[AT] : Ice Storm

[Mike Sloane]

Mine was wired in by the licensed electrician who installed the whole 
house transfer switch and was approved by the electrical inspector. (I 
don't take any chances when dealing with that kind of thing.) The 
generator is connected to the transfer switch by a huge three-wire plug, 
but he never mentioned anything about grounding. I assumed that the 
three-wire arrangement matches up with the normal house wiring 
arrangement and is grounded through the transfer switch. If an earth 
ground is required, there is no obvious point on the generator for it.

Please tell us more.

Mike

charlie hill wrote:
> How many of us take the time and care to ground the generator to an earth 
> ground?  I never thought about it until a few years ago when an electrician 
> friend explained the danger of not doing it.
> 
> Charlie
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mike Sloane" <mikesloane at verizon.net>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 8:27 AM
> Subject: Re: [AT] : Ice Storm
> 
> 
>> I use a PTO powered 25 KW generator wired into a transfer switch on the
>> house. When the power goes out, I just wheel up a tractor (usually the
>> Farmall 560 diesel), connect the PTO, and flip the switch.