Set the 3 point height and angle so that the PTO shaft is as straight as possible, this will reduce the speed pulsations caused by the U joints flexing and will reduce the stress on the tractor and generator's gearboxes. (see Spicer vs CV universal joints)
Running a 1000 RPM PTO at 540 will slow the engine and save fuel, but it is at the expense of less engine governor accuracy and you will have to adjust the throttle more with varying electrical loads to maintain 60Hz.
Hi: I have a Kubota MX5000. What rpm would I have to run to run the pto at 540? I don't know but if I have to run the engine @ like 2200 rpm, it wouldn't make sense to hook one of these to my tractor at those rpm's and run for hours. It would use to much fuel and just wear out the engine. Am I right?
The generator must be operated at 540 rpm to perform properly. Modern tractor PTO systems are designed to operate at this speed so I wouldn’t think that it would harm the tractor. I wouldn’t expect fuel consumption to be much different than comparable portable generator with its own engine.
@hardwire12 hello there i am in the process of buying the same unit, I just wanted to ask you what your overall opnion is on the unit? has it held up good for over a year now or are there any issues? have you played with the 1000 speed on the pto?
@thegoodrates Overall we have been very satisfied with the unit. It seems to be holding up well although we have only needed it for light duty situations. As for the 1000 RPM PTO setting with lower engine RPM, we continue to use this configuration successfully. The tractor has enough HP to easily manage the load. However, as "Danielthechskid" mentions in one of the post, it does reduce the engine governor accuracy so maintaining 60Hz is a little more challenging with changing electrical loads.
tractors engines are designed to operate at 100% throttle all day long. In order to reach "pto rpm" most tractors have to run at 70% or greater throttle.
Did you make the 3 point mount for that generator or were you able to purchase it somewhere?
TheRottybear 5 months ago
Do you find it is kind of loud when you run it?
dustanleah 6 months ago
A few thoughts:
Set the 3 point height and angle so that the PTO shaft is as straight as possible, this will reduce the speed pulsations caused by the U joints flexing and will reduce the stress on the tractor and generator's gearboxes. (see Spicer vs CV universal joints)
Running a 1000 RPM PTO at 540 will slow the engine and save fuel, but it is at the expense of less engine governor accuracy and you will have to adjust the throttle more with varying electrical loads to maintain 60Hz.
danielthechskid 8 months ago
Hi: I have a Kubota MX5000. What rpm would I have to run to run the pto at 540? I don't know but if I have to run the engine @ like 2200 rpm, it wouldn't make sense to hook one of these to my tractor at those rpm's and run for hours. It would use to much fuel and just wear out the engine. Am I right?
Thank you
TrollSaw 1 year ago
@TrollSaw
This is just my opinion; use your own judgment.
The generator must be operated at 540 rpm to perform properly. Modern tractor PTO systems are designed to operate at this speed so I wouldn’t think that it would harm the tractor. I wouldn’t expect fuel consumption to be much different than comparable portable generator with its own engine.
Good luck!
hardwire12 1 year ago
@hardwire12 hello there i am in the process of buying the same unit, I just wanted to ask you what your overall opnion is on the unit? has it held up good for over a year now or are there any issues? have you played with the 1000 speed on the pto?
thanks in advance! DEE.
thegoodrates 1 month ago
@thegoodrates Overall we have been very satisfied with the unit. It seems to be holding up well although we have only needed it for light duty situations. As for the 1000 RPM PTO setting with lower engine RPM, we continue to use this configuration successfully. The tractor has enough HP to easily manage the load. However, as "Danielthechskid" mentions in one of the post, it does reduce the engine governor accuracy so maintaining 60Hz is a little more challenging with changing electrical loads.
hardwire12 1 month ago
@TrollSaw
tractors engines are designed to operate at 100% throttle all day long. In order to reach "pto rpm" most tractors have to run at 70% or greater throttle.
Texan4Life706 5 months ago
What a great value. If that generator had it's own engine, it would be nearly three times the price.
handmetheclip 1 year ago
Was that a direct connection or did you have to modify it to fit?
ncrdisabled 1 year ago
@ncrdisabled We did not have to do any modifications for it to work.
hardwire12 1 year ago