[AT] : Ice Storm

[Larry D Goss]

Just a thought for you, Al -- I bought one of those itty-bitty "chain saws 
on a stick" from Home Depot or Lowe's or some place like that and I throw 
that and the generator in the utility trailer, hook it to a tractor, and use 
it to trim the dead wood out of the oaks and pines around the house and over 
at the church.  It gives me a good excuse to keep the generator in operating 
condition at least once or twice a year.  Between the reach of the chain saw 
and some additional height made possible by a step ladder in the trailer, 
it's easy to reach up 20 feet or more with relative safety.

Larry

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Al Jones" <aljones at ncfreedom.net>
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Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 7:41 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] : Ice Storm


>I bought us a generator, a little 10HP, 5KW (I think, can't remember for
> sure) the year before hurricane floyd, which would be '98 I think.  I
> remember we had a 'scare' that a storm was coming.  Lowe's sold out, I
> finally found a mom n' pop hardware store that had a truckload of
> generators coming in that day.  The guy let me put my name down to
> reserve one, so I picked it up, got it home, and the storm turned away.
> Next year we ran it 24/7 after floyd to keep the fridge and freezer
> going and to keep the water pump on.  That was the most use it ever got.
> I just used it this weekend to run the lights on our FFA Christmas
> parade float. The gas that was in it has to be at least 5 years old, no
> stabil, no nothing, just pulled the cord a few times and she took off!
> :) I am going to go ahead and try to use it up somehow because the gas
> is starting to stink... I do let it run out of gas when I put it away to
> keep the carb from gumming up.
>
> Al
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of John Hall
> Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 8:10 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] : Ice Storm
>
> 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"
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> 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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