"see me nervous on stage in front of a coupe hundred people" *absolutely kills it* great expo. I'm 90% sure nearly everyone in that room knew who you were before the conference.
You guys have the best outlook. I am 81 year old retired machinist. If I were 40 years younger, I would be asking for a job! !!! You are solving a lot of issues!! The first time I saw your company name and "Topsy" together I was LMAO!! Good luck and stay smart!!
All steel construction? What a concept! Plastic cars, trucks plastic world - If I could use one I would buy theirs 100% guaranteed, not alone all of the other points made. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐👍
I love it! A logging truck that's not made out of $500 Legos? I'm so glad you don't have a bunch of C-level executives that don't understand the first thing about logging.
I grew up with shows like Modern Marvels, Extreme Engineering, etc, the golden age of edutainment. This is honestly hitting that itch, that nobody is hitting these days. I love learning about all this kind of stuff, as there aren't many avenues to learn about this equipment and these operations these days.
I don't have the money for a truck kit yet, but then, I also don't have a big enough truck to really manage the kits that Edison has in development right now. I need a 1/2-ton version.
One big thing, I think, about getting 10-15 years out of the batteries before needing to swap them is that by that time it's a very real possibility that the newest generation of batteries might be a massive improvement over the batteries you had in there even when they were brand new.
By the end of 2026 you're looking at half the current costs on Li Fe Posphate and increased capacity and life spans plus Charging equivalent of 8-9mins that gives about 185 M range ..in an EV.
I'm a machinery safety engineer in NZ, those harvestline addon kits are an awesome idea, but in reality are a fatigue cracking nightmare! They get fitted to construction spec excavators, and they absolutely trash the booms! Interesting pushing the use as a grapple yarder tower too, there are so few yarder operators left around these parts, most companies have gone over to winch assist harvesters, but there's a couple of old Madills and Thunderbirds still kickin'
I was wondering that when I was watching. Theoretically if the operator keeps his boom at the correct angle he can avoid any bending moment on the boom, but I wonder if they even think about that.
Have run a Harvestline and currently run a old Thunderbird swing yarder running a johnson grapple. The harvestline doesn't hold a candle to a real yarder for production and efficiency. It burns a twice the fuel, line speed is slow, doesn't pull very hard and needs a lot of room to set up.
Damn one of the first to this video… hope you guys go a long ways glad to see someone who has a realistic thoughts on being efficient in diesel electric instead of solely electric power!!
I used to only care for the specs and capability of military machines but you've really given me an appreciation for industrial ones, Chace excellent as always!
Awesome and very informative, and got me thinking!! In the world of E-bikes when batteries start to fail or more specific when cells in said battery pack start to give out we are able to diagnose which cell is failing and change our that individual cell or a whole group in a series. Saves hundreds of dollars on a 52V battery pack when it can be repaired rather then replaced. Not sure if that would ever be an option in the world of Edison but thought I would throw it out there for possible discussion. I am by no means a genius in the world of electric, but being raised by a cheap Alberta farmer and in the age of DIY on RUclips I have become "RUclips certified" on a few things. Keep up the awesome progress guys!!!
YES my NEW ( Lectric) bike did over 35 miles in Vancouver Stanley Park training my mini Australian shepherd to heal alongside me. Only one drop in the power box using the pedal to assist. When I got home I had no power to electric the motor. Screen worked. The company walked me through troubleshooting. And it's all plug and play. You can't plug in any connection to the wrong hole. The company is sending me a new motor and I can replace it myself. Or there is a factory service shop nearby. It is so simple to troubleshoot. The factory guy went through a few tests over the phone with us, and we figured out it was the motor. I love that you can't connect into the other wire. On disconnect of any wires.
Thank You! I recorded it with the DJI Lav 2, in mono.. I'm getting comments from people that one speaker is louder than the other, which i cant figure out, being that it was recorded in Mono.
so fancy with the yarder, utilizing cameras to see. I remember the show Ax Men where the Yarders they used were old WWII tank chassis with custom rigs mounted up top, or the ones that could turn ever so slightly to the left or the right
Chace your the man you make me proud to live in BC down here in surrey glazing windows lol love watching your videos and what your doing just awesome Brother!!! Hybrid is the only way Cheers man!
