The Ford Barn

M2M · 03-09-2020, 09:37 AM

No gas stations nearby in places like this:

30 Closed Cab PU · 03-09-2020, 09:40 AM

Plus long term cost savings, do not have to buy gas and lots of free scrap wood/brush just laying there. Eventually would pay for the conversion.

DBrer · 03-09-2020, 11:50 AM

Looks like it almost belongs on there.

Dan Partain · 03-09-2020, 02:46 PM

Local guys with a gasifier setup.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyGKJTsEbDM

woofa.express · 03-09-2020, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Dan Partain

Local guys with a gasifier setup.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyGKJTsEbDM

good posting M2M. and thanks Dan Partain for that link. enjoyed watching it.

David R. · 03-09-2020, 08:21 PM

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Only drawback I see would be the weight of the extra apparatus would cut down on payload capacity.

40 Deluxe · 03-10-2020, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by David R.

Only drawback I see would be the weight of the extra apparatus would cut down on payload capacity.

But consider the alternative: Horses or oxen pulling an even smaller payload at far slower speeds! Plus you can't shut a horse off. Its always idling, burning a lot of hay when not working.

M2M · 03-10-2020, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by David R.

Only drawback I see would be the weight of the extra apparatus would cut down on payload capacity.

Another drawback is you have a 10% reduction in horsepower.

There were also coal burning version of this system.

M2M · 03-10-2020, 08:16 PM

I wonder if burning wood laying on a forest floor or pine clones creates less of a "carbon footprint" than using fossil fuels? Do pine clones release their carbon as they decay on a forest floor?

Maybe in the future historic cars will be banned or severely limited in use (in Europe especially because of Greta) to reduce climate change. Old cars that burn pine clones rather than fossil fuels might escape such restrictions?

Brad in Germany · 03-12-2020, 12:01 AM

....and to read more about the above car with videos of running and driving with it in Switzerland, click on this link or the above photo.

Brad in Maryland

30 Closed Cab PU · 03-12-2020, 11:12 AM

Buried in the above link/picture is this info, a great discussion of the pros/cons.

https://www.hemmings.com/blog/index....ay/?refer=news

03-09-2020, 09:37 AM	#21
M2M Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Australia/USA/EU/Soviet Russia Posts: 1,105	Re: Test your knowledge, what do we have here? No gas stations nearby in places like this: __________________

03-09-2020, 09:40 AM	#22
30 Closed Cab PU Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2018 Posts: 2,332	Re: Test your knowledge, what do we have here? Plus long term cost savings, do not have to buy gas and lots of free scrap wood/brush just laying there. Eventually would pay for the conversion.

03-09-2020, 11:50 AM	#23
DBrer Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: Washington Posts: 175	Re: Test your knowledge, what do we have here? Looks like it almost belongs on there.

03-09-2020, 02:46 PM	#24
Dan Partain Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Hangtown, CA Posts: 556	Re: Test your knowledge, what do we have here? Local guys with a gasifier setup. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyGKJTsEbDM

03-09-2020, 08:21 PM	#26
David R. Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: West Virginia Posts: 430	Re: Test your knowledge, what do we have here? Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Only drawback I see would be the weight of the extra apparatus would cut down on payload capacity.

03-10-2020, 08:16 PM	#29
M2M Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Australia/USA/EU/Soviet Russia Posts: 1,105	Re: Test your knowledge, what do we have here? I wonder if burning wood laying on a forest floor or pine clones creates less of a "carbon footprint" than using fossil fuels? Do pine clones release their carbon as they decay on a forest floor? Maybe in the future historic cars will be banned or severely limited in use (in Europe especially because of Greta) to reduce climate change. Old cars that burn pine clones rather than fossil fuels might escape such restrictions? __________________

03-12-2020, 12:01 AM	#30
Brad in Germany Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Potomac, Maryland Posts: 911	Re: Test your knowledge, what do we have here? ....and to read more about the above car with videos of running and driving with it in Switzerland, click on this link or the above photo. Brad in Maryland Last edited by Brad in Germany; 03-12-2020 at 07:55 PM.

03-12-2020, 11:12 AM	#31
30 Closed Cab PU Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2018 Posts: 2,332	Re: Test your knowledge, what do we have here? Buried in the above link/picture is this info, a great discussion of the pros/cons. https://www.hemmings.com/blog/index....ay/?refer=news