[AT] lost--generators

[Ron Cook]

When the Corp of Engineers decided to have the Missouri River flood for 
3 months, I bought a 12 kva PTO powered unit.  My John Deere 40U runs it 
perfectly and that is the reason I stayed with that smaller unit.  That 
and the fact that it was the only one I could find available by the time 
I made up my mind.   I really wanted a 25kva Winco.  About the same 
price, but it requires more horsepower to pull the full load.  I imagine 
at 1/2 load, the 40 would do just fine.  At any rate, I can power the 
whole place and can even run the high power demanding stuff by being 
selective as to what I turn on. I have a power pack from a Military M151 
that I intend to convert to propane to power the generator......some day.

I have had a 3500 watt Coleman for years that I used to power some of my 
equipment when on the job without electricity.  Noisy dang thing, but I 
have used it in the past when the power was out to run the well or the 
fridge and a couple lights.  Doable.

For my camper, I have one of those quiet Honda 3500 watt inverter type.  
That seems to be a heck of a little unit and very, very quiet.  I only 
have about 10-12 hours on it.  Just make coffee and run the 
airconditioner in the camper.  One at a time, though.

Ron Cook
Salix, IA