@25:00 best description of the "Duck Curve" ever for civilians,... if every factory in the World had the right sized battery just to start the prime mover turning, the Duck curve would disappear, ..that My friends is worth a TRILLION Dollars worth of Infra-Structure, ..do the math,...Save the dinero's. Go Edison ! (The "Elephant" is the Duck Curve)
Like I've said before ya definitely need to go to Farm Progress show after all I think farmers would love this type of truck to haul grain from a field to a elevator or farm or even hauling from a farm to a field or Elevator.
So Wise , Thank You for showing that interesting and amazing equipment. A fine reminder that most things were built by somebody that had a need , and made life better
Chance that was great!!! Very positive takeaway. Though the whole city thing on the HDX plant just make my head spin. You would think open arms let's get it done and proceed onward and upward. Best of luck moving on.
Will be interesting for sure, just wish the cost of modern pickups/vehicles in general, weren’t becoming so insane. At this rate, people will soon be needing 15yr mortgages just to own a daily driver :’(
That’s how Henry Ford got started don’t quit sure would like to see one of ur trucks hauling coal here in eastern Kentucky we need more guys like u and less government 👍👍👍👍
The argument continues A cord 128.6 or so cubic feet Have to account for airspace for stacking. Can consume upwards of 134 cubic ft. Helluva mill for a high consumption area.
Tigercat looks like a good company to work for. Last summer, I happened to see one of their family events in a conservation area near Paris, ON. My employers have 'team building' events, but nothing ever for the family.
Its real understanding of the work requirements, NOT a silicon valley understand of investor requirements. These are the real underdogs everyone should be rooting for. I’d bet on Chace over Elon Musk any day.
It's so funny to me. I have zero experience in logging or hauling, but I see this as critical work going on here, even just on merit that nobody else seems to understand the real task at hand.
This being some of the most heavy duty trucks ive seen built since pacific, have you thought any about a front drive axle for the worst off highway conditions? It'd be cool to see a 6x6 wrecker/rotator or even 8x8 log truck
Burning wood is part of the natural carbon cycle. Wood grows, so it is renewable. Humans have been dealing with forest fires for fever too, so toxicity has been handled. I would heat with wood as a preference, make sure I had a solid clean burnings stove.
Upgraded my traditional insert wood stove to a reburn stove. I get about 1/3 more heat out of a load than my old stove. I don't have to use the natural gas furnace at all during the day, only kicks on a few times when i am sleeping and wood fire has died down.
@@wobblysauce Even processing firewood is far cleaner. I remember my dad's old chainsaw that used a 16:1 oil mix in a far weaker engine than today. I use my battery saw for smaller jobs. I bet that big firewood processor uses far less fuel per cord than my old log splitter
When the battery gets where they do not have the range, what if you open the bottom end to 20% to 30%. Maybe even 5% before you replace them. They might last 50%+ longer. Just a thought.
would it not be more efficient to heat the cab and the batteries while the generator is running from the generator coolant. and electric when the generator is off? also are you, or going to be sandblasting all that bare metal before paint? or do you just paint over the fresh steel the way you receive it.
Chase will one day also build a wood fired pratical electrical generator that doubles a a mobile smoker on a trailer. Heat and electricy from firewood. Great trade school and high school shop projects to judge at the go cart event.
Very inspirational!! I wish I would have bought a hat. I have always wondered if something like this would work. I will admit I was nieve in my thinking. I figured it most work if the big boys are not doing. Sounds like the VCs will just take the company from you and they don't want to help you or the company. Have you tried to on JRE? I would bet if you went on there you would sell him a truck and he might get you the founding you need without all the bullshit. I sincerely thank you for the information and inspiration.
Great presentation, if or when you stabilize the fabricated parts design of the truck a set of detailed technical drawings would allow you guys to contract out fabricated items and save time and money. Tech data is expensive though are you using a decent CAD system?
