Alternative Fuels - Ethanol or Wood Gas

[@YvonneBerger-v5u]

Good morning from Northern California USA, where I have one of the most corrupt governments ever.

[@cyndajo]

Indeed you do. I left the state for that exact reason during the pandemic

[@brlwa6354]

I'm from the new Northern California. Washington State. You'd think these idiots would have learned before moving here, but nope. 😒

[@VictorLindgren-m4f]

Minnesota is just as corrupt as California if not worse. Both of our Governor’s belong in prison.

[@VictorLindgren-m4f]

I’m from Minnesota and our Government is just as corrupt if not worse. Our governor’s both belong in prison.

[@TinaMarie869]

I hate what has happened but at the same time I pray people will vote differently and turn your state around 🙏

[@CreepingThyme]

Willie Nelson had a bus that ran off of used cooking oil. And he ran off of a plant🌱 haha.

[@vickisavage8929]

Willie probably still does. Both.

[@kingscairn]

Bus off cooking oil and Willie off a gasifier

[@LeonBotha-bx3om]

I used to drive on that as well, little filtering and mix here and there and it is good to go

[@vickisavage8929]

@ Gasifier or smoker? 🤪

[@JennyD_P]

Perfect option is gas. Drill Baby Drill. Have a blessed day y'all.

[@rednhrailroad]

We need to think of future generations for centuries to come. Pay down the $35Trillion debt, and don’t waste the oil in the ground.

[@wiscopyro]

Ethanol makes more horsepower, I run my modified car on it, it's equivalent to 101 octane.

[@tiffanyisaacson1407]

​@rednhrailroad, we are in the last generations look up Apophis☄️ 😢we only have a good 4 left.

[@janetwest7607]

Prayers for Alaska Prepper Rudy is having a serious operation today.

[@sandyshephard4571]

What’s wrong with Rudy?

[@jillsmith1838]

Prayers for his recovery

[@grannyarbuckle5554]

Dear Jesus touch Rudy guide all those who are working on him. Keep hi. save and bring complete healing to his body In Jesus mighty name. Amen. Be careful be cautious be mindful be watchful be prepared above all PRAY 🙏📖🙏🕊show ❤like Jesus then if need be ⚒️🏹then victory 🙌 🙌

[@lewis9888]

I refill my five gallon gas cans as each one gets empty. I fill them with Non-Ethanol gas only. They are mainly ment for my tiller, push mower and chainsaws. I treat the gas with Stabilizer. I occasionally use some of it in the cars to keep it rotated.

[@stephenhanley3992]

Good minds think alike 😉. I do the same I rotate the non ethanol gas ever 3 months out in a car.

[@alanmoore3927]

Purchase non ethanol gas if available. I use stabilizer and rotate once a year and sometimes two Gas remains fresh and been doing this ten years or more. Also, I ran a small engine business.

[@alanmoore3927]

I use 92 octane non ethanol gas.

[@michaeldunwoody3629]

I'm with all of you guys. I only fill my cans and my two 30-gallon wheeled steel tanks with non-ethenol and treat with Stabil.

[@vickieboudwin7781]

Do you have something to test the gas to see if it is really non ethanol. My neighbor tested the gas at all gas stations in my town and only one station was selling non ethanol every other one said it was non ethanol but it had ethanol in it so test your gas.

[@hummingbird7713]

I’m getting my generator you suggested delivered tomorrow ! As a widow I thank you for the help with educating me on a good choice

[@tiffanyisaacson1407]

Oupes

[@janetjones7880]

think Eustace Conway on Mountain Men did this with wood for one of his vehicles - it worked.

[@PinballPreparedness]

No kidding I mentioned that in the video

[@GeorgeMarcoux-g7n]

​@@PinballPreparednessBring back the Stanley Steamer!

[@improvisedsurvival5967]

The small steam engine is a better option imo

[@meganleffingwell3437]

My boyfriend can fix or build anything he puts his mind to , I bet this will be something that will interest him! 😁 He has the base of an old electric oven saved and he's working on the plans to make it into a woodstove/heater since the metal is made to withstand extreme heat

[@lilblackduc7312]

I'll bet he will build a really good one, if you tell him about it!

