Recent content by Hall00

Bluetooth plugs. Or go full hotstart!

I didn't say you did. The "byproduct of gasoline" crowd seem to think it is. Gasoline is easier to convert to more purified streams than diesel so the ratio isn't as fixed as you think. Those decisions are made by commercial business service types. We have lots of knobs to adjust the lighter...

The infrastructure investment needed to make <15ppm sulfur diesel is a huge reason diesel jumped. Also Uncle Sug added more tax per gallon somewhere in the late 90s I think.

It is one of dozens of products coming from a barrel of crude oil. The myth that diesel is a waste stream or not a wanted product is nonsense. There is no "giving away" of anything coming out of a refinery. From the ethane to the coke, it all has value and depending on market conditions can be...

Diesel is not a byproduct of gasoline. Diesel is a crude oil product that does not take as much energy to produce as gasoline.

Crack an injector line and see what comes out.

The only way air is displaced with the priming lever is with fuel. If you displaced it with fuel, the priming lever would get stiffer to operate and you would have fuel up to the injectors and now would need to bleed them.

Pointless as this thread is about pto gennys and not standalones.

If you have lots of open and teeeless land, a finish mower will work well. If you have a lot of trees, save your finish mower $ and use your zero turn.

Glow plugs do nothing for the crank, just help with the start. Check your battery cables and grounds for clean and tight contact. How do you know the battery is good? Has it been load tested? An auto parts store will run that test for free. Sounds to me like a connection or battery issue...

For some, sure. A standalone also costs significantly more than a 3pt attachment. You are buying the driver and the attachment. If the fuel source isn't there already, the cost of adding that alone will probably surpass the price of a pto genset. And then there is added maintenance of a...

18-60 is a standard NEMA plug. Just not seen very often. https://www.mcmaster.com/nema-18-60-plugs/

Sounds like you need NEMA 18-60 connections. I used NEMA 14-50s for my 15kw pto gen. It has a 240V 50A breaker. You should be able to buy an RV hookup style box and put whatever outlet you need in it.

You don't need a special funnel. General diesel troubleshooting steps are what should be done now. Anything else is a waste of time and money. Get a new fuel filter if you haven't. Drain the tank at the lowest point, probably going into the filter. With the hose off, pour some fresh diesel...

If it's been sitting 8 years the fuel hose may have become brittle enough to suck air and starve the pump. What year/make/model of tractor? Ignore the "diesel is bad after x amount of time" crowd. Diesel can last for a long time, depending on storage conditions. At this point you don't know...