diesel for generator

[Dargo]

what size you looking for? have seen up to 10kw

I bought a Yanmar powered 65kw unit with Deep Sea electronics and sound dampening container included. It came with it's own tandem axle trailer, which I don't really need and will be removing from the generator as soon as I can get a licensed electrician to permanently wire it to my home.

I'm keeping my little Honda 8500kw has powered unit as a portable unit. It's been the ultimate in reliable, but is obviously just a toy for what I need. I'm selling the 6500kw Yamaha powered gas generator. It was just to run things in my guest house when power was out. With my new Yanmar turbo diesel unit, I should be just fine for all my needs.

 

[DarkBlack]

65kw?? You got a house full of grow lights?

 

[Boeing]

Don't know what you saw, Soundguy.....Lowe's does not carry a diesel gen. Home Depot DID.....last year, but dropped it. It was also a Chinese clone. Guess they got tired of supporting it's warranty

I'd like about a 7500 Wt but will accept the 6000 in Diesel.
I will run an occasional MIG welder, occasional air compressor, rarely a radial saw....and maybe SOME day, a well pump. (if I ever get a well) I'm going up there next week and try to use a borrowed gas generator to run a water pump to suck creek water into a 300 gallon tank....then trailer that back up to my hill top. We'll see.:confused2:

 

[JB4310]

Military Diesel Generators - Green Mountain Generators (GMG)

Just throwing this out here for conversation sake.

900 lbs for a 5 kw genny!

I like anything military, these things would probably last forever.

JB.

 

[Soundguy]

Don't know what you saw, Soundguy.....Lowe's does not carry a diesel gen.

Wow.. nice response. Think I have another name to add to the bit bucket.

I havn't looked for a genset in a few years. Guess I should have prefaced that back in 04/05 lowes had a diesel genset. I'm surprised they dropped it. looked like a good unit.

My diesel genset is a big ford tractor with a pto gen mounted to a pallate on a carry-all.

soundguy

 

[Boeing]

Hey guys....guide me here. FIRST, good news, HOME DEPOT has started carrying the diesel AGAIN. (Lowes still does not) I read about it, it states CSA (Canadian certification) and looks identical to the Aurora one. I called them; you have to buy it thru the "internet store", ($1199) must be delivered to a home or address (not a store) has a 1 year warranty and a THREE year WARRANTY is AVAILABLE for $279. What is wierd is that the extended warranty must be paid for at a store even though the store does not carry the genset??? And claims require the gen be taken to a store and THEY ship it to a repair center......
I asked about the unit.....made in China, "tested" and certified by Canada. It DOES NOT mention the cold weather start coil that the Aurora has in the intake.

So here goes, I called Aurora and asked if they had an extended warranty available. A rather SNOTTY salesman did not answer that question, rather he asked HOW I intended to use the unit. I told him on land where there is no electricity. He stated that I would have NO WARRANTY as this unit is AIR COOLED and was neverr designed to be a primary power source. I told him that I did not live there and only needed power to occasionally run a saw, a MIG welder, maybe an air compressor and someday a well pump. He then said that "PERHAPS" I would get the standard warranty but he would have to consult with a supervisor. I HUNG UP ON HIM....!!!!! Immature but it felt GOOD:laughing: OK guys, AIRCOOLED.....aren't MOST portable generators AIRCOOLED? PRIMARY power source? When ice storms or HURRICANES come thru aren't portable generators running for days or weeks? What's his problem? Do I ignore him and order Aurora to get the starting heater or get it thru Home Depot and buy an extended warranty? AND....is the extended warranty a good idea or a waste of $279. I HATE JERKS!!!

 

[Soundguy]

most diesels or lp/prop/NG I see are liquid cooled. ( of course these are 10K+ units too.. not small units.)

most small gassers i see are air cooled.

soundguy

 

[Boeing]

I have never seen anyone do it or even mention it but.....how about using one of the 4 plugs to run a "box" fan pointed at the Generator itself...:thumbsup:

 

[JB4310]

most diesels or lp/prop/NG I see are liquid cooled. ( of course these are 10K+ units too.. not small units.)

most small gassers i see are air cooled.

soundguy

Some of those military ones are air cooled and man that makes them wicked loud, as they equip them with over engineered air cooling.
I guess they figure less to go wrong with the air cooling.

After hearing one though I would much prefer the liquid cooled.

JB

 

[DarkBlack]

Aren't all engines air cooled?