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Bo - Are you planning on an awning over the door to protect it from the weather?
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BoFuller
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I'll put a porch roof on someday.
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BoFuller
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I have 12 panels on the roof (255w), 16 batteries, and an Outback system (inverter, controller, charger), and a step down transformer for the propane backup generator.
dave1949
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I bet it is. I was really glad when our utility power got connected after powering the house build, the well pump and our camping trailer with the generator for just 3-1/2 months. The silence was golden after hearing it run day after day, plus buying 20 gal. of gas frequently.
Looks like a nice 3 kW system with plenty of battery storage guessing from their physical size.
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BoFuller
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I've been generator powered for the past year, and I'm estimating I spent close to 10 grand on gasoline. The generator is in the garage now!
dstig1
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$10k for gas?!?!?! :shocked: Holy cow. We had power within a month or two of starting framing. And that was utility power. Of course i spent a fortune heating the place in the first winter without insulation...
bindian
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Gasoline is (I think) the most expensive way to fuel a generator. I have a 10hp thumper diesel that sips off road fuel. I put some biodiesel in it 6 years ago during a hurricane and it still smells like french fries! I hated Dad's old gas generator when I had to use it before I bought my diesel set.
hugs, Brandi
hugs, Brandi
TomSeller
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I have a 6 HP Yanmar diesel air cooled generator, starts first pull every time and runs a long time on very little diesel. It gets toted around the farm whenever I need remote electricity. I have a 13 HP gas on the house but I have not had the power go out since I bought it. The diesel is just too noisy to run near the house.
The 6 HP diesel pulls harder than the 13 HP gas, but you only have to pull the diesel once.
The 6 HP diesel pulls harder than the 13 HP gas, but you only have to pull the diesel once.
bindian
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Tom,
So true. My diesel seems to have a pull recoil rope that is 10 feet long. One long, hard pull and it is running. When running for house power, I put it behind the barn and power the barn circuit to the house. It is way more noise than I like. But I can fall asleep to it's sound. It sounds like it is fixin' to fly apart.
Does your 6hp diesel have compression release?
hugs, Brandi
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Well Bo, ye're coming right along with ye live in fortress! That solar is the ticket!
TomSeller
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Yes, my 6 HP Yanmar air cooled diesel has a compression release. However, the pull cord is no longer than a normal lawnmower. With your 10 HP diesel, I bet you would need a long pull cord and big spool. I have to keep my left foot on the base of the generator or I lift it up when pulling. Your 10 HP must have an electric start as well?
How does someone pull a 10' pull cord? I assume not retractable? Hitch it to the tractor and drive away?
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BoFuller
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Finished a list of jobs that required the telehandler as I may have it sold. I put an additional two foot section on the chimney and then put a brace kit on. Then put in some extra screws for the fascia boards. Caulked around the Ridge Pole, installed some bird spikes and installed LED flood lights, front and rear.
bindian
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Tom,
Key word in that sentence is "seems". The recoil rope is about 6 foot. A long pull compared to a gas engine, for sure. It has provisions for electric starter, but I haven't bought one. I messed up once and held onto the rope after starting..........bad jeu jeu happens. The compression release is a must to start it, or you get pulled over the generator.
hugs, Brandi
bindian
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Mr. Bo,
When you put a porch on, are you going to make it a covered porch?
hugs, Brandi
TomSeller
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I was going to say there would be a career for you in professional volleyball or basketball if you could pull a 10' cord.
I would consider my Yanmar 6 HP air cooled diesel engine the best air cooled engine I have. And I have many small engines.
dave1949
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Bo, will you eventually trim back the logs that extend beyond the drip line of the roof? It seems like it would be better to not have melting snow or rain dripping on those logs which then might feed moisture back into the structure.
Looking good.
Looking good.
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BoFuller
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Yes, that is one more Telehandler job. I marked them last weekend but didn't have time to trim them.
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BoFuller
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Eventual plan is for 2nd floor deck to be roof for 1st floor porch.
