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JD 720 for generating electricity

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Tom Parker

12-10-1999 08:35:40




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I'm looking at a 13kw pto generator and thinking I could hitch this to a JD720, run it on diesel, and use the same diesel fuel in my oil furnace. Is this a bonehead idea? At the moment I have neither the tractor nor the generator. I sold my Model H dern it. But this generator says it needs about 24pto hp or more for rated output. Ideally, I'd like a 720 with a frontloader for general use. When the power goes, I could back it up to the generator block and have electricity and also run my furnace. Comments appreciated.

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DP

12-10-1999 17:25:58




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 Re: JD 720 for generating electricity in reply to Tom Parker, 12-10-1999 08:35:40  
Hi Tom, the 720 will handle that generator at its full output. Back in 82 I had a 27K generator. We had a bad ice storm and were without lights for 5 days.We were milking 50 head of cows and made a quick purchase the first morning. I run it most of the time with my 730 diesel.We had the milkbarn going , the 1250 gallon bulk tank going, the house was at full power with supper being made.Everything was going fine till I went out to the harvestor silo and hit the button to start the 7 HP electric motor that powered the unloader. "THE FARM WENT DEAD", I killed the ole girl! After that I switched to the 1066 at chore time. Still run the 730 the rest of the time. I guess the point I'm trying to make is a 13K generator will not be too much, but should handle your household. BYW, you will notice a flicker in the lights with a two-cylinder running it. Look at it this way, you have a two-cylinder to play with in between times. Good luck, Don

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Frank Boerger

12-10-1999 18:16:32




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 Re: Re: JD 720 for generating electricity in reply to DP, 12-10-1999 17:25:58  
Sorry to bend this thread, but what brands of PTO generators are available out there ?

10KW and up for hurricane/tropical storm outages would suit me just fine.

Frank-in-Tallahassee
70 D/ 855



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DP

12-10-1999 18:58:03




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 Re: Re: Re: JD 720 for generating electricity in reply to Frank Boerger, 12-10-1999 18:16:32  
Frank, the generator I had was a Winpower. Thay are still available. Check witha local machinery dealership.



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Tom Parker

12-10-1999 15:04:46




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 Re: JD 720 for generating electricity in reply to Tom Parker, 12-10-1999 08:35:40  
OK ya got me. Yes, I do sorta want a Diesel tractor with a frontloader anyway. This is a Y2K gambit. See, this way, any extra diesel I buy, I can burn in my furnace. And a pto driven generator makes more sense to me than an entire rig with engine just sitting there. In fact, JD tractors (especially my model H that I now regret selling)always seemed like a better alternative than buying an old stationary hit and miss engine just for the sake of hearing it run. At least I didn't have to carry my model H around on a palette and I could do stuff with it. (Although I often had to push it back in the barn when I couldn't get it started.... My solution: never turn it off when it was outside the barn.)

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Charles

12-10-1999 13:50:05




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 Re: JD 720 for generating electricity in reply to Tom Parker, 12-10-1999 08:35:40  
As you may know 1 hp = 746 watts (at 100% conversion efficiency). 13 kw at a guess of 80% efficiency thus requires approximately 22 hp. I believe the 720D is rated at something like 58 pto hp, so you would have no problem driving the generator.
I don't know if you should go out and buy both a tractor and a PTO generator just for this purpose though. How often is your power out and for how long? Is it worth the many thousands of dollars for a good running diesel and generator? Of course if you wanted a 720D anyway...

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Ron

12-10-1999 10:08:45




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 Re: JD 720 for generating electricity in reply to Tom Parker, 12-10-1999 08:35:40  
How much money do you plan to spend for the gen and tractor? You may already know that you don't need anywhere near 13 KW of gen to run your furnace. So unless you're getting the gen and tractor for a small fraction of what they're worth you will be paying far more than need be.



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