Natural Gas an option?

Discussion in 'General (Main)' started by dartyppyt, Nov 17, 2011.

  1. dartyppyt Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Illinois
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    17 TE 150, 82CR 500
    Other Motorcycles:
    82 125,250,430&500 79 390 83 250
    I know they are dragging heavy machines all over parts of the US, currently.My uncle's farm is sitting on top of a natural gas pocket and the oil company said, that the pocket spans most of north east Ohio, down about 4000 feet and could possibly fuel us for next 100 years. They also think it will be fueling our vehicles?

    I suppose a 4 stroke could be converted from a gas tank to a compressed tank/special carb or gas injected system?


    The future could get quite interesting?
  2. Motosportz CH Sponsor

    Location:
    Vancouver WA
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2021 TE250i, 570 Berg, 500 KTM, 790R
    Other Motorcycles:
    many
    I don't think you get near as much mileage / power per volume so packaging might be an issue on a bike.

    note the tank size on the one Paul Sr did...

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  3. lankydoug Husqvarna
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    Location:
    MO
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    WR
    Other Motorcycles:
    TM 300en
    It has to be stored under very high pressure to have any mass so that what ever vehicle is running off of it has some range, kind of like propane but higher pressure and a lot less range. It's ideal for stationary engines and heaters and the like. When I lived in Oklahoma many of my friends had it hissing out of the ground in their pastures and sometimes bubbling in their creeks, it was just going to waste because there was no pipeline nearby to haul it away.
  4. dartyppyt Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Illinois
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    17 TE 150, 82CR 500
    Other Motorcycles:
    82 125,250,430&500 79 390 83 250
    That's a big tank, LD , from what I hear, they are going after it.