"Nothing is ever as easy as the instructions say it is."

However, I endeavoured to persevere and got the front mud guards mounted without undue verbal lubrication or conducting ballistics experiments with hand tools.

I started on it mid-morning when it was reasonably warm and got interrupted before getting much beyond laying out the necessary supplies.

Yesterday, I took two 55 gallon drums containing used engine and hydraulic oil, #2 diesel and trace amounts of mineral spirits and gasoline to a local-ish garage that has a waste oil furnace. I TOLD them exactly what was in it and they accepted it. As I was preparing to mount the mud guards, they called and said "We can't use this, we burn only straight motor oil. Come and get it!"

That DID inspire colorful language at outdoor - not to mention long distance - volume. Went and got it, lugged it most of the way home and had an inspired thought: The contractor I worked for briefly might have a waste oil furnace. Stopped in, and turns out he didn't, but knew a guy up the road that did and would burn nuclear waste if it was free. Turned around and lugged it back up the road to him. Glad to have it, chatted about this and that, inspected a few jobs he was working on and parted friends.

Instructions? We don't need no stinking instructions!!!

Just my opinion. Most instructions for a lot of things these days are 100% crap!!

Written by people who have no freaking clue how to write instructions!!!

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As I was preparing to mount the mud guards, they called and said "We can't use this, we burn only straight motor oil. Come and get it!"

How did they get your phone number?

YouTube for homemade instructions.

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Originally posted by 229DAK:

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As I was preparing to mount the mud guards, they called and said "We can't use this, we burn only straight motor oil. Come and get it!"

How did they get your phone number?

Used to be a regular customer, owner knows me by name. Sadly, I no longer trust their mechanics and after this kerfluffle, won't be visiting at all.

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Originally posted by Krazeehorse:
YouTube for homemade instructions.

For a burner? Have actually given that some thought. Don't need/want the heat, but as a way to dispose of used oil, it may still make sense.

EDIT: Holy Crap! Some (most...) of those videos bring "sketchy" to a whole new level! I don't expect to generate enough oil to bother with at my age anyway, hopefully the feller with the garage will take what little there will be.