And for 2024 Edison Motors has their prototype Diesel/Electric Hybrid Heavy Duty Semi. Range on batteries is over 200 KM then the 9 Liter Caterpillar Generator starts up to power the truck while recharging the batteries. This truck nicknamed “Topsy” after the elephant euthanized by electrocution at Coney Island in 1903. “Topsy” is designed by truck drivers for truck drivers mainly for “Long Logging” and other heavy duty and off road use where a pure electric truck simply is not suitable. Topsy is built to haul loads up to 180,000 lbs and the first load moved (before it was street legal) was slightly heavier than 100,000 lbs. the future of long haul trucking isn’t with BEV Trucks but with Hybrid Electric Trucks, Edison Motors is also working on conversion kits for Heavy Duty Pickups that will replace the ICE Drivetrain with Electric Axles, Battery Packs and an onboard Range Extender which could be Diesel, Hydrogen, Gasoline, Propane, or even a Microturbine Driving a Generator
In my opinion a lot of silicon valley tech startups start out legit but quickly turn into get rich quick schemes on investor money. The product ends up taking a back seat to the business itself which then becomes the product they are really selling to suck cash out. Beware investor sharks posing as partners lurking around sniffing for an easy meal. You are doing in right with keeping things small while proving the product and then methodically grow at a sustainable and profitable pace. So many companies fail because they assume future sales and market share and run the company on arbitrary spread sheet numbers as if they already have those sales.
The lighter axles might be better for some vocational applications that are more weight limited in use to increase payload and staying under gov weight restrictions.
In the context of a cost comparison in a business format, considering spruce firewood priced at $300* per cord, which provides approximately 16.88 million gigajoules (GJ) of energy, and natural gas priced at $145.31* for 13.2218 GJ, (based on my last bill) it is apparent that firewood exhibits a higher cost per unit of energy. The cost per GJ for firewood amounts to approximately $17.78, whereas natural gas costs approximately $11.00 per GJ. Therefore, based on these figures, it can be concluded that natural gas is a more cost-effective option when compared to firewood in terms of energy expenditure. *gst or sales tax not included
But you have to remember that the LNG is sucking up government subsidies and profits some foreign company. Firewood is getting ZERO government subsidies & supporting a local business & workers. LNG is carbon that was captured millions of years ago firewood is constantly capturing carbon dioxide to grow the next crop of firewood for you to burn!😮
Gas & oil companies receive tax dollars as subsidies, your local firewood company just pays taxes & employs local people! Gas is long buried co²,trees for wood are constantly drawing co² out of the atmosphere!
Great innovation coming from Edison! Excited to see the truck kits hit the market. However focusing on using renewable energy as a company I am curious to know how they stand on so called “sustainable” logging practices. Like there views about clear cutting, destroying old growth, damaging ecosystems, and respecting Indigenous land, etc!
You know where this tech would REALLY shine? Emergency vehicles. Start stop city driving with heavy loads all day. Build a custom cab/chassis (something similar in size to the Scania P300 series) and have a custom Fire Apparatus builder like Alexis, Toyne, Four guys, or SVI build the body of it, install the pump, etc.
So on the logging trucks. If they somehow end up generating more power going downhill than they will need going uphill. IF that turns out to be a significant amount of power. I wonder if yall could do a reverse charger station at the sawmills. Offload the extra electricity and power the mills with the trucks. Might be wishful thinking but would be awesome.
The trucks can reverse charge. It would be very situational if it makes operational sense to install reverse charging infrastructure on site and discharge from the truck(s) between trips.
Watch what colour of coolant used, corrosion in inventor cooling. Cat extended corrode (temp probs in proheat, eberspacher, etc). RJ Corman rail power green locomotive, corrode metal surfaces inventors, choppers using red coolant.
Ok so can I just say that all the tree huggers out there should be happy I mean just look at all that machinery that gives the trees a hug on its way to the log truck 😂😂😂
"see me nervous on stage in front of a coupe hundred people" *absolutely kills it* great expo. I'm 90% sure nearly everyone in that room knew who you were before the conference.
Love to see it. Best CEO I know😂
Man, Chace you really had the whole crowd onboard. Its great to see you getting support from the people in the states too. We’re rooting for you!
“We just design it so it doesn’t break”
That’s awesome to hear from a manufacturer
You guys have the best outlook. I am 81 year old retired machinist. If I were 40 years younger, I would be asking for a job! !!!
You are solving a lot of issues!!
The first time I saw your company name and "Topsy" together I was LMAO!!
Good luck and stay smart!!
All steel construction? What a concept! Plastic cars, trucks plastic world - If I could use one I would buy theirs 100% guaranteed, not alone all of the other points made. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐👍
I love it! A logging truck that's not made out of $500 Legos? I'm so glad you don't have a bunch of C-level executives that don't understand the first thing about logging.
