The wood gas generator runs the whole farm!

[@rossclendening5721]

Hey great job. I have a friend who has been building gasifiers since the early eighties. He lives in southern Wisconsin and based on what little I see with your gasifier you did an excellent job. We have a 75k 3 phase generator I hope to hook up to a gasifier by summer, and do a similar set up. As far as being a waste of time or any of the other negative comments I see, don't let them get to you just keep up the good work..

[@xmachine7003]

Where in southern Wisconsin?

[@offordscottASIC]

Contact info for the Wisconsin gasification manufacturer?

[@bluenote335]

You are offering an invaluable service to the people. I've been watching several of your videos the past several days... Thanks for doing what you do! Peace

[@gmjunky87]

people who are criticizing your work really need to do some more research on the efficiency of wood gasification.

[@Scott_Terry]

Wow. I've been daydreaming about a homestead like this, and here it is! This guy actually made it!

[@robertwilliams5356]

you all are missing the point. he is trying to get things in a way where he can get OFF THE GRID> I.E> not depending on the companies to support his homesteed

[@Skoda130]

Well, you'd need parts for the generator for maintenance. Oil.. And an engine on wood gas wears out pretty quickly, since it's dirty fuel. So I guess true off grid living, would be living without electricity, and without a car in the end.

[@fishfire_2999]

@@Skoda130 I like live by stream run small generator last decades good to go 👍👍

[@DungeonMiser]

@@Skoda130 Casting aluminum for parts is a cinch

[@lukewarmwater6412]

and he is failing.....sory I told the truth.

[@skeletorrocks2452]

I like what the guys building for the technology. But most of the people I see doing this haven't really reduced their load necessity. I mean I could build a solar setup for 2 to 4,000 that would do everything and then some. A buddy of mine build a system for under $500 that supplied the electricity his trailer needed. And he had a fridge and a computer. What I'd like to see someone do is use the heat from the biogas reactor to heat one structure. a home or a greenhouse. And then use the generators liquid cooled access Heat to heat one place with the generator BTUs and exhaust. And another structure or Greenhouse with the liquid coolant. Moreover realistically with a below ground geothermal Greenhouse design. There would be almost no energy needs. The system would essentially Supply a surplus of energy and heat. Perhaps a biogas production manure digester for excess Heat. Sorry if I'm having an Urza moment.

[@tomwheel4454]

Congratulations on success with the gasifier running the whole show.

[@briancorso5672]

I am a carpenter, and the idea of powering a saw mill with the tailing scraps is genius. I hope you use that electricity to power the saws and nailers to make the enclosure : )

[@nicke1903]

I bet if the the ones in the comments criticizing his work if their from Texas, Oklahoma,Louisiana wouldn't mind to have this right about now. That's a neat way of fueling Sir!

[@engineer775]

@northernboy68 You are not being rude and I want you to know that I cannot feedback on lines because the transfer switch will not allow me to. It is a make or break switch I got from the power company that is designed for this situation. I have done it all to code and feel confident that no one will get hurt.

[@Survival17]

I kept looking to see where the wood goes & where the fire was burning but didn't see it. I've never seen anything like this and I'm intrigued. I'd love to see another video where you start by putting the wood into the what ever, lighting it, and so on from the beginning. This is fantastic!

[@adamthestimator]

You sir, are my hero. Near total freedom from the electronic/oil grid. And an awesome 'farm name' to boot! Maranatha, indeed!!!

[@learning41230]

Kudos!! I too am making very slow progress @ getting away from gasoline & the grid (miles to go). Thanks for the encouragement.

[@4lliberty]

Attention tree huggers: What he forgot to mention is that he is using it to charge an electric car and he only uses fallen trees, you can wipe your tears away.

[@lovetofly32]

This is what I find so funny is I heat with wood. Some people actually think I cut green trees down for firewood.. Its like nooo.. I find dead trees that stupid bugs or disease or flood killed. Never need to cut green trees.

[@fishfire_2999]

@@lovetofly32 They don't know s*** they think food cones from grocery store .

