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Old 03-07-2007, 12:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Rashakor View Post
Waohhhh! alot of misinformation and misconseptions in this thread.

First there is no way in hell, that you can load a full 55gal drum on the back seat of a car! there is no way!

Now, on the other hand there is absolutely no problem putting 500lb in the trunk of a car. i know it because i do. When i go for biodiesel at a pump in fortworth TX i drive to the place with nine 7 gallons jugs.
So when i fill up that is 63 gallons plus the 16 gallons of the car's gas tank! The car feels heavy but those springs don't really have a problem with it.
Now a way to transport the methanol could be to reduce the size of the containers...

Now a common sense comment for Nerys: methanol is an alcohol like ethanol or isopropyl. go to the store and buy a fire starter bottle or a bottle of pharmacy alcohol and check how easy it is to set them on fire!!! Now imagine the same thing multiply a 1000 times and you imagine the effect of a drum of methanol (fire starter!!!!) igniting. or even better if you are talking about the flex fuel "crap". go get a gallon of E85 and check how it ignites with a spark!!! you may be up for a rude awakening to the physical reality, my boy!
Lots of people have said that the main reason a full 55-gallon drum is a bad idea is because it won't fit in the trunk, therefore putting all the weight on the edges of the trunk instead of evenly distributed throughout the entire flat surface of the trunk like you do.
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