@RaysNewLife the people on the drive on wood forums are really nice and have alternative designs for small engines and big engines. They're are endless forum posts explaining how these systems work and troubleshooting for them. They'll likely recommend a simpler charcoal gasifier for you to build to prove the concept that they really do work, but need very specific parameters to do so. Right fuel size and "reduction" zone, appropriate air flow.
I just got an f350 with a 400 gallon water tank to haul water for our off grid homestead and for other off grid folks in the county. Another rabbit hole I must go down. Thanks yall.
@@slappy8941 That’s the thing. Fuel is available right now, so I haul water right now. I also I have two creeks and 2,000 gallons in water storage on my property. Pumps to pull water from creeks and various storage tanks. Solar power to pump it anywhere I need on my property. Until there’s no fuel, I’ll haul water with a truck and UTV. When the fuel goes away, I can still move water from several sources on my property and pump it with solar power. But that’s the whole point of this video. Alternate fuel. If I did this (I don’t have the time or knowledge) it wouldn’t matter.
I did a zero interest loan for my friend to buy a m55a2 5 ton 6x6 truck with a flatbed to move 2 of those IBCs at a time to his place that only has electricity.
@@hithere7382 I’ve been looking at those. Thinking about starting a water hauling business. The f350 has a hydraulic lift gate, perfect for 55 gallon drums. Lots of farmers, homesteaders and several off grid folks in the county. Already helped one of our friends out delivering water during the drought.
America also had wood gas vehicles during prohibition. Before then most rural vehicles in america ran on alcohol. Prohibition was in part due to big oil.
Look into David Blume (alcohol can be a gas) There were compressed air powered and electric cars 40 years prior to the Model T Ford which ran on both gasoline and alcohol. The was a lever on the dash to switch from one to another
@@BigBeavrSlayeryou sir are a genius. I saw a feller on here with a Chevy Luv with a similar setup. The video was probably 8 years old when I found it, and I was just sure bad things happened.
Get a Classic Mercedes Diesel from the late 70’s to early 90’s (W123/W124/W126 200D/240D/300D Turbo, etc). Those vehicles are great for running on waste vegetable oil due to their analogue nature. And they will run until the sun runs out of hydrogen. I have one with over half a million miles on original engine and gearbox. Most of which was done running on veggie oil and with a compound turbocharger (if you don’t know what compound turbo is, look it up, closest thing there is to free energy in mechanical engineering, on first glance, the numbers seem to violate the laws of physics). Here in my home country, Albania, everyone has been driving them since the communist govt collapsed because they never break down and are infinitely serviceable. I have friends who have over a million miles on the original engines.
I did a conversion for miles per gallon, and overall efficiency comparison, if anyone cares: Gas weighs 6lbs for a gallon. That gets you 8-10 miles out of that gallon. 6lbs of wood would get you 3 miles. So, by weight, wood is about 3mpge (miles per gallon equivalent). "...the energy content of a pound of wood (dry - zero percent moisture), no matter the type, is about the same (8,600 Btu's)..." "Automotive gasoline = 125,000 Btu/gallon." He said 8-10 mpg as a gas engine, and 2lbs of wood per mile, so... 12,500btu (10mpg) per mile for gasoline. He uses 17,200btu (2lb) to go 1 mile. So, gas is 1.376 times more efficient than wood. Now, this would mean his 3mpge to 8-10mpg of gas would be under-performing the BTUs, given gas at 4mpg would compare to 3mpge given 1.376 times the efficiency for gas...however, the reason is likely losses in the system in terms of efficiency along the way, either in the boiler system, the gearing in the truck before energy makes it to the tires, or it could be wood that is not as dry as ideal for the numbers we assumed, or even that the weight of wood is greater than max weight of a full gas tank, and this leads to efficiency loss in towing the weight. At any rate, 3mpge in the Zombo Apocalypto seems better than nothing for a gas engine vehicle, and I want to do this at some point now lol. I'm also already on the corn and rapeseed train, along with wood ash, for the biodiesel. Hadn't explored black diesel or using used cooking oil, given I wasn't sure about those supply lines when SHTF. But awesome stuff...thanks!
