I'm having good luck with my centrifuge WMO cleaning, and supplementing
diesel with it. MBZ and Cummins seem to like it fine.
I can't imagine, though, being able to grow enough "oil crop" to get
anywhere with fuel. (as an individual, that is) and sustainable.
I just built a 2500 watts solar grid tie array......and am now fighting the
county, for the "permit", so I can actually hook it up. Seems they are
worried it'll fall.......well, it's on the ground, where can it go?
Good on anyone, who's tryin, though.
Henry
----- Original Message -----
From: "kipsinc" <kipsinc@atlanticbb.net>
To: <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 6:36 AM
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Going off grid- Bill
Trish and all,
Okay, here is my $.02 on the subject.
1. Start small, a couple of solar panels, charge controler, and batteries.
Wind is more complicated and is more to maintain. Save wind generation till
you get your feet wet with solar.
2. The most efficient way to get away from the grid is to use less
electricity (conservation), so you will need to generate less.
3. My Mercedes diesels are a big part of my plan. Notice that I am keeping
this thread on topic!! I can make fuel for them. I am a school bus
contractor and we run all diesels so I end up supplementing the fuel with
bio fuel. I just love my MB's.
4. It is possible to grow oil crops, press them. to extract the oil, and use
that oil to run the Benz.
Small steps.
Cheers,
Bill
--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, Trish Dougherty
<purrfectharmonyfarm@...> wrote:
>
> Bill
>
> I'd love to pick your brain about being off grid. My dream is to have a
> wind turbine and solar for all that I can.
>
> For now I run a garden hose from my washing machine to the outside to
> water
> the trees and garden. In the winter doing laundry is a game with the
> outside temps. The drain hose will freeze, so the washer won't spin out.
> When we build a real house I'll run all of the gray water through plumbing
> and into one of the holding tanks.
>
> I have my "hot tub" collection I've purloined out of pastures, off of Free
> Cycle or other places. There are 3, one is like a small pool! It's kidney
> shaped and would have held 10+, the other two are identical in shape and
> size, octagon with tile. I also have a water fall, 2 ponds & a fountain!
> Eventually I want to put them in the ground to hold gray water.
>
> I want to only get the stuff at the store that I can't do myself...(Kevin
> would die without his diet coke! bleh~) And of course there are things
> like
> TP that I'm not going to make!
>
> I love farming it's in my blood & on both sides of my family for several
> generations. I can't wait for spring! I'm setting up my incubator to
> start
> hatching my own chicks. I'm hoping to get either turkey chicks or eggs
> from a guy Kevin works with.
>
> Some day I'll be able to host a MB Diesel enthusiasts get together out
> here! :)
> On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 5:36 AM, kipsinc <kipsinc@...> wrote:
> > Max,
> > I viewed your driveway drive again this morning... It struck me that
> > something is missing. There are no utility poles or wires.
> > Are you off grid and lovin' it?
> >
> > I am slowly working to break my grid electric habit.
> > Cheers,
> > Bill aka "kipsinc"
> > --- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "max_stemple" <jasperezra@>
> > > Look MA no chains. Max
> --
> Trish Dougherty
> PurrFect Harmony Farm
> Ennis, TX
> http:/purrfectharmonyfarm.intuitwebsites.com
>
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