I grew up with shows like Modern Marvels, Extreme Engineering, etc, the golden age of edutainment. This is honestly hitting that itch, that nobody is hitting these days. I love learning about all this kind of stuff, as there aren't many avenues to learn about this equipment and these operations these days.
Talk was so good that the gave him the axe at the end. Love Edison’s philosophy and ethics. Can’t wait to get my truck kit.
I don't have the money for a truck kit yet, but then, I also don't have a big enough truck to really manage the kits that Edison has in development right now. I need a 1/2-ton version.
One big thing, I think, about getting 10-15 years out of the batteries before needing to swap them is that by that time it's a very real possibility that the newest generation of batteries might be a massive improvement over the batteries you had in there even when they were brand new.
That’s right
By the end of 2026 you're looking at half the current costs on Li Fe Posphate and increased capacity and life spans plus Charging equivalent of 8-9mins that gives about 185 M range ..in an EV.
I'm a machinery safety engineer in NZ, those harvestline addon kits are an awesome idea, but in reality are a fatigue cracking nightmare! They get fitted to construction spec excavators, and they absolutely trash the booms!
Interesting pushing the use as a grapple yarder tower too, there are so few yarder operators left around these parts, most companies have gone over to winch assist harvesters, but there's a couple of old Madills and Thunderbirds still kickin'
PS: great to see you fellas out there getting the recognition you deserve, keep up the great work!
Logging over there still has too many deaths. I wouldn't trust the kiwis to know how to do things safely
I was wondering that when I was watching. Theoretically if the operator keeps his boom at the correct angle he can avoid any bending moment on the boom, but I wonder if they even think about that.
Have run a Harvestline and currently run a old Thunderbird swing yarder running a johnson grapple. The harvestline doesn't hold a candle to a real yarder for production and efficiency. It burns a twice the fuel, line speed is slow, doesn't pull very hard and needs a lot of room to set up.
32:20 100% agree, I've been saying that for a while. Each drive train has its place.
Thanks for coming down guys!
Thanks for inviting us!
Damn one of the first to this video… hope you guys go a long ways glad to see someone who has a realistic thoughts on being efficient in diesel electric instead of solely electric power!!
every day, I'm liking Edison more and more. I can't wait to see the great places these guys go
I used to only care for the specs and capability of military machines but you've really given me an appreciation for industrial ones, Chace
excellent as always!
Chace is the pinnacle of how every business owner should be
Absolute truth.
Everything these guys say and do make me proud to be a British Columbian, Keep it up fellas! I'm Behind you all the way!
can we just appreciate how engaged the audience was
that amount of questions in a talk is quite something
good job u guys
I wish auto manufacturers would have your attitude. You are one of the few companies i would be proud to own stock in
Awesome and very informative, and got me thinking!!
In the world of E-bikes when batteries start to fail or more specific when cells in said battery pack start to give out we are able to diagnose which cell is failing and change our that individual cell or a whole group in a series. Saves hundreds of dollars on a 52V battery pack when it can be repaired rather then replaced.
Not sure if that would ever be an option in the world of Edison but thought I would throw it out there for possible discussion.
I am by no means a genius in the world of electric, but being raised by a cheap Alberta farmer and in the age of DIY on RUclips I have become "RUclips certified" on a few things.
Keep up the awesome progress guys!!!
YES my NEW ( Lectric) bike did over 35 miles in Vancouver Stanley Park training my mini Australian shepherd to heal alongside me. Only one drop in the power box using the pedal to assist. When I got home I had no power to electric the motor. Screen worked. The company walked me through troubleshooting. And it's all plug and play. You can't plug in any connection to the wrong hole. The company is sending me a new motor and I can replace it myself. Or there is a factory service shop nearby. It is so simple to troubleshoot. The factory guy went through a few tests over the phone with us, and we figured out it was the motor. I love that you can't connect into the other wire. On disconnect of any wires.
As someone not in logging, this was very interesting to me. Thanks for sharing
Great job, best of luck. You definitely have the right attitude and business model…..
This stuff is great! Real folks doing real work with real equipment!.
Really appreciate the audio quality during the speech!! Made a huge difference and it was great!
Thank You! I recorded it with the DJI Lav 2, in mono..
