bdhsfz6
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Apr 11, 2015
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- Location
- Northeastern Pennsylvania
- Tractor
- Kubota MX5800 HST & L6060 HSTC Formerly L6060 HST B7100 HST, L2550, L3010 HST, L3430 HST
I have a Baumalight 12KW PTO generator that I've been using for many years. As others recommend, I don't use it 24/7. I run it during the day during peak demand times for showers, cooking, A/C etc. I plug it into a transfer switch in the garage which feeds the main breaker panel in the house. That way, exhaust fumes aren't a problem. At night, I use a small 2KW gas generator to power the refrigerators, freezer & furnace.
I looked at stand alone whole house generators but most run on propane which I don't have. The cost of installing a 500+ gal propane tank plus the cost of the generator was more than I could afford. The PTO generator was only about a quarter of that cost. I already have a 1000 gal home heating oil tank which would fuel the tractor / generator for nearly a month. The 500 gal propane tank would last maybe 2 weeks and at a considerably higher cost.
To reduce my fear of running an unattended tractor, I park it and the generator in view of my home security camera which I can monitor with my smartphone. When zoomed in, it can see the gauges and warning lights on the tractor dash.
I looked at stand alone whole house generators but most run on propane which I don't have. The cost of installing a 500+ gal propane tank plus the cost of the generator was more than I could afford. The PTO generator was only about a quarter of that cost. I already have a 1000 gal home heating oil tank which would fuel the tractor / generator for nearly a month. The 500 gal propane tank would last maybe 2 weeks and at a considerably higher cost.
To reduce my fear of running an unattended tractor, I park it and the generator in view of my home security camera which I can monitor with my smartphone. When zoomed in, it can see the gauges and warning lights on the tractor dash.