Generator Selection?

   / Generator Selection? #181  
If that building is going to be conditioned you could partially fill it otherwise condensation is not your friend. If you have a diesel tractor or some other equipment you could put a pump on the 200 gal tank and use it to fill your equipment when it has been sitting for a while. Then refill it.
 
   / Generator Selection? #182  
I think I've talked myself into only filling it 100g and treating that. I have 2 other 275 g tanks around with fuel oil or off road in it anyway.
And no, there's a block heater in that unit and there's no other purpose for that little building, just a generous space all around the generator for any service or maintenance.:thumbsup:
 
   / Generator Selection? #183  
As far as additives. Really, I have become more obsessed about adding lubricity to prolong the life of my injector pumps. That and extreme cold additive to individual equipment fuel tanks.
 
   / Generator Selection? #184  
There are several biocides on the market all that I have used have appeared to work.
 
   / Generator Selection? #185  
Sawyer, you know we differ on that. Not so much the hours, I couldn't sleep knowing my tractor was running, and as for my old JD 770, full bore, throttle pulled right back, to run my old Onan 15K pto set, perfectly.
Choose "wisely" grasshopper, obviously you didn't!

SR
 
   / Generator Selection? #186  
A failure can occur on pretty much anything. I elected to abandon the whole 3ph thing. Although I still think a Diesel powered tractor/pto set is desireable over a gas generator in prolonged outage situations. Just someone has to sit on the tractor all night. lol
 
   / Generator Selection? #187  
A failure can occur on pretty much anything. I elected to abandon the whole 3ph thing. Although I still think a Diesel powered tractor/pto set is desireable over a gas generator in prolonged outage situations. Just someone has to sit on the tractor all night. lol
What you meant to say is, YOU have to sit on your tractor all night... The rest of us go to bed and sleep comfortable... lol

SR
 
   / Generator Selection? #188  
Good job for Wifey. Just tell her not to touch anything. lol

Isn't running a PTO set unattended like running ones tractor, taping over the gauges, not being able to detect smoke and no being able to hear what's going on? I kind of think so. I did have the hydraulics quit for no reason on another tractor running this same generator. Sheit happens.
 
   / Generator Selection? #189  
Well, no matter what generator i have, i dont run it when im sleeping anyways. Stupid power went out today again, not sure why. But it only lasted 45 minutes. No wind, nice fall day. Weird.
 
   / Generator Selection? #190  
I know my energy demands are very low at night. Fridge and freezer mostly. But I do like to have access to all normal lighting, electronics and so forth. Of course, to run a PTO set or other larger unit for that is out of the question.

And although I easily have the capability, I have no interest or use of a generator and transfer switch coming on when I'm not here.
 

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