Industrial Toys
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- Feb 25, 2008
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- Ontario Canada
- Tractor
- Kubota R510 Wheel Loader + Cab and backhoe, JD 6200 Open Station, Cushman 6150, 4x4, ten foot 56 hp Kubota diesel hydraulic wing mower, Steiner 430 Diesel Max, Kawasaki Diesel Mule, JD 4x2 Electric Gator
The 770 Normally ran everything just great. I once turned on every baseboard heater in the place. All the stove burners and oven. No problem. BUT, putting in a 2:1 PTO gearbox and running at half speed would not even turn over the alternator. Mind you it was a high speed chain driven Onan set, which I'm sure didn't help. Possibly one could fiddle with the governor, but then what about normal operation?
I know people on here beg to differ, but there would be no way I could get a minute of sleep with a nice tractor driving a PTO set all night long without any provision for hi temp, low oil, low fuel shut down. I mean, I abandoned the PTO set, but if I did it again, I would install some Murphy or other shut down gauges/switches.
I almost bought one of those 2 cycle Detroit Diesel generators that came out of rail car reefer service. They ran at 1200 RPM. SWEET! GM Alternators. But still way too big to run a light bulb and fridge through the night!
I know people on here beg to differ, but there would be no way I could get a minute of sleep with a nice tractor driving a PTO set all night long without any provision for hi temp, low oil, low fuel shut down. I mean, I abandoned the PTO set, but if I did it again, I would install some Murphy or other shut down gauges/switches.
I almost bought one of those 2 cycle Detroit Diesel generators that came out of rail car reefer service. They ran at 1200 RPM. SWEET! GM Alternators. But still way too big to run a light bulb and fridge through the night!
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