TOMLESCOEQUIP
Just Plinkin Away the $$
A retired pipeline contractor friend of mine has several oil/gas wells on his farms with unlimited (for his personal use anyway) natural gas available.
He's interested in putting dual fuel kits on several of his pickups & even approached me about setting up a small 4 cyl truck for my 16 yo. son (who's good friends with him & deer hunts the property) so he can fill up there too.
Anyone on here have any experience with CNG powered vehicles & know of a good source for a compressor ?
The compressors we looked at cost about $5000 & take overnight to fill about 10 gallons of CNG gasoline equivalent. To make any backup volume so it wouldn't take forever to fill the vehicles, the smaller compressor would have to run almost 24/7.
These $5000 dollar compressors claim a 6000 hour life, but some quick math figuring 20 hours/day run time & 300/days means the $5000 compressor would be worn out in less than a year...........not really saving any money what so ever by using free natural gas after the costs to convert the vehicles & buying the compressor, etc.
Any FF members out in the field using CNG powered vehicles that can enlighten me with any info would be great.
Thanks
Tom
He's interested in putting dual fuel kits on several of his pickups & even approached me about setting up a small 4 cyl truck for my 16 yo. son (who's good friends with him & deer hunts the property) so he can fill up there too.
Anyone on here have any experience with CNG powered vehicles & know of a good source for a compressor ?
The compressors we looked at cost about $5000 & take overnight to fill about 10 gallons of CNG gasoline equivalent. To make any backup volume so it wouldn't take forever to fill the vehicles, the smaller compressor would have to run almost 24/7.
These $5000 dollar compressors claim a 6000 hour life, but some quick math figuring 20 hours/day run time & 300/days means the $5000 compressor would be worn out in less than a year...........not really saving any money what so ever by using free natural gas after the costs to convert the vehicles & buying the compressor, etc.
Any FF members out in the field using CNG powered vehicles that can enlighten me with any info would be great.
Thanks
Tom