Has it really been 12 years? Still some of the best content I've found. Thanks for giving me the info I needed to occupy my free time to do something fun and productive. Good stuff
very very very well done. This coming from a guy who worked on nuclear reactors! Your knowledge of this whole process is amazing! Please keep sharing your improvements and developments. Thank you Teslonian.
Brother U R DA MAN! I don't know who was more excited you or me when it fired up. That is the greatest feeling when you put so much work into something and it finally works, GREAT JOB and thanx 4 posting it, Very good explanation step by step.
This is amazing. I've seen a lot of other quickly hacked together builds, but you went all out and built an awesome system to produce high quality syn gas. Awesome job, thank you for sharing.
I love your videos, especially when things don't go as planned. I like to show them to my grandchildren so they can see that sometimes you just have to keep trying to achieve the result you want.
They should show this in schools, to get kids thinking. That's how I learned to make stuff like this guy. I recycle stuff just like him, matter of fact I sometimes design something around something used.
Great vid man. I was looking at a few peoples suggestions and i have one of my own. I was thinking if you had a generator incorporated into the truckbed and get a battery bank in there, you could eliminate the combustibles blowback ,by turning truck off when you get to your destination,and turn on the generator that would be using the rest of the woodgas to charge the batteries, and if you wanted to make it even a more versitile vehical install an electric drivemotor to your driveline. And if you could get an old electric car battery bank and use part of it so your batteries wouldnt weigh so much. Then you dont have to worry about the firebox when you shut down. And if you say ran outa woodgas you could switch to battery power,before you had to use gasoline. And if you were needing to run quiet, the electric would be great,like when your hunting or something. And if you just needed to use the gasifyer for electricity, the generators already part of the system,and that would be a bomb setup. Love your vids man.
THERE'S TWO HOURS OF MY LIFE I'LL NEVER GET BACK! (And I'm HAPPY for it!) Great project! Thanks for all the extra work making the video along the way. Now let's get into business together! I have a lot of ideas of how to put this into practical use!
I have to say you and your team that work with you on these projects are a TRUE Inspiration. Just read some comments. Folks, watch the adds all the way through, please. I have been gathering materials to start some projects myself because of your posts. They are amazing. Great Work!! Kudos to all!
Gotta love the cordless recp. Saw connected to the truck battery. The tool company's need to make a attachment that helps with this with a couple alligator clips !
Best of luck on the build, be safe gasifiers have the potential for catastrophic failure if not done properly and remember it's a giant tank of explosive gas that has two things you never want in that situation and that is open flames and fresh air inlets in with the explosive gas!
Fabulous job. I see some years have passed since you made this video. I'd love to hear an update on what has happened since then. Perhaps you have already made some. I'll go searching.
Finally got to see the rest of video. I'm sorry to hear that the floods destroyed your hard work! I too let the ads play through to give you some extra money for R&D. Love the creations and truly appreciate you sharing them!
One of the great videos on TH-cam. Easy to follow yet very clever system. Just one question how many times did you get pulled over by the cops. I bet you had quite a few times some explaining to do :)
Job well done, Mr T!...I've got an old '99 F-150XL, standard 6 cylinder that I thought about junking or giving away for a few bucks. Maybe, it's a good candidate for a wood gasifier conversion like your own truck? I'm not a mechanical person, that's my main reason for hesitation. And also running the risk of blowing myself up sky high! Glad it worked out for yourself. The ability to run a generator and other stuff through the front-end filter cap gives it many valuable capabilities. Thank you, for sharing what I consider to be one of the best 'How To' videos out there are on TH-cam!
