[SEL] Wood gas producer/wood chipper info needed please

[Richard Strobel]

Here's one Jerry :

http://www.motherearthnews.com/Green-Transportation/1974-05-01/Producer-Gas-Vehicles.aspx

but you knew that already.

Do a Google for

plans for building producer gas

lots of hits.

Rick










----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerry Evans" <jerrye at databak.co.za>
To: <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2007 10:14 AM
Subject: [SEL] Wood gas producer/wood chipper info needed please


> Hi Guys,
>          A friend of mine (no internet) is building a "wood gas producer"
> to run an engine off (small engine - 3 HP) and is looking for information.
> The plans he is working off are from the net but I do not know which site
> but the one he is trying to copy runs a John Deere tractor and uses wood 
> chips.
>          He has progressed pretty far with the unit and will probably be
> able to give it a trial run within a week.
>          I'm looking for any additional information (or Internet sites) to
> help him.
>
>          The one thing that I would really like to find is plans for a 
> home
> built "wood chipper". Probably one that runs off a tractor P.T.O. and uses
> a heavy flywheel with "teeth" (maybe Tungsten) to chip the wood. We have a
> lot of green wood available (mostly Eucalyptus) from twig size up to
> branches of about 3" (and even bigger).
>
>          In the USA wood chippers seem to be pretty common but we do not
> have them in South Africa so information is limited. His Tractor is a 60 
> HP
> Landini but I would prefer something that would run off about 30 or 35 HP
> (then I could also build one for my Massey Ferguson 35 to make compost 
> with).
>
>          Thanks in advance for any information and have a good holiday 
> weekend.
>
> Keep the revs up (or down)
> Jerry Evans
> Near Johannesburg in Sunny South Africa.
> Tel. (016) 365-5787
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