Wood-Gas Generator Book

Wood-Gas Generator Book ENERGY Wood Gas 4-5-34 Coming.out of Sweden, where there simply are no oil wells at all, is one of the best booklets we know of on wood-gas generation for vehicles. It was translated by Swedish-American Nils Nygards of Minneapolis, Minn., and is available for $3 per copy. It details the basics of wood-gas generation and includes_ easy-to-understand drawings. "This is the best single book I know of on wood-gas generators for cars, trucks and tractors," says James Bohlen, manager of the Green Peace Experimental Farm on Denman Island near Vancouver, British Columbia, Can., who equipped a 1947 Ford Ferguson tractor with a woodburning generator for producing its own fuel "on the go." (Featured in FARM SHOW'S January-February, 1980, issue.) "If we'd known about Nils' book when we started, we'd have saved a lot of money and wasted hours," adds Bohlen. "He covers most of the problem we encountered and had to learn the hard way by trial and error. I'd highly recommend it to anyone thinking about doing any kind of experimenting with a wood-gas generator for a car, truck or tractor. With this book, most any farmer can convert a gas or diesel tractor to wood-gas in two days or less, and for a cost of less than $500." The booklet, 51/2 x 81/2 in. in size and containing 18 pages, is in its second printing, Nygards told FARM SHOW. It describes the basics of wood-gas generation and includes many schematic drawings. The $3 price includes postage and handling. For a copy, contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Nils Nygards, Purwaco International, 7435 Highway 65 Northeast, Minneapolis, Minn. 55432 (ph 612 784-1880).

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