On Sun, 17 Feb 2008 05:13:18 GMT, with neither quill nor qualm,
"BillM" quickly quoth:


"jusme" wrote in message
...
Roy,

I have been trying craigslist. I am tenacious
and will come across one or so -hopefully.

Ok--so you want to pump junk oil out of an open
topped barrel. You want to do it with
a unit that's portable, and doesn't cost much.
What about an oil pump? Any
large engine rebuilders close? Get a junk oil
pump from a truck engine, Craft
a metal mount/coupling/hose connections to
whatever power source you have.
The pumps are made to pump---dirty oil.

Good call. Performance oil pump from a race car or truck engine.

And if the drums are all the same size, build in a mount which hangs
the pump down to the bottom of the tank and extend it with a long
shaft (or pipe welded to a sectioned shaft.) Mount a salvage DC motor
on top to drive it and run a hose from the pump to wherever. Drop it
into a drum, drop the hose in the receiving tank, hook the motor up to
the truck (or spare) battery, switch it on (no sparks around the
hydrogen from the battery, please) and relax while it works.

--
Simplicity doesn't mean to live in misery and poverty. You have what you
need and you don't want what you don't need. --Charan Singh (1916-1990)