MY GENNY IS HERE!!!!

[Phssthpok]

 

It finally arrived (a month late ) at my roomate's shop on Wed.

Billed as 900lbs shipping weight, it took the 'big' forklift to offload the truck. Straight to the shipping scales it went......just under 1300lbs actual.

To quote my roomie: "There's a LOT of cast iron on that thing!"

Now my problem is how I'm going to transport this thing. My little tonka-truck is rated at 1/2 ton, and I know I've eeked a tad over that on occasion so 900lbs wouldn't have been a problem, but Dang... I dunno if I wanna dance with almost 3/4 ton....

I have a few friends with full-size pickups that I can call, so I think I'll be OK though. I've already got a "most likely it will be available next weekend'' from one, so HOPEFULLY I'll get it transported, inspected and fired-up (photo-documenting as I go, of course! ) and will have a full report in about a week-n-a-half!

For those who are interested in what I got, it's a China Diesel with ST type power head. Rated 12Kw continuous, 13.5 peak. I've got power to SPARE!

First order of bidness is to weld up a trailer for this thing!

[wpowokal]

One thing to remember with diesel engines is that running them long term at less than 60% load is detrimental to the motor.

allan down under

[A6D9]

as for the truck, use what you got.  it'll be no prob  jsut compensate for slower brakes and aceleration.

we hauled 2.37 tonnes once in my 1991 Chevrolet S-10  

had a very slow starts and stop..but it worked great.

[Volvo farmer]

As for hauling capacity, I've regularly been putting 425 gallons of water in my '79 F150 4X4 and hauling it up three miles to my place. I'm pretty sure this is only a 1/2 ton rated truck.  Granted, I never do more than 40 MPH on deserted county roads. It is a little light in the steering but 425 gallons of water weighs 3500 lbs! The springs are not down on the stops (pretty close though) but it's not a scary experience at all at low speeds, though I have to plan ahead for braking. Heck, I put the kids and dog in the truck for these trips... Make that 3700 lbs!  Disclaimer: this is dangerous, don't do it yourself :-)

I'd put 1300 lbs in almost any half-ton truck. Put the weight toward the cab, make sure there's some spring left and go.

Congratulations on the new generator, you got a fuel consumption rating for that thing? My dang Onan costs me over $2/hour to run on LP, and it's only 4500 watts.

[ghurd]

My Toyota Tacoma payload is 1734 pounds, Ford Rangers are around 1300 to 1500 pounds, Chevy S10s take around 1100.

The 1300 pounds wouldn't scare me at all.

G-

[asheets]

I once hauled 15 washing machines, stacked 3 high, in the back of my old '76 Dodge 4x2, from 38th Ave in Denver to Ft. Collins, up US-287.  Actually had to use 1st gear once or twice pulling away from stop lights.

[thefinis]

Before you haul that check all your tires and make sure that the spare and jack are easy to get to.

Finis

[scottsAI]

I do hope that is a fully loaded generator? $2/hr run time, 4500w gen.

[Volvo farmer]

Yeah fully loaded, 1.2GPH. Got 100 gallons of propane yesterday at $1.75 gallon. So far, been doing a quickie bulk charge in the morning on cloudy days (<1hr)and hoping the sun comes out and does the rest. I suppose I can only charge at 20A AC (due to inverter/charger limits, so maybe should adjust my $/hr figure downwards a little.

[scottsAI]

Hello Valvo farmer,

Doing some quick math your power while using propane cost $0.25 per KwH?

Have you looked into getting one of the 500 gal propane tanks? You can find them cheap now and then.

If one cloudy day causes you to have to charge, sounds like you have a very small battery? Not healthy for the battery to be on the edge all the time. Out side of solar and propane, any other power sources? Any Wind, hydro, geothermal:-)

Have fun,

Scott.

[nanotech]

You say your little Tonka truck, are you talking about a Toyota?  If so, they are pretty much indestructible.

The '79 I had would and did haul absolutely enormous loads by the previous owner.  He used it for construction and competed with the BIG boys for hauling ability.  By big boys, I mean Ford Super Duty F350 4X4's, GMC 3500 dually 4X4's, etc.  He said basically if your front tires are still on the ground and able to manage a corner, it'll go.  Several times he hauled a FULL long bed of wet sand in it, full bed of gravel, an overflowing bed of LARGE boulders, etc.

I never hauled anything of significance with it except for an unintentional bed full of incredibly wet snow!!  I had parked under the eaves of a house roof, and when the melting snow slid off the roof, it all ended up in the bed of my truck.  I hopped in when it was still dark, so didn't notice the bed being full.  I did however notice the sluggishness with which the truck moved!!  Figured out why pretty quick, but had no idea how to get rid of the snow as I couldn't open the tailgate due to the pressure.  Got to work and drove across the scales.  Don't remember the exact numbers, but figured out I was running about 1,500-1,800 pounds back there.  Drove around for about a week before it finally got warm enough to melt and there were no adverse effects to the truck, just to my fuel mileage......

[Phssthpok]

Primary use for the genny will be for backup recharging, and powering large 'tool' loads (welders, bandsaw, machine lathe, drill press, etc), and possibly for pumping water. I'm probbaly not going to be running it much at all for the first couple of years. The 12KW unit is actually about 50-60% larger than I wanted to get (I was thinking of 6-8Kw), but was in fact CHEAPER, even after shipping.

Yeah, my little 'tonka' is a 79 longbed Toyota....pictured here with my 'fatty gas-saver' 31/10.50's on the back:

http://s2.photobucket.com/albums/y32/Phssthpok/?action=view&current=trucks003.jpg&refPage=40
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I call it 'tonka' because this thing is dang-nigh indestructable. I've hauled some hefty loads in it before,

http://s2.photobucket.com/albums/y32/Phssthpok/?action=view&current=wood001.jpg&refPage=120&
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http://s2.photobucket.com/albums/y32/Phssthpok/?action=view&current=hills020.jpg&refPage=60&
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but never THAT much (I don't think...)and not with my 'fatty gas-savers'. The squat would shred the tires.

It's not the starting and stopping that worries me....the brakes would stop a freight train, and the engine was just replaced this spring with a completely rebuilt (assembled by yours truly) 20r/22r hybrid,

http://s2.photobucket.com/albums/y32/Phssthpok/?action=view&current=26ed61e4.jpg&refPage=&am
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so she's got plenty of power.

The springs and tires on the other hand.... OY! Even with those loads of wood on (see linked photos) I was swaying pretty bad on the freeway@only 40mph, and I KNOW that ain't no 1300 lbs of wood! As for my tires, they're just a set of cheepie passenger car snow-tires that came with the truck when I bought it.

Now if I had decent load carrying tires, and an add-a-leaf or two, I'd probbably give it a shot!

[ghurd]

One of my old Toyotas has worn out springs.  Add-On coils worked well, rated 1500 pounds, $30 & easy.  Made the ride... uhhh... "Stiff".

I'd do it again, but with the 800 pound versions.

G-