Pay attention to what Jarhead said. If the FLA for the motor is 1 amp it will generally draw 6 amps on start up. No big deal for the first pump, but it will get intersting for the following motors if the generator is not rated to pack the inrush. I know where there is a low hours used Cummins gen set that I think is still on the market. PM me with the pump hp's if you are interested.

 

Thanks for the help yall. Saturday when I get some free time I'm gonna do a little snooping around and get some numbers on the pumps. Thanks for yall's help.

 

Little off topic, can you use that as a normal welder, or does it have to gbe ran off its own unit. I'm looking at generators as well, but thinking of getting a welder generator set, however I dont want to have to run the engine everytime I decide to bust out the welder.

 

hey guys just to brag just a little bit. a few years back i bought an old military unit that wouldnt run for 100 bucks. 30kw. 10 hrs since rebuild. worked on it 3 days. wouldnt start. finally found magneto was 180 degrees out now it purrs like a kitten. thirsty beast though

 

www.gsaauctions.gov

you can get one of these surplus ones pretty cheap....current bid for this lot is $110.00



GASOLINE GENERATOR, 1.5 KW/ 120V/1PH, MFR: CONTINENTAL MOTOR CORP, 1 EACH; AND DIESEL GENERATORS, 2 KW, 28VDC, MODEL ASB 2D/DND6, UNKNOWN MFR, 3 EACH.

 

On the question about the welder/genset. The Generator on the welder is what supplies the power to weld. Hope I understood your question correctly.

 

There's been a lot of useful info posted here but not enough has been said about the fuel supply for a generator. If you have a large storage tank for diesel or gasoline then your'e OK but most people would have to store emergency fuel in 5 gallon containers. This means that they have the hazard of fuel in many questionable containers stored aound the home. If it's gasoline, it has to be rotated routinely to keep it fresh. Then you have to make sure you have enough fuel to last under the worst case situation (maybe 15 days). I finally switched from gasoline to propane which resolved my concern. I have a buried 500 gallon propane tank with underground lines to my electric start Honda generator. This setup will fuel the generator for many months without having the gasoline handling/storage problems experienced before. Keep in mind, too, that in severe storms/outages, there may be no fuel available at your nearby 7-11 even if you could get out of your neighborhood.

 

me too on the 500 gal. propane it dont go stale on u.

 

I don't have any suggestions for the typical homeowner, we have 3 Lincoln Welder/Generators. 1 is rated at 1 is rated at 10,000watts(11,500 peak), Second one is rated at 8,000watts(9,500 peak), Third one is smaller it is rated at 5,000watts(6,500 peak). The two big ones weigh in around 900#,the smaller one weighs about 100#. They are not to typical for the homeowner unless they do welding on equipment or commercial/industrial buildings.

Jeff

 

When every you want to weld you have to have the engine running. It should not be to much of a problem since tthe big 10,000w welders aint something you will store in your basement. Depending on what your gonna be welding and running off the generator,you might want to go with a smaller more portable one. We have a 5,000 watt one that runs off of gas engine and you can also stick weld with it, I can get you all the specs on it tomorrow like the welding amperage and stuff, It weighs about 100#.


Jeff

 

I'm actually looking for the smallest diesel powered welder/genset. I have a 100gal semu tank that I put in my truck for roadtrips, and that would be my fuel tank for the generator. I'm also looking at getting a TIG welder in the future, along with a generator since the house is in hurricane alley, (FL) Just trying to combine everything into one unit if possible. I might have to look at a surplus diesel genset for the house and a smaller gas driven welder like you said you got.

JARHEAD: What I wsa trying to ask was if it was possible just plug the welder into the wall and run it without the welder's engine running. Thanks.

 

The only way you can plug it into the wall would be if you get an electric 110v-220 Mig or Tig welder. The electric stick welders are not tthat great in welding what you can weld with a gas driven welder.

Jeff

 

Yip, I have a 110V mig. I love it, but want to play with the other styles of welding. I was asking as part of a basis on deciding to get a engine driven welder or not. I'm thinking it would be smarter since the gen will also pull double duty for the house. Do you have the specs to the gas welder you talked about?

 

You would be surprised how much a 5K WONT do. If you plan on powering anything else, get something bigger.

 

Having a tractor around the house made all that money tied up in a dedicated stand-by generator just sitting there hurt my feelings. (BC847 law states that if one were to acquire a gen-set, the power WILL NOT flicker for the next five years! )

IF you have a tractor with a PTO consider one of the PTO driven gen-sets. MUCH less money with a lot more capacity. The only downside is that you get to go start it all when needed though it's no big deal if you leave it set up when not scratching dirt.

In my case, a John Deere 5210 (3cyl diesel) powers a Genrac 25Kw (continuous, 50Kw peak) gen-set. Plenty of power to run the entire house at once if need be (Heat Pump, water heater, well, clothes dryer, etc).