I'm getting comments from people that one speaker is louder than the other, which i cant figure out, being that it was recorded in Mono.
So Grounded and Down to Earth !!
I have my reservation for retrofit pickup ! looking forward to it !
Hats off to all you loggers out there. Nice machines..
so fancy with the yarder, utilizing cameras to see. I remember the show Ax Men where the Yarders they used were old WWII tank chassis with custom rigs mounted up top, or the ones that could turn ever so slightly to the left or the right
I do miss Ax Men .
YES ( Ax Men) my favorite was the old Link belt LS models. 😊 Those machines were just amazing as Healing log Loaders
I am Not into trucking...But really enjoy The Edison journey. Excellent Talk.
Good job buddy! You embody the spirit of what has made North America great… more will get back to this… and we’ll see a renaissance.
You guys are rad
Chace your the man you make me proud to live in BC down here in surrey glazing windows lol love watching your videos and what your doing just awesome Brother!!! Hybrid is the only way Cheers man!
I remember seeing you on Reddit years ago and now you're building trucks and doing speeches. Way to go, bud.
@25:00 best description of the "Duck Curve" ever for civilians,...
if every factory in the World had the right sized battery just to start the prime mover turning,
the Duck curve would disappear, ..that My friends is worth a TRILLION Dollars worth of Infra-Structure, ..do the math,...Save the dinero's.
Go Edison !
(The "Elephant" is the Duck Curve)
Keep on keepin on Chace and co!!
Like I've said before ya definitely need to go to Farm Progress show after all I think farmers would love this type of truck to haul grain from a field to a elevator or farm or even hauling from a farm to a field or Elevator.
Hat's off to the videographer and editor! Superbly put together video, audio is 🤌
Thank you!
-Theron
So Wise , Thank You for showing that interesting and amazing equipment. A fine reminder that most things were built by somebody that had a need , and made life better
Amen
That was incredible!
Great talk. Best of luck. You deserve it. Cheers. DD
I'm glad "jipo logging" is a west cost universal term.
Chance that was great!!! Very positive takeaway. Though the whole city thing on the HDX plant just make my head spin. You would think open arms let's get it done and proceed onward and upward. Best of luck moving on.
Great presentation
Bravo. That was actually pretty inspiring.
Good to see a NZ product getting world wide attention
👏 I thought you did really well congratulations. Exciting things to come👍
Love what you guys are doing and so refreshing to see such integrity and common sense to make shit happen.
What a force this guy is .thank you my mike Scotland
Great talk. You're awesome! Be safe. Thank you.
Awesome thank you for sharing.
Well done Lads. Great presentation. Keep up the great work.
It'll be interesting to see how the Ramcharger does since it's the same design/idea as Topsy, but a consumer truck
Will be interesting for sure, just wish the cost of modern pickups/vehicles in general, weren’t becoming so insane. At this rate, people will soon be needing 15yr mortgages just to own a daily driver :’(
Good one Chase. Great talk. ❤
i need to remember when this is and maybe catch you next year
The amount of four letter words in your presentation was perfect imho.
That’s how Henry Ford got started don’t quit sure would like to see one of ur trucks hauling coal here in eastern Kentucky we need more guys like u and less government 👍👍👍👍
The argument continues
A cord 128.6 or so cubic feet
Have to account for airspace for stacking. Can consume upwards of 134 cubic ft.
Helluva mill for a high consumption area.
Now the Tajfun Wood Splitter.... how would it handle Australian Hardwood? That is the Box-Ironbark species of Eucalypts.
I think you did a fantastic job. Better than I would. Keep making the videos because I cant park a logging truck in my condo garage!
“Build it so it doesn’t break” my kind of build style😂
You're a funny guy, Chance. Nice natural speaker. Good luck to you. Also, saw you first on DG.
wow excellent talk, as a log trucker im really excited about this, love it when you say jipos no newbie knows what that means.
2 years in a row missed you guys. Work haha maybe next year
So happy he pronounced Spokane correctly props
Tigercat looks like a good company to work for. Last summer, I happened to see one of their family events in a conservation area near Paris, ON. My employers have 'team building' events, but nothing ever for the family.
Dang i wish i caught you while you were in town!
47:20 Priceless moments.
You did awesome up there! If I ever see you around Calgary I will have to buy you a few beers!
