That's a Generac! Dan
Sent from my iPad On Aug 11, 2013, at 1:30 PM, Mitch Haley <m...@voyager.net> wrote: > OK Don wrote: >> Cool. Let's see, $6000 for a used tractor + $1600 for the genhead = $7600 >> for a 17KW generator, but it will mow the grass as well. > > But it won't turn itself on when there's a power failure. > > OTOH, on one occasion my parents' Generac standby unit didn't either. > Lightning took out their transformer, the generator fired up, and 30 seconds > later the transfer switch figured the generator hadn't stabilized yet, so it > waited for Hell to freeze over before engaging. The worst of both worlds, the > generator was burning propane but the lights and refrigerator weren't working. > > I went out there in the storm, turned the generator off and back on, and the > transfer switch engaged properly. But it's made us leery ever since of > depending on the thing to do its job when nobody is home. > > Mitch. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
