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Wood Fired Pick-up

Discussion in 'Everything Else (off topic)' started by Art C, Mar 15, 2014.

  1. Art C

    Art C

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    I was watching some reality show about "hillbillies" tonight and they were making a gasifer system to run a generator. Got me thinking about an article I read, some years back, about a similar system used to run a pick-up using wood heat. I happened to have the article in an old copy of "the Mother Earth News" from May/June 1981. Great idea, but fear the EPA would clamp down on something like this in the present.
    Tried to upload a couple pictures, but no luck:(
    Poked around their website, though, and came up with the link to the original story:

    http://www.motherearthnews.com/green-transportation/wood-gas-truck-zmaz81mjzraw.aspx#axzz2w5m3XhO3

    Enjoy.
     
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  2. Daryl

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    This gasifier stuff is way beyond me. I know there is a bunch of stuff on youtube with using gasifiers to power all sorts of machinery.

    I cook. That is my level.
     
  3. Daryl

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    Ok, I am back to this. I will try to tackle it. :mad:<=== That is my brain exploding. Ha!
     
  4. Stinny

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    Ha...
     
  5. lukem

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    Pretty cool stuff, but I wouldn't want to have to wake up early to "light the truck" to get to work.
     
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  6. Daryl

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    But it's fun!
     
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