What to do with used hydraulic fluid

[Munsie]

What is everyone doing with your used hydraulic fluid? There are quite a few drop off locations in my area for used motor oil but can’t find anything for hydraulic fluid.

 

[scootr]

Hydraulic oil can be dropped at motor oil collection sites.

 

[ptsg]

I run it as bar oil on the chainsaw, use as cutting fluid on the lathe and milling machine, even as tapping fluid. I got plenty of uses for it.

 

[grsthegreat]

Hydraulic oil can be dropped at motor oil collection sites.

Yup. Same here.

 

[4570Man]

Used hydraulic oil makes good chainsaws bar oil unlike motor oil which is nasty. But if you want rid of it it’s fine to pour it in the waste motor oil collection sites.

 

[Munsie]

Ok thanks everyone, I’ll take it out with the used motor oil.

 

[RayIN]

It aids in burning brush piles too, along with old tires. Indiana allows 2 tires per brush pile to aid in keeping it burning. Used oils help get the tires burning, after they are burning, even a rain doesn't extinguish a brush pile.

 

[grsthegreat]

It aids in burning brush piles too, along with old tires. Indiana allows 2 tires per brush pile to aid in keeping it burning. Used oils help get the tires burning, after they are burning, even a rain doesn't extinguish a brush pile.

I cant believe anyone would allow you to burn tires. They make the most noxious smelling smoke there is.

 

[bmaverick]

I cant believe anyone would allow you to burn tires. They make the most noxious smelling smoke there is.

It is illegal to burn tires out my way.

The used tires are shred into little flakes and re-purposed. The metal being steel belts, is pulled out with a magnetic field and recycled too.

 

[paulsharvey]

I've never had anyone ask what oil is in the bucket, and my local dump will take 5 gal per day per person. Autozone/ect used to keep at log book, to supposedly limit to 5 gal per month, but no local ones bother anymore. I just try to avoid anything with fuel mixed in at indoor locations. If you asking "why would fuel be mixed in your hydralic", if you clean a steel mesh filter, I just wash it with diesel.