Awesome! I'd give two thumbs up but it won't even let me click on it once! Looks like you have the right size gasifier for the right size engine/weight combo. And thank you for showing the entire build. Good Stuff!! So there really IS something better than a Flux Capacitor!!! Cool! Good Job!! LS
Everyone watching this (...and his other inspiring videos) be sure to let the ads run, that is another source of funds for Mr Teslonian to finance his projects ...although most of the stuff lookes like it's scavanged!! Mr Teslonian, first of all thank you for your unselfish sharing of excellent ideas. I have afew questions. I s your truck still running? Are you satisfied with the performance? Had you thought abour adding an egt gauge and a vacuum pressure manifold gauge to assist in adjusting the rpm due to the hydrogen? Since the mpp is 1.5-1.7 and a pickup is best suited would you personally think this is best economy, or is another method more practical for bot pickups and automobiles? Last question, approximately hours did you have to devote to this project, and if you had better tools, could it have been done more efficiently? Note: of all the sites that I have explored regarding more efficient use of home grown resources for self-relient people you definately make into the top five!
Super job sir! Thank you so much for your time on these projects. I will do my best to let every young boy and girl can learn what you know. Just great!!!!
I so admire you, you are an inspiration and a hope for those of us hoping to decrease and even eliminate our dependency on big corporations and government fuel.
Dude, you ROCK!!! very impressive reuse of parts (I like that VERY much) and you showed the process to be very intuitive and straight forward. As it stands the implementation is awesome, and I beleive that on a smaller scale, a generator (with a recip engine) can be make to power the house or at least some constantly on equipment. I hope your from TX, we need more people like you.
Very nice design, thanks for sharing it. I copied your burner design and it works great. One thing I put on mine that you don't have on that one is a water jacket to catch condensation. I picked that idea up from Jay at Victory Gasworks. It's amazing how much water it catches: 2- 3 cups per hour from seemingly well seasoned wood. My water jacket is 15" long (because that's what I had kicking around), a section of the same 100lb propane cylinder material as my fuel hopper. I cut a small strip out of the seam area, then used a ratcheting tie strap to squeeze it together. I made mine 1" smaller diameter, for a gap of 1/2' all around. I tacked up the seam, then held a hammer under each tack and pounded it flat to tighten the seam, then welded it tight. I added a 1/2" flare at the bottom with part of an end cap, welded 4 tapered 1/2" vertical tabs at 90 degree intervals near the top to make it line up evenly with the outer cylinder at the top, then pounded 'er in until the top edge was just below where the cap starts to taper, and welded up the lower seam. Finally I drilled a hole on the outside, right at the upper edge of the weld, welded a short bung over it and added a drain tap. Once it was done, I leak tested it. The first thing I learned was it holds a surprising amount of water. 2 coffee cans won't get it near the top. No leaks though.
hello mr teslonian i am currently thinking of making a gasifier powered truck as well but i had an idea of how to be able to use a much smaller gasifier last possibly just as long as your large one by adding a spare alternator conected to a tank of water creating hydrogen through electrolosis
Great video.. I have some questions that I have never seen anyone address... How do you shut it down? Lets say you want to go about 15 miles down the road and park for a few hours or so... How do you shut it down and what happens to all the excess fuel created? Please can you update this video?
Hi, really awesome stuff, two questions: 1. Since your radiator's piping is cool before the end, does that mean it is longer than it needs to be? 2. Could you, as a filter, have another drum filled with tighly packed straw or sawdust, and every now and then, replace it and use the old, tar filled filling as fuel for the reactor? I plan on building my own gasifier, so I also want to thank you for showing me how!
Watched all of your Gasifier Truck episodes so far; did you ever manage to get it out on the highway? I was curious how it did. I'm wanting to build a simple gasifier for a vehicle, myself.
I LOVE this whole thing!!! I'm very curious about how often you have to refill the wood....and curious about what happens if you shut it off to go grocery shopping or even go to a movie....do you have to restart the whole process of getting the fire burning again? This is extremely exciting!!!
I've been watching over the weeks and felt the excitement as it started the first time as well. You'll be allowed to drive that on the highway? LOL The Australian police would have me off the road within 10 minutes. Good job, Mr Teslonian
cool...I like the auxiliary port on the front for a gen set and the other collectors for bio-fuel. I am wondering if you have further updates since this from 5 years ago.
