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PTO Driven Generators
Most homes have a 150 amp panel which means bus a and b can handle 300 amps total. I called a company called Winco, located at www.wincogen.com and asked a bunch of questions here is what I learned:
1. Yout tractor's mid pto HP is the most important consideration as it dictates which generator you can buy. You can put any generator on your pto but it will only generate the wattage your mid pto HP is rated for. Example: a Grand L4630 has a mid pto HP rating of 39.5. A generator I am looking at may need 50 hp to deliver 104 amps so if my tractor is under the rating I wont benefit; get a smaller generator with less amps. If the generator is more powerful that what I need, I am still capped at a certain amp rating.
2. This is a cheaper route than a stand alone generator for your home.
3. There is no oil to add or check and no gas. I called Kubota and they said a quality tractor is meant to idle at pto for long periods of time- which being in Miami I could see going through another Hurricane Andrew with no power for two weeks.
4. Spoke to my electrician today and it is very easy to hook up a generator to a transfer switch or a breaker; have a qualified master electrician do this for you.
5. Shop around on the price- many models to choose from.
Hope this helps.
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The mid pto is my fault; I meant rear.
The service coming in is usually rated at 150 amps which is common.
A 30 amp generator will require 50 hp at rear pto
I see your point on the generator part- but why spend $10,000 and not less for a generator you can move around. I guess we could go back and forth as you do make sense but being in south florida it may be a better shot for me.
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Your correect on all levels. Based on the price I will probably drop down to something smaller.
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After reading all this stuff I elected to purchase a diesel generator in a weatherproof container. Who the hell wants to tie up a tractor to this kind of abuse anyways.
God knows what I was thinking-spend the extra money and do a stand alone and do it right.
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