GasBuddy News Article

votes

This truck runs on wood and waste

San Bernardino County Sun -- The technology is called gasification, and it's been around since the 1800s, when it was used for street lamps and cooking.

Read the Full Article

Submitted Jul 04, 2009 By: Loree71

Category: Daily News Article Discussions > Topics	Add to favorite topics Post New Topic

Author	Topic: This truck runs on wood and waste	Post a Reply Back to Topics

REPLIES (newest first)

First Prev

Next Last

jjw0608 Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:2,216 Points:770,065 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:44:13 AM Ignore jjw0608 Report Abuse Can I stick a log in my car?
rvn4me All-Star Author Texas Posts:564 Points:270,225 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:44:10 AM Ignore rvn4me Report Abuse I thought I was missing something.
Wesk8 All-Star Author Michigan Posts:526 Points:401,835 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:44:05 AM Ignore Wesk8 Report Abuse Link is dead. I looked it up on Wikipedia Gasification It looks a bit involved for the average garage tinkerer and far from clean.
MightyDude Champion Author Minnesota Posts:3,869 Points:1,387,170 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:38:40 AM Ignore MightyDude Report Abuse gov'n who?
yukonjack Champion Author Georgia Posts:3,302 Points:936,155 Joined:Oct 2004	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:34:14 AM Ignore yukonjack Report Abuse Someone decided this link had about as much use as most things in CA... none.
mysub Champion Author Las Vegas Posts:2,855 Points:1,078,065 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:33:57 AM Ignore mysub Report Abuse Somebody forget to attach the article?
VetteBlue Champion Author San Jose Posts:4,359 Points:902,245 Joined:Jan 2007	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:33:22 AM Ignore VetteBlue Report Abuse Article is not there.
RoadhogMA All-Star Author Boston Posts:758 Points:215,190 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:33:11 AM Ignore RoadhogMA Report Abuse Not a good link
must87searcher Champion Author Maryland Posts:2,705 Points:525,000 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:33:01 AM Ignore must87searcher Report Abuse There is a shortage of information in this article.
arnerator Champion Author Seattle Posts:1,784 Points:370,260 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:32:50 AM Ignore arnerator Report Abuse With all my trees, I could run all over. [Edited by: arnerator at 7/5/2009 9:33:48 AM EST]
Tourney64 Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:3,973 Points:1,306,010 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:32:31 AM Ignore Tourney64 Report Abuse Link is no longer active. Here's the error message Thank you for visiting San Bernardino County Sun. We are sorry the article that you requested is no longer available. Please search for this article in our archive search.
kjuzenas Veteran Author Nebraska Posts:278 Points:72,470 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:31:30 AM Ignore kjuzenas Report Abuse Couldn'r read the whole article, but it reminded me of Back to the Future--just pour garbage from the can into the DeLorean's fuel tank!
GasholeMI Champion Author Lansing Posts:3,814 Points:473,940 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:31:06 AM Ignore GasholeMI Report Abuse Can not get there from here.
Badmoon Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:1,894 Points:389,090 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:30:19 AM Ignore Badmoon Report Abuse Never make mainstream.
Ringmaster2008 Champion Author Ontario Posts:1,527 Points:296,285 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:25:53 AM Ignore Ringmaster2008 Report Abuse Would have liked to read this full article -- however no longer available
hybridaholic Champion Author Wisconsin Posts:1,873 Points:309,680 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:24:14 AM Ignore hybridaholic Report Abuse Bad link
repeater1 Champion Author Kansas Posts:2,008 Points:1,116,675 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:23:50 AM Ignore repeater1 Report Abuse Tried to read the article and got a blank page. Seems if they are using wood there would be even more smoke or smog than using gas.
ghmortensen Veteran Author Minnesota Posts:392 Points:623,745 Joined:Jan 2007	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:23:39 AM Ignore ghmortensen Report Abuse Not a viable alturnative.
BBHybrid Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:2,089 Points:417,000 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:20:02 AM Ignore BBHybrid Report Abuse hmmmm. how many forests will will kill for fueling vehicles?
fltdoc Champion Author Oklahoma Posts:2,121 Points:348,440 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:18:39 AM Ignore fltdoc Report Abuse The article link went to a blank page requiring log in. I presume this has to do with the man and son that used a pickup running wood etc. and made a long distance trek across part of US. Great experiment, just not practical at this time. Perhaps it would be useful in a home situation.
6642337 Champion Author Illinois Posts:16,637 Points:654,250 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:18:39 AM Ignore 6642337 Report Abuse Just what we need wood burning cars there goes the oxygen we inhale no trees no oxygen
ljmatney Champion Author Wichita Posts:2,907 Points:416,390 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:17:51 AM Ignore ljmatney Report Abuse Maybe an idea we should revisit and enhance
Terrapinone Champion Author Baltimore Posts:2,121 Points:880,790 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:15:33 AM Ignore Terrapinone Report Abuse Not really a practical idea.
Jamer Champion Author Orange County Posts:2,538 Points:422,350 Joined:Jul 2002	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:13:55 AM Ignore Jamer Report Abuse It's been already done, this is nothing new.
Mooseman1 Champion Author Manitoba Posts:4,018 Points:659,010 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:12:54 AM Ignore Mooseman1 Report Abuse Another great idea.
GGAlbo All-Star Author Detroit Posts:932 Points:752,900 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:12:31 AM Ignore GGAlbo Report Abuse I would like to power my car from garbage!!! [Edited by: GGAlbo at 7/5/2009 9:13:45 AM EST]