Nice. However you should be avare of co poisining. During the WWII Sweden had more than 70 000 cars running on woodgas and as much as 2 persons per day died of poisening.
may need a feed for lubrication of valve seats if they are not hardened.....similar to what gas vehicles operate on in australia............if there is no cushion ....valve seats will wear down rather rapidly
And after he finishes this contraption, the local and state political entities, will increase the Taxes on his annual licenses plate, because he is not paying any road tax. Nice work, I like it.
i understand all that u did but one thing and that is how do u get rid of the ash in the bottom of the burner after a run other than that very informative all around i have a s10 chevy im keeping just to do this so any info will help thanks
So essentially, you're making a sort of oil refinery, where the tar and slag is refined out of the smoke, and then the good stuff if fed into the engine? Cooooooll.
sorry if its been said before and i don't know the proper terminology…. wouldn't the do dads that allow an engine to run on propane solve the air fuel ratio problems? awesome video!
clean combustion, wel done wish the project can make a lot of difrence for brasilian forest where energy is 10 time more cost not able to even fuel reach people
I think you're my new hero! I'm making my way through your videos but thanks to your extreme devotion it's taking a while. Biochar production with steam electric byproduct production is my ultimate dream. I really with I had your mind! Seriously awesome stuff :)
great job this really works i had a hermit frend build one 20 years ago on a f350 flatbed it was much cruder but effectve. sadly, lots of smoke and slow going. not ideal for robbing banks as getaway car
Could you use aluminum pipe for the radiator? My theory is that it will cool it faster since aluminum conducts heat so well and it would save a little on weight.
Great video and thank you for being so descriptive in the assembly. How do you clean the ash out of the reactor? Do you have to pull the top off the drum and remove the reactor to scoop it out? Thanks
i really enjoy watching all your videos keep up the great work. had a question on building the wood gas system for my truck, can i use galvanized pipe for the radiators? I was given an old trampoline and free is always nice, but its galvanized. thanks.
As with the useage of gasoline- there is an amount of gasoline that gets mixed into the crankcase oil through regular engine operation. Does using this wood gas effect the petroleum oil at all? I'd like to see a sightglass from a Boiler tank mounted to the main burner- for easy verification of ignition. Also- something a little safer than having a bomb mounted to the front of the vehicle and a Capital Punishment device in the cab- would be nice. Propane tank-Piezo igniter system from a BBQ?
Would a 2 inch pipe into the combustion zone be easier to lite the unit with the fuel chamber full? A cap on the 2 inch pipe so after you start it can seal it back off.
Well said. There are those who like to fish, and those who like to sit there with their mouths open for you to place the fish in there for them. I think, unless folks get out and start failing, and learning on their own through the build process, even if they are handed a running gasifier, they wont know how to use it properly, safely, or fix it if something goes wrong with it. Also, what's not to like about a horde of youtubers camping on your property....
I also am curious how many miles you get on a full hopper. I am in the process of making a downdraft gassifier out of 2 55 gallon steel drums. My plan is to use it to help heat my home by hooking it up to an old furnace in the garage but I might want to experiment with hooking it up to an old pickup if the mileage is worth it.
PAINT JOB SUGGESTION: Since this is essentially an environmentally friendly project I suggest you paint the truck WHITE with a BIG RED CROSS on the hood and doors. Make it look Just like the Hospital Ships Comfort and Mercy
I just need to ask if one of these are built to the specs, is there a way to get a liquid fuel out of this? I just am not sure if it is just the smoke that burns or if there is an actual liquid that condenses from the smoke.
This is the most amazing thing I have ever heard...How would I go about doing this to a dodge ram 2500 turbo diesel would it be any different then what you have done with your Chevy love?
is there a way you could trap the gas that way you could store it in a tank that way instead of having that in the back of the truck you could put a tank in the truck and leave the unit at home or wherever or if you were to turn of the truck and didnt want to waste all of the wood you could trap it and be able to use it the next time you drove, thanks
The Japanese did this setup in Japan at the end of WWII and during the American Occupation. My dad was an MP in Tokyo in General Whitehead's Far East Air Force Command across the street from the Imperial Palace shortly after the War ended.
