[Milsurplus] Little "Field Day" Genny, Remarkable Price.

[Peter Gottlieb]

It might depend on the setup.  When we lost power once it was in the mid 
twenties and I ran my generator just fine from a grill tank.  I also used to 
grill through the winter and it got to below zero (F) many times.  The regulator 
froze up a few times and required bringing it inside to heat with a hairdryer.  
Of course a big generator will pull much more gas and chill the tank more 
aggressively.


On 1/10/2016 9:18 PM, Richard wrote:
> Yes, Propane is good but requires consideration in cold weather.  I have a 
> dual-fuel generator, gasoline and Propane, which is a great comfort, but at 
> 50F or below I have to set the tank to be warmed by heat from the engine or it 
> won't go.  Once I was exercising it on Propane at 50F and it quit with a 
> quarter inch of ice on the tank. I think permanent installations have tank 
> heaters, and block heaters on the engine.
>
> Richard, AA1P
>
> On 01/10/2016 08:06 PM, Kenneth G. Gordon wrote:
>> On 10 Jan 2016 at 19:26, Peter Gottlieb wrote:
>>
>>> It didn't even seem like a good idea back when Bush pushed it through, but it
>>> sure made some farmers real rich!
>>>
>>> I dislike using gasoline for generators anyhow, but it seems there's not much
>>> choice for small ones.
>> Oh, I agree! Gasoline doesn't store well, and diesel isn't a lot better. I wish
>> there was a way to easily convert my gennys to natural gas, propane or
>> methane.
>>
>> Ken W7EKB
>>
>
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