How many Watts does this generator PTO head make?
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My Hobart Gen/Welder has a 50 amp recepticle,its the 4 slot push in connector,no twist lock. It has the female rec for this cord,commonly used on ranges.http://cgi.ebay.com/Leviton-6ft-Rang...QQcmdZViewItem
If you cant get any clear answers from the seller,Id return the item,it is not the one pictured,and you got robbed out of a 240V at the minimum,and Id get a better unit if i were you.Spend a little more now,save alot more aggravation later.
If you cant get any clear answers from the seller,Id return the item,it is not the one pictured,and you got robbed out of a 240V at the minimum,and Id get a better unit if i were you.Spend a little more now,save alot more aggravation later.
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From: Corpus Christi, Tx.
I'm not a electrician, but being able to use at least 50 amps to the house would be great, not sure if they make a cord/plug ends to handle 91 
.
I guess I could make a custom connection, connect both black wires, make 60 amps, use a 50amp 3 plug with circuit breaker.
The wire looks like its 10 gauge.
I haven't heard back from the seller, being its a chunk of change, yes a little miffed right now, but if hes most on ebay, he problably don't know anything about gen heads, and problably would give me wrong advice, I'd rather trust the DTR gang than some dude on eb-y. I want to see what his response is first before I consider returning it, in his ad he lists, restocking and return fees, shipping fees yada yada, I'd problably end up losing money on the deal shipping it back.
I agree 100% it should have atleast a 50 amp plug, but I knew that in the beginning from the first post before I bought the sucker.
I bought a PTO shaft tonite, wow, don't get one on northern tool, they'll shaft ya a big one. I got one at the local farm store for 1/3 of what Northern tool wanted.
I'm was worried now about that center nut being lose... so I dug thru the manual, looking at a figure thats pointing to a center nut, spanish/+5 other languages version, what luck, guess what! theres the torque spec 21 nm +-7 sweet, pop the pto on, torque away. Nut is nice and snug now.
.I guess I could make a custom connection, connect both black wires, make 60 amps, use a 50amp 3 plug with circuit breaker.
The wire looks like its 10 gauge.
I haven't heard back from the seller, being its a chunk of change, yes a little miffed right now, but if hes most on ebay, he problably don't know anything about gen heads, and problably would give me wrong advice, I'd rather trust the DTR gang than some dude on eb-y. I want to see what his response is first before I consider returning it, in his ad he lists, restocking and return fees, shipping fees yada yada, I'd problably end up losing money on the deal shipping it back.
I agree 100% it should have atleast a 50 amp plug, but I knew that in the beginning from the first post before I bought the sucker.
I bought a PTO shaft tonite, wow, don't get one on northern tool, they'll shaft ya a big one. I got one at the local farm store for 1/3 of what Northern tool wanted.
I'm was worried now about that center nut being lose... so I dug thru the manual, looking at a figure thats pointing to a center nut, spanish/+5 other languages version, what luck, guess what! theres the torque spec 21 nm +-7 sweet, pop the pto on, torque away. Nut is nice and snug now.
http://home.earthlink.net/~jlipskoc/...r/dscn6498.jpg
tells me it likely has TWO 120vac windings of (hopefully) 45amps-each that can be connected in parallel for 120vac at (hopefully) 91 amps, or in series/grnded centertap for 120v/240v at 45amps max.
BTW, Mecce Alte makes some qualilty stuff for use all over the world. That brand is not necessarily a bad thing.
Assuming that the label on the gen is correct, it ought be reconnectable for 120v @ 91amps which would be perfect for what you need for your 120volt only loads. That is a plus for you.
Some gens are permanently wired 3wire 120/240 ONLY and cannot be paralleled for 120v only service.
#1: The generator shaft drawbolt nut was left loose? Sounds like it was left loose when someone mated up the gen to the gear case. Good thing you caught that before firing up the PTO!
(Not reassuring quality, but not necessarily a show-stopper since you caught it... It ought to be mentioned when you contact him.)
#2: An 11kw labeled 120/240v Mecce Alte alternator with an endbell w/120volt connectors only, that won't allow you to pull but abt half the labeled Kw's from the unit any way that it can be hooked up as shipped??..
(Big red flag!)
Definitely NOT what I saw on the Ebay picture. That one is plainly a 4pole twistlock connector that looks like a 120/240vac@30amp connector. That would allow you to pull closer to the rated KW's but still not all.
Call the guy and query him about your unit as he shipped it.. He could have had a "brainphardt"
and sent the wrong one... The guy appears to have a considerable positive history so hopefully he'll make good on the unit he shipped to you.Let us know what you hear from him.
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