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 03-01-1999, 00:00 Post: 1425
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  3 Pt PTO generators

I'm curious! Why do so many people opt for PTO generators, and big KW ones at that?We all bought regular gas powered Coleman 5000W generators, and both my daughter and son-in-lawand I power the houses and barns easily with them. During the *Great Northeast IceStorm* we were without power for about five days, and lived quite comfortably withthe generator. It powered the electric water heater, pump, furnace, microwave, TV, etc.,and we were quite comfortable. Ours ran 24 hours a day during the mess after that storm.Strikes me that a PTO generator would be putting an awful lot of extra hours and wear and tear ona tractor engine! And I can't see having all that extra wattage unless you are poweringsomething large that really pulls the electricity.






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I've been reading over this thread, after I had commented very early on about PTO driven vs. standalone generators, and I still hold the position that a PTO generator is overkill for most homes or small farms, and the expense and wear and tear on the tractor isn't justified. If you have a bad storm and lose power for four or five days, why put an added 100 or so hours on the tractor?

Our 5000 watt standalone runs continuously during a power outage, and keeps us perfectly comfortable. The only thing it won't run is the electric water heater, and we're looking at switching over to gas for water heating anyways. And if the power's out because of a heavy snow storm, I don't have to disconnect and be without power while I'm moving that snow with the tractor bucket.

If you're worrying about months without electricity from Y2K, don't. Call your power company and find out what their situation is before you spend a lot of money. Most of them have either solved any Y2K problems they had, or have a workaround. No power company is going to go for months without being able to bill their customers! And if our power company said we'd be without electricity for five or six months, I'd go buy a standalone - a diesel, if I was worried about fuel storage. No way I'd put that many hours on my Boomer just to generate power!






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