To each his own, but I'd much rather have a PTO generator. One less engine to maintain, and portable... If you have a tractor that is big enough to handle the generator at full load, but not way bigger than needed, fuel usage will be similar to a dedicated unit. There will be some losses in the tractor's transmission/pto and the generator's gearbox, but not a great amount. Buying a PTO unit is cheaper than a stand-alone, IF you already have the tractor to run it. I had to run my 40KW Katolight for 3 or 4 days after a tornado went through the area 8 summers ago. Only shut down to refuel the tractor. Don't remember if it was 3 or 4 days, but do remember that it was 8 years ago, as my wife and I were dating at the time. Power went out half-way through a movie we were watching. When she went home, she had to take a back roads detour to avoid going through town, as ALL streets were blocked.
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Today's Featured Article - Third Brush Generators - by Chris Pratt. While I love straightening sheet metal, cleaning, and painting old tractors, I use every excuse to avoid working on the on the electrics. I find the whole process sheer mystery. I have picked up and attempted to read every auto and farm electrics book with no improvement in the situation. They all seem to start with a chapter entitled "Theory of Electricity". After a few paragraphs I usually close the book and go back to banging out dents. A good friend and I were recently discussing our tractor electrical systems when he stated "I figure it all comes back to applying Ohms Law". At this point
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