@@RedLetterVisions I actually answered this yesterday, but the comment is gone...not sure what happened there. I think for this sized vehicle or larger, this wood setup with an indirect injection turbodiesel is the best, if you can find such an engine in sufficient size. This allows you to use all types of diesel fuels, ranging from regular diesel to biodiesel, black diesel, cooking oil, etc. With the wet wood gasifier like in this video, you've got a very wide range of fuel sources, including roadkill. Also, less power loss from wood in a diesel, he said in the video. In a car or smaller truck? I'd skip the wood, as even the charcoal gasifier is awkwardly large. The main issue is finding a larger indirect diesel engine, preferably turbo (so the system is resilient to fuel requirements at differing elevations). Indirect is best for using variations on diesel..especially B100 biodiesel. The best, fuel, to answer your question, is the best one for the task. Hence, more fuel capabilities in one vehicle, the better.
@@BigBeavrSlayer I am a fan of the smaller displacement Mercedes engine, the OM617, 5 cyl, turbo version, chain not belt, caste iron block and head...another hard get...a million mile engine. The OM 616 4cyl with a turbo is very similar. Unfortunately, they engines that followed had aluminum heads, but still are great engines...OM601 4cyl, OM605 5cyl, and OM606, their best 6 cyl, imo. If I remember right, the horsepower vs displacement of these engines mean more efficiency and better mileage...but hoses and everything needs replaced if running biodiesel. I'd LOVE to build around an OM617 one day lol...or even around one of the later engines, with the 4matic AWD transmission...lol Thanks for the video, it was great, I'll check out more, here, and on your channel.
@@BigBeavrSlayer I found one, 5.9 12V in texas single owner, 140k miles, manual, no accidents, good interior. For $6,000 on facebook It was sold in 1 day. The engine had no blowback, look mint , a farm truck. You need to have about $8,000 in cash , and just camp facebook market place everyday until it pops up and just go. They are out there, just I'm too poor atm They are very rare, and now a good investment as the worst a situation gets , that market sky rockets
That was awesome. I was looking into wood gasifier generators and wish I had bought one when the company was still in business. I'll be heading over to his channel. Now to find out more about the converted waste oil fuels for diesel for my old truck.
I have been following Woodgas for over 15 years... never got around to playing with it... but I am genuinely impressed you made a reactor that can feed a V10
On the propane front, I have everything to start up an anaerobic digestion system. It makes RNG (Renewable Natural Gas) and liquid fertilizer. This is what I plan on using. But woodgas is a great back up. RNG can be used in anything that uses natural gas or propane. And it burns cleaner.
@@declineofthewest. um, no. I don't have a functional system. All theory no practice currently. Though subject to change once I close on my off grid land. 😆
The biggest problem with biogas is all the h2s produced in the digestion process and h2s knockout processes use media that inevitably has to be replaced.
So... A wood gas generator seems like an easier setup to figure out than a wood gas truck. This would also allow for some very off-grid electricity, without having to worry about Chinese solar panels, electronics, and batteries. This would allow for both heating and air conditioning without a grid... Which means that any forest is pretty much fair game now
Oh one last thing my mom was in Germany and told me all about this and they used it. There is a lot of work that goes into cutting this wood up and you should use Hardwoods that are perfectly dry to get the best results so this is not any free lunch by any means and there is upkeep if you use it so for those who want luxury and problems of tinkering an upkeep just stick with your cars and get Hybrid Toyota or something of that nature with high mile per gallon. Yes in Germany when she was a little girl they used it for big semi trucks and boats as long as people with cars. I saw in a gasifier book where there were patents from I believe it was Detroit Diesel at that time owned by GM for their gasifier so it probably was used or planned on here. FEMA had a long time ago a Ford tractor conversion plans this, this was the old little gray one. Yes it was used in France Germany England Russia even up into the Nordic countries. It is a lot of work and when gasoline became available everybody switched back because it's a lot of work. Not for everybody. But that doesn't matter some people like me and you want to be able to be independent.
I've been doing research in alternative fuel sources. I'm planning on doing a black diesel build on a 12 valve Dodge diesel. Wood gasification is a crazy, but amazing.
What gas was used during the depression 1929 1939 Post world war 1 pre-world 2 I remember folks from the Kentucky hollers telling me stories about wood gas system made by backwards engineers.
I distill or crack or fractionally distill waste Automotive oils into b a s e oil or diesel fuel add a specific density of 845 this matches the fueling station specific density at a temperature of 680 degrees I get one gallon for like 4 Cent people will give you as much waste oil as you can imagine unlimited fuel source miniature electric blue powered stainless steel 4 1/2 ft tall Refinery electrically powered 6000 Watts fully continuous Ican run day in and day out:-)
Dr. David Bransby from Auburn State University did the same thing with his truck almost 20 years ago. He was a tremendous innovator and a professor that was loved by all his students. In his later years, he was also a tremendous painter. What a tremendous human being God rest his soul.
