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Ahoey said:
Got and old 4 cyl Perkins welder with an alternator on it only used it a handful of times but nice to have around
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Would like a good diesel-powered generator but my little 5,000 Watt gas is working good enough for now. As long as I can keep the water lines from freezing and some heat going, I'm good. Ho! and my coffee pot. :thumbsup:
 
Ahoey said:
Got and old 4 cyl Perkins welder with an alternator on it only used it a handful of times but nice to have around
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I think the old Lincoln welder I had on the compnee truck had 2 30A 110v outlets built in. My place is close to a lot of farm ground and parts of the local oil patch, some of which still used internal combustion mechanisms to power some of their pumps. I frequently heard this noise that sounded like someone was tuning up their oval track racer on old Pacific Coast Highway. " I gotta go see what that is!" I get out on PCH and find just farm workers and produce hauling trucks. "Rats! Nuthin' " Get a little futher down the road and I see a V8 powered irrigation pump in the middle of a field. I get a little closer " :wtf: That's a BBC! It's got boat headers on it!" :rofl:
 
Frodee said:
Would like a good diesel-powered generator but my little 5,000 Watt gas is working good enough for now. As long as I can keep the water lines from freezing and some heat going, I'm good. Ho! and my coffee pot. :thumbsup:
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Propane is a good way to go too. Or better yet, natural gas.
 
Ahoey said:
In winterpeg propane is ok but when it hits-40 propane stops vaporizing. Natural gas, not very mobile. All depends on what your needs are I guess.
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I was wondering about that after I posted. I've had them "freeze up" from humidity and not that cold.
 
Ahoey said:
Used propane “pigs” big tank. To heat hordings they usually have a strap on heater to plug in when the temperature drops.
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Makes sense. I think consumption rate has a lot to do with them freezing up too. Not sure about the physics just personal experience.
I think a 5000 watt generator is more forgiving than a 100,000 BTU torpedo.
 
Bodyperson said:
Makes sense. I think consumption rate has a lot to do with them freezing up too. Not sure about the physics just personal experience.
I think a 5000 watt generator is more forgiving than a 100,000 BTU torpedo.
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Could be, the problem at -40 isn’t that the propane appliance freezes up from moisture the problem is that the propane stays liquid at -40 no gas to burn
 
Ahoey said:
In winterpeg propane is ok but when it hits-40 propane stops vaporizing. Natural gas, not very mobile. All depends on what your needs are I guess.
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Not very mobile... Reminds me of our hunting house in eastern Montana. 30,000 acre parcel full of natural gas wells and it was heated with propane.
 
Ahoey said:
Could be, the problem at -40 isn’t that the propane appliance freezes up from moisture the problem is that the propane stays liquid at -40 no gas to burn
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Not the appliance, which can happen too but having the bottle (the smaller the worse it gets) in a building you are trying to dry out or heat and the humidity condenses on the bottle and freezes it up. Gotta move the bottle outdoors to dry air.
 
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Happy Thanksgiving to all down south.
Hope everyone has a great time with family and friends today.
Forget all the world's problems today and enjoy your day.
I go for my pre-op this morning at 9:30 and then next Thurs I'll be under the knife at 9:30. Of course that might change if there are any emergencies.
Have a good one
 
Does the great white north have an equivalent Thanksgiving celebration? Who did the stealing of land? Ima guess the French? lol Happy holidays anyway.
 
grjammer said:
Does the great white north have an equivalent Thanksgiving celebration? Who did the stealing of land? Ima guess the French? lol Happy holidays anyway.
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hey GRjammer....only assuming the GR stands for Gear? nice handle..anyway..it was the Brits that started it all for Canada way back in the 1700's.....now you know :)
 
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