Lea, thanks, I'll be sure to use the arm I lift my glass with then,. Bill Stephan Kansas Citty MO Email: [email protected] Phone: (816)803-2469
----- Original Message ----- From: "Lee A. Stone" <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 12:53 pm Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] A Generator Storage Question > > if you have a coil or pull start it could be a bit tough. I > had > made that mistake back in the early 90's and during a ice storm > I > pulled and pulled and then one of my sons pulled until it finally > cranked over. Lee > > > On Tue, Dec > 29, > 2009 at 11:51:51AM -0600, [email protected] wrote: > > Lea: I live in far western central or maybe northern Missouri, > so it could be 65 or fifteen below in Winter, just depends on > which way the wind's blowing. > > So, what's gonna happen if I use the 10W30 in cold temps? > > > > Bill Stephan > > Kansas Citty MO > > Email: [email protected] > > Phone: (816)803-2469 > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Lee A. Stone" <[email protected]> > > Date: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 8:36 am > > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] A Generator Storage Question > > > > > > I forgot what state you live in to use that weight oil. for > the > > > winter here in upstate New York I use 5 w 30. Lee > > > > > > On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 > > > at 08:20:58AM -0600, William Stephan wrote: > > > > Ron: The manufacturer's recommendation was 10W30, so that's > > > what I put in > > > > her. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [email protected] > > > [mailto:[email protected]]> On Behalf Of Ron > Yearns > > > > Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 20:56 > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] A Generator Storage Question > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I might suggest a small tarp just to keep the dirt, leaves > and > > > blown rain > > > > off it. I would run it a minimum of once a month. We set the > > > generators at > > > > the University to run 15 minutes every week. But of course > they > > > were on a > > > > programmed clock and were a little more critical. That > generator > > > does have > > > > multi viscoty oil in it for cold weather starting doesn't > it? > > > > Ron > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: William Stephan > > > > To: blindhandyman@ <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> > > > yahoogroups.com > > > > Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 3:35 PM > > > > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] A Generator Storage Question > > > > > > > > So, I finally got the 10 gauge extension cord, the oil, the > gas, > > > the gas > > > > stabilizer etc. for my 3.5KW generator from Aldis. I tested > it > > > yesterday> and things worked fine, it runs off an engine with > a > > > cast iron block, so > > > > it's not nearly as noisy as I expected. > > > > > > > > Our house has a set of steap concrete stairs leading from > the > > > backyard down > > > > to a foyer with a door into the basement. This foyer is > > > sheltered, and > > > > there's actually a sort of awning or canapee that prevents > water > > > from> running down into it. There happens to be a cat door in > the > > > connecting> door, so my plan is to run the generator in that > > > outdoor foyer, run the > > > > cables through the cat door and inhabit the basement if > things > > > get dicey. > > > > > > > > So, my question is this: Can I store a generator like this > over > > > the long > > > > term in the kind of sheltered foyer I've described? I could > > > conceivably,> easily enough wheel the thing on a hand truck > and > > > keep it in the basement > > > > proper and move it when I need to, but I'm superstitious > about > > > having four > > > > or so gallons of gas stored right under the living room. > Would > > > you guys > > > > suggest running this every month or so? > > > > > > > > Thanks for any ideas on this one. > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Your aims are high, and you are capable of much. > > > . > > > > > -- > Your aims are high, and you are capable of much. > . >
