price of propane

[Clare Snyder]

I find the half inch impact gun makes short work of the job.

[hubops]

Micky has the whole shaft turning free of the blade so nothing to hold against. John T.

[Ed Pawlowski]

11 in a year would convince me.

Worst case scenario for me is no AC in the summer. My portable will keep the refrigerator going and city water should be good too.

[gfretwell]

My 5.5kw Briggs burns about 0.8 GPH running at a hefty load. That ends up being close to 20 gallons a day.

[gfretwell]

My Briggs has a removable tank so it is easy to take it down and dump it in the boat. I run the carb dry and drain the last little bit out of the float bowl. I also have the propane kit on it so I can run it on propane for 4 or 5 days.

[Snag]

I keep stabilized non-ethanol gas in mine at all times , seldom start it to test because it always starts on the first or second pull - we probably fire it up an average of twice a year for actual use . I ALWAYS turn the fuel valve off and run it til it dies when I put it away , leaving no gas in the carb to evaporate and gum things up . I do the same with the log splitter if I'm going to not use it for more than a couple of weeks .

[gfretwell]

Dunno it must be magic or you didn't really get 20 pounds. The OPD should shut off at around 4.2 gallons if it is working right. If it isn't, good luck.

[gfretwell]

Buy a new isolator. They are cheap. Do you have a friend with an impact wrench? It is a 5 second thing with one of them. Maybe take it to a garage or tire store.

[gfretwell]

That is what an impact is good for. The inertia of the rotor is plenty to give the impact something to work against. If the blade is spinning free, that isolator needs to be replaced anyway.

[hubops]

.. perhaps - but I doubt if Micky's corded B&D has a crankshaft :-) John T.

[Ralph Mowery]

If ran all day that would be around 50 to 60 dollars a day. Not too many would want to pay that for a week or more. Even just a minimual load would run close to the same unless your generator is an inverter type.

[Clare Snyder]

Chuck the shaft in a vice. The nut will come off or the shaft will break - and has anyone thought it MIGHT be a left thread??

[hubops]

The little portable genny is not meant to operate as a standby continuous supply. They usually require ~ 50 hour oil changes ; .. they spin 3600 rpm .. The good ones are well suited to the intended purpose - construction sites ; hunt camps ; short duration grid power failures . and will last for many years with a little care. If you have adequate and reliable fuel supply at your door - spend more for a true long-running standby genny. Better yet - if you have a tractor with PTO - look for an old small PTO genny - 10-15-20 KW - - todays farms are all upgraded to 30 KW. ish. John T.

[Marilyn Manson]

$15 for members?

The 3 BJ's near me are $8.99 for members, $11.99 for non-members.

[Marilyn Manson]

Half a day could easily cost you a fridge full of food. The FDA says:

"Keep the refrigerator and freezer doors closed as much as possible to maintain the cold temperature. The refrigerator will keep food cold for about 4 hours if it is unopened." ... if at any point the food was above 40º F for 2 hours or more (or 1 hour if temperatures are above 90 º F) ? discard it."

We've had 2 power outages of just under 4 hours twice in the last 2 weeks, after going a couple of years without any. My generator lives where all I have to do is run the cord to the inlet, start the generator, flip the panel interlock and I'm up and running.

I exercise it at least once a year and keep the full fresh.

[gfretwell]

Funny how money stops seeming so important when your fridge is warming up, the pool is turning green and you have no water.

[gfretwell]

I posted the You Tube a couple days ago. They show it coming off counter clockwise. I think he just needs to borrow an impact wrench.

[micky]

People pay for convenience.

Who wants to leave the rustic campground and go to Walmart, the epitome of modern civilization?

[micky]

There is natural gas only 150 years from me, but not in my house or the

108 others. I wish I had gas but at least I dont' have to worry much about my neighbor blowing up his house and mine.

[micky]

Clothes dryer, but I'd worry about it setting my clothes on fire.

My friend with propane has a furnace, stove, clothes dryer, and outdoor grill. He said they keep track and fill up his tank about once a year automatically.