# John Deere M
**URL:** http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/john-deere-m/1201
**Category:** Woodgas Farming
**Created:** [April 2, 2014, 1:56pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/john-deere-m/1201 "2014-04-02T13:56:43Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 4
### Author:  [@tritowns](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/tritowns)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2014, 7:50pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/john-deere-m/1201/61 "2014-04-29T19:50:00Z")
Thanks Don, 2 1/2" I can change it up to 3" if necessary, but I don’t think I’ll need to.
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### Author:  [@tritowns](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/tritowns)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2014, 2:03am UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/john-deere-m/1201/62 "2014-05-01T02:03:30Z")
this 39" tall bad boy don’t look like much but it has all the high tech, low tech goodness I can throw at it…
Just need to make a bottom flange, install the grate, finish the lid, do the final outside welding and i can put some fire in it… hopefully this weekend…
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### Author:  [@Terry\_Lavictoire](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Terry_Lavictoire)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2014, 2:25am UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/john-deere-m/1201/63 "2014-05-01T02:25:02Z")
Good to see it’s coming along!
Fire is good, fire and video is even better 🙂
TerryL
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### Author:  [@BillSchiller](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/BillSchiller)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2014, 2:39am UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/john-deere-m/1201/64 "2014-05-01T02:39:13Z")
What Terry said, we want to see the fire too.
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### Author:  [@tritowns](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/tritowns)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2014, 2:45am UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/john-deere-m/1201/65 "2014-05-01T02:45:00Z")
LOL… camera is always charged… if I get it buttoned up I’ll make a vid of it flaring… Hey T, I found another thing that ejector is good for… cap the outlet and I can pressurize my air pre heat dodad… My welding must be getting better, only two small pin holes… could barely notice them with 20 psi goin on… My threaded joints on my ejector leaked more.
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### Author:  [@Troy\_Martz](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Troy_Martz)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2014, 3:02am UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/john-deere-m/1201/66 "2014-05-01T03:02:16Z")
Looking great Arvid! what is the diamter of the piping you’ll be using? 2-inch?
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### Author:  [@tritowns](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/tritowns)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2014, 3:05am UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/john-deere-m/1201/67 "2014-05-01T03:05:48Z")
Thanks Troy, the tube you can see in the pic is the air inlet… it’s 1 1/2", and yes i’ll be using 2" for the gas outlet through out the rest of the system to the gas/air mixer…
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### Author:  [@tritowns](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/tritowns)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2014, 12:19pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/john-deere-m/1201/68 "2014-05-04T12:19:42Z")
Slowly coming together… all the main welding is done… grate and bottom plate are made… just a cyclone and final filter and then i can plumb it… soon… I hope… soon…
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### Author:  [@pepe2000](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/pepe2000)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2014, 12:31pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/john-deere-m/1201/69 "2014-05-04T12:31:08Z")
That’s very professional looking, Arvid. Great to have all that room.
Pepe
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### Author:  [@tritowns](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/tritowns)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2014, 1:49pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/john-deere-m/1201/70 "2014-05-04T13:49:22Z")
Thanks Pepe.
It gets heavier with every piece of steel… While I can still lift if on and off, it won’t be long when I won’t want too… heck who am I kidding… I don’t want to now… 🙂 Can’t wait till it’s done
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### Author:  [@docdcox](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/docdcox)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2014, 2:30pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/john-deere-m/1201/71 "2014-05-04T14:30:06Z")
Go’in to be very exciting to see this tractor chug to life. Somehow, it always seem quicker and lighter when we are building it in our minds. Looks clean, your not going to want to give it back when finished.:-\ Dan
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### Author:  [@don\_mannes](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/don_mannes)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2014, 3:41pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/john-deere-m/1201/72 "2014-05-04T15:41:33Z")
What are the “wings” for by the front wheels, Arvid? Maybe to create some lift to take some weight off the front wheels? 🙂
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### Author:  [@tritowns](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/tritowns)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2014, 4:00pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/john-deere-m/1201/73 "2014-05-04T16:00:00Z")
LOL… thanks guys. The steel is just a piece of flat stock to help position the rad for pics… haven’t gotten the mounts built yet… they won’t be there when it’s done…
Looks like i’ll be doing a Case 310 shortly too… at least i’ve learned a few things doing this build… next one should go a little smoother.
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### Author:  [@BillSchiller](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/BillSchiller)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2014, 5:56pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/john-deere-m/1201/74 "2014-05-04T17:56:48Z")
Sounds like another good opportunity.
It’s great to see other practical applications to wood gas. Thanks for sharing these experiences with us. I think the wide front end is more conducive for the distribution of weight than the narrow front ends when one gets into deep mud and snow. It will definitely keep the front down. 🙂
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### Author:  [@rustyold36](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/rustyold36)
#### Post date: [May 6, 2014, 5:55am UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/john-deere-m/1201/75 "2014-05-06T05:55:48Z")
Looks good Arvid, you kept it tucked in nice so to not loss to much visability.
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### Author:  [@tritowns](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/tritowns)
#### Post date: [May 7, 2014, 4:05pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/john-deere-m/1201/76 "2014-05-07T16:05:27Z")
Gasser sitting where it’s supposed… Cyclone should be done by tomorrow and then i can start laying out the plumbing.
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### Author:  [@BillSchiller](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/BillSchiller)
#### Post date: [May 7, 2014, 5:33pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/john-deere-m/1201/77 "2014-05-07T17:33:33Z")
The flare is coming soon. Nice!
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### Author:  [@Terry\_Lavictoire](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Terry_Lavictoire)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2014, 4:47am UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/john-deere-m/1201/78 "2014-05-08T04:47:53Z")
Lookin Good Arv!
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### Author:  [@tritowns](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/tritowns)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2014, 11:55am UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/john-deere-m/1201/79 "2014-05-08T11:55:54Z")
water testing the cyclone.
1D3D with 2" inlet and outlet… 5"OD tube body… I will probably have to weld the couple on it when I get it as forming the round tubing into a rectangle so close kinda distorted the threaded end somewhat… oh well… I’ll make it work.
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### Author:  [@tritowns](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/tritowns)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2014, 12:11pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/john-deere-m/1201/80 "2014-05-08T12:11:00Z")
Oh, my friend Stephen doing some cyclone testing… was interesting.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/S-3dkoxyJQ8?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque
https://www.youtube.com/embed/Rogalp8dw_A?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque
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