I remember the first skidders.. Not Canadian made..! BC should be proving and selling logging equipment.. We got it all here.. 😊
This is REAL GREEN technology, where people do MATH and it makes sense. No Mobs, no cancel culture, no hipsters… just MATH and COMMON SENSE
Its real understanding of the work requirements, NOT a silicon valley understand of investor requirements. These are the real underdogs everyone should be rooting for. I’d bet on Chace over Elon Musk any day.
It's so funny to me. I have zero experience in logging or hauling, but I see this as critical work going on here, even just on merit that nobody else seems to understand the real task at hand.
This being some of the most heavy duty trucks ive seen built since pacific, have you thought any about a front drive axle for the worst off highway conditions? It'd be cool to see a 6x6 wrecker/rotator or even 8x8 log truck
Burning wood is part of the natural carbon cycle. Wood grows, so it is renewable. Humans have been dealing with forest fires for fever too, so toxicity has been handled. I would heat with wood as a preference, make sure I had a solid clean burnings stove.
Upgraded my traditional insert wood stove to a reburn stove. I get about 1/3 more heat out of a load than my old stove. I don't have to use the natural gas furnace at all during the day, only kicks on a few times when i am sleeping and wood fire has died down.
Yep, most think that a Black Belly stove is the goal of heating and most of it just goes right out the flue.
@@wobblysauce Even processing firewood is far cleaner. I remember my dad's old chainsaw that used a 16:1 oil mix in a far weaker engine than today. I use my battery saw for smaller jobs. I bet that big firewood processor uses far less fuel per cord than my old log splitter
The most American Canadian ever made!!🇺🇸🇨🇦
That remote control machine reminds me of the prototype that a RUclipsr tracked down and bought. He is currently working on getting it fully running
When the battery gets where they do not have the range, what if you open the bottom end to 20% to 30%. Maybe even 5% before you replace them. They might last 50%+ longer. Just a thought.
These machines are excellent at taking down trees and clearing out entire mountain ranges.
Are there equally skookum and fast machines to plant trees?
"I can build electric trucks, but I can't figure out basic technology."
Never change Chace, never change... 😁😁😁
GOOD JOB CHACE CONGRATS!!.... NOW KICK SOME AZZ!....NDP HAVE TO GO!
would it not be more efficient to heat the cab and the batteries while the generator is running from the generator coolant. and electric when the generator is off? also are you, or going to be sandblasting all that bare metal before paint? or do you just paint over the fresh steel the way you receive it.
From the top down😂 Gets it done 😂
Chase will one day also build a wood fired pratical electrical generator that doubles a a mobile smoker on a trailer. Heat and electricy from firewood. Great trade school and high school shop projects to judge at the go cart event.
Very inspirational!! I wish I would have bought a hat.
I have always wondered if something like this would work. I will admit I was nieve in my thinking. I figured it most work if the big boys are not doing.
Sounds like the VCs will just take the company from you and they don't want to help you or the company.
Have you tried to on JRE? I would bet if you went on there you would sell him a truck and he might get you the founding you need without all the bullshit.
I sincerely thank you for the information and inspiration.
Great presentation, if or when you stabilize the fabricated parts design of the truck a set of detailed technical drawings would allow you guys to contract out fabricated items and save time and money. Tech data is expensive though are you using a decent CAD system?
And for 2024 Edison Motors has their prototype Diesel/Electric Hybrid Heavy Duty Semi. Range on batteries is over 200 KM then the 9 Liter Caterpillar Generator starts up to power the truck while recharging the batteries.
This truck nicknamed “Topsy” after the elephant euthanized by electrocution at Coney Island in 1903. “Topsy” is designed by truck drivers for truck drivers mainly for “Long Logging” and other heavy duty and off road use where a pure electric truck simply is not suitable. Topsy is built to haul loads up to 180,000 lbs and the first load moved (before it was street legal) was slightly heavier than 100,000 lbs. the future of long haul trucking isn’t with BEV Trucks but with Hybrid Electric Trucks, Edison Motors is also working on conversion kits for Heavy Duty Pickups that will replace the ICE Drivetrain with Electric Axles, Battery Packs and an onboard Range Extender which could be Diesel, Hydrogen, Gasoline, Propane, or even a Microturbine Driving a Generator
In my opinion a lot of silicon valley tech startups start out legit but quickly turn into get rich quick schemes on investor money. The product ends up taking a back seat to the business itself which then becomes the product they are really selling to suck cash out. Beware investor sharks posing as partners lurking around sniffing for an easy meal.
