Home-Built Generator

Home-Built Generator FARM SHOP Miscellaneous 31-5-34 "For some reason we seem to be having more power outages than we had in years past, so I recently put together this portable generator that we can roll out quickly when needed," says Ken Voigt, Wausau, Wis. "It has a 5,500-watt head with two 120-volt outlets and one 240-volt. It's powered by a 9 hp Tecumseh go cart engine with a 12-volt DC electric starter, a Ford truck solenoid, and a B&S starter switch. "I built a 5-gal. stainless steel gas tank for it and used two wheels from a riding mower on back and a couple caster wheels on front. It's pulled by a handle off a push mower and there's a fold-down hitch if you ever have to tow it with a garden tractor or ATV. "I can keep the generator on the front porch of my house and wheel it out whenever needed. It's nice to know it's around and ready to go." Voigt bought the generator head from Nothern Tool & Supply (www.northerntool.com). He got the engine from Small Engine Warehouse (www.smallenginewarehouse.com), which lists thousands of engines of all kinds on it's website. "I just waited and watched their listings until I found what I wanted. It was priced right and the shipping was free," says Voigt. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Ken Voigt, 9208 Pasture Lane, Wausau, Wis. 54403 (ph 715 842-8471; kv57@aol.com).

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