Hey Beaver, 1992-1997 f350... Swap everything from the nuckles out. Hubs, better bearings, better brakes... I have personally swapped 4 trucks now, its worth it.
@@BigBeavrSlayer Yessir!! 👍 *Edit: My brain just farted- 1997 trucks have a slightly bigger rotor. 13" maybe? Or, I might be 100% stewpid. At which point, you should disregard.
Been obsessed with these ever since i was a kid, got the parts to make one of these ready to go for my 1st gen toyota but im trying to figure out how to make it quickly and easily convertible from woodgas back to gasoline
The innovation of the Recurve Composite Mongol Bow and the production of horse cheese essentially made out of the grass that Mongolian horses grazed on during travel made the hoard fierce, and eased the need for food resupply. A combustion engine that can consume anything carbon based reminds me of the United States Army Special Forces Kawasaki KLR650 Diesel-Powered Motorcycle that was designed with alcohol and JP-5 jet fuel in mind. The Special Forces seeing the need for alternative fuel in military use, in addition to the complete adoption of the JP series of jet fuel as a fuel source, makes the fighting applications of alternative fuel more apparent. There is a demand for this in the military industrial complex, however small of a demand that may be.
I know I'm late to the party, but some guys might find it more attainable to purchase a Deuce & a Half capable of running on that "Black Diesel (used motor oil cut with gasoline)" he mentioned.
@@BigBeavrSlayer It's hard to keep the multifuel bits working at this point but they run fine without it on what is described above. My friend uses about 3/4 used motor oil and the rest gasoline in the winters here in Arkansas and the rest of the time it's about 80-85/20-15.
i think i saw where the main offgassed gasses are hydrogen and methane, i think i have also seem where engine blocks can see more corrosion if run on hydrogen. I'd imagine that would be mostly in the cylinders. how is the truck running? is there any piston slap sounds? what is that big metal think underneath the pair of barrels. looks cast iron. is that off the shelt? good DIY job. diy rocks
No engine wear to speak of or knocking, I have this trucks complete build series on a playlist start to finish on my channel that shows all the details
Been looking into this for awhile. He mentioned bio and black diesel as other options but here in Alaska, biodiesel gels in the cold and black diesel still involves acquiring used oil and gasoline, so for me, being in the woods, wood gas is the way to go.
Gas turbines are surprisingly fuel-agnostic too. But I've yet to see a "turbo burn barrel" with a power take-off that does more than make a lot of noise and possibly self-destruct. Yet those things demonstrate an air compression and gas combustion cycle that could be used for power with a bit more work put into it. Maybe one of those wood-gas guys has something out there that does the next step?
I have a chunking machine to process the fuel build videos of it and the truck on my channel. Hardwood gets way better mileage but soft wood makes better power, mix the 2 for best results
The book I reference is everything you need and more. If you buy the book you can get on the forum and there is full build video series on both my trucks and many others
Could you also put the wood gas generator at home, then use a compressor to fill up empty propane bottles with wood gas and hook up the bottles to the truck to power it? This way you can build a bigger wood gas generator (or add another purification step to improve quality) while saving weight + space in your truck, plus you could use the same wood gas generation unit to power multiple vehicles, saving on installation cost
wood gas is mostly carbon monoxide, and when you burn it, it oxidizes into carbon dioxide.....so the truck may be carbon neutral, but it's still putting out co2.
Fuel injectors, it was mentioned it could be ran on gasoline while is mostly ran on wood gas, what changes if any were made to allow for delivery of gaseous fuel, as opposed to liquid?
There are only 2 known builders of a woodgas injector I am aware of both were on small single cylinder engines if I recall and it was mixed results. Need someone more tech advanced to dabble in it
I’ve seen this truck in person and assumed my man was hauling oil drums, this is way cooler.
Yeah at first you don’t know what to think.
@@PNWGUERRILLAthis is super awesome any resources you would recommend for going this route?
"big beaver slayer" my mistake
@RaysNewLife the people on the drive on wood forums are really nice and have alternative designs for small engines and big engines. They're are endless forum posts explaining how these systems work and troubleshooting for them. They'll likely recommend a simpler charcoal gasifier for you to build to prove the concept that they really do work, but need very specific parameters to do so. Right fuel size and "reduction" zone, appropriate air flow.
