[AT] FW: Slightly Off Topic

[Dick Day]

Dragging a chain would sure be easy enough and I have plenty. I would just
need to remember to pick it up when backing up :)

I had forgotten about Walt.  Yeah, he sure liked to stir the pot, any idea
what he's up to these days?

On Sun, Jul 17, 2016 at 9:34 PM, Ken Knierim <ken.knierim at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have an old Winco PTO generator that I put on a trailer behind my DH.
> Using a ball hitch on the tractor and mounting the generator to the trailer
> allows me to have a portable welder platform running off the tractor PTO.
> In keeping with the older traditions, I drag a chain on the trailer to give
> it (the trailer and generator) a ground. I've heard you can toss a bucket
> of water on the chain and improve the ground (AZ can be dry...). With
> rubber tires it can build static and the chain will take care of that. Most
> of the stuff I have does not have a GFI (grinders, chop saw, welder) but it
> seems to treat me well.
>     We went through a discussion here on this list about the time some
> fella named Walt raised a ruckus that it wasn't necessary. The double
> insulated equipment (the tools without a ground or that use 2-wire cords)
> shouldn't be too much of a problem with the mains but grounding the
> generator from static can get missed and it can bite. I like your little
> wooden generator transport but I'd seriously think about erring on the side
> of caution. A regular old log chain works just fine for me. If it brushes
> up against some live plants you'll get a decent ground.
>
> Just my thought.
>
> Ken in AZ
>
> On Sun, Jul 17, 2016 at 6:23 PM, John Hall <jtchall at nc.rr.com> wrote:
>
> > I use an electric pole saw and generator to trim around my fields--I
> > always drive in a ground rod. If you aren't having much luck with a
> > ground rod, consider buying a gasoline chainsaw or a battery powered
> > model. Some of the battery powered stuff is getting to be pretty good
> > quality. Regarding a gasoline saw, a cheap major brand would suit your
> > needs.
> >
> > John Hall
> >
> >
> > On 7/17/2016 8:52 PM, Dick Day wrote:
> > > 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:
> > >
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Tractor related...  The JD 60 in the attachments is the first tractor
> I
> > >> ever
> > >> 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
> > >> I
> > >> 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.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> 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.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> 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.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> 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.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> 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
> > >> to
> > >> 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.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Thoughts?  Suggestions?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Thanks
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> D. Day
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
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