[@lovetofly32]

@@fishfire_2999 LMAO! Thats exactly what my dad always used to say!!😆😆😆

[@Saadmetalfab]

I think you Caught some of them on the way down.😂

[@dukeman7595]

Fantastic i had a smile ear to ear when it was running on wood. You did a very nice job setting up your panels and the generator, once you put a roof over it all that's left is cutting the wood. I'm very impressed with this setup. Thank you for sharing it with us.

[@engineer775]

@infowick Excellent questions!! And you just made another project for me! I use the outdoor boiler to preheat my veggie fuel for the diesel generator but I haven't thought about running a heating zone out to that building. I haven't had a problem starting the wood gas generator on cold days but a lil heat wouldn't hurt. Thanks!

[@scottfoster2487]

Add a few capacitors on the line to cushion the heavy loads.

[@gabedominguez3116]

Yes, ultracapacitors

[@lynnecreason6400]

We have a Woodmizer LT40 sawmill that we are trying to figure out how to rig it up to run off of its own wood waste with a gasifier...

[@liamg1995]

That would be really cool!

[@lovetofly32]

Apparently would work really well with the units ive seen. It would have to ve extremely dry wood though.

[@waltobringer9059]

I get the feeling that I stepped into the middle of a series. I would be curious to know how much the project cost beginning to end.

[@kelvin869]

Nice job mate. Have you considered charging a battery bank with an inverter? It may overcome the slightly low cycles and abrupt load on the system.

[@davidstanford3816]

In rural Washington, saw mills, shake mills, furniture makers, all have lots more wood than needed, defects, too short, etc. My neighbor's shake mill also saws figured maple electric guitar blocks, and tosses most of the tree-no market for plain-'hobby wood'. Old growth cedar is sawn into acoustic guitar wood,3/32"-1/8" or??, kiln dried to 5% moisture. 20 % cracks or oozes sap-toss it. He has about 3/4 acre waste pile, everyone is appreciated when they remove any of it. Tree services + landscapers will often pay to dump perfectly usable logs,(+compost, mulch, orphan plants,) to prepare for next job. Contact them and save them $100-maybe even charge them $20-$25 to give you fuel!

[@kodyjbosch1]

That is quite an Accomplishment to be proud of ! A nicely crafted and sturdily built system. What an inspiration! :D

[@flysubcompact]

Eng775, YOU ROCK! What an awesome set up! Genius combining the fuel source from the wood gas vehicle to run the gen. Thanks for sharing. -FSC

[@AirMarksman]

I have a few questions. 1. How large of a chunk of wood can you put in the burner? 2. how long of a burn do you get from a full load? 3. do you have to let it cool down between fillings? 4. issues with gumming up the motor with tar or other things? Thanks.

[@phillyvoodoo]

If you watch MrTeslonian videos he shows you how to capture and refine the tar in the same system to produce oil and gas

[@engineer775]

@GoatHollow The condensor unit is outside and the heat strips are in the air-handler inside- I call it a toaster since that is what it looks like a huge toaster oven. Anyway they pull about 10Kw all at once! I am disconnecting them asap! Thanks for watching!

[@fletcher3913]

A major milestone Engineer! Congratulations.

[@engineer775]

@DeleteMeOnline All I know is that it is to our local codes so in case I decide to net meter this baby I should pass their inspection. My power company will allow 100Kw a day ( 5 hr run for me) to be dumped on the grid. I just want to get a nickel back each month form the power company but also be able to have electricity any time I need it.

[@Cotz95]

Man love what you’ve got going here! I’m jealous! Something to keep in mind, since the power grid is synchronous and you’re running an AC gen, you’d likely need a huge rectifier and an inverter before they let you connect it. Whatever you do don’t connect an AC gen directly to the grid because if they are out of phase there will likely be major damage to your generator.

[@chadmichqel2116]

Awesome video!

[@AircondGypsy]

my 4 acre off the grid retirement project just got yet another inspirational boost! keep on with the innovations and keep looking for ways to harness all of the energy from your labors! you mentioned an underground segment for your exhaust....have you considered a cistern filled with stone for thermal mass and used oil (veggie or motor) as the transfer medium? you can store heat in the cistern for days at relatively high temps. (400-500* range) and then harvest it through exchange as needed..