@@bigmoney4661 I actually check it out it's just super overwhelming 😂😂😂. Dream to get a square body crewcab running on wood!!!
I just got an f350 with a 400 gallon water tank to haul water for our off grid homestead and for other off grid folks in the county. Another rabbit hole I must go down. Thanks yall.
How are you going to haul water when the lights go out and fuel is no longer available?
@@slappy8941 That’s the thing. Fuel is available right now, so I haul water right now. I also I have two creeks and 2,000 gallons in water storage on my property. Pumps to pull water from creeks and various storage tanks. Solar power to pump it anywhere I need on my property.
Until there’s no fuel, I’ll haul water with a truck and UTV. When the fuel goes away, I can still move water from several sources on my property and pump it with solar power.
But that’s the whole point of this video. Alternate fuel. If I did this (I don’t have the time or knowledge) it wouldn’t matter.
I did a zero interest loan for my friend to buy a m55a2 5 ton 6x6 truck with a flatbed to move 2 of those IBCs at a time to his place that only has electricity.
@@hithere7382 I really want a GM G506
@@hithere7382 I’ve been looking at those. Thinking about starting a water hauling business. The f350 has a hydraulic lift gate, perfect for 55 gallon drums. Lots of farmers, homesteaders and several off grid folks in the county. Already helped one of our friends out delivering water during the drought.
This is right up Dirty Civilian alley.
Show this minty production to Peg @Ziptiesnbiasplies 32:25 the dump provides. Mint 👌
So its like eating beans then lighting your farts. I get it now.
Yeah basically
That's methane.
But it's not far from the meth od m... Yeh yeaa?
EXACTLY! FART FUEL!
Experience is the best way to learn, isn’t it?
America also had wood gas vehicles during prohibition. Before then most rural vehicles in america ran on alcohol. Prohibition was in part due to big oil.
Lots of farmers ran tractors like IH Farmalls with big iron I4s on woodgas. They had more access to deadfall wood than gasoline in town.
Look into David Blume (alcohol can be a gas)
There were compressed air powered and electric cars 40 years prior to the Model T Ford which ran on both gasoline and alcohol. The was a lever on the dash to switch from one to another
I saw this set-up a few years ago (here in Washington) and thought the individual was smoking meat on the go. Silly me!
I need to mount a cook top on the system
@@BigBeavrSlayeryou sir are a genius. I saw a feller on here with a Chevy Luv with a similar setup. The video was probably 8 years old when I found it, and I was just sure bad things happened.
Beaver, the lethally poor Elon Musk of the woods!
Great Sunday morning upload!
So he’s actually an alien trying to get back to his home planet?
I love this. I remember seeing a volvo in the 90's with a trailer that was wood gas powered!
Trailers are a common system for small cars
Mechanized guerilla. Nice.
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My addled brain thought mechanized gorrila glue...
Get a Classic Mercedes Diesel from the late 70’s to early 90’s (W123/W124/W126 200D/240D/300D Turbo, etc). Those vehicles are great for running on waste vegetable oil due to their analogue nature. And they will run until the sun runs out of hydrogen. I have one with over half a million miles on original engine and gearbox. Most of which was done running on veggie oil and with a compound turbocharger (if you don’t know what compound turbo is, look it up, closest thing there is to free energy in mechanical engineering, on first glance, the numbers seem to violate the laws of physics). Here in my home country, Albania, everyone has been driving them since the communist govt collapsed because they never break down and are infinitely serviceable. I have friends who have over a million miles on the original engines.
I wish you would do a video deep dive into this and post it!
...... Amazing,!!!
i was reading and thinking sounds like albanian activities and then you say it is albania 😂
Can also run on waste motor oil.
I'm running my mitsubishi pajero on waste hydraulic oil with petrol mixed in at 25%.
In new zealand. Al and Bay are terms for bro
'Whatever Al'
This is legit one of the coolest things I've seen lately. Shoutout to all of us here in the PNW.
*hears random drone stop and look at you a bit too long*
*Raises bolt action rifle*
I did a conversion for miles per gallon, and overall efficiency comparison, if anyone cares:
Gas weighs 6lbs for a gallon. That gets you 8-10 miles out of that gallon. 6lbs of wood would get you 3 miles. So, by weight, wood is about 3mpge (miles per gallon equivalent).
"...the energy content of a pound of wood (dry - zero percent moisture), no matter the type, is about the same (8,600 Btu's)..."
"Automotive gasoline = 125,000 Btu/gallon."
He said 8-10 mpg as a gas engine, and 2lbs of wood per mile, so...
