Posted by d17man on October 17, 2013 at 14:11:10 from (75.69.119.206):
hi all, I bought an older 15kw pto generator for the purpose of powering the house during storms/power outages. my question is what tractor would be most economical to run it. option one: my allis d17 diesel. my concern with it is this tractor might be getting a little tired(runs 35-40psi oil pressure when warmed up) and during a long power outage may have to check/add oil often. the other downfall to using the d17 is it is hard starting in the winter.
option two: our john deere 2550. this is probably the best choice as its a good cold starter, easy on fuel and fairly quiet. the problem is this is our loader tractor and if there is a snow storm we need it for plowing and cant really have it tied up on a generator.
the last option is our international 1086, yea a bit overkill but I was wondering if we put a 1000 rpm to 540 rpm adapter on it if we could power the generator at a lower engine speed and use less or the same amount of fuel as the two smaller tractors. your advice and opinions are appreciated, thanks
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