[AT] Northern California weather - was generators

Thu Jan 23 17:43:04 PST 2014

I wish there was a way I could send you done if this snow so you can sprinkle it among the trees...we seem to have plenty to go around.

Enjoy, Joe

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On Jan 23, 2014, at 7:45 PM, John B <rustyacres at yahoo.com> wrote:

I am irrigating our 35 acres of walnuts right now. Only the second time in 25 years that I have had to start this early in January. I really hope there is still groundwater to keep irrigating in July and August. California agriculture is in for a very rough year with the worst drought here in recorded history.

John Boehm
Woodland, CA
Visit my web site at http://vintagetractors.com

> ________________________________
> From: Grant Brians <sales at heirloom-organic.com>
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com> 
> Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2014 10:47 AM
> Subject: [AT] Northern California weather - was generators
> 
> 
> Our weather is frost each morning and highs each afternoon/evening between
> the 60s and low 80s! This is NOT January normal. We already have our first
> Potato crops in the soil - about 10 acres so far and I expect they will not
> get frosted down....
>          Grant
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com]On Behalf Of Ken Knierim
> Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 2:37 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] Winco generator question
> 
> 
> Good luck on the gen.
> 
> I don't miss the cold weather. It's in the lower 70's right now and I
> noticed my peach trees are budding out... got a blossom on one of them
> already. Dang... spring is too early!
> 
> Ken in AZ
> 
> 
> On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 3:24 PM, Howard Fleming
> <hfleming at moosebird.net>wrote:
> 
>> Hi Ken,
>> 
>> It does.  Thanks!
>> 
>> Guess I will be tearing it down as soon as the temps here get above
>> freezing (later this week I hope).
>> 
>> If that does not work, time to buy another one.
>> 
>> Howard
>> 
>> 
>>> On 01/22/2014 11:02 AM, Ken Knierim wrote:
>>> Howard,
>>>       Thanks for the link... lots of information in there. Still need to
>> see
>>> whether they have one for my exact model (a 13kw unit with a Wards
>> label).
>>> As far as a rectifier, mine came with 4 individual aluminum clad diodes
>>> that were clamped down (kinda rickety but worked I guess) and I replaced
>>> them with a single bridge rectifier. Since DC needs to go to the field
>> from
>>> the rectifier, it wasn't hard to take my old battery charger and make
>> sure
>>> the field had been flashed.
>>> 
>>> Hope this helps.
>>> 
>>> Ken in AZ
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 8:02 AM, Howard Fleming <hfleming at moosebird.net
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Hi Ken,
>>>> 
>>>> I am hoping it is the rectifier, I just have not been able to find
> where
>>>> they put it (so far).  Looks like I am going to have to pull it apart
>>>> for a better look.  May need to flash it also?  Still learning as I go.
>>>> 
>>>> If your generator was built by Winco, you might be able to find a
> manual
>>>> for it (if you do not already have one) at:
>>>> 
>>>> http://www.wincogen.com/Winpower_Downloads/
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Howard
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On 01/20/2014 06:35 PM, Ken Knierim wrote:
>>>>> I've got a Wards that I think was built by Winco. It's developed an
>>>>> affinity for nuking the rectifier section... granted I'm probably not
>>>> using
>>>>> the right part but overreving will give them some extra zap. At any
>> rate,
>>>>> I've been using a 4 amp 600 volt bridge rectifier I cobbed out of a PC
>>>>> power supply. I know its underpowered (probably voltage when it
> spikes)
>>>> as
>>>>> this is a 240 V output that it rectifies to feed into the field (which
>> is
>>>>> DC). When it goes out, the unit does nothing. No voltage or anything.
>> If
>>>>> you have voltage showing on the readout, the problem isn't the
>> rectifier
>>>>> but probably in the breakers or wiring. I'm still learning generators
>> so
>>>> my
>>>>> knowledge kinda stops here though.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Ken in AZ
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 3:53 PM, Howard Fleming <
>> hfleming at moosebird.net
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Since some of you on this list work on generators, I need some help
>> with
>>>>>> a Winco PTO generator that I have.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I was setting it up for use last week (power was out again).  The
> unit
>>>>>> was turning, but not at 540 rpms, and was not hooked up to the
>> transfer
>>>>>> switch yet.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I got a yellowish flash out of the front of the unit, the tractor
> when
>>>>>> under load briefly, and then no output.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I have checked the brushes (all appear good), and checked the field
>>>>>> coils (~ 14 ohms with the coils in series (disconnected), and was not
>>>>>> grounded to the case that I could tell.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Anything else I should look at, is it worth spending any money on the
>>>>>> unit to have a local shop look at it, or should I just purchase a
>>>>>> replacement unit?  The generator was built in 1962.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Pictures of the generator are at
>>>>>> http://www.moosebird.net/generator/index.html
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Thanks for any help or suggestions.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Howard
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