[RE-wrenches] On Gens : 2007 Kohler: Wrenches, can you help with parts or smarts?

[dana at solarwork.com]

REF Hours on Generators:

 

Air cooled 3,600 RPM = 80 Mph

5000 hours x 80mph = 400,000 miles

 

Water cooled at 1,800RPM = 40 MPH

5000 hours x 40mph = 200,000 miles

 

Both are a lot of hours but 400K is till a whole lot of wear & tear.

 

I got to thinking about all the other impacts & considerations:

 

*	Low elevation VS high elevation
*	Light loading vs heavy prolonged loading
*	Air flow & operating temps?
*	Warm up & Cool down cycle VS on & off.
*	Synthetic oil VS dinosaur oil? Synthetic = 4x the life & still
better than dino oil when it was new.
*	Are they exceeding the oil intervals because they are always adding
& adding oil due to consumption?
*	Rodent impact on wiring

 

Generators do not have tires but still carry the same maintenance
responsibilities as a vehicle, & typically do not get cared for like a
vehicle that you climb into & trust your life with. My 0.02 experience is
that as long as they are operating all is good & get cared for mostly when a
crisis occurs. What I like to call "recycled ignorance."

 

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Dana Orzel  c- 2087217003   e - dana at solarwork.com

 

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