[@phillyvoodoo]

So would that be for hot water production for actual water usage every day or district heating for the winter or both?

[@phillyvoodoo]

I'm guessing in your scenario this is a heat battery....

[@AircondGypsy]

@@phillyvoodoo yes, both.

[@engineer775]

@Iam1uglyguy Since this is the first time loading the generator I do not know the fuel consumption rate. I will be testing and posting a (pounds of wood per Kw/hr ) number after I do a lot of runs. I really can't give you an accurate answer but the rule of thumb is that it takes 3 lbs to produce 1 Kw.

[@FatDaddy4Fun]

Bravo my friend! Well done! W as jumping around when you got the truck going. And I was just as excited to see the homestead operate on the gasofied gen. Excellent work! ~Wolf

[@RavenMad101]

I think people need to realize this stuff is awesome regardless if he is a doomsday prepper. I am skeptical of all doomsday philosophy myself but this man, is living the dream!! I am a fellow prepper, not so much thinking the worlds gonna crash around my ears, I just realized that making your own energy is beneficial and helps avoid being part of a monopolistic society. Don't be so dependent on energy you didn't create or harvest.

[@ghostwhite1648]

God's got us, why worry! I agree on the energy we can harvest!

[@fiero11]

I love your place and the work you've done with it...I wish I could find an affordable place out in the country like that! I live on a small lot with a decent home and hope to use some of your ideas to modify it for emergencies and auqaponics, thanks for your videos.

[@50317mike]

awesome is not the word man. that is great in a lot of ways. tons of info and it helps to prove some of the suppression of technology that relies us on other garbage. God bless you and your family

[@engineer775]

@astrialkil I agree. But there was no muffler on it! Straight Pipe! So obviously this is worse case from the noise level!

[@JackBrunelle]

Can you store the fumes from the wood gasifier to use at a later date in your generator? Great video by the way!

[@baloog8]

No

[@GoatHollow]

Emergency strips on a heat pump? Super milestone Bro. I have gas envy!!!

[@engineer775]

@landlockedviking I bought a prototype unit from victorygasworks a year ago. They blessed me with an awesome price and I jumped on it. IT is extremely well built and is all hand tig'd . I have welded a lot of stainless and know there was a lot of hrs put into this gasifier. My system is more than 20 times more cost effective than a 20Kw solar system but I do have to prepare the wood. But I can run it any time of the day rain or shine.

[@cm24624]

I will be spreading this video as far and wide as I am able.

[@alexpmK3]

thats not a crazy scene mate. a bit noisy but if it's going to save your life, crack on with it, BRILLIANT ! well done.

[@phillyvoodoo]

I would probably build a block building f Around the genny to reduce the noise.... but AWESOME nonetheless!!!!

[@19hawk11]

I think you are way ahead of me. I trying something on a much lower scale. Same idea but way smaller. Im basically just trying to run my house 120v items. Mainly the fidge, freezer, small window unit ac, and lights for emergency use.

[@mikeadrover5173]

Outstanding! And well-done! Sir as always thanks’ for taking the time to make this video! And I support this site. Thanks for the info. ~M~

[@ACupOfDuck]

It's not only a awesome day, it's allso a awesome installation! Im acually realy impressed! The only drawback is the noise. Make it less noisy and you get 10/10 points :)

[@Dragon90815a]

Schematics please. Awesome

[@scdefion]

Hey Scott, Great job man. I am still amazed by you. Keep it coming brother.

[@engineer775]

@jimhuntermj21 Yep its loud. No muffler, no building. I had to prove it would all work and now onto silencing. I didn't want to bury it so now its time for a buried exhaust and a baffled , louvered flow of air. I will be pointing the fan towards 200 acres of dense woods. The muffler for this thing is so big and heavy that I need to mount/ hang it from the building and then I will duct that exhaust under ground. I needed the 20 kw to run the machine shop and welders plus the house.