Has it really been 12 years? Still some of the best content I've found. Thanks for giving me the info I needed to occupy my free time to do something fun and productive. Good stuff
very very very well done. This coming from a guy who worked on nuclear reactors! Your knowledge of this whole process is amazing! Please keep sharing your improvements and developments. Thank you Teslonian.
Miles per pound of wood is between 1.5 and 1.7 mpp.
Is this still running? Im curious if the wood gas kills engines quick or if it's all good
Brother U R DA MAN! I don't know who was more excited you or me when it fired up. That is the greatest feeling when you put so much work into something and it finally works, GREAT JOB and thanx 4 posting it, Very good explanation step by step.
Even tho I didn't quite catch all the details, I was really hoping it would start and cheering when it did! This is quite inspirational!
This is amazing. I've seen a lot of other quickly hacked together builds, but you went all out and built an awesome system to produce high quality syn gas. Awesome job, thank you for sharing.
If only Mad Max had known about this...
would not be so mad then would he? X3 it would be not so mad Max and the gasifyer XD
No wood.
In mad max master blaster used dried pig shit.
Beyond Thunderdome: The lights, the motors, the vehicles, all run by a high-powered gas called methane. And methane cometh from pig $h!t.
Na this is how we can get McFly back to the future.
I love your videos, especially when things don't go as planned. I like to show them to my grandchildren so they can see that sometimes you just have to keep trying to achieve the result you want.
They should show this in schools, to get kids thinking. That's how I learned to make stuff like this guy. I recycle stuff just like him, matter of fact I sometimes design something around something used.
Great vid man. I was looking at a few peoples suggestions and i have one of my own. I was thinking if you had a generator incorporated into the truckbed and get a battery bank in there, you could eliminate the combustibles blowback ,by turning truck off when you get to your destination,and turn on the generator that would be using the rest of the woodgas to charge the batteries, and if you wanted to make it even a more versitile vehical install an electric drivemotor to your driveline. And if you could get an old electric car battery bank and use part of it so your batteries wouldnt weigh so much. Then you dont have to worry about the firebox when you shut down. And if you say ran outa woodgas you could switch to battery power,before you had to use gasoline.
And if you were needing to run quiet, the electric would be great,like when your hunting or something.
And if you just needed to use the gasifyer for electricity, the generators already part of the system,and that would be a bomb setup.
Love your vids man.
THERE'S TWO HOURS OF MY LIFE I'LL NEVER GET BACK! (And I'm HAPPY for it!)
Great project! Thanks for all the extra work making the video along the way.
Now let's get into business together! I have a lot of ideas of how to put this into practical use!
You sir deserve the "Mad Scientist" of the year award.I know it can be done but have never seen it done until now.Thanks for sharing
I have to say you and your team that work with you on these projects are a TRUE Inspiration. Just read some comments. Folks, watch the adds all the way through, please. I have been gathering materials to start some projects myself because of your posts. They are amazing. Great Work!! Kudos to all!
i don't know who was more excited when it cranked up, you or me. GREAT JOB Mr. T
Gotta love the cordless recp. Saw connected to the truck battery. The tool company's need to make a attachment that helps with this with a couple alligator clips !
An A for effort. But wow the effort involved in putting it all together is outstanding. No complaints here.
I feel alot more confident with engineering after watching your video thank you
Best of luck on the build, be safe gasifiers have the potential for catastrophic failure if not done properly and remember it's a giant tank of explosive gas that has two things you never want in that situation and that is open flames and fresh air inlets in with the explosive gas!
Fabulous job. I see some years have passed since you made this video. I'd love to hear an update on what has happened since then. Perhaps you have already made some. I'll go searching.
Finally got to see the rest of video. I'm sorry to hear that the floods destroyed your hard work! I too let the ads play through to give you some extra money for R&D. Love the creations and truly appreciate you sharing them!
you did it Mr Teslonian, thank you for exposing all the process in details with so much informations,
bye bye gas station, never see you again
HEY!! Great job. She sounds great.Just abit of fine tuning and she'll be running just fine.Awesome first try. Congrats!
