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To: Kartographer
I followed through on powering up the gulch with that 14kw Kohler generator!

Impressive!

Runs the house, shop, and other out buildings with no strain whatsoever. Did have a problem with the throttle body being defective but Kohler will make good on the warranty.

It's a dual fuel (propane/natural gas) unit. I had another 500 gallon propane tank brought in just for that purpose. That and the other tanks gives me 1500 gallons to rely on. That should get us through any major outage for a few months, should the SHTF!

Our backup (to the backup!) is a 6kw Gernerac gas operated generator, and an old diesel 10kw that needs some TLC... Have multiple 325 gallon fuel tanks for those...

Our "gulch" is well stocked should our worst nightmare come about. Where we live in Northern MN, no power could be a death sentence when it gets down to 40 below.

Bring it on!!!

17 posted on 11/30/2012 11:02:45 PM PST by JDoutrider
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To: JDoutrider

I need to buy a generator but don’t know how to determine the size I need. I see that there are diff models for California as well. Any input on the size issue?


30 posted on 12/01/2012 12:49:15 AM PST by bayareablues
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