[@marsmars9130]

yeah that, wont work, and if installed in a home, will burn the home down

[@DayTon-h9u]

​@@marsmars9130 Just full of solutions aren't ya....👎

[@marsmars9130]

@ try to help them from killing themselves or burning things down! I guess you would allow it, all to burn down 🤡

[@frugalprepper]

You can make a Ethanol from all kinds of Fermented things not just corn (beets, sugar...). And you can distill it with a pressure cooker and and some copper pipe. I would not recommend doing it inside or on a gas stove because well "boom". Don't ask me how I know this.

[@bgatlin5918]

😂

[@Nativewoman1]

Good Morning From eastern Kentucky

[@kentuckybeliever8317]

Great video... This appears easier than a flux capacitor....lol

[@TinaMarie869]

😂😂😂 yep

[@katie7748]

Great Scott!!

[@MDK1968Mimi]

❤😂

[@hollyh9334]

😂

[@happygardener28]

Back in the 90s, there was a BBC series on farming during various eras. One time covered was set during the second war. There are a lot of ideas for hard times.

[@The-Cute-One]

Oh yes, Wartime Farm with Ruth Goodman and others? All these series are fascinating. As an American, I've always watched a lot of British shows. I have these series saved on my KZbin.

[@KarenAnn-dm4ks]

Victory gardens

[@vickisavage8929]

@@KarenAnn-dm4ksVictory gardens were originated during WWI and revived during WWII. Many home gardens were destroyed by the Dust Bowl.

[@charlettenitzsche4160]

Yes, the WW2 farm series was amazing!

[@brendasellers3580]

Morning Pinball Mrs P and everyone.

[@mariagladstone2026]

Good morning

[@TinaMarie869]

Good morning have a very blessed day 😊

[@juanitaritz8352]

Several years ago Engineer 775 made a wood gassifier for an old truck.

[@justintaylor6710]

that guy is awesome.he was also involved in the development i believe of the "emp shield".nighthawkinlight also built a small gasifier and put it on a bicycle.both really smart gents.i need neighbors like them.

[@OldBiscuit54]

Good video.....fun stuff ....... and.....just think that if you had done all this when you were a kid you could build a display to enter it in THE SCIENCE FAIR.....LOL..... I GAVE YOU AN A+....LOL.....great memories of school days

[@peterkennedy5596]

Picked up one of the oupes 1200 units that was on sale. That little unit can run my pellet stove for 6.8 hours!!!!! That’s great. For most power outages here in pa the power is out 1-4 hours. Yes we do have outages for days, but that’s very rare. Well worth buying for $350

[@lindabopp6579]

Coffee and Pinball 🙏❤️🙏

[@derrickgardener2148]

The best venue in a SHTF situation is having 2 4 cyl diesel engines. Get 2 diesel engines from a auto wreaker or somewhere ( say the diesel Rabbit engine or Toyota from the 80s early 90s) refurbish them . Turn one into running a generator and the other can be retro fitted into any midsized vehicle. Then go to all the fast food restaurantes and mom and pop grills and collect their used fryer oil. Its super easy to proccess the fryer oil to run both diesel engins . The wood ethenol and wood grain aclcohol requires alot of work, parts and pieces, and the posibility of blowing yourself up making this. Work smart not hard. My friend ran a early 1980s suburban on fry oil for years.

[@williamjenkinsiii70]

The fryer oil has to be cleaned and filtered plus to run efficiently it needs to be preheated to make it thinner and if you live in a cold climate it’s almost impossible to start a engine on fryer oil !

[@monikas5125]

Good morning 🇺🇸

[@alanrice39]

Good morning Pinball, thanks

[@MarvinKerns-i9v]

mother earth news 1979--- lance crombie's article on a solar still. maybe a starting reference.

[@fayecable3895]

Good morning everyone. I loved Eutice on mountain men. He truly lives off the land. Fascinating what these men can do. Safe to say when the gas pumps are dry I'll be walking. Lol

[@SassySue67]

I loved him as well, I remember the episode where he created a wood fired fuel on his truck.

