Retiring the VeggieGen, Version 1
Today we took steps towards the retirement of our Detroit Diesel VeggieGen. While looking for it’s replacement, a Lister 6/1 (VeggieGen Version 2), we heard that our friends at the St. Lawrence Power & Equipment Museum were having the ribbon cutting ceremony at their new, and first, permanent home in Madrid, NY. The museum has ambitious plans for working farm villages spanning the 200 years of the north country. We have donated the Detroit to the museum as a working display piece, and the power source for their community.
Additional note:
Saturday, September 2, 2006 – Saturday and Sunday. 16th Annual Old Fashioned Harvest Days, by the St. Lawrence Power & Equipment Museum. At the Hutchinson Farm, Route 15 between Heuvelton and Rensselaer Falls, NY. Field harvesting demonstrations; antique gas and steam engines, tractors, trucks, and cars; sawmilling; flea market; Bluegrass music; super food. Saturday antique tractor games. Sunday tractor pull. Exhibitors welcome. Contact Roger Austin, 315-344-7470, email rsaustin123@earthlink.net or visit www.slpowermuseum.com.
Professionally, I'm an IT Engineer (Executive Level) and Electronics Tech. Philosophically, I'm a Green Conservative, leaning towards Libertarian, and may have been a hippie in the 60's if I had been old enough. I live off grid, with Solar (PV), Wind, veggie oil fueled diesel generator power, veggie Chevy Suburban and have been teaching and living sustainable technology for over 10 years.
August 17th, 2006 at 10:36 pm
Why was the 2-71 retired? I want to use one as well, and want to know more about how it worked for you over the long haul.
August 18th, 2006 at 8:56 am
It’s much bigger than we need. We are downsizing to a Lister 6/1, that uses 1/4 the fuel.
March 27th, 2008 at 1:45 pm
When I first seen you standing beside that beast of a engine I just said, holy cow he must be planning a factory. I’m just not a two cycle diesel fan. I’ve worked on a lot of small engines that are used on pump jacks. Arrow makes a multi fuel engine that will just about run on anything but it not a diesel. Small diesels seem to be a limited market.
March 27th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
I have a 6hp listeroid genset, and a 10hp Hatz diesel genset now. Both run on veggie.