12,500btu (10mpg) per mile for gasoline.
He uses 17,200btu (2lb) to go 1 mile.
So, gas is 1.376 times more efficient than wood.
Now, this would mean his 3mpge to 8-10mpg of gas would be under-performing the BTUs, given gas at 4mpg would compare to 3mpge given 1.376 times the efficiency for gas...however, the reason is likely losses in the system in terms of efficiency along the way, either in the boiler system, the gearing in the truck before energy makes it to the tires, or it could be wood that is not as dry as ideal for the numbers we assumed, or even that the weight of wood is greater than max weight of a full gas tank, and this leads to efficiency loss in towing the weight.
At any rate, 3mpge in the Zombo Apocalypto seems better than nothing for a gas engine vehicle, and I want to do this at some point now lol. I'm also already on the corn and rapeseed train, along with wood ash, for the biodiesel. Hadn't explored black diesel or using used cooking oil, given I wasn't sure about those supply lines when SHTF. But awesome stuff...thanks!
What do you think the best alternative fuel is?
@@RedLetterVisions I actually answered this yesterday, but the comment is gone...not sure what happened there.
I think for this sized vehicle or larger, this wood setup with an indirect injection turbodiesel is the best, if you can find such an engine in sufficient size. This allows you to use all types of diesel fuels, ranging from regular diesel to biodiesel, black diesel, cooking oil, etc. With the wet wood gasifier like in this video, you've got a very wide range of fuel sources, including roadkill. Also, less power loss from wood in a diesel, he said in the video.
In a car or smaller truck? I'd skip the wood, as even the charcoal gasifier is awkwardly large.
The main issue is finding a larger indirect diesel engine, preferably turbo (so the system is resilient to fuel requirements at differing elevations). Indirect is best for using variations on diesel..especially B100 biodiesel.
The best, fuel, to answer your question, is the best one for the task. Hence, more fuel capabilities in one vehicle, the better.
12 valve Cummins, 6.9 or 7.3 I did are the most proven for alternative diesel long term. If only I could afford one….
@@BigBeavrSlayer I am a fan of the smaller displacement Mercedes engine, the OM617, 5 cyl, turbo version, chain not belt, caste iron block and head...another hard get...a million mile engine.
The OM 616 4cyl with a turbo is very similar.
Unfortunately, they engines that followed had aluminum heads, but still are great engines...OM601 4cyl, OM605 5cyl, and OM606, their best 6 cyl, imo.
If I remember right, the horsepower vs displacement of these engines mean more efficiency and better mileage...but hoses and everything needs replaced if running biodiesel.
I'd LOVE to build around an OM617 one day lol...or even around one of the later engines, with the 4matic AWD transmission...lol
Thanks for the video, it was great, I'll check out more, here, and on your channel.
@@BigBeavrSlayer I found one, 5.9 12V in texas single owner, 140k miles, manual, no accidents, good interior. For $6,000 on facebook
It was sold in 1 day. The engine had no blowback, look mint , a farm truck.
You need to have about $8,000 in cash , and just camp facebook market place everyday until it pops up and just go. They are out there, just I'm too poor atm
They are very rare, and now a good investment as the worst a situation gets , that market sky rockets
That was awesome. I was looking into wood gasifier generators and wish I had bought one when the company was still in business. I'll be heading over to his channel. Now to find out more about the converted waste oil fuels for diesel for my old truck.
Thank you, guy from Far Cry 5.
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How do you keep a straight face next to huck? 😆 🤣
Retakes and reshoots 😂
Straight? 🤨
I have been following Woodgas for over 15 years... never got around to playing with it... but I am genuinely impressed you made a reactor that can feed a V10
I’m not the first it has been done I think 7 times before me for a dodge v10. Most famously Wayne Keith’s v10 which is all over the web
*Freedom intensifies*
Sorry about your upcoming government funded "accident" 😂
Sorry he can’t read or respond to your message he slipped and fell out a 7th story window last night
@@LarpLaughLove after shooting himself in the back of the head twice
Oof. RIP me haha
@@scottjacobsen5894twice twice 😂😂
@@scottjacobsen5894buddy got the Gary Webb treatment
I was fascinated by Eustace using this tech as well , great stuff ,hope to build a gassirier someday myself thanks
Start with a charcoal system it’s the quick and dirty way to get your toes in the pool with woodgas
*sees thumbnail*
“Aw dude thats sick! Im gonna do this to my truck!”
