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Hey folks.

I am putting the hydraulic lift on my 8N back together and needed to wash some parts up.

I had an old tilt-skillet (if you were around institutional or shipboard cookin' you know what that is) kicking around the boneyard and I decided to convert it into a parts washer.

I built a frame out of 2" square tube and attached it to the outside panel of the skillet which is 3/16" stainless and then attached some steel casters.

The result is designed to be robust, as the pan is 1/2" stainless and the frame is 1/4" wall tube. The washer should support 1,000lbs. if necessary.

A question: What would be the best way to circulate parts washer fluid from the bottom back up to wash down parts? I think someone Lou perhaps used a oil furnace pump and filter. I am using CRC parts wash fluid.

As always comments, questions and opinions are welcomed.

Brad
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Brad,
You are correct, I've put the oil furnace pump/motor on ours,I left the filter in the motor and added a filter in the tank where it goes thru to the motor/pump. The furnace oil pump filter takes out the really fine particles you get in the fluid. We can send you pictures if you want. Been using ours for years with no problems. We try to clean the heavy grease and dirt off before we put anything in the parts washer, just saves time of filtering the diesel when it gets too dirty.Hope the pictures help.If I were you , I'd make some sort of lid covering for the tank, with it open, it will stink like diesel,and could become a fire hazard,if a stray spark hits the solution.
Regards,
LOU
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The cheapest way would be to get a submersible pump for about $35-50. They have built in filters that are not very good. But you can always rig up some kind of a pre-filter and help extend the life of the pump. The best way? Sky is the limit, really. You don't want too much pressure in the hose, though. Solvent will be all over the place.
 
I"ve heard of using pumps from washing machines and dishwashers. IDK how they stand up to washer fluids. I like the furnace pump idea.
 
Lou,
I like your BUBBA engineering. I have many old oil guns laying around. Bet the filter doesn't take long to choke up.

I really like when someone uses something for a purpose that it wasn't designed for.

That pump is set up for 100 psi if you were to choke it down. But that would create a real mess if you did.
George
 
George,
Never had any problem with the oil gun filter clogging up, it has 2 other filters to go thru before it gets to the oil gun filter, 1, in the tank inlet, one is the filter housing you see in the picture and the final is the oil gun filter.

We used the over flow return line on the pump to get the fuel oil to the cleaning spigot, a lot less pressure.
Plus cleaning any excess dirt and grease from the part before you put it in the tank helps keep big nasty chunks from becoming a problem.I have no faith in the aqua type cleaners, a auto shop owner,who my son knew, called them uncle earls oatmeal machine. A truer statement was never uttered.lol
LOU
 
Hey Lou.

I am kind of thinking that I will use a furnace pump. Did you use a bottom drain on your tank?? I am kind of thinking that I would like to fabricate a kind of sight glass debris trap like a fuel strainer bowl on a fuel tank. It would be neat if I can find the parts to incorporate a quart mason jar as the sight glass.

I would appreciate photos of your setup. I cant seem to find how to open e-mail so my e-mail is [email protected]. Or if it is easier just post to this thread.

Thanks,

Brad
 
Thanks for the reply.

I am thinking about a bottom drain in the tank with a short barrier around it so that the great amount of gunk can be taken off the bottom of the tank with a putty knife.

Brad
 
Brad,
Our tank had the bottom fitting to plumb the pump into.It does have a usable drain.Now about a site glass,probably not needed, as the fluid would indicate dark when dirty. We will take pictures of ours for you,may take a couple days,but will post them for you. We aren't disappointed with our system at all.We used it for cleaning most parts for everything including the dozer/ tractor/ bobcat/ truck wheel bearings,etc. Beats using a wash tub and diesel and a brush. The only expense we incurred was the tank expense when we bought the tank from harbor freight,the rest came from furnace and parts we had on hand. I wouldn't trade it for anything. Will post photos as quick as possible.
Regards,
LOU
 

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