jenkinsph
Super Star Member
Don't know much about fuel consumption for gas generator sets but will say for small jobs the Hondas' are pretty miserly. For larger diesel gensets I have found a good rule of thumb to be 8kw / gallon of fuel/hour. So I would expect 24kw output to use about 3.0 gallons/hour, with no load you still need a bare minimum of fuel to keep the engine running at rated speed which would vary by manufacturer but atleast .2gph and may be higher for a larger hp engine.
I should add that whether to use a tractor or a dedicated genset would depend on the amount of run time you expect to see annually. I would not want to use my tractor to make power if it entailed alot of hours each year as it would hurt resale. Just something to consider.
I should add that whether to use a tractor or a dedicated genset would depend on the amount of run time you expect to see annually. I would not want to use my tractor to make power if it entailed alot of hours each year as it would hurt resale. Just something to consider.