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PTO Horsepower and Generator Question
Chief YOU HAVE OPENED A CAN OF WORMS HERE! The past generator debates got REALLY long winded.
My thought is: I have a little diesel tractor and a 175 gallon fuel oil tank for oil heat it only makes sense to use the tractor on a generator. If it snows and the power is out so what if the drive is full. If the grass needs mowing and the power is out so what. If a tree is down in my front yard so what. If I need to use the tractor for an emergency I'll unhook the generator for a couple of hours. No big deal.
The generator does not need to run 24/7. Long enough in the am to bring things back to life catch up on news, get fridge re chilled, etc. Noon or so for the fridge and heat if needed. Evening for same reasons and watch a movie. If really cold maybe get up in middle of night to move some air, We have a big wood furnace for heat and it needs air flow around it for a couple of hours and shut it down to idle for a while.
I really get tired of the whinning about ALL THE HOURS THE POOR TRACTOR IS GONNA GET. No body seems to whine about miles on their cars. I bought the tractor to make my life easier and if I wear it out making me comfortable, so what, I'll get another one. No big deal, it's only money and ain't nobody taking it with them. Guys are riding around in $45,000 pick ups and whine about the cost of fuel or even better where to save a $1.00 on a oil filter and then dump in $4.00 a quart synthetic oil. I drive a little shit box Geo Tracker 8 years old and will drive for another 2-3 years before I get another new one like it.
A couple of years ago they had a bad ice storm across the north country here, northern NY state. Many people were with out power for over a week. Roads buried with trees no body going anywhere. How long would the piddly ass 2or3 5 gallon cans of gas last in the gas generators???
How often does this type of thing happen? We've only lost power here for more than 4 hours 2X and never more than 15 hours in the 14 years we've lived in the woods.
Get the PTO Gen. Have a professional hook up your switch box. Enjoy the peace of mind.
Oh yeah I still haven't went and bought a generator yet either. I run 12volt lighting and 12volt fans for the furnace. Guess what I run them from.
Nuff whinning! Harvey
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PTO Horsepower and Generator Question
Sorry Chief. I do not have a clue about a hydro gaining pto power sitting still. The are tested/rated on a pto dyno so I "assume" the hp is right as sitting.
Unless you have some serious electric draws 10-14kw is gonna be plenty, probably overkill. There are some threads about how to add up all the wattage... and then you gotta start motors... You can get a 17kw gen but you would only be able to produce what the tractor is rated for in hp. I would only wanna run 5-8 kw staring stuff etc. Would not want to lug the engine getting a big motor started. (big wood working tools etc)
Me thinks KISS applies.
I'd like one of those big disconnects they use on power poles several of the farmers here have those instead of switching devices.
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I'm sorry! I can get wound up and that is one of the things that can crank me (fussing about hours on the meter and the other stuff).
Cutting and splitting wood is something I know lots about.
Thanks for not killing me to much. Harvey
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