Posted by chas036 on August 05, 2020 at 06:54:26 from (157.225.178.103):
I have been going to auctions lately, and I have noticed that the barn backup generators that run off a tractor pto go for relatively cheap like $300 to $500. Since I need a backup generator to run my house in case of power outages, I was thinking that rather then investing $1200 to $1500 for good quality gasoline powered generator, maybe buying a pto generator would be a good alternative.
The gasoline generators get about 6 to 8 hours of running time based on load on 5 gallons of gasoline. If I buy a pto generator, I have a JD 720 diesel that I could use to to power it.
My question here is, do you think I would get more then 6 to 8 hours of running time with the my JD 720 powering a generator, then with the gasoline powered generator? Also since I have an oil furnace, I have 600 gallons of kerocene/fuel oil blend I could run in my tractor, so I would not need to worry about going to a gas station all the time.
Would that two cylinder diesel engine in my tractor be capable of running a generator and hold up under continuous running for 8 to 12 hours straight without a break?
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