*listens to math ape explain why magic is magicing*
“Never mind”
Grow corn, make ethanol.
You want a high compression engine, much more efficient on ethanol.
@@dannymitchell6131 ya dude let me just plant a field real quick.
@@dannymitchell6131 What happens if methanol is added instead of ethanol?
@@Thalanox your engine goes blind
Great video! Very cool stuff. My favorite part was when Beaver walked into the frame followed by a cloud of flies lmao.
I promise I’m not pig pen from Charlie Brown 😂
@@BigBeavrSlayer HAHAHA I know man, it was just incredibly funny.
On the propane front, I have everything to start up an anaerobic digestion system. It makes RNG (Renewable Natural Gas) and liquid fertilizer. This is what I plan on using. But woodgas is a great back up.
RNG can be used in anything that uses natural gas or propane. And it burns cleaner.
Tell us more. Next show guest?
@@declineofthewest. um, no. I don't have a functional system. All theory no practice currently. Though subject to change once I close on my off grid land. 😆
The biggest problem with biogas is all the h2s produced in the digestion process and h2s knockout processes use media that inevitably has to be replaced.
@bmessex very true. Every system will have consumables. Even solar. Eventually batteries go bad...
How to store it
Okay definitely definitely useful AS FUCK.
“Ten bags of wood” as a standard is some wild shit
Price of self reliance I guess
So... A wood gas generator seems like an easier setup to figure out than a wood gas truck. This would also allow for some very off-grid electricity, without having to worry about Chinese solar panels, electronics, and batteries. This would allow for both heating and air conditioning without a grid... Which means that any forest is pretty much fair game now
@@astebbinhorse poop.
@@astebbinpropaganda talking point, utterly false
@@astebbinmost people where I live have woodstoves. The forest is still there
Oh one last thing my mom was in Germany and told me all about this and they used it. There is a lot of work that goes into cutting this wood up and you should use Hardwoods that are perfectly dry to get the best results so this is not any free lunch by any means and there is upkeep if you use it so for those who want luxury and problems of tinkering an upkeep just stick with your cars and get Hybrid Toyota or something of that nature with high mile per gallon. Yes in Germany when she was a little girl they used it for big semi trucks and boats as long as people with cars. I saw in a gasifier book where there were patents from I believe it was Detroit Diesel at that time owned by GM for their gasifier so it probably was used or planned on here. FEMA had a long time ago a Ford tractor conversion plans this, this was the old little gray one. Yes it was used in France Germany England Russia even up into the Nordic countries. It is a lot of work and when gasoline became available everybody switched back because it's a lot of work. Not for everybody. But that doesn't matter some people like me and you want to be able to be independent.
I've been doing research in alternative fuel sources. I'm planning on doing a black diesel build on a 12 valve Dodge diesel. Wood gasification is a crazy, but amazing.
If I could have afforded a 12 valve I’d be doing black diesel instead of woodgas 😂
@@BigBeavrSlayer ive ran biodiesel since 08 in my old 12 valve shes at the scrap yard now😢 now i run it in my 11 ram
@@SolarTechFL wait you’re running bio in a commonrail??? Please tell me more!
Theres so much free wood from tree guys around here. Im listening.
"I'm here for the river" 😂
I knew I knew that guy from somewhere haha
I read a long time ago that French taxi drivers during WW2 ran taxis on wood gas.
German training tanks were also run on wood gas during WW2. I wonder how many lbs of wood per mile a 50 ton tiger 1 burns.
Damnn a 95 dodge 2500 v10 with manual 5speed and transfer case is already a jackpot truck but running the sucker on wood shiiiiiii
Took a while to find that truck
Saw this pop up in my feed and can’t wait to watch this.
Fun Fact: Beavers Gnaw on Wood
In the very good french movie "Le vieux fusil" we see an old car ww2 with this system called "gazogene".
The explanation of how it works at 10:37 boils down to: Basically you're edging your wood.
See you 'round Washington!
During the recession in America people couldn't afford gas, they used wood gas in trucks for delivery
What gas was used during the depression 1929 1939 Post world war 1 pre-world 2 I remember folks from the Kentucky hollers telling me stories about wood gas system made by backwards engineers.
1st What=Wood.
Glad to be watching this instead of the debate.
You guys are awesome. Thank you.
No Thankyou!
