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BigGuy1000
Bronze Level Joined: 06 Dec 2013 Location: NWIL Points: 110 |
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Posted: 14 Nov 2019 at 12:29pm |
Wonder where this tractor is today?
https://spectrum.ieee.org/energy/environment/a-retired-jpl-engineers-journey-from-space-probes-to-carbonneutral-farming AC is mentioned about 3 pages down... |
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TramwayGuy
Orange Level Access Joined: 19 Jan 2010 Location: Northern NY Points: 11438 |
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I believe the (modified D10) is stored in the Smithsonian Museum of American History.
https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_687671 |
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orangereborn
Orange Level Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: NW WI Points: 1422 |
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The AC Fuel Cell tractor was crated and stored at the Smithsonian. Orange Spectacular @ Hucthinson got it released into their custody for some show's/events. Then it went to the local County museum, McLeod County I beleive. Am not sure of it's current location if not still at Hutchinson. I am sure someone will update....Dale
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Bill_MN
Orange Level Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Points: 1463 |
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The Smithsonian website says the tractor is currently "not on view". Must be in a storage warehouse somewhere.
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1951 WD #78283, 1918 Case 28x50 Thresher #76738, Case Centennial B 2x16 Plow
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chaskaduo
Orange Level Joined: 26 Nov 2016 Location: Twin Cities Points: 5203 |
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Amazing it is not on display with all the save the world whining.
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1938 B, 79 Dynamark 11/36 6spd, 95 Weed-Eater 16hp, 2010 Bolens 14hp
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CrestonM
Orange Level Joined: 08 Sep 2014 Location: Oklahoma Points: 8388 |
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It's still there.
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Dakota Dave
Orange Level Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: ND Points: 3931 |
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You notice he spent a million dollars to make 15 ounces of hydrogen per day. It'll take 100 days to make enough to hydrogen to run the tractor for one day 6 hours of run time.
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JohnCO
Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Niwot Colo Points: 8992 |
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Still, it's a cool idea to make hydrogen on the farm. I don't think I'd want to mess with ammonia though, sounds pretty dangerous. The guy is pushing 90 so he probably doesn't need all the retirement income he has saved. Good for him for trying something, and enjoying himself at the same time.
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AC7060IL
Orange Level Joined: 19 Aug 2012 Location: central IL Points: 3323 |
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If the tractor’s 460 v8’s exhaust heat could produce enough heat needed to start the Ammonia reactor, then nitrogen might be extracted from compressed atmospheric air while the tractor was in operation.
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DiyDave
Orange Level Access Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Gambrills, MD Points: 51348 |
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Reminds me of the yuppies that take a perfectly good running gas powered G, yank the motor, and throw 5 grand worth of labor and parts in to make an electric(coal fired) "clean" tractor, to cultivate "organic" veggies, that they'll never break even on....
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chaskaduo
Orange Level Joined: 26 Nov 2016 Location: Twin Cities Points: 5203 |
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1938 B, 79 Dynamark 11/36 6spd, 95 Weed-Eater 16hp, 2010 Bolens 14hp
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jaybmiller
Orange Level Access Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Greensville,Ont Points: 22234 |
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While quickly reading the article I remembered that Ammonia is NOT to be 'played' with. EXTREMEMLY dangerous..easily kills people. Can't be used in home /store A/C units and up here you need to be qualified to run ice rink units( used to freeze the rink..). To tear apart water(H2O) into H ,H and O requires a LOT of power. Same as those 'salt water' pool systems , no one adds up the $$ to breakdown salt pellets into Na and Cl. Too bad the 'proof of concept' didn't go to 'full scale' AND publish the TRUE costs. Those numbers would be jaw dropping ! He'd been far better off putting 5HP electrics onto a barn full of G's with solarcelled 'sunshades'. Jay
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Calvin Schmidt
Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Ontario Can. Points: 4520 |
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This is a fuel cell demo unit that most dealers had in the early 60's to demonstrate how a fuel cell worked. The instructions have the liquid mix that is poured into the cell to make the little motor spin. Just picked it up at an auction a week ago. No one else knew what it was! $15 Happy guy !
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Nothing is impossible if it is properly financed
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allisrutledge
Orange Level Joined: 30 Mar 2010 Location: SurgoinsvilleTN Points: 1353 |
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That is cool Calvin, I love the " gag with finger" in the instructions.
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Allis Chalmers still exist in my mind and barns
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LouSWPA
Orange Level Access Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Clinton, Pa Points: 24198 |
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one thing I remember from high school physics, each time you convert energy from one form to another you loose efficiency. using solar panels to convert light into electricity, to convert water into H and O, and ammonia, to convert into mechanical power has a lot of losses.
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Rhoadesy_65
Bronze Level Joined: 28 Jul 2019 Location: Versailles, OH Points: 147 |
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I curious what the "ingredients" are. Ik fuel cells take hydrogen gas and oxygen gas. If i remember right the hydrogen flows through a special material in the middle, and as it does it produces electricity. In high school we had little fuel cells that you filled with distilled water, then we hooked it to a 12v power supply and cranked up the amps. This caused Electrolysis (separation of O from H in water). You could see the gas bubbles growing the tubes, then when done you could use it as a battery while the water eventually put itself back together. Obviously this process doesn't make any practical sense but im sure the Allis Tractor worked a little different.
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Dakota Dave
Orange Level Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: ND Points: 3931 |
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Tje allis tractor used propane and platinum the create hydrogen. Unfortunatly the consumable platnium was expensive.
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wide
Silver Level Joined: 29 Dec 2018 Location: north iowa Points: 169 |
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From what I've heard hydrogen can be stored right in with propane.
This was to help stop it from leaking. Because it leaks through any metal, because the atoms are so small. |
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chaskaduo
Orange Level Joined: 26 Nov 2016 Location: Twin Cities Points: 5203 |
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Propane wouldn't of helped. |
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1938 B, 79 Dynamark 11/36 6spd, 95 Weed-Eater 16hp, 2010 Bolens 14hp
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DiyDave
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Don't know what you heard, or from who, but hydrogen has been stored in metal tanks, for over a century... Edited by DiyDave - 16 Nov 2019 at 6:54pm |
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