[@smokinswampoutdoors4373]

Happy Monday, everyone. God bless

[@trishaporte]

G’mornin Pinball and Mrs. P.

[@scatterbolt2578]

1 corn stalk will give you 2 ears of corn ..... it the squirrels don't eat them first. I tried growing corn in a 30 x 40 foot plot. Dang if Rocky didn't steal it all.

[@chriscouch2573]

Here it's trash pandas. Lol

[@flyingled3176]

Deer and tree rats

[@tikoy1955]

What no squirrel stew? Lol

[@questioneverything9535]

Use the 3-sisters method. Plant at least 4 rows of corn for good pollination. Plant your beans with the corn. Pole beans will climb the stalks. Plant your squash around the corn patch. Raccoons, squirrels and deer don't walk through or like squash because the stalks are picky.

[@vickisavage8929]

@@questioneverything9535When planting the three sisters, timing is crucial. The corn has to be tall enough for the beans to climb without being overgrown by them.

[@lv2224]

Pinball your always creativity! Thank you for keeping the brains 🧠 thinking.

[@georgeorwell3501]

We’ve been off the grid since 2001. We built our own home off grid. Back then it was extremely expensive and difficult as there wasn’t any good information available back them. Our next project is an old steam engine from a 1940s war ship. If we have to charge our battery bank with fossil fuels, there is NOTHING more efficient than a good quality engine (Honda, Subaru etc) combined with an old style Ford alternator (no internal voltage regulator). I’ve installed and assisted with 100s of off grid systems using solar, wind and micro hydro. Nothing beats a cheap Ford alternator with a rheostat to control the field. Our battery bank is 48 volt. Greet talk on the alcohol and wood gas. We are leaning towards steam power with a Ford alternator for our emergency backup. We already have massive inverters etc

[@marykoczur1447]

Good morning from Florida. You never seem to run out of topics, interesting subject. Have a great day everyone.

[@projectone5113]

Thanks PB 🙏

[@289Deborah]

Good Morning

[@soxgopro5552]

At the end of WW2 the Germans where melting down old car tires for oil.

[@CIVILDEFENSEBUNKER]

A miniature version of a wood gasifier would be perfect to feed a home natural gas furnace

[@3adscout826]

I was wondering something along the same lines. I was wondering if I could use the existing burn box of my wood burner in my basement to somehow capture the gas And then run that to a generator.

[@leethefixitman7530]

You could build a rocket stove

[@juanitaritz8352]

I wish we had more common knowledge about steam power. For some reason I love looking at steam powered engines and tools.

[@lilblackduc7312]

I agree!

[@vickisavage8929]

There’s an amazing amount of information available about steam power online and on video.

[@tacticalmattfoley]

External combustion is too inefficient compared to internal combustion. Diesel--the process--not just the fuel, is the best option.....

[@TinaMarie869]

Good morning. Pray everyone has a very blessed day 😊

[@Bubbabadass]

a really appreciate your content keep em coming 🔥🔥🔥

[@kimshultz9098]

My hubby filters used cooking oil, runs it in his 7.3 power stroke. I know everyone can't do this but it sure saves us a lot. We watch you everyday, enjoy your channel from Alverda Pa

[@klhoeltzle]

You never cease to amaze us with what you share!!!!! You care!!!!!

[@Nathaniel917]

❤God bless America 🇺🇸

[@SouthernGal5534]

Amen🙏✝️🇺🇸

[@TinaMarie869]

Amen 🙏

[@lilblackduc7312]

"Land that I love..." 🇺🇸 👍☕

[@MultiMother24]

An engineer that i worked with used cooking oil for ten years he collected oil from restaurants and reused it in his car.

[@vickisavage8929]

If I recall aright, the prairies have perennial switchgrass, which produces much more ethanol per unit of biomass than maize can and is a cut and come again crop which does not divert grain from edible uses. Corn is, by far, neither the only nor the best source of material for ethanol production, particularly for ethanol as a fuel.

[@Squirrel219]

Good morning Pinball and Mrs P. Rainy day in Georgia.