Could you put a generator on the back and run if off wood gas too? So you could heat and power your house
Yes you can Iv done it a few times
I distill or crack or fractionally distill waste Automotive oils into b a s e oil or diesel fuel add a specific density of 845 this matches the fueling station specific density at a temperature of 680 degrees I get one gallon for like 4 Cent people will give you as much waste oil as you can imagine unlimited fuel source miniature electric blue powered stainless steel 4 1/2 ft tall Refinery electrically powered 6000 Watts fully continuous Ican run day in and day out:-)
Fucking badass! Beaver is a great well of independent survival knowledge!
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Man made a bbq powered truck
Looks like I've got a new project.
As a guy that lives in the mountains, this is perfect. COOL AS FUCK!
I laugh every time I see a RAM truck. Recalls and $$$ . LOL !
This is the exception.
PNW and ballers, great build and content here.
Let's get cooking.
I’ve made a woodgasifier also, very interesting technology!
Right on!
Dr. David Bransby from Auburn State University did the same thing with his truck almost 20 years ago. He was a tremendous innovator and a professor that was loved by all his students. In his later years, he was also a tremendous painter. What a tremendous human being God rest his soul.
We need more videos like this! This is awesome
I started this rabbit hole just watching a video explaining which antivirus software is the best.
I saw the woodgas truck on Mountain Men, too.
Guerrilla go vroom 😎
WOW. me and my dad were talking about this just last week. great job beaver getting a car up and running.
This is the coolest fucking truck I’ve ever seen.
Hey Beaver, 1992-1997 f350... Swap everything from the nuckles out. Hubs, better bearings, better brakes... I have personally swapped 4 trucks now, its worth it.
I have all the parts in the truck right now (done 2 trucks already) just need some time to put ‘em on again. Junkyard free spin kit go brrr
@@BigBeavrSlayer Yessir!! 👍
*Edit: My brain just farted- 1997 trucks have a slightly bigger rotor. 13" maybe?
Or, I might be 100% stewpid. At which point, you should disregard.
Though you were zucked so harddddd!!!
Glad the homie shared this vid with me and back on the tent…the content.
Wood gas is a very good secret fuel And considering its the pnw well Fuel everywhere.
Been obsessed with these ever since i was a kid, got the parts to make one of these ready to go for my 1st gen toyota but im trying to figure out how to make it quickly and easily convertible from woodgas back to gasoline
Ha my other woodgas truck is a carbureted first gen
Wayne Keith rig spotted! I'm glad he immediately stated that he didn't deserve the credit for the design (which the hosts started to imply).
And name drop of Drive On Wood!
I’m still active on the forum haha
The innovation of the Recurve Composite Mongol Bow and the production of horse cheese essentially made out of the grass that Mongolian horses grazed on during travel made the hoard fierce, and eased the need for food resupply.
A combustion engine that can consume anything carbon based reminds me of the United States Army Special Forces Kawasaki KLR650 Diesel-Powered Motorcycle that was designed with alcohol and JP-5 jet fuel in mind.
The Special Forces seeing the need for alternative fuel in military use, in addition to the complete adoption of the JP series of jet fuel as a fuel source, makes the fighting applications of alternative fuel more apparent. There is a demand for this in the military industrial complex, however small of a demand that may be.
Way cool. I need to make one.
This gas can also be made via composting of the wood. A frenchman researched msking woodgas and bottling/storing it
This and wood to electric is a thing ??
Indeed it is
I know I'm late to the party, but some guys might find it more attainable to purchase a Deuce & a Half capable of running on that "Black Diesel (used motor oil cut with gasoline)" he mentioned.
Oh absolutely and I would love to get one
@@BigBeavrSlayer It's hard to keep the multifuel bits working at this point but they run fine without it on what is described above. My friend uses about 3/4 used motor oil and the rest gasoline in the winters here in Arkansas and the rest of the time it's about 80-85/20-15.
@@hithere7382 same I did up here with my old power stroke and buddies Cummins
@@BigBeavrSlayer He does it with a continental inline 6 in a m55a2 from 1954 or 1955 not sure, spicer 5 spd with a doubler and 6x6.
Now that is simply awesome 👌
i think i saw where the main offgassed gasses are hydrogen and methane, i think i have also seem where engine blocks can see more corrosion if run on hydrogen. I'd imagine that would be mostly in the cylinders. how is the truck running? is there any piston slap sounds? what is that big metal think underneath the pair of barrels. looks cast iron. is that off the shelt? good DIY job. diy rocks
No engine wear to speak of or knocking, I have this trucks complete build series on a playlist start to finish on my channel that shows all the details
The north korean utility vehicle build goes hard
Hey buddy, i hope youre doing great! Love from Kodiak, Spokane 20mi ruck April 13th
But that anti aircraft sights thou 😍
They fired up the wood gas plants during the oil crisis of the 70s too.
