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An inverter to battery bank, and rectifier back to the house will do this. Also backup generators produce 110 VAC, and every AC electric motor is also an AC generator at the power output and frequency it is wired up for. So a 3HP 480V 1800RPM motor will create its Full Load Amps (or whatever...

If you have proof of the condition it left your house in call the Kubota US Headquarters about the damage and excessive hour buildup and ask for an email to send them the proof. Either way you should contact them about the headlight lens. Yes it is a tractor and not all are built equal but they...

I see your frustration but keep in mind that they would have to then run and maintain 2 entirely separate systems, one manual and one automated. Also both of these systems would then be Cat I Div I restricted due to the ability for the fuel to explode if exposed to an ignition source between its...

I am entirely ignorant here since I live in the Midwest. Is Colonial Pipeline a private company?

I'm assuming that you're looking for something rather low maintenance? Along some highways they plant some type wildflowers for soil retention. I cannot remember what they are called but they are hardy and rather aggressive with expanding their area, but this can be controlled with some 2,4-D...

I have family members who own 2 of them for taking hose up to their garden during the summer and back down to the building so the hose doesn't freeze in the winter. They like them a lot, the wheels are air filled and are large enough that they don't get hung up on rocks and crap like the cheap...

Yeah, I got frustrated maybe a little too frustrated by that trim sender over the last couple days so I was not taking chances with this whack at it.

Windows computers now a days come with One Drive as the default save location, which is mostly pointless, unless you use it so that you can access documents on 2 different computers (because apparently carrying around a thumb drive is too much work). Personally I rerouted my save location to my...

If this is indeed the wire that I want there is only one logical direction that it can go. The wires that go from the console to the stern follow within the little hollow cubby under the gunnel. Seeing as I am not a child and (if you ask my brothers, friends, and wife) have a big head I cannot...

On today's nautical adventures I have pictures from the seated bearing that I finished a couple days ago but was too dark for any good pictures, and the adventures of chasing down a wire without the correct tools. First here is the pic of the new sealed bearing all seated and happy: Now onto...

Believe it or not I got it for less than the cheap ebay ones. Only reason why we went to look at it was because it was dirt cheap and had a bunch of spare parts that came with it. So far (fingers crossed and knocking on wood) we have only needed to order a plug and trim sensors. I also have a...

She is the one naming it. I'll suggest it but I doubt she'll go for it.

We are planning on just using it as a cruiser and maybe some light water sports (until a friend gets too cocky about their tubing prowess then all bets are off). You know just getting out on the water and procrastinating on actual responsibilities. I'm not picky but she is having a hard time...

Don't you put that evil on me Ricky Bobby!

This weeks plans are going to be exciting and hopefully less frustrating than the trim switches. I found out when removing the old adhesive from the bell housing that one of the drilled and tapped holes for the hinge pins had the threads galled out. Luckily, I have a friend in the area that has...

Now to current events. This being a boat from the 70's with a pre alpha mercury i/o it has some quirks that got ironed out in the next generations. One of them being the way the trim switch and sender are secured to the outside of the outdrive plate. Newer models only have 1 screw holding the...

Now onto the fun part. The boat had the outdrive removed and bell housing removed in order to replace the bellows. Luckily the person who owned it before me thought ahead because the gimbal bearing: was pretty much toast and they included a new (in original packaging and everything) SEALED...

First thing I did was reassemble the interior to look for any broken, needing rebuilt, or just missing components. So far the battery box was partially broken so I am adding new internal supports (not pressure treated because lumber is too expensive to buy on a boat that doesn't float yet), the...

As of a week ago I am now the owner of a boat. Granted this is a project thread so let's get into the project. Last weekend I came across a 1979 Sea Ray SRV-195 for sale on the old interwebs. It came with the outdrive detached, bell housing removed, bellows removed, trim switch and sender cut...

Not saying it is a perfect system or even a good one at that. Just pointing out the goal for it. A lot of other states also run a system like this based on what weight you are expected to tow but I haven't heard of any other ones that quite so convoluted as what was described above. Also what...