[AT] Woodburing Truck

[Ken Knierim]

You might look at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_gas_generator

Gasification of wood was used heavily in Sweden during WWII for most of the
motive power, including buses.

Ken in AZ

On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 2:37 PM, Chuck Saunders <gooberdog at gmail.com> wrote:

> Your fire is cooking a tank of wood and you engine is burning the volatile
> wood gas while making charcoal. The charcoal can then be used to cook more
> wood.
> Chuck
>
> On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 3:05 PM, Ray Trimble <farmall_1947 at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
> > On the TV show Mountain Men Eustace powers his truck buy burning wood and
> > pipe
> > the smoke to the engine. Does anyone know the principle behind this? What
> > do you
> > have to do to the carburetor, or is it diesel? I was unaware that there
> > was that much
> > energy left in the gases of a fire.
> >
> > Growing up in Louisiana in the 50's 60's, when we came upon a vehicle
> > smokeing
> > badly, someone would ask something like, What is he burning wood knots. I
> > just
> > assumed they were jst being humerous, but now wondering if there is some
> > substance to it.
> >
> >
> > Ray
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