[AT] FW: Slightly Off Topic

[Len Rugen]

Maybe put a gfi outlet in an outdoor box, put a 3 prong cord on that to connect to the generator. TEST THE GFI! If it trips, then connect your daw to it


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-------- Original message --------
From: John Hall <jtchall at nc.rr.com> 
Date: 07/17/2016  8:23 PM  (GMT-06:00) 
To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com> 
Subject: Re: [AT] FW: Slightly Off Topic 

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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