Another PTO Generator Question

[schmism]

A day and a half was the longest in the last 15 years.

wow.... in the past 15 years ive lived through (3) 5+ day long power outages. (the most recent being about 2 months ago)

a couple of 24hr+ times and a dozzen "overnight" outages.

 

[Soundguy]

I of course, live in florida.. where we loose power every summer... Actually.. about aug-nov.. etc..

Soundguy

 

[jimgerken]

I am going to vote with the guys who suggest buying the generator BIGGER than the tractor HP available. Buy it bigger than you can drive TODAY. Upgrade tractor someday and generator is still big enough. Bigger generator has larger armature (rolling part) with more mass and inertia, starts motors better than smaller generator. Larger generator has larger wire and so runs cooler longer under load. But, maybe as suggested, you want to know you will not pull down your tractor RPM, so you need to add up the load it will see and limit the stuff "on-line" at once. Also, the difference between a 10Kw and a 12.5 Kw unit or between a 12 Kw and a 15Kw uint is only a hundred bucks or so for each jump. I am adding a link o a place that sells top quality stuff. Their website used to be a lot more descriptive, now I guess you have to call to get more techincal info. The point is, these are regulated-voltage units, with active circuitry (not just a capacitor) to hold the voltage within 1% from no load to full load. Worth a look. https://ssl.perfora.net/www.powerco...nid=154512e17c7c4f2/shopdata/index.shopscript

 

[schmism]

Bigger generator has larger armature (rolling part) with more mass and inertia, starts motors better than smaller generator.

sounds like the perfect application for the the flywheel off the old Newholland bailer thats collecting rust holding down the earth in the back....

 

[sandman2234]

You guys with the tractor/implement boneyards have all the fun!

I agree with buying the larger generator head.

David from jax