kruk Champion Author London Posts:1,889 Points:212,425 Joined:Jan 2007	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:11:10 AM Ignore kruk Report Abuse that is where California is heading
dhawk24 Champion Author Maine Posts:1,649 Points:398,175 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:08:34 AM Ignore dhawk24 Report Abuse Must produce a lot of smoke.
techque Champion Author St. Louis Posts:2,458 Points:1,256,510 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:07:32 AM Ignore techque Report Abuse Thank you for visiting San Bernardino County Sun. We are sorry the article that you requested is no longer available.
LanguageMan1 Champion Author Tampa Posts:4,354 Points:471,325 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:06:54 AM Ignore LanguageMan1 Report Abuse There's a lot of people outside of gasbuddy and automotive lines that know about this and it's nothing new either, just like they say it's been done since the 1800's.
ladyjj Champion Author Tennessee Posts:14,875 Points:427,710 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:06:53 AM Ignore ladyjj Report Abuse If it is so good then why are folks not using it today!
Wolfwings Champion Author Delaware Posts:2,493 Points:548,325 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:05:16 AM Ignore Wolfwings Report Abuse In the eighties, I met a man driving cross country in a pick-up truck that ran on used vegetable oil he collected from fast food stores. He would enter a store, order a meal, pay, then while eating, he would extol the virtues of "free fuel". once done eating, he would ask to speak to the manager, and request their used cooking oil. The back of his truck could process used oil as well as vegetablew scraps(used lettuce, etc.) and convert it into fuel for his deisel engine. He started on the west coast and was heading for the tip of Long Island, the following day. Most states refuse to allow the equipment to do this conversion, for one reason or another. At the same time, we are extolled to find other ways to conserve energy. Obviously, unless the conservation effort generates consistent tax revenues, it is not good for us. Go figger.
goldilox88 All-Star Author Montreal Posts:817 Points:342,155 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:03:46 AM Ignore goldilox88 Report Abuse very interesting. I cannot see me using it, however.
PaylessKY Champion Author Kentucky Posts:1,430 Points:377,430 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:02:03 AM Ignore PaylessKY Report Abuse I don't think it's practical for cars and trucks.
DABEE1073 Champion Author San Diego Posts:1,528 Points:311,535 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:01:45 AM Ignore DABEE1073 Report Abuse STANLEY HAD A GREAT IDEA ALMOST A HUNDRED YEARS AGO.
Marson Champion Author Scranton Posts:2,943 Points:860,795 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 9:00:03 AM Ignore Marson Report Abuse Ok.
pricechecker08 Champion Author Ohio Posts:2,679 Points:553,040 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 8:58:33 AM Ignore pricechecker08 Report Abuse Ho-hum who,s next.
AuburnTim Champion Author Indiana Posts:2,374 Points:585,845 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 8:57:54 AM Ignore AuburnTim Report Abuse Not something that could help we need trees and we all know if this took off we wouldn't have any left in a short period of time.
Bleeder Champion Author Virginia Posts:2,580 Points:549,665 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 8:56:22 AM Ignore Bleeder Report Abuse Interesting. How much wood to you have to carry to go on a long trip? Like the concept.
lindact Champion Author New Haven Posts:2,588 Points:512,735 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 8:56:01 AM Ignore lindact Report Abuse Can't open the article so can't comment.
ttwiw All-Star Author Austin Posts:833 Points:657,020 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 8:54:58 AM Ignore ttwiw Report Abuse How often do you need to stop & stoke the fire, or buy another cord of wood?
BartBuzz Champion Author Atlanta Posts:2,400 Points:523,060 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 8:51:57 AM Ignore BartBuzz Report Abuse Ahh, the smell of wood burning on a quiet Sunday drive. Phew, what's that other smell?
KillChain All-Star Author Albuquerque Posts:813 Points:319,725 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 8:46:29 AM Ignore KillChain Report Abuse Sounds like a cheap Sci-Fi movie, Oil is king.
Lengas Champion Author Gary Posts:6,760 Points:1,453,610 Joined:Nov 2004	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 8:46:17 AM Ignore Lengas Report Abuse Can't read the article but it sounds like a good idea.
fire@53 Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:5,675 Points:1,553,595 Joined:May 2003	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 8:45:32 AM Ignore fire@53 Report Abuse Not practical on a large scale.
brutus Champion Author Alberta Posts:3,529 Points:1,289,840 Joined:Feb 2003	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 8:44:49 AM Ignore brutus Report Abuse Too much pollution.
jackson661 Champion Author Columbus Posts:1,162 Points:308,195 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 8:44:34 AM Ignore jackson661 Report Abuse Article no longer available.
throttle Champion Author Maryland Posts:6,416 Points:1,377,010 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 8:44:01 AM Ignore throttle Report Abuse Article no longer available.
DerHahn Champion Author Illinois Posts:6,214 Points:861,995 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 8:42:56 AM Ignore DerHahn Report Abuse bad link.
bicycler Champion Author Ontario Posts:8,246 Points:1,449,610 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 8:41:41 AM Ignore bicycler Report Abuse cincindie; 1- I thank you very much for the clue to reading the whole story. 2- Looks like that newspaper found a way to gouge money. oilbarons (lack of a capitol letter indicates my opinion of them) eat your heart! 3- I wish I had the 'smarts' and the ambition to equal E. Brown`s.
PizzaMon Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:2,181 Points:711,920 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 8:40:42 AM Ignore PizzaMon Report Abuse Couldn't read the article but what will the tree-huggers response be?
REKEY Champion Author South Carolina Posts:2,243 Points:458,440 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 8:37:30 AM Ignore REKEY Report Abuse This is the kind of truck we need. Kill all the trees.