One of the great videos on TH-cam. Easy to follow yet very clever system. Just one question how many times did you get pulled over by the cops. I bet you had quite a few times some explaining to do :)
Job well done, Mr T!...I've got an old '99 F-150XL, standard 6 cylinder that I thought about junking or giving away for a few bucks. Maybe, it's a good candidate for a wood gasifier conversion like your own truck? I'm not a mechanical person, that's my main reason for hesitation. And also running the risk of blowing myself up sky high! Glad it worked out for yourself. The ability to run a generator and other stuff through the front-end filter cap gives it many valuable capabilities. Thank you, for sharing what I consider to be one of the best 'How To' videos out there are on TH-cam!
God Bless you man! Thank you so much for your contribution to humanity!
Awesome! I'd give two thumbs up but it won't even let me click on it once! Looks like you have the right size gasifier for the right size engine/weight combo. And thank you for showing the entire build. Good Stuff!!
So there really IS something better than a Flux Capacitor!!! Cool! Good Job!! LS
Everyone watching this (...and his other inspiring videos) be sure to let the ads run, that is another source of funds for Mr Teslonian to finance his projects ...although most of the stuff lookes like it's scavanged!!
Mr Teslonian, first of all thank you for your unselfish sharing of excellent ideas. I have afew questions.
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s your truck still running? Are you satisfied with the performance? Had you thought abour adding an egt gauge and a vacuum pressure manifold gauge to assist in adjusting the rpm due to the hydrogen? Since the mpp is 1.5-1.7 and a pickup is best suited would you personally think this is best economy, or is another method more practical for bot pickups and automobiles? Last question, approximately hours did you have to devote to this project, and if you had better tools, could it have been done more efficiently?
Note: of all the sites that I have explored regarding more efficient use of home grown resources for self-relient people you definately make into the top five!
You are ready for the apocalypse. Love your shows man.
Seriously the coolest video I've seen on youtube yet! This is quite inspirational.
Super job sir! Thank you so much for your time on these projects. I will do my best to let every young boy and girl can learn what you know. Just great!!!!
Well done! A vapor type carb with a piston will help with the high idle. Never thought I would watch the whole thing but you did it!
I so admire you, you are an inspiration and a hope for those of us hoping to decrease and even eliminate our dependency on big corporations and government fuel.
During WWII my mother told me she used to drive an English Ford with this system.
Legend Mr Teslonian, your perseverance paid off, I am sold on it. Thanks for sharing
Dude, you ROCK!!! very impressive reuse of parts (I like that VERY much) and you showed the process to be very intuitive and straight forward. As it stands the implementation is awesome, and I beleive that on a smaller scale, a generator (with a recip engine) can be make to power the house or at least some constantly on equipment. I hope your from TX, we need more people like you.
Great build, explaination, and results!
Very nice design, thanks for sharing it. I copied your burner design and it works great. One thing I put on mine that you don't have on that one is a water jacket to catch condensation. I picked that idea up from Jay at Victory Gasworks. It's amazing how much water it catches: 2- 3 cups per hour from seemingly well seasoned wood.
My water jacket is 15" long (because that's what I had kicking around), a section of the same 100lb propane cylinder material as my fuel hopper. I cut a small strip out of the seam area, then used a ratcheting tie strap to squeeze it together. I made mine 1" smaller diameter, for a gap of 1/2' all around. I tacked up the seam, then held a hammer under each tack and pounded it flat to tighten the seam, then welded it tight. I added a 1/2" flare at the bottom with part of an end cap, welded 4 tapered 1/2" vertical tabs at 90 degree intervals near the top to make it line up evenly with the outer cylinder at the top, then pounded 'er in until the top edge was just below where the cap starts to taper, and welded up the lower seam. Finally I drilled a hole on the outside, right at the upper edge of the weld, welded a short bung over it and added a drain tap. Once it was done, I leak tested it. The first thing I learned was it holds a surprising amount of water. 2 coffee cans won't get it near the top. No leaks though.
