runaway parents Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 So what to do with all of this forest fire smoke any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuiteSuccess Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 I remember on the TV show "Mountain Men" Eustis in the mountains of North Carolina had a truck that ran off of wood. Don't remember if he used steam or created a combustible gas but it was piped into his motor. See if I can find a reference. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_gas_generator 2006 Volvo 780 "Hoss" Volvo D12, 465hp, 1650 ft/lbs tq., ultrashift Bed Build by "JW Morgan's Custom Welding" 2017 DRV 39DBRS3 2013 Smart Passion Coupe "Itty Bitty" "Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runaway parents Posted August 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 Yup I have seen the show the truck runs off the smoke .Maybe a 10 ft high intake snorkel? Think it will work? ha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuiteSuccess Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 18 minutes ago, runaway parents said: Yup I have seen the show the truck runs off the smoke .Maybe a 10 ft high intake snorkel? Think it will work? ha. Might need to change our beds from "smart" carriers to " log" carriers ? 2006 Volvo 780 "Hoss" Volvo D12, 465hp, 1650 ft/lbs tq., ultrashift Bed Build by "JW Morgan's Custom Welding" 2017 DRV 39DBRS3 2013 Smart Passion Coupe "Itty Bitty" "Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adept99 Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 Ok, I've been quiet and good for quite a while now. Added a 2nd battery, added a missing ground ground cable, replaced all the tires on the rig (all 12), and any number of other mysterious other odds & ends. I don't care what any of you say, I am NOT standing on the deck throwing firewood or shoveling coal to stoke the boiler to move down the road....Not gonna happen...Runs on Smoke my ### !! Watch yer boiler pressure Paul & Paula + Daisy the amazing wiggle worm dog... 2001 Volvo 770 Autoshift, Singled, w/ Aluminum Bed - Toy Draggin 2013 395AMP XLR Thunderbolt Toy Hauler 2013 Smart Passion 2012 CanAm Spyder RT 2013 Harley Davidson Street Glide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuiteSuccess Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 14 minutes ago, adept99 said: Ok, I've been quiet and good for quite a while now. Added a 2nd battery, added a missing ground ground cable, replaced all the tires on the rig (all 12), and any number of other mysterious other odds & ends. I don't care what any of you say, I am NOT standing on the deck throwing firewood or shoveling coal to stoke the boiler to move down the road....Not gonna happen...Runs on Smoke my ### !! Watch yer boiler pressure Man, I thought as a Kentuckian you'd be first in line? (Thought that was the DWs job anyway). Don't tell mine though I'm just now healing from the last beating. 2006 Volvo 780 "Hoss" Volvo D12, 465hp, 1650 ft/lbs tq., ultrashift Bed Build by "JW Morgan's Custom Welding" 2017 DRV 39DBRS3 2013 Smart Passion Coupe "Itty Bitty" "Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Av8r3400 Posted August 6, 2017 Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 I saw the aftermath of a 8V92 Detroit out of a fire truck that ran away on wood smoke. Zooooom, bang! I forget how many pieces of crankshaft there was... Av8r34002012 Volvo VNL 730 D13 iShift & 2021 Grand Design Momentum 397TH I'd rather die trying to live - Than live trying not to die. -Leonard Perry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runaway parents Posted August 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 1 hour ago, Av8r3400 said: I saw the aftermath of a 8V92 Detroit out of a fire truck that ran away on wood smoke. Zooooom, bang! I forget how many pieces of crankshaft there was... Interesting somehow need to harness this stuff. It happens every year around here .From July till snow flies it is smoke city time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runaway parents Posted August 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 Obviously I think I am suffering from to much smoke inhalation .Last night was thinking about all the permits a person would have to have to run such a motor . Lets see 1.fire wood permit check. A permit from the dept of ecology check. Emissions test check. Hot work permit check. Us forest service approved spark arrester check. ok lets don't forget dot inspection got to keep it safe check. ( Throw on another log sweet hart we are loosing steam) Don't know if I got all the permits any ideas? Better go lock up the lodge cast iron kitchen equipment before Dw sees this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyA Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 Actually, it is a wood gas, not the smoke. I remember back during the first OPEC oil embargo a crazy cooter where I lived building a wood gas generator in the back of his pick-up. It wasn't very efficient and I am thinking he eventually ruined his engine. Anyway, more info here if you are interested. Randy, Nancy and Oscar "The Great White" - 2004 Volvo VNL670, D12, 10-speed, converted to single axle pulling a Keystone Cambridge 5th wheel, 40', 4 slides and about 19,000# with empty tanks. ARS - WB4BZX, Electrical Engineer, Master Electrician, D.Ed., Professor Emeritus - Happily Retired! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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