[AT] : Ice Storm

[Ken Knierim]

I don't know if the location has anything to do with it. I would say
that it would be more based on the person. Wouldn't the boy scouts
already have the generators and the less prepared types just not care?
I'd also hazard a guess that most of the folks on this list are rather
well prepared for whatever Mother Nature would care to toss at them.

Here in AZ I'm not worried about ice storms. On the other hand, we get
some pretty harsh monsoons and they're tough on power lines. The local
utilities have responded by burying the lines and this does wonders
for power reliability but again, that's putting trust in someone else.

So to be prepared, I have an Onan generator out of a motor home and a
PTO generator (13KW) that I've tested on my Case DV. That little PTO
generator works mighty handy. I've got a trailer configured with holes
drilled in the deck that I set the generator on and bolt down. The PTO
shaft reaches the tractor nicely when all hitched to the trailer. This
way I can haul my generator, welder, lights, compressor and other
tools out to a job, hook up and do the job (whatever it is... welding,
cutting, sandblasting, etc) and drive it all back to the shop. The
generator is 120/240 and while I haven't connected it to the house to
see if it will run the A/C and freezers, it certainly should do the
trick. It might look goofy to the folks in our little urban area but I
won't be without power as long as I can get the tractor to fire up.

That and keeping propane bottles for the grille, we can be without
power for a while and still be OK and should even have A/C if it's
summertime. No, I don't have Murphy switches, but I figure if I gotta
run the tractor, I should probably be able to get out there and listen
to it. :)

Ken in AZ (with a 5 month old tractor-guy starting to protest...)



On Dec 13, 2007 6:10 PM, John Hall <jthall at worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> Guess its a matter of location. The last ice storm to hit here sold ALL of
> the available generators. We actually had 2 storms a month apart that year.
> Hurricanes do the same. The funny/sad thing is the number of folks who do
> not have adequate fuel supplies when it is time to run them. A lot of folks
> are even installing standby generators for their houses that run off LP.
>
> Speaking of generators, it probably wouldn't hurt to crank mine up, as those
> 30+ year old Wisconsins can get to be a tad bit cantankerous.
>
> John Hall
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cecil Bearden" <crbearden at copper.net>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 7:27 AM
> Subject: Re: [AT] : Ice Storm
>
>
> >I have several generators from 2500 watts to over 60 Killowatt
> > capacity.  I have offered them for sale or rent to individuals and
> > government agencies since the storm began.  I do not know whether they
> > think I am crazy or just are playing the waiting game to see if power
> > will come back on or the government (fed) will bail them out.  No one
> > wants to take responsibility for themselves anymore..   I have had so
> > many calls from people that just want to talk about buying a generator
> > that I have become very short  when they call..  I wasted  an hour
> > yesterday on a guy that was only wanting to say he was a business and
> > get fema to furnish him a free generator.  He ran the golf course.......
> >
> > Cecil in OKla
> >
> >
>
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