A great big thank you to the person who mentioned FEMA publication on "construction of a simplified wood gas engine for tractor conversions" This publication is free--your tax dollars at work. If we have any hope of continuing after the supplies are gone, we will desperately need some way to continue agriculture and power tractors. This publication tells us how to do it with wood and simple things like a steel drum and garbage can. Detailed instructions and parts lists. This was used in WWII very successfully. This has made two-engineers-in-the-boondocks-of- upstate-PA's day. Pam

-- Pamela (jpjgood@penn.com), November 28, 1999

Answers

How about a link? Thanks, Daryll

-- Daryll (twincrk@hotmail.com), November 28, 1999.

Ah Yes! A free publication. Please supply publication number and title and address. Out here on the farm, we are veeeerrryyy interested in tractor conversion. Big Red (1947) is a hand crank start, simple to run and maintain, and a perfect candidate fr conversion. Needless to say when the EMP hits, big red will be whizzing by you all!

Anyway, particulars would be very helpful.

-- peace farmer (peacefarmer@onthefarm.veg), November 28, 1999.

a link! ... PLEASE!!!

lou

-- lou (lanny1@ix.netcom.com), November 28, 1999.

yes a link please. And thanks......sounds like a great idea

-- justme (gettingready@y2k.com), November 28, 1999.

Do not have a link. Do have phone& fax numbers. Phone: 1-800-480-2520 FAX: 301-362-5335 Item no: 8-0835 RR28 "Construction of a Simplified Wood Gas Generator for Fueling Internal Combustion Engines in a Petroleum Emergency" Final Report. Pam.

-- Pamela (jpjgood@penn.com), November 28, 1999.

If you don't trust civil servants to get you the info in time, you could also pay $10 for the "book"
here's a place that sells it (alledgedly)

Biomass Conversion Literature

there are several other interesting books there such as :

"The Lost Art of Driving without Gasoline"

This page describes the process of "Wood Gas" abit:

Wood Powered Cars

fascinating, absolutely fascinating. thanks for getting us going on this thread, Pam.

-- plonk! (realaddress@hotmail.com), November 28, 1999.

Won't be long before we see the re-emergence of the "Stanley Steamer" car, will it?

-- profit of doom (doom@helltopay.ca), November 28, 1999.