# Wayne's V-10 Ram

**URL:** http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/waynes-v-10-ram/1074
**Category:** Projects
**Created:** [March 5, 2012, 10:54am UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/waynes-v-10-ram/1074 "2012-03-05T10:54:15Z")
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### Author: ![Wayne](http://forum.driveonwood.com/user_avatar/forum.driveonwood.com/wayne/32/9839_2.png) [@Wayne](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Wayne)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2023, 3:38pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/waynes-v-10-ram/1074/1003 "2023-03-02T15:38:45Z")

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Hello Kevin .

We were cluttering up Neils thread so I thought I would skip over here to try to answer your question about over looked issues with a gasifier system.

> [@Petersen build just started...any advice?](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/petersen-build-just-started-any-advice/7182/31):
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> What would all the Experianced wood gas folks say the biggest over looked mistake is might be?

Good morning Kevin

I think not having the proper job or tasks for the gasified machine.

Don said it well when he mentioned he only drove 3 miles to work and it was not worth the effort to fire up for that short distance.

I have another example of my farm tractor and why I removed the gasifier from it. ( but still have it handy )

In the winter the tractors job or duty is to drive into a hay barn with tons of bone dry hay, spear a roll of hay and set out to the cattle . This takes from 10 to 30 minutes and the machine is not used again until the next day .

The amount of gasoline I would have saved is not worth the time or very small risk of fire .

In the summer the tractor job is working in the hay field with dry hay sometimes knee deep. Also when working in the hay always in a big hurry trying to take advantage of the suitable weather. Usually it will be my wife or son operating the tractor while I use another .( the operator knowledge is more important than the machine )

A job the gasified tractor is very good at is bushoging pasture land in the summer ( I have several videos of this , Wayne’s 444 International thread ) The problem with this is I also have a big bat wing bushog that covers 4X the ground and with the wings I am able to cut ditch banks and cut under low hanging limbs . I can save 3-4 days of work using the big rig .

One other example of gasification not fitting a task is my electric power needs . My electric power cost is less than $2 a day or average 8 cents per hour. In 30 years the power has been out about 5 -10 hours . No way I can justify gasifying my electric power to compete with the above.

With my farming duties I use a powerful and heavy work truck daily and usually not in any big hurry. The big problem with this vehicle is it only will travel about 6 miles on a gallon of gasoline . I consider this to be a very good application of gasification . 😊

All the above is based on availability of gasoline at a moderate price . If gasoline becomes scarce or if prices get too high the rules will change

Have Wood Will Travel

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