[@KarenAnn-dm4ks]

It’s nice to hear and see the rain this morning

[@Squirrel219]

@KarenAnn-dm4ks better than the snow we had! 😆

[@RenaissanceThinking]

Ive built several wood gasifiers over the last 15 year. They are great for static location engines. The technology has been around over a couple centuries. Fyi....the easiest way to use and store wood gas is as pressurized gas in cylinders and hook up to any gasoline engine just like you would for running on propane. For me, wood gas technology is definitely worth the time to learn. Oh and of all groups, FEMA has plans and sizing for basic gasifiers. I also have a still for producing nectar as well as a small solar system.

[@michaelgurvitz9310]

Hello Mr. Mrs. P and all.

[@kratz57x]

👍 Safety tip of the day... probably want to refrain from smoking around the no-weld gassifier.

[@diannemc3179]

Nice to see you on early again. I like watching you before work in the am. Do you only do one video a day now? I might have missed your explanation on why?

[@PinballPreparedness]

It just matters on if there is any pertinent topic to talk about and how my day is going

[@TinaMarie869]

I always look for the lunch time video but understand if nothing is happening

[@diannemc3179]

@ understood. Thanks for your content!

[@mishabell771]

Hello 🤗 They found thousands of kids. The location had numerous help sighs on the ground. There were tunnels. There were a few videos yesterday. I saw it at Grand supreme news

[@bw3506]

I can't remember where I saw it on video but it was a commercially made wood powered truck. It was like a ton and a half size. Very well designed and fairly compact gasifier integrated into it. I don't remember the brand of it either but it appeared to be from the year range of 1920's to 40's. It was still running when I saw the video a couple years ago. To be commercially made like that it probably had to be fairly reliable..

[@DT-ww4gv]

Wood gas depending on what state you live in is an endless resource. I've seen trucks fueled by wood gas. Very cool

[@brianmurphree156]

Wayne Keith from Alabama, has been doing wood gas for years, I have rode in his truck “no gas” the Dakota was rocking 80+ MPH and had pedal to go. He’s just a good ol boy who made it work. I know his system works, eat the corn, degass the stalks n shucks .

[@nanaa3428]

Good Morning ☕️

[@3adscout826]

FEMA in the late 70’s early 80s put out a book on making Wood gasification modifications to tractors. They did a number of things with gasification. One plan was to use a wood gasifier to run the engine of a pick up truck who had its back wheels off, but then would turn a shaft on a generator. Interesting stuff. The one big advantage of a gasification system is you can find dry wood in a lot of places

[@dougcrum943]

Great show 👏 . These are the kind of shows I like to watch. Learn learn learn very important.

[@Gina-de8gb]

Very interesting , THANK YOU PINBALL

[@brendahallmcdonald1292]

Add switch grass to your list of alternatives and you're set. Way above my pay grade in Tennessee. Know I could walk faster than I could ever figure that one out😂

[@cheweyweather]

Thanks Mr. Pinball. My neighbor has a vid here on YT running a generator off wood gas.

[@bonniebethel1234]

Good morning Pinball. Good topic. 👍😊

[@MDK1968Mimi]

Good morning Pinball and friends. Thank you for sharing this video with us. Have a blessed day everyone ❤

[@ceebee3796]

1 Variable on ethanol. It takes gas or wood to distill it. Additional energy of one sort or another required for distillation

[@DawnieGTheBeekeeper]

Good morning Pinball and the family.

[@jongroover3606]

Good morning Pinball!

[@missystevens8714]

Pinball and coffee, gonna be a great day. Pray,prep, practice.

[@DT-ww4gv]

The cool setup is a home generator on woodgas. Solar and woodgas is very cool setup.

[@DT-ww4gv]

They make really good filters for woodgas.