Brilliant!!! I love doing stuff like this myself. You can tell you're really passionate about it too!
the best on this gasifier project i have seen
Thats insane all the work you did to get that working but awesome work. Very cool
hello mr teslonian i am currently thinking of making a gasifier powered truck as well but i had an idea of how to be able to use a much smaller gasifier last possibly just as long as your large one by adding a spare alternator conected to a tank of water creating hydrogen through electrolosis
Great video.. I have some questions that I have never seen anyone address... How do you shut it down? Lets say you want to go about 15 miles down the road and park for a few hours or so... How do you shut it down and what happens to all the excess fuel created? Please can you update this video?
Hi, really awesome stuff, two questions:
1. Since your radiator's piping is cool before the end, does that mean it is longer than it needs to be?
2. Could you, as a filter, have another drum filled with tighly packed straw or sawdust, and every now and then, replace it and use the old, tar filled filling as fuel for the reactor?
I plan on building my own gasifier, so I also want to thank you for showing me how!
You get things done. I am impressed.
it is worth it! this is so awesome. I have a system going but when I get done with it I will probably do one like this for my truck
Mr Teslonian you are entertaining and informative keep up the good work and be safe my friend.
Watched all of your Gasifier Truck episodes so far; did you ever manage to get it out on the highway? I was curious how it did. I'm wanting to build a simple gasifier for a vehicle, myself.
your awesome! you should build a wood chipper powered by wood gas..
I LOVE this whole thing!!! I'm very curious about how often you have to refill the wood....and curious about what happens if you shut it off to go grocery shopping or even go to a movie....do you have to restart the whole process of getting the fire burning again? This is extremely exciting!!!
Smart young man good work Good explanation of the whole system thank you
+Beverly Baehm I'm pushing 40 so thanks for the young part.
This is a freaking great video. Thanks!
Can you do an update video on the truck?
I've been watching over the weeks and felt the excitement as it started the first time as well.
You'll be allowed to drive that on the highway? LOL
The Australian police would have me off the road within 10 minutes.
Good job, Mr Teslonian
Good job must be rewarding when it started.
This guy is a genius
Wood gas can not be compressed without separating the compressible gases from the non compressible gas.
Your a Genius. Thanks for sharing.
That was awesome! Thanks for sharing!
Excellent build, super presentation!
GENIUS, what more can you say!
I have a russian translated book about this.Pretty good.Nice Video.Thanks
cool...I like the auxiliary port on the front for a gen set and the other collectors for bio-fuel. I am wondering if you have further updates since this from 5 years ago.
Still watching in 2020, I never built one, but went off grid, with you're inspiration Thank you, still use this rig bud?
Nice.
However you should be avare of co poisining. During the WWII Sweden had more than 70 000 cars running on woodgas and as much as 2 persons per day died of poisening.
may need a feed for lubrication of valve seats if they are not hardened.....similar to what gas vehicles operate on in australia............if there is no cushion ....valve seats will wear down rather rapidly
I like your project. I'd love to have that old truck though. Insert turbofied small block chevy. Vroooom!
Great job and thanks for the inspiration.
And after he finishes this contraption, the local and state political entities, will increase the Taxes on his annual licenses plate, because he is not paying any road tax.
Nice work, I like it.
This man is awesome!
Your co-inventer seems a little squirrely. Lol.
i understand all that u did but one thing and that is how do u get rid of the ash in the bottom of the burner after a run other than that very informative all around i have a s10 chevy im keeping just to do this so any info will help thanks
that is quite something. Are there any detailed measurements available?
So essentially, you're making a sort of oil refinery, where the tar and slag is refined out of the smoke, and then the good stuff if fed into the engine? Cooooooll.
GREAT video man! It's very informative.
Excellent video format
That is a work of art!
You have to wonder what the California Air Resource Board (CARB) would think, LOL.
