Hi jacub how wide is that burn tube , or how long you need the chunks cut down too. about .
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The fire tube i am working is an actual 14 inches diameter but with all the heat sinks it is more like 12.5 inch diameter. for the most part I like wood that is between 2 to 3 inches long by 1 to 3 inches wide. Between golf ball and baseball size up to as big as soft ball size mixed in every once in a while.
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Hi jacub i have reconcidered my wood situation, as i splitt my cotton wood it leaves half my wood in a bark pile, in other words just too much bark too waiste my slabs for chunking, on another note if you decide too travel this end of the usa , and need other assistance mechanicle or welding, more than welcom too use my location and help get you back going. May have too go looking for dry wood if nessisary, i have chunker.
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Dad says it is in the trees.
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Thanks Kevin for the video! This is the first time I have see this report of the four men from Alabama that went Coast to coast on wood. The fuel price was only 84 cents a gallon. You could drive for 10 cents a mile on petroleum fuel vs. Less than 1 cent a mile on wood gas. And they did in a station wagon. No carburetor, it was removed?
That is was the news report said. I never heard about this on the TV news durning the gas shortages in the 70âs. Oil companies must of suppressed it up north. Thanks for sharing this. And then came another Alabama man named Wayne Keith coast to coast and back home again. DOW. Up next one more Alabama man Jakob North, he will be the youngest to go coast to coast East to West and South border to North Canadian border. Yup there must be something in the water, and I want to drink some of that water at Argos. Please bring us some of that water from Alabama. Good old DOW Alabama water for us Northerners to drink.
Bob
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Thanks for the video Kevin . First time to see it.
JO you may be interested to know that Ben Russell came to your country to learn how to build the imbert .
Back in 2005 at a show and tell at Auburn University Jerry Scott came over to look my old ford over . Very nice guy and I enjoy talking with him about the cross country trip. ( at the end of the video he is the tall guy at the far left. )
While presenting at a energy conference for the Alabama agriculture departmeng I got to meet and talk with several of the Ben Russell people that came over to see the V-8 dakota that we went cost to coast and back.
In central Alabama the name Ben Russell echos loud. ( Mr Russell is 3rd from the left at the end of the video doing the talking) He is a multimillionaire with schools , hospitals ( he donated 25 million dollars to a childrenâs hospital in Birmingham ) and many other things named after him . In the states if you have ever worn athletic gear most likely it was made by Russell Athletics.
Mr Bob .
I am going to be careful with that Alabama water . It seems to make me age and also looking at this recent picture of Mr. Russell he may have had a drink or two . 
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I always thought you look pretty good for a man going from his 50âs into his 60âs. There is nothing better then fresh running water from a good well. You can taste the goodness of the earth from it.
Bob
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Iâm sure there were quite a few people able to teach him at the time. Unfortunately not many still around.
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I am behind schedule, but I am going to get there 
This is the first 18 buckets. I built a drying setup, but have not tested it yet. The weather has been crappy here, and the baby has been fussy. Both conspire to make it hard to get work done.
@JocundJake I was wondering about your fuel gaps, and would pulling a trailer from the west coast help? What is your weight capacity at the moment, and how far do you figure you can go fully loaded? Anyhow, I am enjoying your trip vicariously, as it is not something I would be able to get away for, even if I had the ability to pull it off. I am glad to be able to be part of the adventure!
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I will probably have to pull a trailer and it is looking like I will have to haul about 1600 lbs of wood at every stop that has it. I have to get the truck running and test mileage so I can see how much wood I will actually use.
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This is the wood I will be chunking for you it is a dense pine grade 2400 with some 2700. It is already cleared for interstate shipping if not international. I have about 1100 lbs now will see if more becomes available. I can fill the gap to 1500 lbs with local wood which will be used up before you reach Wyoming or Colorado saving the denser stuff for the wide open spaces. Will post pictures of chunks later so we can get that dialed in
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Hi Jake,
I was wondering if âsending aheadâ some wood in packages to certain postoffices on your route could be helpfull ?
This to create some ârefill pointsâ on your trip so you would never ran out of fuel especially when you have to pass some distance between the DOW members you want to visit and you could construct your roadmap a bit more convenant,
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That could work but would be really expensive.
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If i were driveing that trip distance on wood , i might try and locate some sawmills for cheap slab wood, ahead of time too get mile estamates between pickups. See what wood the have and maybe let use there power too saw up chunks.
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And wouldnât that defeat part of the purpose of the trip? Visiting and talking with people for instance?
A while back, in the 1990s I think, the âGreen Machineâ went from coast to coast collecting and processing used cooking oil into biodiesel. As I understand it they did a lot to educate Americans about biodiesel. I think might be good for some of us to do something similar.
Rindert
P.S. Canât seem to find anything about it on the internet anymore.
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it depends the timeframe in which he can complete the entire trip i guess and actual reduce the âworry timeâ leaving more time to talk 
But yeah, where is the fun in meticulous organising the trip when there is no worry on how to find fuelâŚ
I would love to be there with him, (or instead of him), going to put that on my bucket listâŚ
i keep my fingers crossed and my thumbs up for his succeedingâŚ
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Depends on if you are trying to save money over buying petroleum products, or prove a point by making as much of the trip on wood as practically possible. I like Kevinâs idea of getting some pre-chunked wood lined up for you at friendly, pre-contacted sawmills, wood-working shops. I believe you will want that small trailer.
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Years ago, I heard about a guy by the name of Mr. Wayne who made this trip on wood with two trucks and I think an escort vehicle. Maybe you could contact him and find how he did it. Hehe, he he TomC
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Hello Mr. Tom
I found that traveling 7500 miles across the USA 100% wood can be very difficult with todayâs traffic and highways . However traveling 200-300 mile radius of home on 99% wood can be very much fun
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