Posted by DJ on November 25, 2003, 2:36 pm
Thinking about getting a Lincoln Ranger 8 for a dual purpose: as my
backup generator for my off-grid house and also as a tool in my kit
(I'm a millwright, so a welding machine's always handy).
Now, the Ranger 8 is an LPG unit as a bonus, as I use propane for my
hot water, stove, and refrigerator; I could hook up to the house
system when at home, and bring a bottle on the road if I needed it.
Professionally, I've seen a million Lincoln welders, but never a
propane powered one. Anybody have one? Opinions on them?
Thanks,
DJ
Posted by Bob M. on November 25, 2003, 8:51 pm
Don't have one, but propane or natural gas as a fuel for a small engine
seems to be a good combination. The carburetors are simpler (no float) and
no choke is needed, so they start much easier when cold. Almost impossible
to flood, as the fuel is "dry".
It comes down to which manufacturer made the engine and how reliable the
parts will be. I think the combination will work fine for you.
Bob M.
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> Thinking about getting a Lincoln Ranger 8 for a dual purpose: as my
> backup generator for my off-grid house and also as a tool in my kit
> (I'm a millwright, so a welding machine's always handy).
> Now, the Ranger 8 is an LPG unit as a bonus, as I use propane for my
> hot water, stove, and refrigerator; I could hook up to the house
> system when at home, and bring a bottle on the road if I needed it.
> Professionally, I've seen a million Lincoln welders, but never a
> propane powered one. Anybody have one? Opinions on them?
> Thanks,
> DJ
Posted by Richard W. on November 25, 2003, 11:44 pm
If you can try to get an engine with stellite valves and seats. Since
propane is really hard on valves, but really good on other engine parts.
Propane really cooked the valves in the forklift at work.
Richard W.
> Don't have one, but propane or natural gas as a fuel for a small engine
> seems to be a good combination. The carburetors are simpler (no float) and
> no choke is needed, so they start much easier when cold. Almost impossible
> to flood, as the fuel is "dry".
> It comes down to which manufacturer made the engine and how reliable the
> parts will be. I think the combination will work fine for you.
> Bob M.
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> > Thinking about getting a Lincoln Ranger 8 for a dual purpose: as my
> > backup generator for my off-grid house and also as a tool in my kit
> > (I'm a millwright, so a welding machine's always handy).
> >
> > Now, the Ranger 8 is an LPG unit as a bonus, as I use propane for my
> > hot water, stove, and refrigerator; I could hook up to the house
> > system when at home, and bring a bottle on the road if I needed it.
> >
> > Professionally, I've seen a million Lincoln welders, but never a
> > propane powered one. Anybody have one? Opinions on them?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > DJ
Posted by SQLit on November 26, 2003, 9:28 am
> Thinking about getting a Lincoln Ranger 8 for a dual purpose: as my
> backup generator for my off-grid house and also as a tool in my kit
> (I'm a millwright, so a welding machine's always handy).
> Now, the Ranger 8 is an LPG unit as a bonus, as I use propane for my
> hot water, stove, and refrigerator; I could hook up to the house
> system when at home, and bring a bottle on the road if I needed it.
> Professionally, I've seen a million Lincoln welders, but never a
> propane powered one. Anybody have one? Opinions on them?
> Thanks,
> DJ
Never looked into one of these. Recently looked into a Kohler 30 kw that was
propane powered. I was told that it used 7 gallons a hour idling and 8 under
full load. Also it did not run well with small tanks 100 gallon and smaller.
Mechanic thought that it was something to do with the vaporization of the
fuel. He took care of the gen for 3 years he should know what they were
doing. Fuel consumption was what stopped me from the purchase.
I would see if you could get a demo unit from a sales man for a weekend.
Just so you can check it out.
Posted by Vaughn on November 26, 2003, 7:52 pm
> > Thinking about getting a Lincoln Ranger 8 for a dual purpose: as my
> > backup generator for my off-grid house and also as a tool in my kit
> > (I'm a millwright, so a welding machine's always handy).
> >
> > Now, the Ranger 8 is an LPG unit as a bonus, as I use propane for my
> > hot water, stove, and refrigerator; I could hook up to the house
> > system when at home, and bring a bottle on the road if I needed it.
> >
> > Professionally, I've seen a million Lincoln welders, but never a
> > propane powered one. Anybody have one? Opinions on them?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > DJ
> Never looked into one of these. Recently looked into a Kohler 30 kw that
was
> propane powered. I was told that it used 7 gallons a hour idling and 8
under
> full load.
I can't argue with real-life experience, but it sounds really strange that
the engine was so inefficient at low load.
>Also it did not run well with small tanks 100 gallon and smaller.
> Mechanic thought that it was something to do with the vaporization of the
> fuel.
My 4KW Onan makes a regular 20# tank quite cold when running with a load. I
believe larger generators draw liquid fuel and use water-heated vapor
generator to get around this problem.
Vaughn
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> backup generator for my off-grid house and also as a tool in my kit
> (I'm a millwright, so a welding machine's always handy).
> Now, the Ranger 8 is an LPG unit as a bonus, as I use propane for my
> hot water, stove, and refrigerator; I could hook up to the house
> system when at home, and bring a bottle on the road if I needed it.
> Professionally, I've seen a million Lincoln welders, but never a
> propane powered one. Anybody have one? Opinions on them?
> Thanks,
> DJ