So, i haven’t forgot my Fergie, i see it everyday, and know it wants to try woodgas.
So, i ordered stainless steel mesh a while ago, this stuff has got much cheaper, and i like the filters.
Do you have a link to where you buy the cloth?
Thanks Göran, it’s quite easy to make holes in the fiberglass fabric, so stainless steel is probably fine.
Hi Jan, yes it seems to work fine to me, a little soot could be found up front in water catcher, but very little, the condensate looks so clear i would’nt hesitate drink it, but it’s probably caustic so no good idea. The stainless mesh is a little sensitive to wear, but with a proper filter construction it’s no problem.
That sounds good, Göran, how did you make the water trap in front of the intake?
It’s just a tank with inlet and outlet on top, the inlet protrudes about 100mm the gas changes direction in the tank and throws the water to the bottom.
Some progress today.
Filter housing coming together.
Some more done.
Update, some done today, until rain interrupted, and forced me to sit down horizontally on the couch.
göran, thank you for the pictures, all my family - wife and son- are enthusiastic to see your projects, and as side effect on the pictures your treasures around your working place …
jealous in positive sense!
Göran, please tell us about the gasifier. I’m sure Don and other Americans notised it says Ford on it.
You’re a fast builder btw.
Thanks giorgio, one mans scrap-another mans treasures, and vice versa.
Glad to know there are atleast one more that see it as teeasures
Hi JO, yes Ford it is, back in the time there was a Swedish Ford factory in Stockholms Frihamn, Swedish owned, under Fords name/license, as most Ford trucks was imported as a frame with engine, the rest was Swedish made, earlier, when cars had a lot of wood in the bodywork, this was the same, built local.
The rest was most “putting together” put on wheels, and other stuff, then away to the Ford agents around Sweden.
So, when war time, new cars must have a gasifier, as GM also had a Swedish plant, and was “concessioner” for Svedlunds gasifiers, Ford had to sell/mount other makes, in this case, wood gasifiers was bought in from Bolinders (Fords competitor in the tractor market).
This gasifier, marked Ford, system Bolinder’s, has been used on a tractor, probably Fordson, but had the Ford logotype on the gas cooler, which indicates it was meant to be put on a Ford tractor, like 8n?
You see? One of my boring history lessons again
Rain stopped, and some nice evening sun, i chunked up some dry stuff for this weeks driving.
And did some work on the tractor.
Curious, what kind of hose do you have, and do you sell the sealant you have a patent on?
Hi Jan, here’s the recipe for my “patented” seal:
The hose is thin stainless steel corrugated, from a local factory that makes this stuff for among all: nuclear power plants (!) This didn’t pass the super hard quality control, and ended up on a local scrap-yard, i cut of the end flanges, i believe the quality is good enough for me.
