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i have a 70hp tractor so it uses very little fuel and it will run the gen at a high idle . i spent the money on the 17k gen without a power source . a power source will cost more than a generator . would like to find an old izusu pickup to use to run it . cut it up and put it all in a shed .
first thing i noticed when i moved down here were all the pto generators to run dairy farms and such.
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Originally posted by bubbaearl View Posti have a 70hp tractor so it uses very little fuel and it will run the gen at a high idle . i spent the money on the 17k gen without a power source . a power source will cost more than a generator . would like to find an old izusu pickup to use to run it . cut it up and put it all in a shed .
first thing i noticed when i moved down here were all the pto generators to run dairy farms and such.
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neighbor has a tac-quiet mounted on a rubber foundation behind his house - fucker is almost dead silent when running and it's enough to power his house (2 zones ac/heat) and he paid less than 6k to get it and have it installed. i looked at some the other day but i think your weather drove the price up pretty considerably.
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Originally posted by Tx Redneck View PostWe have a generac here as well, that ended up not workin. Some fault protection failed and we can't get a generac rep to come look at it, no one calls back.
That blows. Happened to my friend as well. He got his working though. Had to clear the fault and reset it. Worked fine after. I’ve never had to use mine but it does cone on periodically for a few minutes.
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Originally posted by davbrucas View PostThat blows. Happened to my friend as well. He got his working though. Had to clear the fault and reset it. Worked fine after. I’ve never had to use mine but it does cone on periodically for a few minutes.
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A close friend of mine bought a generator that will power his entire 5,800 SF house. It has a small combustion engine to power the generator - the engine runs on natural gas.
He couldn't get it to start when their power went out. It was tripping some code on the screen. Luckily his son knows someone that works on generators and the guy told him all he had to do is reset it to clear that specific code. Started right up after that.
He told me he paid around $20k for the whole setup, installed.
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Anybody in Bedford have this happen?
"Self-government won't work without self-discipline." - Paul Harvey
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Originally posted by Strychnine View PostI'm going to be a dick and correct you on this one only because this is a small niche where I can loosely call myself... expert-adjacent. Keeping the tank full is good because it minimizes condensation space, but don't mix gasoline with diesel. You'll instantly lower the flash point and initial boiling point (IBP) to levels that could potentially damage a diesel engine. Octane is the exact opposite of cetane.
Keeping the tank full will minimize nearly all of the risk on its own if you're starting with a clean tank.
Microbial growth in fuel can happen anywhere a hydrocarbon and water molecule touch, which tends to be on the boundary layer at the bottom of a tank. Also, the more biodiesel you have blended in your fuel the more susceptible you'll be to growth - biodiesel is not a hydrocarbon, its a mono-alkyl ester which is polar (contains oxygen) so it attracts water. Nearly all pumps these days are B5 due to economics, but if you go to a Pilot, Flying J, etc you're likely to get B20.
The best things you can do are to get the lowest possible biodiesel blend in the fuel, have the best housekeeping practices possible (full tank and regular water draining), and use an antioxidant storage additive to keep the double-bonded hydrocarbons (olefins, aromatics, etc) from breaking down prematurely, or a biocide additive if you have growth that's already started.
One thing is for sure, I don't want a gasoline generator and if I get one it will only see the ethanol free gas.Last edited by Broncojohnny; 02-22-2021, 07:21 PM.Originally posted by racrguyWhat's your beef with NPR, because their listeners are typically more informed than others?Originally posted by racrguyVoting is a constitutional right, overthrowing the government isn't.
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Originally posted by Broncojohnny View Post
One thing is for sure, I don't want a gasoline generator and if I get one it will only see the ethanol free gas.Whos your Daddy?
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Originally posted by GhostTX View Post
This new house we're in has in internal shutoff for water, in addition to the one at the street. Ours is in the garage where the external line comes into the house. Just saves a little effort..
Growing up in CA we were all taught (in elementary school) how to shut off our own water and gas, in case of an earthquake.
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