Got to use my DIY diesel generator,

[newbury]

You need to think up a better way to tell when the mains are back on
Looks great.

 

[Williy]

Ours is 285 lbs and I need a frame work like
the excellent one you have. All I need now
is a gas tank have almost everything else.
Like the big tires makes it easier to move!

willy

 

[Midniteoyl]

Yanmar Genset Project

After I finished up building the Yanmat 3TNA72 powered generator I have been working on for 20 years, I took it all back apart and took the frame work to the local fab shop and got it powder coated Kubota ROPS gray. I picked it up yesterday and it looks great. Today I started putting it back...

www.tractorbynet.com

Thanks!

 

[BravoXray]

What is the watts on your generator?
Our Yanmar generator is 5700 watts
Didn't think we needed anything bigger
as our electric bill is $40 to $43 each
month Haven't had a need to run ours
yet!

willy

It's 10KW, Engine is a 3 cylinder 22 hp.

 

[BravoXray]

Nice little rig. Did you build it from scratch?

Yes, but long story short, it took 22 years to finish.

 

[BravoXray]

Ours is 285 lbs and I need a frame work like
the excellent one you have. All I need now
is a gas tank have almost everything else.
Like the big tires makes it easier to move!

willy

This one weighs around 550 lbs.
It is easy to move around, it only has about 30 lbs tongue weight.
The tank on mine is a 14 gallon race car fuel cell from summit racing. Was about $100 and comes with a level sender.

 

[BravoXray]

Ought to be proud with a well engineered option.

Thanks, I tried to build it to be reliable, easy to move around and service.

 

[workinonit]

What HP is the engine?

 

[mark in portugal]

I had a similar engine; a mitsubishi 3 cyl 900cc, 22HP
I didn't have much luck using mine as a generator though, it would slow down too much under load. The governor wasn't nearly precise enough.
I could only use about 2kw of AC power. That was an alternator from a 5kw Honda generator, capacitor excited.
It also had 160A 12v alternators, and an Air-conditioning compressor. those functions worked fine.

Another generator I made was 10kw on a 1965 Mercedes OM636 motor. 35HP.
That one works flawlessly, RPM is amazingly stable. I can weld on it and everything.
It has a vacuum governor.

I just wanted to throw that out there for others who might want to give the idea a try.
Make sure the engine you choose is suitable.

 

[arto98607]

Here is suitable engine, but you better bolt it down to a concrete base and build a shed around it!