I bought a 10000kw generator head and am trying to decide on powering it with a small 4cyl motor or my Kubota B1750. Have any of you had experences with PTO driven generators? Would like to hear your input.
I bought the 12k PTO driven generator and just finished making my own 3 point mount with wheels under it for moving it out of the way easily when not in use.
Sounds to me like you bought the generator head only and if so you're in for some serious work figuring out how to make the connection to your tractor.
I'm fairly, no I AM CERTAIN that you won't be able to turn a 10k head with some light duty pully setup like what's pictured on the posts here on the smaller lawn tractors. Think lots of torque to turn it just like you need for a brush hog or rototiller to start then more like a standard mower once everything is running smoothly. The most critical thing is maintaining a steady RPM range that produces the correct power and be stable at that speed.
Lots of posts if you look around as plenty of people have PTO generators and have posted very good information about them.
Al
Oh no, I've got thick skin.Ismurphy-sorry if you took offense and you certainly posted some awesome pics that were good for giving various ways to mount and drive a generator.
I meant no offense to you and understood why you posted the.
I'm thinking those on the garden tractors are not 10k which are fine for what they're intended where 10k will usually run a whole house. I referred to the torgue for a reason simply to get him thinking it has to be setup in a way that will take the serious power required to maintain perfect rpm range or it won't work and cause costly loss of those items not getting the correct power.
A PTO driven gear box is the serious setup and in my research nobody listed anything running off the mid/front PTO shaft due to the difference in speed that it turns. Nearly all tractors are at 540 rpm PTO speed and can maintain it by the engine governor quite well if matched to the 2HP per KW formula.
Al
It is not Chicago electric but is made in China...along with almost every other generator and thing made. Putting an American label on it doesn't change that fact.Opinions from others:
I believe the generator Boss Hogg mentioned is a Chicago Electric Generator from Harbor Freight. You may not be able to get parts for the Chicago set.
Can we call it China Electric, because I'm not even sure Chicago Electric even has a office in Chicago. As Chicago Electric states - We just sell them we don't repair them.
I suspect there is something very basic that I am missing, which explains why these Chicago generators are so much cheaper than the Onans...
If the onan is broken, MOST times there is no need to pull it out of the hole. 95% of the important parts are in front.
These Chicago electric generators are probably good enough for people that want a generator to put in the shed for those once per decade major power outages from ice storms, hurricanes, etc. and want to keep the beer cool, frozen food frozen, a couple of box fans, a few lights and a tv running until the power comes back on. Just remember they were built with the philosophy of don't use metal where plastic will do, and there is no such thing as too thin of safety margin, or too optimistic of performance rating.
AK