Recent content by HamAndEggs

Good thinking about the fuel storage, that must be the reason as there are plenty of 1800 RPM Natural gas units What I say I'll do and what I actually do are always changing :p I probably won't pour a slab, I think a trailer or cart is something that makes sense

It won't be something I'd move often, but part of my want of a reliable genset is that we plan on buying land in the future, and of course we would need a genset. The Kubota could "easily" be put in my truck, and an MEP on a trailer could also be "easily" moved there I do wonder, why is there...

Actually, one mounted on a trailer with a 100 gallon fuel tank and pump so I can move the fuel, would be awesome

Yeah, a 1040 or an 803A would be ideal The downside is they are not really portable at all unless I mount one to a small trailer (The military trailer is a bit big!)

I ended up listing in on Marketplace for $850 and got endless messages, sold it same day to a guy who has an identical unit with a dead generator end So I get a free hoist and D rings etc, and a good profit, and I got to play with one!

Well this came to a sad end, it does not turn over, completely locked up Old oil filter...

Not sure why those images didn't all post in line? Hopefully you guys can see them all!

Thanks! if I get stuck I will for sure shoot you a message Getting this guy out my truck was HARD, its so heavy and the tank is full to the brim with Diesel too. Thankfully they designed the lifting handle really well (I also replaced all 4 bolts that hold it)

I feel like there was a lot of good discussion here and its been a while since I've been active here I held off on purchasing anything, and just this Monday I had some good luck. I just scored this non running Kubota GL7000 for $250! 2 years old, 3000~ hours running on some kind of oil drilling...

Yeah, taking it with a bag of salt. That price is about half what they usually sell for in this area, which was a big red flag Don't know if you saw it, but there is also a big X across the 120v receptacles

Just saw this locally. Very tempting for just $2000. https://houston.craigslist.org/hvd/d/humble-allmand-brothers-75kw-light/7520233018.html Good Diesel Engine, 1800RPM, Liquid Cooled, Towable! I could literally just push it into my back yard.

We're all just a bunch of nerds, really :p

My plan here is to pour a concrete pad about 20ft behind my NG Generator and have it there. I am going to put a shed at the end of the yard anyway, so I'll probably eventually trench over there right in front of the pad, and then run the wire directly back to the panel Blue would be the trench

Ah, easy enough then. I may just wire it directly into my interlock breaker in that case

I'm guessing the 802's have a 30a receptacle?