[AT] FW: Slightly Off Topic

[Dick Day]

I forgot to ask the question!

Do I need to worry about the lack of a ground?

On Sun, Jul 17, 2016 at 7:35 PM, DDSS, Inc. <ddss at telebeep.com> wrote:

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> Tractor related...  The JD 60 in the attachments is the first tractor I
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> restored. It's a 1952.  Originally from Baltimore, we never had much need
> for a tractor :)  When we moved to Nebraska I eventually decided to see if
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> could restore one.  When I bought this JD in 1996, I had never even changed
> the oil in my car.  My wife just knew that we would eventually need to hire
> someone to use their payloader to haul the pieces away.  It took me 36
> months and a lot of Coor's Lite to get it done.  I ordered the owner's
> manual, service manual and parts manual.  I learned to weld, do body work,
> use a cutting torch and to paint.
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> Since that one, I had other people ask me to restore tractors for them.
> Not sure how many remember Rodger Welsch from the list, but I did an Allis
> Chalmers G and a John Deere B for him.
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> I've reached a point that I can no longer get up on the 60, so I gave it to
> a son In Chicago, I'm hoping he'll be able to pick it up before winter sets
> in.
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> Sort of Tractor related...  The other attachment shows my 15 year old
> Generac generator that I converted to Propane.  As you see, it's on a
> carry-all on the back of my Boomer.  We have about 6 acres in trees and a
> lot of it is Cottonwood.   They grow in clusters and during the summer, I
> will go in and thin them out.  That becomes firewood for the next winter.
> I use an 18" electric chain saw, hence the need for a generator.
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> Question... where we live is all sand, it's like living at the beach.  Even
> in the woods, it's all sand.  To get a sufficient ground for the fencer, I
> had to put four 6-foot grounding rods in the ground.  I know I'm supposed
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> have some sort of ground when using the generator.   The chain saw has a
> 2-prong plug and has an all plastic housing.  The generator does not have a
> GFI outlet.
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> Thoughts?  Suggestions?
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> Thanks
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> D. Day
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