[@simpleman5238]

You can turn any old air compressor into a steam engine. If you have a welder you can turn any 4 stroke gas engine into a steam engine. You can use an LP TANK over a fire to heat the water. Or if you can. ,find any big tank.. with a big sealable lid. You can put anything in it. Like leaves,plastic,tires,wood basically anything that will burn. But it all is sealed inside the tank. Have a pipe hooked to the tank. That goes inside the tank. Put the tank over a fire. As long as the tank is very well sealed. When the fire heats up the tank. And the only outlet off the tank is your pipe. A gas with properties of natural gas will come out.

[@simpleman5238]

You can also use steam to power air tools. Or also turn those into mini steam engines. Of course you would need to wear gloves to operate them lol.

[@simpleman5238]

Capture the steam from a steam engine and you have distilled water.

[@simpleman5238]

You can also make browns gas with a solar panel. Put the positive & negative wires in a tank of water. The bubbles will be browns gas. A very powerful gas.

[@christophermeyer3980]

For a home power station I have seen one built and used for a cabin that only needs water, a paddle wheel , simple generator and a voltage regulator, and pipe. 24-7 power from a year round stream. Water and gravity, simple,quite, no fuel, no exhaust. Just like having your hydroelectric dam.

[@dodsonarmsco]

A few comments: 1) wood gas does not require any chemicals or other supplies (other than wood) to keep running long term once set up. 2) Wood gas works well for both stationary power generation or for running vehicles. 3) A huge amount of info is available from the 1900s and WW2 for wood gas. 4) Fema plans exist for a wood-gas generator made from 2 metal garbage cans. 5) Ethanol production for fuel requires large amounts of materials from outside sources, which makes it a better short-term solution. 6) ATF license is required for ethanol pruduction in the quantity needed to actually run a farm or survival operation If you are doing it before shtf, ATF will make visits to make sure you are using a single distillation process. Double distillation is not allowed for fuel production. 7) Wood gas can be stored in gaseous form in tanks and bags. During WW2, airbags were used to store wood gas for use in buses and large trucks.

[@MikeClavetteSr]

Methane is another option and in a SHFT situation is one of the more simple things to create & maintain ..... it also is a good alternative for cooking....generators....heating...lighting.......SOLAR /wind & Hydro is probably the easiest .....charging a golf cart or E-Bike and pretty much every need can be sustained off of battery systems and inverters

[@hoosierpatriot5813]

Good morning ☕️🇺🇲

[@leethefixitman7530]

Pinball ,first this is a great video topic. There are a few points to consider , wood gas can be compressed into a cylinder like propane and used in a vehicle. The point you made that it depends on your local resources is key. Wood gas is a low tech option does not need special manufacturing or parts. solar will always need parts made for you. Almost forgot you can have energy when there is no sun...

[@ericarnaud7983]

Morning Pinball. A wood gasifier is one of the projects I would love to do, but just never took the time. Just something I have wanted to do for years. Take your corn to make ethanol, how about eating the corn and gasify the corn stalks? Another project I would love to work on is a ramjet, not the most fuel efficient, but am curious if a ramjet can be run off of ethanol or a wood gasifier. 🤔

[@nrbrtmuller]

On the plus side, your waste with a wood gasifier is pure charcoal.

[@Big.red.wooleybooger]

wood gas is mainly used at homes for powering generators and heating homes. wood gas can be compressed also.

[@war3840]

Good morning interesting 👍

[@preparedscouter2357]

I have been researching it, and thought it would be cool to take a wood gasification generator, then have the wood gasification generator power a converted hybrid like a Toyota Prius to charge the battery because the battery is 24 volts

[@bansheerider12345]

So with wood gasification there is also away to clean that gas where there is no contaminants. So over there by bowling Green KY like a hr east of there. There is Kingsford charcoal plant that the residence around there they use wood gas for heating and or cooking with. There is a lot of wood gas bing used. You also can store with gas if you are creative enough to do it.

[@reneenewfrock5743]

I believe Eustace on the TV show "Mountain Men" made some type of alternative fuel for his truck.

[@gregorykissell6753]

Good conversation with valuable research. You left out Biodiesel made from soybean oil. It has it's drawbacks also. Thanks for the info.

[@brushbum7508]

Good Morning P B ! TAKE CARE ALL..

[@greybone777]

Look into home methane systems. People were studying this in the 70s. Older vehicles didn't require much to convert to propane or methane.

