I got a few of the $100 2-cycle generators from Harbor Freight. Connected to a 10-gal fuel tank they will run for about 5 days with a light load. Cheap enough to just have a few spares on hand.
On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 9:22 AM, Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: > Yeah, I have run lots of propane generators. Here are a few problems. > > Temperature. If it is -20F outside, you have to have a very very large > tank to generate enough vapor to keep the generator running. > > Conversely you can use a liquid pickup and a vaporizer but you need heat > energy for the vaporizer to get the thing started. > > And liquid pickups also pick all the dirt and sludge at the bottom of the > tank. You would not believe the amount of gunk in those tanks (I cut old > ones up for smokers). > > And no matter what kind of fuel you use, the starter motor battery is a > common point of failure as is charger. I like to remote the battery into > the heated building if there is a heated building. Generac was infamous > for supplying a charger that failed and you didn't know until you needed. > > I started putting telemetry on all starter motor batteries on all > generators. That is the most important bit of data you need to monitor. > > -----Original Message----- From: George Skorup > Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2016 9:43 PM > To: af@afmug.com > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] PSA - check your generators! > > > Propane > > On 4/3/2016 7:09 PM, Josh Luthman wrote: > >> I've had a handful of generators that always started on the first pull. >> Until today. Got another one for the site but started tearing apart the >> old one and I think it's a bad carb, something I'll have someone else take >> a look at. >> >> Mine are all sitting inside doing nothing, they're portable with two >> wheels but require two people or a ramp to put in the truck. I don't know >> if I'd buy these size units again but I really do like the 8.5 gallons and >> 24 hour run time... >> >> Josh Luthman >> Office: 937-552-2340 >> Direct: 937-552-2343 >> 1100 Wayne St >> Suite 1337 >> Troy, OH 45373 >> > >
