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JD50 on a generator

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Willy

03-10-2002 04:41:02




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Hi all 7:30am just spent all night in cold house with no electric AGAIN this is getting to become a habit. Just wondering what you all have to say about running a p.t.o. generator with a JD50? I think I read on here one time that two cyl. Deeres weren't the best tractors to run generators with. I am going to buy a generator soon and would like to run with old John if possible, no need for another small gas engine to maintain and it would give me one more reason to listen to my old John Deere go putt-putt.

Thanks for your help Willy

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G Taylor ...stormed here too

03-10-2002 06:36:19




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 Re: JD50 on a generator in reply to Willy, 03-10-2002 04:41:02  
Our 1800rpm 30KW alternator driven with 540 from the 70 gas flickered the lights & made an oscillating moan from the gearbox(s) when heavily loaded. Works fine with the 4050,2355 or the 435 but everyone then everyone complains about the noise. Never tried it with the 50 or the other two cylinders. The 70 is slower at 975 rpm than the 50 at 1250rpm for rated pto speed. Maybe,just maybe there won't be addition of resonate harmonic frequencies with your application. My uncles used the 830 with the injector pump at full rack to blow corn silage at the silo. Only time it "shook" was if the wagon operator filled the blower hopper to the top with a slug of corn or haylage and lugged her down. What I'd give to hear that sound again. Can you take the 50 to the alternator dealer or an alternator to the 50 & try her out? Saturday was nice warm spring day here with the maple sap running then the wind direction turned, became cold & brisk late in the afternoon . Blew the pails off the trees. Power flickered off several times & all emergency services were swamped due to the storm plus extra fights/domestics & medicals due to "the weather".

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Clooney

03-10-2002 05:13:53




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 Re: JD50 on a generator in reply to Willy, 03-10-2002 04:41:02  
Willy, I know what you mean, my power has been out since about 7:30 last night. Ran the generator until midnight & started it again at 6am this morning.
~A PTO generator doesn't like to run too long on a 2-cylinder PTO especially on a 540 RPM. It can & has been done by many people but the power pulses from the 2-cylinder PTO are hard on the generator & depending on the generator can be hard to maintain a stable frequency.
~I looked at a 8,500 PTO run generator to run on my little Diesel utility tractor but opted for a 6,500 with a 10 hp gas engine due to initial cost & the ability to take it to other places like hunting camp & in my trailer to run my welder.
~The other consideration I had was my power usually only goes out a couple times a year, but that is usually during cold, windy, & snowy weather & the tractor that I would have used to run the generator is the same one I use to plow snow, so there would have been a conflict there.
~If you are intent on using a 2-cylinder to run a generator at least get a generator that has the ability to either handle harsh power pulses or make your own drive using a "V" belt drive or other power smoothing coupling with rubber & a flywheel. It helps to keep the drive shaft angles a straight as possible also.

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