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Old 03-15-2014, 09:13 PM   #33 (permalink)
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Get a school bus and run a PTO under the radiator to power a wood chipper and a blower. The blower fills collapsible hoppers on the roof and the engine is converted to run (after starting on gas) on wood gas, produced by pyrolysis. The byproduct can be mixed with compost tea to make biochar.

Then when tree branches blow down, you can chip them up and have a wind powered vehicle.

Or have a wood alcohol still for 'starting fluid.'
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