Re: PTO Power Generator

Posted by jdemaris on January 09, 2005 at 12:17:48 from (209.23.28.145):

In Reply to: Re: PTO Power Generator posted by Mike Larson on January 09, 2005 at 10:29:14:

Well, I'll give you my thoughts for what they are worth. I own half a dozen small portable generators ranging from 750 watts up to 6000 watts. The problem, with all of them, is they spend 99% percent of their lives sitting around. Seems when the rare occasion comes when I want to use one, I have some sort of trouble. I suspect the best unit to have around if it rarely gets used is a propane fueled unit. And, it all depends on what you want to do with the generator and how long. One big reason why I like having the PTO generator is that I always have 1000 gallons of diesel fuel (heating oil) on hand - so I could make power for a long time if ever needed. Gas, on the other hand, is hard to store for long. And, often when the power goes out, you cannot go downtown and buy gas.
Before someone calls me "stupid", I'm very careful about draining gasoline, and/or using a stabilier in it. Now, the nice thing about the PTO generator is there is no separate engine to worry about getting started. Unlike my stand-alone generators, my tractors get run frequently. One case in point. We had a power outage here last month for two days. It went out 2 in the morning but I didn't worry about it until morning since we have wood heat. Morning comes, it's -18 degrees F and my PTO generator is hooked to my IH diesel tractor which I would have little chance of starting with plugging in the block heater. So . . . I pull out my lightweight Coleman 1000 generator that only weights 22 pounds and is virtually brand new. I wanted to use it to plug my tractor's block heater into. It's been used maybe two hours since I bought it maybe four years ago. Well, it started right up after I put gas in it - and then died. Haven't got it running since. I then took out my Coleman 1800 watt and proceeded to use IT with fresh gas. It ran for 10 minutes and died. Some sort of no-fuel situation. Maybe the mice chewed something up inside of it. So . . . , on to my Homelite 5000 watt generator. This thing is heavy and I had a hard time dragging it out and near to my tractor. Although this is my oldest generator, it started right up and ran fine. Got my diesel tractor going, and then got the PTO unit going. But, what a comedy of mishaps. Yeah, I'm sure there are people out there that have never had such problems - what can I say? I usually don't, but when it rains, it pours.
Anybody want to buy a cheap, almost new Coleman 1000 watt generator? I called them up an can't even get any repair information on it. It's only been run two hours since new. Now, it will start, but only idle, and no ouput. The throttle is controlled by a microprocessor which Coleman has no information on.

Follow Ups:

• Re: PTO Power Generator buickanddeere 19:39:58 01/10/05 (0)
• Re: PTO Power Generator leland 12:27:45 01/09/05 (3)
  • Re: PTO Power Generator jdemaris 12:56:25 01/09/05 (2)
    • Re: PTO Power Generator leland 13:07:03 01/09/05 (0)
    • Re: PTO Power Generator Mike Larson 13:05:30 01/09/05 (0)

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