Follow me@ my job in the Hudson Valley as a Gen Tech(pics)

[dillenger1]

My father built a generator.Used an 85 Vw 1.6 ltr.Now hes got another one and hes given the motor to me .Needless to say that its a work in progrss.Ive got pic let me see here it is still on its trailer.You can see the engine control module,And that orange in the back is the generator.



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[RabbitJockey]

i bet you burn alot of green driving out in the boons like that... what kind of mileage do u get?  like 300 miles per ounce?

[jtanguay]

i'm thinking a 1.9TD with nice small turbo would be more beneficial... plus just make the engine run at one rpm setting and let the surcharge of juice charge some batteries  

[hillfolk'r]

cool to see all your pics, You should have called me that day you passed through New Paltz. Funny that you saw my truck (oil cooler is being replaced). Liked the pics of the mouse by the spark plug, and the one of the car under the deck on that house (was that a Ford Fiesta/Festiva? Tail lights made me think it wasn't a Rabbit) Cheers!

it was a ford fiesta,and it looked to be nice

i have some unidentified saved  numbers,,,im me yours again

 :wink:

My father built a generator.Used an 85 Vw 1.6 ltr.Now hes got another one and hes given the motor to me .Needless to say that its a work in progrss.Ive got pic let me see here it is still on its trailer.You can see the engine control module,And that orange in the back is the generator.

i had to cut+ paste... ,is that a generator controller???
i used to work on a 1.6 d powered pressure washer this guy built  when i lived in ohio at my old job

i bet you burn alot of green driving out in the boons like that... what kind of mileage do u get?  like 300 miles per ounce?

yea bein near woodstock and all

bart gets like 10 mpg when you drive it easy :shock:


speakin of that i was at a job near the hudson river near the end of summer,and i swear i could smell somethin funny growin in the woods  whenever a north wind came on


 :lol:

i'm thinking a 1.9TD with nice small turbo would be more beneficial... plus just make the engine run at one rpm setting and let the surcharge of juice charge some batteries  

most "normal" generators run at 1800 or 3600 rpms to give 60 hz (depending on amount or poles on generator rotor)
overseas stuff runs@ 1500,or 3000 rpm to give 50 hz
so if you wanna run a 4 pole rotor ,then you have to run your engine speed at 1800 rpms,nice+quiet
but then i bet a 1.6d would be lucky to run a 10-12 kw gen at that speed
run it at 3600(and go deaf),and you have more hp to run a bigger gen
most small portables,and small home standbys  are usually 3600 rpm units
the bigger stuff with"car" engines are "usually" 1800

heres tons of pics since its been a while

i was afraid of the birds man....they perched in  that far tree and crapped their brains out


fall time..


this is a hose spigot that i made to replace the crappy plastic leak prone expensive(50+$) crankcase breather hose on my ahu tdi,,,just use 1 inch id clear braided hose@home depot to connect it to the valve cover
cut er out on the ol bridgeport




a nice freezing rain/snowy day...there were accidents all over,and it was very icy
i had to go to windham that day,and i threw 'er in 4wd as i crossed the rip van winkle and kept it on till i reached the site

cruisin on 23 in 4wd


it figures..the generator was out on a low water temperature fault
the caretaker shut off the wrong circuit breakers
 



 :lol:


so as i left i stopped and did a huge rip roarin smokeshow all the way outta there laughin my fool head off      ....seriously,not!!!,,i just ran outta the truck to take the picture of the mountain scenerey
since i wasnt in the ghetto i figured i could safely leave the vehicle to snap a pic....never seen a rogue deer drive a truck yet.....
 :wink:
3.5-4 hour drive round trip to turn on a switch,such gravy


what a mouse house
but you gotta be fast ,,i know this area,and there is a bear that lives around this area

 :shock:
its 'round yonder from my house


if i turned to the right in the pic,i could hit my house with  a rock from here
off in the distance to the right in arlington high school,yea the one that was in the news recently


this generator at a pumping station  was out on a overcrank(no start) fault when i got there
its about 1.5 years old,and we didnt do the startup :lol:
looks like it starts real good like that

 :lol:




more meeces to pieces


nice view of the horsepuckey :lol:


this is a pretty cool install,basically a modified broom closet almost


this was phunny,this generac had a bad battery charger that was mounted in this spot ,and there were threaded inserts on the panel to mount it
what are the chances that a katolight charger bolts on???
enlarge the mounting holes to 3/8 and it bolts right on :wink: ,and looks all pro with the nice lil j-box too


enjoy

[hillfolk'r]

heres some more...
new truck too......

everyone needs a 100kw gen for their house :lol:

warmer,thats better

oops



thas' bettah

some idiot hit the gas line  and kinked it shut with a lawnmower
i wonder why it wouldnt start :roll:

a little attention,and its in good shape
big ol 460 ford turbo on lp

[denroldiesel]

Really enjoyed this...thanks for sharing the wonderful vistas of NY upstate.
Makes this site an enjoyable place to visit.

[hillfolk'r]

cool,glad to hear it
i try to mix up some scenerey pics with service pics
when people think ny they usually think the durty city....being only 80 mies north of the city,what a contrast
there will be more to come

[akrallysport]

Is there really that little snow there??? We were hoping to get the family together for some skiing during Easter. I guess we'll end up going to dirty Jersey and wear shorts and t-shirts (assuming we can dig ourselves out by then...  :lol: )

[punkvideo81]

haven't read this thread in ages. any updates?

[denroldiesel]

I know it takes time and skill to make posts with pics like this.  I want to thank all those with the skills and especially the guy who made this topic.  A lot of us haver never been to USA and only thru posts like this can we educate ourselves.

THANK YOU!

[8v-of-fury]

I had a good read as well GOOD JOB SIR

[fdnyguy]

Nice pics. I'm looking to move up that way in a few years. Working in the city is not as bad as living in it, but while you are getting the "Cidiots", we get the nieve "Country bumpkins" from "Uncle Dad Land" who think living in a mosaic place like NYC, holding hands and singing "Kumbaya" they think that all will be well and good.

Then they get mugged or robbed.

I personally am no fan of the "Hipsters", who shop for their clothes at thrift stores and look down upon civil servants that serve and protect them. They seem to lose that small town neighbor mentality where neighbor helps neighbor, and give us a hard time when we go there for fire calls or when they overdose.

I'm looking in Columbia County, and a few others. I like the east side of the Hudson River more, but the west side gives me the NYS Thruway access for a straight shot to Brooklyn, which is much better than the Taconic, time wise.

Any good places to live on either side, let me know  if you want. Decent schools, low taxes, and friendly little towns I'll take anyday over crappy schools, $9,000 a year in taxes for a 100 X 170 piece of land, and crappy roads.


Stay safe, stay well, stay warm. Jimmy.