[@bryanschaefers356]

Maybe a better use for a wood gasifier would be to run a generator to charge your batteries when solar isn't sufficient. Hey you could charge up an e-bike then too.

[@MiscMitz]

Obviously more setup but methane... I have everything ready to make an anaerobic digestion system. Most generators can run on propane. No setup there. But you'd have to convert vehicles...

[@kingscairn]

Eustace Conwzy & Friend Preston ( r.i.p. ) built a gasifier for the old farm truck AND IT WORKED 😊

[@malliehill4291]

God Bless you and your family ❤❤❤Thanks for sharing your wisdom with us all ❤❤❤.

[@RedneckHillbilly-ho9md]

Folks you should also know that something like this is gonna take alot ALOT of time screwing with until you figure it all out and actually get it to work, if you ever get it to work that is. This is a very complicated method of making fuel, just thought that needed to be known. I would love to build one of these as I live in the very center of Penn's Woods lol but I just do not have the time it will take right now.

[@marshakery3511]

My friends had a wood gasifier set up to run their truck

[@carllynn2150]

The problem is energy is money, greed keeps the whole world from advancing into the future....but that is my opinion. Thanks Pinball, any information for self sufficiency, is appreciated...👣

[@jeffday2574]

I have two old Ford trucks that are non turbo diesels. They will burn used oils petroleum or vegetable even animal fats. You do have to do some prep for the various fuels filter to some minor refining. These old trucks from the 80s are pretty tough old rigs with adequate power and good reliability. I have gotten 28mpg with the things. They have no electronics mechanical fuel pumps and injectors. They drive pretty well on old oils from behind the restaurants but you do have to do some refining but it's not hard. Diesels are not horrible in the cold to start with decent glow plugs and a block heater. I run half a bottle of atf in a tank of fuel or marvelous mystery oil 8 oz of that helps with the crappy diesel made nowdays. Just a good rig for what if.

[@katflower912]

Love your video content! Thank you!

[@dontknowbrian]

This whole theory is a real ….gas!

[@TinaMarie869]

😂😂😂

[@echopapa243]

Add to your analysis the amount of energy (heat from wood) required to produce the equivalent ethanol / wood gas.

[@kingscairn]

You csn ferment / distill anything - use grapes or any fruit into wine make some of that into ethanol the rest into vinegar Make a mash into beer and some of that into whiskey - everything from your homestead

[@melissathompsonsmith857]

Happy Monday Everyone 😊❤🙏🇺🇸🙏🌎🙏 🌏🙏🌍

[@Morningglory007]

The model T Ford was said to have been designed to run on alcohol. Until Rockefella got involved. Research it.

[@mariagladstone2026]

Good morning all. 🙏

[@Michael-t4j7m]

I’m in Arizona and from the northwest originally, I’ve looked into both.

[@suzannehiggs2752]

Good morning!

[@AuntieM78]

I don't know if he still does, but Willy Nelson uses used french fry oil to run his motor home with. 😊

[@oldmutt9758]

After spending over $15,000 on solar generators, solar panels. Electric tools that run on 120 ac. Ryobi 18v and 40v tools. I like my solar generation system 🌞❤🌞

[@timyates807]

I was wondering where the bio diesel option was ? ive gotten the still already as i live in an apple orchard but ive seen guys drive fry cars lol. used oil and chemicals to make diesel . ive been thinking about it myself but havent done the research yet i just started learning solar myself .I keep 150 gal gas that i rotate into my truck to keep it fresh for a last ditch tie over which you can add the moonshine into to go farther in a real pinch.having three years of stored woods important if you live in the cold north like i do at least i know ill be able to cut enough wood to last a long time and the tiller along with the four wheeler ,they are fairly light drinkers of the gas . after that its back to horsies again lol ...i think well go back to steam if the shtf for a long period of time lol. another fun video pinball .thanks and take care

[@curve5746]

What about turning plastic into fuel? Seems like it would be the best option from what I've researched.

[@mariagladstone2026]

I wonder if bamboo would work? That grows fast.