A wood gas generator would be sweet
Can you pressurize the gas and condense it like propane or butane?
you can but they can be dirty. the pressure causes the gasses to precipitate into tar on the inside of the container.
Yes but it’s very dangerous, if during compression it gets exposed to oxygen its a bang you don’t want to deal with
Been looking into this for awhile. He mentioned bio and black diesel as other options but here in Alaska, biodiesel gels in the cold and black diesel still involves acquiring used oil and gasoline, so for me, being in the woods, wood gas is the way to go.
Oh we can get around gelling in low temps there are methods for that
@@BigBeavrSlayer in -40 temps though?
@@greatnorthernadventures570 yes
You can also make you diesel out of plastic waste
@@vvvv-lu8zi but have you tried to do it every day? It’s not easy
This is fantastic
Never got a fire going for work that day. That fire would be a challenge to keep the rig moving but a really cool idea anyhow
I'm investing all my money in wood now
I used to be a big beaver slayer but we broke up. Probably for the best.
This is genius. I actually get it thanks to my job.
Nice! ❤
I like this style of filming lol.
lmaoo i remember seeing this 8-9 years ago on youtube and thinking how cool itd be
Sick truck
Thank you
Gas turbines are surprisingly fuel-agnostic too. But I've yet to see a "turbo burn barrel" with a power take-off that does more than make a lot of noise and possibly self-destruct. Yet those things demonstrate an air compression and gas combustion cycle that could be used for power with a bit more work put into it.
Maybe one of those wood-gas guys has something out there that does the next step?
I have discovered more of my humor i am happy
This is so entertaining!
Have you considered processing the wood in some way before hand and does core wood/fat wood go further or give greater power ratios?
I have a chunking machine to process the fuel build videos of it and the truck on my channel. Hardwood gets way better mileage but soft wood makes better power, mix the 2 for best results
That’s really good gas mileage what he just told you believe me there’s just more than one type of gas in that that makes it burn so efficient
Woodgas is literally one of the easiest ways to henerate power. Im about to do this for a generator. Ill have heat and gas.
I run veg oil in my 94 😊 and heat my shop with it
Smart man
Over a decade ago Mr.Teslonian got me interested in this. Cool to see its still a thing
That guy was such a crook though….
@@BigBeavrSlayer that's a shame, I didn't know.
I want one..halfway thru vid.. do we get diagramism skematic build yourself thing
The book I reference is everything you need and more. If you buy the book you can get on the forum and there is full build video series on both my trucks and many others
@@BigBeavrSlayer hàve wood will drive
@@Jason-um3tz have wood will travel
So when you say "train enthusiast"
tism maxxing
Could you also put the wood gas generator at home, then use a compressor to fill up empty propane bottles with wood gas and hook up the bottles to the truck to power it? This way you can build a bigger wood gas generator (or add another purification step to improve quality) while saving weight + space in your truck, plus you could use the same wood gas generation unit to power multiple vehicles, saving on installation cost
This is going to be a banger
Welp, im a bit of a gear head and fairly mechanically inclinded and i live in WA.
I will build the 5th truck stsrting with a diesel platform.
I'm a gear head in wa also let's hangout
wood gas is mostly carbon monoxide, and when you burn it, it oxidizes into carbon dioxide.....so the truck may be carbon neutral, but it's still putting out co2.
Fuel injectors, it was mentioned it could be ran on gasoline while is mostly ran on wood gas, what changes if any were made to allow for delivery of gaseous fuel, as opposed to liquid?
There are only 2 known builders of a woodgas injector I am aware of both were on small single cylinder engines if I recall and it was mixed results. Need someone more tech advanced to dabble in it
Cool, but not a long term option.
These setups increase maintenance significantly.
That’s a sacrifice of being self sufficient, you take in the workload that the system current supplies that you get taxed for
How long does it take to get a good coal bed to move out ?
Couple minutes, five at most if I’m in a hurry
This is Wayne Keith shit couple guys here in Missouri got gasifier Ford's with 460s good way to stretch a lil bit of gas in a pinch
@@austinmogab6181 most common build to follow is the WK in the US, and it’s catching on world wide
What if you have no hay? Can you use dry leaves and stuff?
It produces good gas but it just burns up way to fast to be sustainable as a fuel