Love to see this truck in person I hope it's a real
sorry if its been said before and i don't know the proper terminology…. wouldn't the do dads that allow an engine to run on propane solve the air fuel ratio problems? awesome video!
clean combustion, wel done wish the project can make a lot of difrence for brasilian forest where energy is 10 time more cost not able to even fuel reach people
Interesting. I wonder if you can compress the wood smoke from a gas state to a liquid state in a gas bottle to be used whenever?
right on mr t - super cool video
That was monumental
I think you're my new hero! I'm making my way through your videos but thanks to your extreme devotion it's taking a while. Biochar production with steam electric byproduct production is my ultimate dream. I really with I had your mind! Seriously awesome stuff :)
really *wish* I had your mind
great job this really works i had a hermit frend build one 20 years ago on a f350 flatbed it was much cruder but effectve. sadly, lots of smoke and slow going. not ideal for robbing banks as getaway car
Could you use aluminum pipe for the radiator? My theory is that it will cool it faster since aluminum conducts heat so well and it would save a little on weight.
Great video and thank you for being so descriptive in the assembly. How do you clean the ash out of the reactor? Do you have to pull the top off the drum and remove the reactor to scoop it out? Thanks
Great job !! It will do 120MPH on Railroad Ties for fuel! LOL!
Mad maxx truck.. very nice
I think he is Mad Maxx
best wishes for you for this useful perfect video.
i really enjoy watching all your videos keep up the great work. had a question on building the wood gas system for my truck, can i use galvanized pipe for the radiators? I was given an old trampoline and free is always nice, but its galvanized. thanks.
High idle often means its to lean.
As with the useage of gasoline- there is an amount of gasoline that gets mixed into the crankcase oil through regular engine operation. Does using this wood gas effect the petroleum oil at all? I'd like to see a sightglass from a Boiler tank mounted to the main burner- for easy verification of ignition. Also- something a little safer than having a bomb mounted to the front of the vehicle and a Capital Punishment device in the cab- would be nice. Propane tank-Piezo igniter system from a BBQ?
Would a 2 inch pipe into the combustion zone be easier to lite the unit with the fuel chamber full? A cap on the 2 inch pipe so after you start it can seal it back off.
Well said. There are those who like to fish, and those who like to sit there with their mouths open for you to place the fish in there for them. I think, unless folks get out and start failing, and learning on their own through the build process, even if they are handed a running gasifier, they wont know how to use it properly, safely, or fix it if something goes wrong with it. Also, what's not to like about a horde of youtubers camping on your property....
I also am curious how many miles you get on a full hopper. I am in the process of making a downdraft gassifier out of 2 55 gallon steel drums. My plan is to use it to help heat my home by hooking it up to an old furnace in the garage but I might want to experiment with hooking it up to an old pickup if the mileage is worth it.
PAINT JOB SUGGESTION:
Since this is essentially an environmentally friendly project I suggest you paint the truck WHITE with a BIG RED CROSS on the hood and doors.
Make it look Just like the Hospital Ships Comfort and Mercy
Placing a red cross with white backing on anything but an ERV or medical gear is illegal in a lot of places
I just need to ask if one of these are built to the specs, is there a way to get a liquid fuel out of this? I just am not sure if it is just the smoke that burns or if there is an actual liquid that condenses from the smoke.
This is the most amazing thing I have ever heard...How would I go about doing this to a dodge ram 2500 turbo diesel would it be any different then what you have done with your Chevy love?
is there a way you could trap the gas that way you could store it in a tank that way instead of having that in the back of the truck you could put a tank in the truck and leave the unit at home or wherever or if you were to turn of the truck and didnt want to waste all of the wood you could trap it and be able to use it the next time you drove, thanks
Did you do a highway test yet? How far can you go on a reactor that is full of wood?
The Japanese did this setup in Japan at the end of WWII and during the American Occupation. My dad was an MP in Tokyo in General Whitehead's Far East Air Force Command across the street from the Imperial Palace shortly after the War ended.