mower that still has some of its 10 year old original oil in it care if I top it off with reclaim oil?
Does a chainsaw care if its bar and chain oil is used oil? Mmmm maybe, I dump the reclaim oil and run some fresh oil through it before I put it away.
Does a gate hinge care if I put drops of reclaim oil on it vs fresh oil?
Its definitely the best option for flushing out a gear oil milkshake differential.

 

[Exhaustgases]

Why would I worry about re-refining it when it does exactly what I need it to do?
Can a lawnmower that burns or leaks oil tell that its only being given used oil?
Does a lawn mower that still has some of its 10 year old original oil in it care if I top it off with reclaim oil?
Does a chainsaw care if its bar and chain oil is used oil? Mmmm maybe, I dump the reclaim oil and run some fresh oil through it before I put it away.
Does a gate hinge care if I put drops of reclaim oil on it vs fresh oil?
Its definitely the best option for flushing out a gear oil milkshake differential.

As a youngster (teen) I used some crankcase drainings in our chain saw, it corroded the oil tank so badly it leaked. Why? Acids.

You don't use RECLAIM OIL, your using old drained crankcase oil. Nomenclature matters, especially on a technical forum.

Its a choice deal, use what you want to use in your stuff. Just doesn't do it any good.

 

[Lubener]

Using "reclaimed" but used oil in a mower makes no sense to me to save some pocket change. If its not good enough for your car then it is not good enough for a mower the way I see it.

 

[dsykes]

I thought this was what the "pump out" feature on the fancier MityVac/MityVac-clones was for?

 

[DCDG]

stop the madness

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/p...tection-15w-40-diesel-engine-oil-1-gal-830659

 

[oil pan 4]

As a youngster (teen) I used some crankcase drainings in our chain saw, it corroded the oil tank so badly it leaked. Why? Acids.

You don't use RECLAIM OIL, your using old drained crankcase oil. Nomenclature matters, especially on a technical forum.

Its a choice deal, use what you want to use in your stuff. Just doesn't do it any good.

I dont leave the recaim oil in the saw.
Your saw leaked oil because its junk.
At less than 150 hours the oil still has TBN left, as in no acid. I could pulverize KHO and increase the TBN, that goes back to why would i mess with it if it already does everything I need it to?

I already explained that quite a few people assumed used oil means stuff in the oil drain pan, with coolant, environmental dirt, metal shavings from failed engines

 

[oil pan 4]

Using "reclaimed" but used oil in a mower makes no sense to me to save some pocket change. If its not good enough for your car then it is not good enough for a mower the way I see it.

Saves me from buying at least several gallons of new oil every year. Hardly pocket change. I work on a lot of lawnmowers.
Who runs oil in their car until its completely bad?