[@JimThomasOutdoors]

When going off grid, I know that the red and black wires main switch has to ne turned to the off position. But what about the white common wire ? After turning off the main and thus going off grid, when I connect my generator to the house, is there still a danger that electricity could travel thru the white wire and potentially injure a lineman ?

[@jackmclane1826]

I have a diesel system for exactly that purpose. I usually run it parallel to the grid, but the control is programmed to have grid power intake at zero, when it runs. It runs when I need the "waste" heat for something. I only have an "island" switch if the grid is down... which has not happened during now 4 years of operation. Wood gas would be great but I don't have enough trees on my property to feed it this way.

[@duncanporter4522]

hi engineer775, i know this may sound stupid but did you design and build that gasifier? i have recently built my own and hope to get to your level. i have not got as far as running any motors, working on my filter but i have questions about setup. so far when i try to flare my gas it will only stay lit at low volumes at large volumes i have to use a pilot light to stay lit. i would love to talk to someone with alot more knowledge than i have. if you have the time could you plz help me out?

[@LeonRFpoa]

that is awesome. My CR-V solar generator can run a small camp or maybe even a small cabin off gas/electric if backfeeding but the whole farm? you got me beat.

[@mikepaul9176]

Shalom Aleichem. I was in Florida 40 or so yrs ago and saw a guy driving down the road in a pickup with a weird contraption in the bed with hoses running over the cab an into the engine compartment. He pulled into a shopping center an I had to ask'em what the setup was and he was happy to show it to me. I was amazed that this contraption was running his vehicle off wood and roadside trash. However at that time fuel was around $0.50 per gallon an it wasn't cost effective. Scoot ahead to now with the price of fuel skyrocketing ($2.90-$3.05 per gallon) around here in Virginia. It'd be nice if you could post the plans in how you built the unit an it's cost. I'd like to build one for my home generator and possibly for my gas truck (have a gas & diesel truck). Ratson haba b'shem YaHuah

[@thephishh]

During the wagon train era many moons ago that is what they used to burn for cookfires. As long as they're dry they would work perfectly.

[@preppingforlife264]

I have been looking into this, been trying to find the simplest way to do! Appreciate the video

[@jeepmack]

Great video . I've been thinking about a wood Gasifier myself just need a little more research and time to build it . Old technology in the modern world , good work .

[@supersidecar8901]

Fantastic!! Feb '21 bet a lot of people will pay attention now!👍👍

[@zadokmotorfreight2423]

Lol, I thought the same thing!

[@mashoutman]

You sir have my respect. Congrats and thank you for sharing.

[@badrockbilly]

Wood is a solar storage cell. Great test and along with your other accomplishments, including solar, any imaginative person could see your positive contribution; the ability to convert local resources into useful work; especially since the generators, motors, pumps etc. are already manufactured. .

[@samuelluria4744]

Good call on the wood being a solar storage cell! Deep stuff! Great food for meditation! As a professional arborist, I will be meditating on that sometimes, as I take a break, up in a tree. Gotta have food for thought, since I often don't get down for (physical) lunch....

[@GoingtoHecq]

There is still the need to make sure it is used sustainably. Don't want to flatten your entire local forest.

[@badrockbilly]

@@GoingtoHecq The hope is to utilize our resources in a mindful way which I agree is at odds with the greedy nature of most people who don't live with the Earth in a symbiotic fashion.

[@engineer775]

@PatriotEke emergency heat strips in my airhandler/heat pump ( when they come on they pull ~ 10kw !!!! ) I could run them if it was a gradual increase but when they come on the gasifier cannot produce enough gas quick enough to meet that demand.

[@andrewjackson9853]

Stage the strips at 1.25kw with sequencers. . . Easy enough or still too fast?

[@sethveith4482]

This is my goal to power the place with woodgas. Ive bought a couple 500 gallon propane tanks to compress and store the gas where its ready to go any time. Ive got a pair of ford 300 i6 s as well just need a good gen head. Ill get there eventually.

