CurlyDave
Elite Member
I need a generator for two purposes.
1. Powering a 5 hp well pump for up to 30 minutes at a time (~4kW) over the next 12 months, and after the house construction period,
2. Serving as a backup generator for the house we are building. No idea of kW rating, but it should run reefer, freezer, and some lighting, computers, and TV. It will not have to run the well pump, since we will eventually have a storage tank which will work by gravity.
I think the choices I have are PTO generator vs. Stand Alone and then the fuel type. Gas, Propane and Diesel generators are all available. Other equipment we already have uses all three types of fuel, so there is a reason to keep all three types on hand.
My tractor is a JD 110 TLB. Do I have to remove the backhoe to use the PTO? If so, this alone would disqualify the PTO generator.
Anyone have an idea of relative costs, ratings, and expected lifetimes of various types of generators.
Anything else I should know about them?
Thanks.
1. Powering a 5 hp well pump for up to 30 minutes at a time (~4kW) over the next 12 months, and after the house construction period,
2. Serving as a backup generator for the house we are building. No idea of kW rating, but it should run reefer, freezer, and some lighting, computers, and TV. It will not have to run the well pump, since we will eventually have a storage tank which will work by gravity.
I think the choices I have are PTO generator vs. Stand Alone and then the fuel type. Gas, Propane and Diesel generators are all available. Other equipment we already have uses all three types of fuel, so there is a reason to keep all three types on hand.
My tractor is a JD 110 TLB. Do I have to remove the backhoe to use the PTO? If so, this alone would disqualify the PTO generator.
Anyone have an idea of relative costs, ratings, and expected lifetimes of various types of generators.
Anything else I should know about them?
Thanks.