Running 600gph ro on portable generator

[mainebackswoodssyrup]

I have a pto generator. 50 amp, 220 V. Runs the whole house in a power outage. Price was half that of a comparable gasoline generator. My only down side is that to get the generator to voltage, pto has to be to speed and tractor has to be at 2200 rpm. At that speed, I burn about a gallon per hour diesel, that can be expensive if you need continuous operation

Mind sharing where? I looked around and seeing about $2000 for pto generator. A cheap 10 KW generator can be had for $1000.

[wiam]

I have a pto generator. 50 amp, 220 V. Runs the whole house in a power outage. Price was half that of a comparable gasoline generator. My only down side is that to get the generator to voltage, pto has to be to speed and tractor has to be at 2200 rpm. At that speed, I burn about a gallon per hour diesel, that can be expensive if you need continuous operation

There is also a cost of engine wear on a much more expensive engine in the tractor than on a generator. I built a gas powered hydraulic power pack to run woodsplitter and other stationary farm equipment cause it is a few hundred $ engine instead of a few thousand $.

[WVKeith]

Maine:

That is a northern tool 12,000 Watt generator. I see they are selling for $1500 now. I may have been a bit optimistic on the price KW to KW. But I was considering that I had a 32 Hp diesel motor running it. I do agree with wiam that it is a lot of wear and tear on the motor. During Sandy, I put more hours on the motor than I did the whole summer. It does run good so far for me. Also, for a back- up generator, I like like the idea it runs from the tractor. I always keep my tractor maintained and running. I am not sure I would be regimented enough to keep a standby gasoline generator in top maintenance

[Dill]

I've been to a sugarhouse in VT running a PTO generator for the whole operation. Not sure if that was smart or not. The issue with them is you have to run at PTO speed. At one point I didn't know that. Figured it would be the best way to power the house. Turns out having an 80 horse tractor blasting 5 feet from the living room wasn't a good solution.