Posted by Doc Dave on Thursday, November 18, 2004 at 6:19PM :
In Reply to: OT? how much horsepower to produce 60kw posted by mike a on Thursday, November 18, 2004 at 3:59PM :
I have a 25 kw John Deere (Onan) generator for my tractor (pto driven). When I was researching getting one, I was told by someone in the know that you need about 2 hp from the tractor for each kw from the generator. Since my IH tractor is rated 52 hp, I could go up to 25 kw. 25 kw will just about handle my house.
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