[@charlesdickens6706]

.....you've probably looked into it. For others who are reading anyway :- my understanding is that the propane tanks are rated to 20 atmosphere as a safety margin but never operate at more than about 5 atmosphere cos propane and butane liquify at at those lower pressures easily so that 5 atmosphere can enable storage of 250 volumes of gas or a bit more . Carbon monoxide fuelgas doesn't liquefy at the low pressures so that compression of carbon monoxide to 5 atmosphere stores only 5 volumes of the gas . So 500 gallons is a good practical volume of gas to store at 5 atmosphere , I wouldn't contemplate smaller tanks .The hydrogen that's also produced as a result of moisture in the wood or damp or humid air could be something to look into because hydrogen embrittlement of steel can be a concerning factor .

[@SkinnersHomesteading]

I would not want to be the guy working on the power lines when you reconnect to the grid , I do not mean to sound rude or disrespectful but I would shut my gen set off so not to send power out to the lines ???

[@troywhite6039]

Great setup! About how much did it cost to get to this point of your system to power everything on woodgas? Have you calculated how long until you breakeven and your setup has paid for itself? I'm just learning about this and am wondering about how much cost is involved so I can have a comparison figure to go by to decide when I can afford to put together my own system.

[@baloog8]

Remember generators only last 2 years if run 5 hrs a day.

[@AmericanSurvival]

My hat is off to you, sir! CONGRATULATIONS !

[@LtColDaddy71]

Holy cow, even if it runs 50% horsepower on the wood gas, that's enough to handle basic lighting needs for a block of dozens of houses, and 3-4 full homes with refrigeration, central air, the works! My Lister with spark conversion on woodgas will only put about 1400-1500 watts

[@Krash837]

Do you have a video that explains how you got fire wood to run the generator? Would love to see how it works. I plan to do something similar

[@5thGenNativeTexan]

There are two generators sitting on that pad. The green one is a "gas" fuel genset (most "gasoline" engines can run on gasoline, natural gas, or propane), and there is a blue generator there as well (not running), which is the diesel genset.

[@louisvinagro2226]

I need ti know more about the gasifier then the generator, HOW MUCH WOOD DOES IT TAKE PER HOUR. THANK YOU:

[@engineer775]

absolutely. as long as the engines are gasoline based.

[@engineer775]

Same chamber.

[@cgods241]

have you disassembled and seen if there is a build up of creosote within the engine, thanks for the video Mike

[@vallicat9302]

I am buying an OFF-GRID cabin in Maine and need to find power from either solar backed generator or....? One thing I hate and worry about is being too loud for my neighbors. And I wouldn't want to live next door to a neighbor who has this type of thing running all day. I hope you are way, way , way back in the woods. Otherwise, are you not concerned for your neighbors? I would be. thanks for this anyway!

[@gabeallen9873]

I must say that I am truly impressed.. May I ask how much the whole setup cost?

[@rdallas81]

Hey...great work... More people need to learn these ideas...woodgas was used extensively after and during ww1 and ww2

[@wildernessshouter]

I would like to run a generator on wood gas; and use that power for a 240v welder, thoughts?

[@douglashuston5628]

Thanks Engineer for a great video. Do upi think it would be a good idea to add an NRG reservoir (Battery Bank) to store the produced electricity and take the initial load off the generator?

[@chadsimmons6347]

" HEY ENGINEER 775 PRATICAL PEPPERS " nice truck i learned how to drive with one just like it THANKS-4-GOOD-VIDEO

[@LampLightMan]

Looks like a Victory Gasworks unit

[@joeamerican3906]

Hey...just saw this and thought that if you search for this vid ( Kunzel Wood Gasification ) it would help you understand a little more about wood energy in Europe. Not that everyone should just start to use wood, but having as many sourses for energy as possible is probably the next step towards a better planet.

[@walkerv8530]

Good vid like the setup just got done watching more of your vids , Plant a couple acres of poplar and you be set for when you need to run woodgas between your other sources of off grid power

[@Phoenix502]

Congrats nice test. You run the whole farm on it that is way kewl

[@BornRandy62]

@KevinDR1987 yes it is possible to store it in a pressure container but it requires a compressor that can handle flammable gas. Compressors used to refill propane tanks would work. a typical air compressor would self destruct because the flammable gas would wash the cylinder wall lubrication down. There is also a possibility of sparks and unintended ignition with an unrated compressor.

