Posted by Destroked 450 on February 17, 2021 at 12:22:47 from (66.38.93.182):
In Reply to: Off grid power posted by jon f mn on February 17, 2021 at 04:55:18:
Don't know much about solar other than the benefit doesn't seam to justify the cost.
As for generators one on NG with your own well would be the only one that might operate as cheap as grid electric. We have a diesel backup genset for our poultry barns and a small 4500 watt generator to power basics at the house "no heat".
During the 2009 ice storm we had here in Ky the generators ran for 10 days, at 24% load running ventilation fans and lights the poultry house genset burned 360 gallons of diesel, the average winter electric bill is around $450 per month, summer months powering cooling fans the cost is 3 time more but the genset would be operating at higher load burning more fuel.
The 4500 watt generator at the house powering lights, fridge, water pump, tv burnt 10/12 gallons of gas per day, winter electric bill for the house is $275/300 per month with electric heat that the generator was big enough to power.
It basically worked out that we burnt enough fuel in 10 days to equal 1 months utility bills for our area.
Upload one or more videos to your post. Photo and video filesizes should be less than 8MB. Formats allowed are gif, jpg, png, ogg, mp4, mov, and avi. Be sure to use filenames without spaces or special characters, and filetypes of 3 digits lower case.
We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]
Today's Featured Article - A Lifetime of Farm Machinery - by Joe Michaels. I am a mechanical engineer by profession, specializing in powerplant work. I worked as a machinist and engine erector, with time spent overseas. I have always had a love for machinery, and an appreciation for farming and farm machinery. I was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Not a place one would associate with farms or farm machinery. I credit my parents for instilling a lot of good values, a respect for learning, a knowledge of various skills and a little knowledge of farming in me, amo
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
1964 I-H 140 tractor with cultivators and sidedresser. Starts and runs good. Asking 2650. CALL RON AT 502-319-1952
[More Ads]
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy
TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.