You are doing in right with keeping things small while proving the product and then methodically grow at a sustainable and profitable pace. So many companies fail because they assume future sales and market share and run the company on arbitrary spread sheet numbers as if they already have those sales.
The grade 8 bolt holding a sheet of polycarbonate is hilarious😅
Bruce Wilson YT is parting out 25 plus hybrid semi tractors. Same type axles your using.
He has Hyllion’s trucks which run Merritor axles and they’re just too light for our setup unfortunately
The lighter axles might be better for some vocational applications that are more weight limited in use to increase payload and staying under gov weight restrictions.
@@lancemessenger4838 I was thinking service truck axles.
Do they make a forestry dozer? Asking for a friend in granby
In the context of a cost comparison in a business format, considering spruce firewood priced at $300* per cord, which provides approximately 16.88 million gigajoules (GJ) of energy, and natural gas priced at $145.31* for 13.2218 GJ, (based on my last bill) it is apparent that firewood exhibits a higher cost per unit of energy. The cost per GJ for firewood amounts to approximately $17.78, whereas natural gas costs approximately $11.00 per GJ. Therefore, based on these figures, it can be concluded that natural gas is a more cost-effective option when compared to firewood in terms of energy expenditure.
*gst or sales tax not included
But you have to remember that the LNG is sucking up government subsidies and profits some foreign company. Firewood is getting ZERO government subsidies & supporting a local business & workers. LNG is carbon that was captured millions of years ago firewood is constantly capturing carbon dioxide to grow the next crop of firewood for you to burn!😮
yeah but when they need to they can shut off your natural gas
A building full of firewood is kind of handy
Gas & oil companies receive tax dollars as subsidies, your local firewood company just pays taxes & employs local people! Gas is long buried co²,trees for wood are constantly drawing co² out of the atmosphere!
@@sprint48219
100% backup supply is smart
Great innovation coming from Edison! Excited to see the truck kits hit the market.
However focusing on using renewable energy as a company I am curious to know how they stand on so called “sustainable” logging practices. Like there views about clear cutting, destroying old growth, damaging ecosystems, and respecting Indigenous land, etc!
Great question, I’m curious too.
Im pretty sure he has videos about clear cutting and old growth on his channel.
Will you be looking into Solar Panels with batteries on a Dry freight trailer to use as charging and range extension (sun permitting).
Livestock handling has entered the chat.... don't worry about carpet, I'll just go bleed over here
You know where this tech would REALLY shine? Emergency vehicles. Start stop city driving with heavy loads all day. Build a custom cab/chassis (something similar in size to the Scania P300 series) and have a custom Fire Apparatus builder like Alexis, Toyne, Four guys, or SVI build the body of it, install the pump, etc.
Were im at in Ontario i pay 75 bucks a cord for hardwood
Man. Kills me its been that long.im 68 i remember at least 5 different mfgrs.in vancouver alone of highway or logging trucks in the 70s
So on the logging trucks. If they somehow end up generating more power going downhill than they will need going uphill. IF that turns out to be a significant amount of power. I wonder if yall could do a reverse charger station at the sawmills. Offload the extra electricity and power the mills with the trucks. Might be wishful thinking but would be awesome.
The trucks can reverse charge. It would be very situational if it makes operational sense to install reverse charging infrastructure on site and discharge from the truck(s) between trips.
when I saw the Philmont logo, I had to do a double-take and remind myself what vidjayo I was watching
Is it just me or is the right channel audio quieter?
I’m not sure why that is happening 🤷🏻
Watch what colour of coolant used, corrosion in inventor cooling.
Cat extended corrode (temp probs in proheat, eberspacher, etc). RJ Corman rail power green locomotive, corrode metal surfaces inventors, choppers using red coolant.
Long haul could you put solar panels on top of the trailer like they been doing on the catamaran’s that you can walk on top of the solar panels?
That would give enough energy to run the ac while the driver is on breaks, have you seen the amount of scratches on some trailers roofs? 😅
Ok so can I just say that all the tree huggers out there should be happy I mean just look at all that machinery that gives the trees a hug on its way to the log truck 😂😂😂