[AT] : Ice Storm

[Dick Day]

No, you're right-on, at least with the unit I have.  Had I done my homework, 
I would have gotten an LP stand-by generator, but this gas unit has done 
fine so far.

Dick

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "charlie hill" <chill8 at suddenlink.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 12:46 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] : Ice Storm


> Dick,  I think most of them have a ground lug on them somewhere if you 
> look
> hard enough and I think you're supposed to drive a ground rod into the
> ground to connect it to.  I'm no electrician so what I think is not
> necessarily right.
>
> Charlie
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dick Day" <ddss at telebeep.com>
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> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 12:30 PM
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>
>> Mike, My Generac has a fairly large wing-nut on the frame just for
>> grounding. The manual makes reference to it multiple times.
>>
>> Dick Day
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Mike Sloane" <mikesloane at verizon.net>
>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
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>> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 11:02 AM
>> Subject: Re: [AT] : Ice Storm
>>
>>
>>> 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"
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>>>> 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.
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