[@JW-AR54]

What you mean by emergency strips.. And you should see if your farm will run on the generator for a few days. I'm trying to do the same thing at the farm I live at

[@TheDon30740]

Lol I bet your power company hates you! Good job!!!

[@johnnhuynh]

I'm just curious as to know if that gas generator would run on bamboo. It would be so sweet if it could in a financial and logistics view.

[@GypsyHunter232UK]

You could build a large enough static gasifier in a shed about 100 yards from ur main property and just bulk the hopper up with a mass load and have ur generator in the shed and try to get a accurate feed for a whole days electric if u needed it also bible the gas thru a water bath with added chemical like dish soap to break the tar up.if using gas to cook on .

[@TheWerdSmith]

Fantastic freedom with wood gas

[@dragoneye73184]

It would be a good idea to find something that grows fast and has a good density to it as well to see about using as an alternate source. (corn, sugar cane, ect.)

[@rlominick1]

Hook up a row of high voltage caps on it.. Go to an HVAC store and get 10, 630 volt 20 uf motor start caps and put those between the generator and the load.. This would help with any lag..

[@shrugger1]

Check out more of his vids. I believe he's covered those. I believe I recall him mentioning the Tar concern. But it's not an issue.

[@bhearts77]

how many cu ft of wood per day

[@Hollywood4Fun]

I can't imagine having to listen to that all day.

[@daleval2182]

Your me is Hollywood, In a SHTF , you're extinct pm day 18.am I giving him too much survival time guys?

[@turkeyslayer63]

Once he builds the bldg. around it he will knock an easy 50% or more if he does it right.

[@Bubblytubebob]

Just for safety sake, If you haven't done so already , you may want to attach a #4 ground wire from the genset and that lonely ground rod you have hammered into the mud. Great system ! 20 KW is a lot of power for a few air handlers and some pumps. If i were you I would use it just for Back up power and just take advantage of exercising it twice a month. it's hard to utilize 5 kw never mind 20. You might have need to acquire a grain grinding machine so you can use that "free" power.

[@garymiller7880]

so you did all that just in case?

[@sawdustjohnpa]

i think i saw in one of his vids where he mentioned that it was a victory gasifier. even if i'm wrong on that it sure does look like a victory gasworks job.

[@jaydooley5077]

How much wood does it burn per hour to run the gen set? Do you burn wood pellets or shavings? Or dirty fuel chips like a paper mill?

[@CarlosBenjamin]

Exactly.... there are other gases being burned as a part of the process as well.

[@EastCoastPrepper]

excellent set up there. Thanks for sharing with us...

[@botifigus]

Awsome video and equally awsome gasifier. That should certainly have been a day to be proud of.

[@dangoe9908]

How much wood to generate 1 kw-hr? How much time collecting and processing does it take? Do you have a wood chipper? Are you going to run it full time ? You will need a lot of wood chipped and an automatic feeder. How often do you check the generator and gasifier when running? Have you checked for how clean (tar free) your gas is? What is the total load for the house and shop? Do you plan to recover the heat from the exhaust and heat your house and shop also?

[@The_Happy_Aviation_Enthusiast]

Powerful generator. A very friendly generator

[@garrettnewkirk440]

how long does your gasifier run on a load of wood chips?

[@FREDSTER1012000]

Could I ask what are the emergency strips? I live in Florida,great system

[@MittyNuke1]

Probably electric heat strips, aka Aux Heat or Emergency Heat (labeled on your thermostat if you have a heat pump). If you have a heat pump they usually only come on when the outdoor unit is de-icing or if the outdoor temperature is too low. In this video it looks like the primary heat source is the wood boiler and the heat strips would be used if the wood boiler isn't running for some reason.

[@morristhecat4061]

Would it be less efficient to just use a rocket stove to make steam to power a stem piston powered generator? They are much more quiet. You can google"mike brown steam engines" for information on those. It would be interesting if someone ran a generator running off of generated wood gas, and a steam piston engine powered generator and compared the efficiency of one to the other.