Re: Generators

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From: prestidge
Date: Thu, 08 Sep 1994 20:05

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In article <34ih8u$1gm@Times.Stanford.EDU>, kaufman@Xenon.Stanford.EDU (Marc T. Kaufman) writes...
>In article <34ia23$lnc@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca>,
>Rod Nussbaumer   <rodn@dawsun.triumf.ca> wrote:
> 
>>To send this interesting thread down a slightly different course...
>>I'm in a similar situation.  The idea of utilizing the substantial 
>>engine sitting in my garden tractor for driving a generator has been
>>sitting in the back of my mind for a while now.  The tractor has a 
>>14 HP gas engine, with a power take-off to drive the mower deck.
> 
>Northern sells a Winco 8000 watt PTO Generator for $1349.99.  With 14 HP
>you can get about 7000 watts from it (according to the ad copy).  Runs at
>standard 540 rpm.
> 

I have a Ford 1920 diesel tractor, and I'd never considered using the
PTO to drive a generator, but its a great idea!

Do you have any contact information to get in touch with Northern (phone
number, etc?) or other vendors of PTO driven generators?

Thanks, -John

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