FarmDiesel
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We've been having a lot of power outages, and I've been thinking about getting a generator. However, the thought of having another small gas engine to maintain doesn't excite me. So I was thinking about it a bit, and I looked at my trusty JD 245...and got to wondering if I couldn't buy a generator head, put a pulley on it, and make an easy to install/remove bracket to hang it off the front of the mower. Power goes out, slap the generator head on the front of the mower, unhook the mower's belt, stick a belt between the mower drive pulley and the generator head, and crank it up. The issues I see so far are:
1. Determining the speed of the mower drive pulley, so as to be able to determine the appropriate size pulley for the generator head.
2. The tension from the belt on the generator will pull the mower drive pulley forward, compared to it being pulled aft by the mower drive belt. Any problems there?
3. Will the mower drive clutch take the constant load from a generator?
4. How big of a generator head can I use? 10KW?
5. Any problems with the electrical system on the tractor if a 110v generator is hanging off the front of it?
6. What am I not thinking of?
Anyone do this before?
1. Determining the speed of the mower drive pulley, so as to be able to determine the appropriate size pulley for the generator head.
2. The tension from the belt on the generator will pull the mower drive pulley forward, compared to it being pulled aft by the mower drive belt. Any problems there?
3. Will the mower drive clutch take the constant load from a generator?
4. How big of a generator head can I use? 10KW?
5. Any problems with the electrical system on the tractor if a 110v generator is hanging off the front of it?
6. What am I not thinking of?
Anyone do this before?