Generator

[Turnip]

Run it once a month, in all honesty since I got it after storm Arwen it has already ran for 44 hours due to power outages so didn't have to run it to test it worked on the preventive maintenance regime.

 

[Wesley]

A5s don't like tractor gennys apparently

We said about an engine driven one as a backup but was told to save our money & just have a pto one

 

[Kidds]

We said about an engine driven one as a backup but was told to save our money & just have a pto one

The tractor strapped to it isn't free.

 

[shumungus]

We said about an engine driven one as a backup but was told to save our money & just have a pto one

When your in the parlour or in the dwelling house and everything goes black you just start counting, 1 Mississippi, 2 Mississippi.......everything always comes alive again by 5 Mississippi. Spend the extra money, engine driven every time.

 

[Jimdog1]

At least with a pto one you know it's going to start.

 

[shumungus]

At least with a pto one you know it's going to start.

Yeah but the PTO shaft has been robbed off it to something else and all the tractors are hooked up to something and low on fuel and the new bunded fuel station complete with 240v pump you bought to satisfy red tractor doesn't run without leccy, and you have to go out in the middle of the storm to sort it all out, if you are even home at the time or its 3.00am.

 

[Jimdog1]

Yeah but the PTO shaft has been robbed off it to something else and all the tractors are hooked up to something and low on fuel and the new bunded fuel station complete with 240v pump you bought to satisfy red tractor doesn't run without leccy, and you have to go out in the middle of the storm to sort it all out, if you are even home at the time or its 3.00am.

3.00 am I'll have me nose up me arse.

 

[shumungus]

3.00 am I'll have me nose up me arse.

Yeah your nose might be content, but if you have a borehole, milk cooling, security lights/cameras, pig / poultry ventilation, calf feeders, timed central heating or electric gates etc it might help.

 

[shumungus]

3.00 am I'll have me nose up me arse.

Also did you work in a circus?

 

[Jimdog1]

Poultry all 24volt. On borehole but with large gravity header. No dairy.

 

[Jimdog1]

Also did you work in a circus?

. Sleep like a dog.

 

[upnortheast]

Was able to buy red for about 65p so closer to £40. Not sure how many kWh we use to be honest.

Read your meter 2 days running at the same time.

 

[Bury the Trash]

Yeah but the PTO shaft has been robbed off it to something else and all the tractors are hooked up to something and low on fuel and the new bunded fuel station complete with 240v pump you bought to satisfy red tractor doesn't run without leccy, and you have to go out in the middle of the storm to sort it all out, if you are even home at the time or its 3.00am.

keep one of these plumbed in on a tee for emergencies ,can get them cheaper but weve had one of these for a few yrs

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[Beef farmer]

It's always windy here, trees don't grow and on that basis, I'm not planning on any power cuts.

 

[cattow]

Managed to convince Western Power to replace these a couple of weeks ago

 

[Cjm]

Bloody beavers!

 

[steveR]

Yeah but the PTO shaft has been robbed off it to something else and all the tractors are hooked up to something and low on fuel and the new bunded fuel station complete with 240v pump you bought to satisfy red tractor doesn't run without leccy, and you have to go out in the middle of the storm to sort it all out, if you are even home at the time or its 3.00am.

All the above sounds as if it's from bitter experience...?

 

[Bruce Almighty]

My main worry is the the tractor that runs the generator has to face due SW and looks straight out to sea. With 90+ mph gusts how do I get in the cab with loosing the door on a tractor? The puma has a silly 4 post cab with a massive sheet of glass for a door.

Can you put a wall of bales in front of the tractor as a wind break?

 

[Davy]

Was able to buy red for about 65p so closer to £40. Not sure how many kWh we use to be honest. Biggest problem was that the generator had to run 24/7 to keep computer and alarm system etc running. Haven't had an electric bill since we got connected to the mains but I doubt if it'll be as much as the generator was costing.

That's still pretty frugal fuel use per hour if it was running all day.

 

[Scots_Knight]

My main worry is the the tractor that runs the generator has to face due SW and looks straight out to sea. With 90+ mph gusts how do I get in the cab with loosing the door on a tractor? The puma has a silly 4 post cab with a massive sheet of glass for a door.

Does the Puma not have a PTO switch on the mudguard next to the buttons for lift arms?

Carefully placed bit of string in cab to throttle back from outside back of cab ?