[AT] lost--generators

[Howard Fleming]

I have 2 actually.

A Campbell Hausfeld 6k portable gas generator, and a 1962 Winco 12k PTO 
Winco generator (running off of a 1948 Ford 8N, to add a tractor 
reference).

I will use both, but only the 12k (for ? reason will run the well pump 
since we had it replace a few years ago.  The APC ups's on the file 
servers here do not like the Campbell Hausfeld either much).

Run it due to thunderstorms, ice and snow storms, and if the power 
utility is having a "bad day"....

Howard


On 12/22/2013 08:32 AM, jtchall at nc.rr.com wrote:
> Going in a different direction based on Ralph's comment about not having a
> generator.
>
> How many on the list have a backup generator and what type of weather event
> causes you to maintain one.
>
> I've got a really old one (isn't everything I own old!) I rebuilt the engine
> so it is reliable. We keep it in the garage in the event of an ice storm or
> a hurricane, and sometimes an occasional thunderstorm that manages to
> disrupt things for several hours in the evening (We've really got to need it
> to crank it up just for a short time).
>
> John Hall
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ralph Goff
> Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2013 7:38 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] lost
>
> On 12/21/2013 10:00 AM, Cecil R Bearden wrote:
>> Ralph:
> I can not imagine going 27 days without electricity now as dependent as
> this country is on it . We have been pretty fortunate as Sask. power
> keeps the power flowing and I don't recall ever having more than a few
> hours without electricity. I don't know of anybody that owns a generator
> but no doubt there are a few out there. Some with wood heat would be ok.
> My gas heater will still work without electricity and i guess with a
> little help I could drag the old wood stove back into the house and hook
> it up to the chimney. Still got some firewood stored out in the bin from
> the wood burning days. Lets just hope the day never comes I need to do
> that.
>
> Ralph in Sask.
>
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