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Choosing a Generator
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Haha, I tried some 2000 grit sanding discs today, and it is quicker than the compound, but I still need to go deeper, may get some 1000 grit, would 500 grit be too far?
I’d use 800 or maybe 1k. I wouldn’t use 500 unless you plan to put a good bit of time into it and then spray it with a gravity-feed air sprayer.
I think 1000 is still not aggressive enough, but we're getting somewhere
Got the coolant plug out so I could install a block heater
New fenders arrived. Put them on and then took them right back off again to clean up some more rust
This thing does not roll easy over grass! Taking it on a trip through the yard so it can be in its permanent storage location, and in a more shady area so its easier to work on
Very nice generator. What oil did you put in it and what oil filter? Thank You for all the hard work and updates as well
The last owner had a Baldwin B161-S, and I just bought more of them as they were a good deal and seem well regarded
Unknown oil, it only has 100 hours on it since the last owner changed the oil and filter, and Kubota now says 1000 hour OCI, so I don't really want to change it just yet.
I probably won't go to 1000 hours, I'll change it after the next long run, and then go maybe 300 hours after that and send for analysis
Unknown oil, it only has 100 hours on it since the last owner changed the oil and filter, and Kubota now says 1000 hour OCI, so I don't really want to change it just yet.
I probably won't go to 1000 hours, I'll change it after the next long run, and then go maybe 300 hours after that and send for analysis
I removed EVERY RATTLE from the unit. Very very smooth now!
100ft 6 AWG SEOW Cord coming in so I can connect to the house without moving it
100ft 6 AWG SEOW Cord coming in so I can connect to the house without moving it
Cord has arrived, in the end its a 6/3 & 8/1 STOW cord
Mounted it in the garage in a way I can just lean the hand truck up to it and clip it on
Mounted it in the garage in a way I can just lean the hand truck up to it and clip it on
1000 hour intervals seems insane. I’d love to see a UOA though. I’d likely be surprised.
There was a wire connecting the ground bus on the back of the panel, to the neutral bus in the back of the panel, I just put a switch in line
Ordered a Fumoto valve for this
Got it installed, and didn't realize there was 2 oil caps on this engine, of course I only saw the top one and struggled and got oil everywhere when the funnel slipped out! Used Rotella T6 5W-40
I do wish the "top" of the valve was facing upwards, but no matter how many times I re-threaded it, it ended up this way. There is of course a newer, more expensive, more complicated version of the valve that lets you rotate to any orientation, but I wanted this version
Used a 19mm wrench to give it 1/8th of a turn once hand tight
I did also remove the larger plug at the bottom once I drained the oil, to confirm that its not required to drain from there (The book says to only use the larger plug) and nothing came out, since I was able to angle the engine backwards using the jacks on the tower
Got it installed, and didn't realize there was 2 oil caps on this engine, of course I only saw the top one and struggled and got oil everywhere when the funnel slipped out! Used Rotella T6 5W-40
I do wish the "top" of the valve was facing upwards, but no matter how many times I re-threaded it, it ended up this way. There is of course a newer, more expensive, more complicated version of the valve that lets you rotate to any orientation, but I wanted this version
Used a 19mm wrench to give it 1/8th of a turn once hand tight
I did also remove the larger plug at the bottom once I drained the oil, to confirm that its not required to drain from there (The book says to only use the larger plug) and nothing came out, since I was able to angle the engine backwards using the jacks on the tower
Wouldn’t that need to be sized according to the generators service size?
There should be no current flowing on this anyway, but the switch is rated at 20a and the generator service is 25a, so its fine in this case
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