[Shop-talk] Generator thread

[Ron Schmittou]

Ours is an old ford 4cyl propane - looks to have been made that way - I'm
guessing it was built in the 60's, but I don't think you could wear it out
if you tried.  I am amazed at how long it runs before needing to recharge it
from the storage tank.

 

From: Elton E. (Tony) Clark [mailto:eltonclark at gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 1:07 PM
To: David Scheidt
Cc: Ron Schmittou; shop-talk at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Generator thread

 


Yup.  They're cheap because you only buy a generator, not an engine.
If you use them for more than a few hours, I expect the running costs 
are much higher.  Wear on a tractor engine is more expensive than on a
stand-alone engine.

 

I think you'll be surprised here . . the diesel tractor engine is good for
tens of thousands of hours of very efficient operation with normal
maintenance.  I did the math on a Perkins engined Massey 235 38 pro hp
tractor:  It'll deliver 17 horsepower for an hour on one gallon of fuel and
17 hp will gen up lots of electrics.  Sounds like a great plan. 

Tony