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So the wife and are moving. Our current house has a 550 gallon underground fuel oil tank.

We are required to remove the oil (268 gallons) and fill with inert material/sand. I'm current rounding up some drums and will get a load of sand.

My question is plastic or steel drum? Can I transport this legally? Would some one buy the oil thats at least 5 years old?

Gonna be a headache digging 16 inches down to cut a hole in it and fill with sand. Thanks in advance.
 
Plastic or steel should work fine. I'm not sure on
the legality of hauling it. I'm sure in my great
state of NY it could be an issue but I've done it.
That fuel should be fine. I've used older. Too bad
you weren't close by, I'd trade you some sand!
 
If you wanna haul the sand down you can haul the fuel back for free!

I've got a lead an 55 gallon plastic drums so I'll be looking into those. I plan on taking the 2500 and trailer to haul it back. I think it weighs about 7 -8 lb/gallon. That would make the total around 2000 lb.

Now I just need a buyer...and some sand.
 
I am wondering if there is a petroleum type salvage company dealing with these things, meaning perhaps there are services available that could pump out the remaining fuel oil, possibly paying you for it or its a wash, you break even, they do the work, keep the fuel, (if substantial amount in the tank). Maybe safety kleen or something similar to used oil recovery.

I have seen ads in CL for indoor tanks, remaining fuel stocks quite often, usually when someone changes or converts to another heating system. The caveat is that the buyer of said fuel does take the risk in regards to the quality of it.

I've got a 1000 gallon one in the ground that I want to take out of service, so I kinda wonder what the options are when it comes time to deal with the remaining home heating fuel oil.
 
With the weather here I'd love to be in KY right
now! Just wondering if the company that supplied the
fuel would pump it out? It seems as though when my
house burned my company did that and credited my
account. For a fee of course.
 
A year ago I had fuel problems with the M2...went to a parts combine I bought in "03, to switch tanks. Found the tank was full of fuel! 70 gallons of fresh-smelling diesel. People will buy your fuel.
 
All good ideas... I do not know the condition of the oil as the POs had just converted to electric when we bought the place.

I'd love to find someone locally to take it, as I don't want to haul it if necessary. But I don't want to pay a high price if it is "hazardous waste".
 
If you put an add on Craigslist for someone to come get the fuel and fill the tank for free they will. I have a landscaper friend that does that all the time around MD and PA. He pumps out the fuel into tanks, dogs down and cuts a hole, fills it full and puts back the soil on the top.
 
Bring it to me and I'll give you the sand.

Out here the fuel company will pump it out and decommission the tank ( usually pump it full of grout.)
 
Just called 3 oil companies in the area. Only one was remotely interested to come get it.

Naturally he's the farthest away and may charge for the haul, but pump for free. Well see how it goes.

I'll call the bulk plant tomorrow and see what they can do. They are the only ones that decommission too.

Not too bad for an ENTIRE dat on the phone
 
odd that they want it left in the ground filled with sand. i saw a guy a while back pull a tank out of the ground. removed the dirt from the top of the tank and started filling the hole with water. tank floated up and they drug the tank out and hauled it away. seemed pretty easy from a sidewalk superintendents point of view!!
 
I thought it was an odd request in the first place. It was inspected just 3 years ago and all was fine.

I'm dealing with a relocation company with my job and theyre pretty hinky...er, strict. Whatever. Seems like they are backwards, will allow me to empty and decommission a potential environmental hazard, but I can't hang some drywall in an attic crawlspace. Gotta be a contractor.

I have a few leads on removal, even a few old buddies may want it.
 
Your best bet will be to try and find someone to take it. They should at least pay for the sand if you give them the fuel.

This will depend on what condition the fuel is in.
If it is still good not a problem. If it has some water in the bottom of the tank it may be full of algae.

If you need to haul it off you can put it in plastic or steel drums as long as they seal tightly. Since a 55 gallon drum is not a bulk container by DOT rules you can haul as many drums as you need to at one time as diesel (fuel oil) is not regulated by DOT in non-bulk containers.
It will weigh 7.3 lbs per gallon give or take a little as the weight changes as the temperature changes. The colder it is the heavier it will be but the less room it will take up.

Worse case scenario; The fuel is bad and you need to pay to dump it at a disposal site.
 
(quoted from post at 17:37:37 02/02/15) odd that they want it left in the ground filled with sand. i saw a guy a while back pull a tank out of the ground. removed the dirt from the top of the tank and started filling the hole with water. tank floated up and they drug the tank out and hauled it away. seemed pretty easy from a sidewalk superintendents point of view!!
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My dad floated his out that same way. Pretty simple.

JCinKY, if you put an add on craigslist around here for free fuel in exchange for sand, you would have to stand back because they would be sliding around the corner in about 20 minutes to get it. Same for scrap iron. Post a picture of a couple washers and dryers and watch em come running...
 
Anything free "sells" fast...lol

I can get sand from the concrete plant, but getting the oil out is gonna be the task. There's several guys that may want it, emphasis on 'may'.

Not sure of the regulations on selling it, but I may asked the guy who leased the ground if he needs it.
 
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