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Title: How to avoid the high Price of Fuel for your bus
Post by: Gary Hatt - Publisher BCM on April 03, 2024, 03:42:43 PM
This guy has the right idea.  He spends $0.00 on diesel fuel.  I am considering converting my bus over.  Is anyone else on board?    :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=G5q12VezeA0
Title: Re: How to avoid the high Price of Fuel for your bus
Post by: Nova Eona on April 03, 2024, 03:56:59 PM
Oh sure the cordwood is cheap, but don't forget the cost of a trailer to carry it and the hourly rate for a stoker who can load it while standing on the tongue!
Title: Re: How to avoid the high Price of Fuel for your bus
Post by: Jim Blackwood on April 04, 2024, 02:22:10 PM
Runs on smoke, yes? I'd like to see him climb a hill...

Jim
Title: Re: How to avoid the high Price of Fuel for your bus
Post by: Gary Hatt - Publisher BCM on April 04, 2024, 03:20:31 PM
Quote from: Jim Blackwood on April 04, 2024, 02:22:10 PM
Runs on smoke, yes? I'd like to see him climb a hill...

Jim

Climbing a hill is no problem for a wood-fired vehicle as you can see here.
Title: Re: How to avoid the high Price of Fuel for your bus
Post by: Jim Blackwood on April 05, 2024, 04:45:09 AM
Clearly. He's climbing DOWN the hill, right?

Title: Re: How to avoid the high Price of Fuel for your bus
Post by: dtcerrato on April 05, 2024, 07:16:31 AM
The front of the engine is facing uphill with the coal car behind it so it appears that its pushing the Pullman car uphill. Take a closer look. I really don't see enough traction to do that steep of a grade.
Title: Re: How to avoid the high Price of Fuel for your bus
Post by: Gary Hatt - Publisher BCM on April 05, 2024, 08:41:42 AM
Quote from: Jim Blackwood on April 05, 2024, 04:45:09 AM
Clearly. He's climbing DOWN the hill, right?
Title: Re: How to avoid the high Price of Fuel for your bus
Post by: DoubleEagle on April 05, 2024, 09:59:54 AM
That's the Cog Railway on Mount Washington, New Hampshire, I believe. It goes like that up and down the mountain using a toothed drive wheel in a track between the rails. I hauled coal to their base station back in the eighties.
Title: Re: How to avoid the high Price of Fuel for your bus
Post by: dtcerrato on April 05, 2024, 12:33:24 PM
Thanks Walter, I needed that.
Title: Re: How to avoid the high Price of Fuel for your bus
Post by: Iceni John on April 05, 2024, 09:11:54 PM
Wood gasifiers were used during WW2 throughout Europe when fuel was scarce or non-existent for civilians' cars and buses.   There were also a few steam-powered trucks made by Sentinel in England that chuffed their way around the country without using any petroleum fuel.   Where there's a will...

John 
Title: Re: How to avoid the high Price of Fuel for your bus
Post by: Jim Blackwood on April 06, 2024, 07:39:28 AM
I kinda like the idea of vehicles that run on smoke, that way we can just burn all the air pollution and make it go away!

Jim
Title: Re: How to avoid the high Price of Fuel for your bus
Post by: Gary Hatt - Publisher BCM on April 12, 2024, 05:52:59 AM
I guess the $64,000 question is, would this pass the California Air Resources Board smog test? '

What do you think?  ;D
Title: Re: How to avoid the high Price of Fuel for your bus
Post by: Jim Blackwood on April 15, 2024, 08:43:27 AM
Gary I think maybe we should nominate you for first place in the "Stoopid Question" contest with that one, but hey it's just one opinion and I could be wrong. Lots of creative guys here.

Jim
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