KUBOTA BACK UP GENERATORS

[lakeside]

I realise this is a bit off the topic of tractors but there is some much knowledge out there on Kubotas that I thought I'd ask.

I'm looking at buying a backup generator for my cottage. I've pretty well narrowed the field down to either a Generac propane fed generator or a Kubota GL1100 diesel.

Any thoughts on the reliability on the Kubota? Do any of you have a backup generator you comment on??

 

[beenthere]

No help here, but I am also looking and interested in your feedback.

 

[Craig Clayton]

Here are a few thoughts about the subject. There are pressure and volume charts for propane cylinders in the colder temperatures so as the temp goes down the propane available is not there. In the summer the propane will last to the end. The diesel fuel has a storage life of years??, But at - ?? C the diesel needs to be warm or it may not start. I was looking at a diesel by Baldor at 3000 W continous but they are not giving them away. So I went with a 5000 W Coleman gas on price alone. The diesel will run forever. Several years ago we lost the hydro for 4-7 days and after feeding a standby twice aday the fun wore off.
My thoughts are to go with the smallest diesel that will do the least amount of load so you will use the least amount of fuel.
Craig Clayton

 

[crazyal]

How long does a generator run on a 20lb propane tank? I guess that would be the biggest worry I would have. Diesel can be bought at almost any store but propane is harder to get and in a pinch you make have to use 20, 30, or 40 lb tanks that you can bring to a place to fill up. Around here Home Depot has a 24 hr propane exchange but it's an hour away.

I was looking into getting one of these:
Kubota 9,875 Watt Diesel Generator
The place selling them is with in driving distance so I can avoid shipping charges and since I'll put it in a shed of some sort I don't need the skins.

 

[dcyrilc]

How long does a generator run on a 20lb propane tank? I guess that would be the biggest worry I would have. Diesel can be bought at almost any store but propane is harder to get and in a pinch you make have to use 20, 30, or 40 lb tanks that you can bring to a place to fill up. Around here Home Depot has a 24 hr propane exchange but it's an hour away.

I was looking into getting one of these:
Kubota 9,875 Watt Diesel Generator
The place selling them is with in driving distance so I can avoid shipping charges and since I'll put it in a shed of some sort I don't need the skins.

Their price on the transfer switch is a bit excessive. Also, don't forget that you'll need to do something to vent the exhaust fumes out of the shed. Nice looking unit.:thumbsup:

 

[crazyal]

Their price on the transfer switch is a bit excessive. Also, don't forget that you'll need to do something to vent the exhaust fumes out of the shed. Nice looking unit.:thumbsup:

The prices on the fuel tanks is also a little high.

 

[dcyrilc]

The prices on the fuel tanks is also a little high.

I didn't have any personal reference to that, but I paid just over $100 for my Seimens 100A automatic transfer switch.

 

[lakeside]

I have a 400 liter (105 US gallon) propane tank but a couple of factors in my decision is the cost to get gas line technician to hook up generator and laying the gas line. If I go with a diesel generator I can run the power cable from my garage to the house panel in an already in place 4" plastic conduit without having to dig another trench. Where I am, rocks go from from 1" to 4 feet with more four footers than pebbles.

Another thing against propane is you can carry diesel in a jerry can but it's kind of hard to move propane in a jug.

I already have a G1800 and a B26 so I'm already sold on Kubota, it's just their generators I don't know about.

 

[beenthere]

lakeside
Do you have a link to the GL1100 ? On google, it seems elusive to my search. Thanks

 

[lakeside]

Here's the link:

USA. GL11000

Cheers,