Hurricane Florence

[Katahdin]

What genset do you have?

I don't have a mil generator, I have a 15KW PTO generator running off a 45hp Yanmar tractor. The fuel fill is about neck level which made lifting jerry cans a bit cumbersome.

 

[SCSG-G4]

Atlantic Daily Briefing
Issued: 04:12 AM CDT Monday September 10, 2018
Active Systems

Name	Max Wind	Classification	Lat	Lon
Florence	105 mph	Category 2	24.9N	59.0W
Helene	85 mph	Category 1	14.0N	28.6W
Isaac	75 mph	Category 1	14.6N	42.6W

Florence
Hurricane Florence is centered about 1300 miles to the east-southeast of Cape Fear, North Carolina. Our forecast takes Florence northwestward and inland into the North Carolina coast Thursday evening as a category 3 hurricane. Florence is forecast to slow down after moving inland Friday into next weekend and may cause a major inland flood event across portions of North Carolina and southern Virginia. Please see our latest advisory on your StormGeo web portal for further details.
Helene
Hurricane Helene is located in the far eastern Atlantic about 300 miles to the west of the southern Cape Verde Islands. Helene should track out to sea to the northwest and turn to the north in 3 days. Helene is forecast to pass to the west of the Azores next weekend. Please see our latest advisory on your StormGeo web portal for further details.
Isaac
Hurricane Isaac is centered about 1225 miles to the east of Martinique. Isaac is forecast to track westward over the next few days and track near Dominica and Guadeloupe on Thursday morning as a hurricane or strong tropical storm. Isaac will encounter increasing wind shear after entering the Caribbean and will weaken to a remnant low in the central Caribbean next weekend. Please see our latest advisory on your StormGeo web portal for further details.
Other Disturbances / Areas to Watch
Disturbance 37 is located over the northwestern Caribbean. The disturbance is producing a large area of heavy squalls across the northwest Caribbean, but there are no indications of a circulation center developing. The disturbance will move into the south-central Gulf on Tuesday then track slowly northward and into the Texas coast by Thursday or Friday. Some model guidance indicates slow development over the western Gulf while others show no development. The system will produce squalls with wind gusts to 50-60 mph across portions of the northwest Gulf on Wednesday into Thursday. The disturbance may bring heavy rain to the Texas coast by Thursday into Friday. The chance of this disturbance developing into a tropical depression or tropical storm has increased from 20 percent to 30 percent.
An area of non-tropical low pressure is forecast to develop several hundred miles to the west-southwest of the Azores by the middle of this week. Some slow subtropical or tropical development is possible with the system late this week as it moves to the southwest. The chance of tropical development is estimated at near 40 percent. The system is forecast to meander out to the east of Bermuda next weekend and not affect any land areas.

 

[biz]

I don't have a mil generator, I have a 15KW PTO generator running off a 45hp Yanmar tractor. The fuel fill is about neck level which made lifting jerry cans a bit cumbersome.

sounds like a fuel whore

 

[Light in the Dark]

Yup, and potentially a very big expense to replace should an extended run cause an engine failure. Wouldnt be unheard of. Whats your gph burn rate with the tractor?

 

[Dock Rocker]

sounds like a fuel whore

He also needs to make sure he has a low oil pressure and high temp kill switch rigged up on the tractor. If not it keeps running until the tractor eats itself.


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[USAFSS-ColdWarrior]

The WEATHER CHANNEL is now reporting that Flo is a CAT 4 Hurricane!

Batten down the hatches!
Bring in the livestock!
Stack them sandbags... and ready your gensets!

and..... P R A Y !!!

 

[TrailLifeBill]

Hotel reservations made for Thursday, Friday nights - hopefully can cancel them Wednesday. Am due for a load test on the genny - will do that tonight. Reviewing evacuation checklists. We left for Irma, stayed during Matthew, but won't think twice about leaving our marsh front home if a Cat 3 or greater storm is heading our way. Too many 60 foot pine trees within striking distance of the house.

 

[Katahdin]

Yup, and potentially a very big expense to replace should an extended run cause an engine failure. Wouldnt be unheard of. Whats your gph burn rate with the tractor?

About a gallon per hour at PTO speed @2500 RPM. Note, this is not a long stroke diesel, the bore/stroke ratio is close to 1:1. 88mm bore, 90mm stroke. Yanmar diesel reliability is pretty darn good, you guys aren't scaring me.

 

[Light in the Dark]

About a gallon per hour at PTO speed @2500 RPM. Note, this is not a long stroke diesel, the bore/stroke ratio is close to 1:1. 88mm bore, 90mm stroke. Yanmar diesel reliability is pretty darn good, you guys aren't scaring me.

I don't think any of us are trying to scare you, information is information. Im sure your setup works for you, and thats all that matters.

 

[biz]

About a gallon per hour at PTO speed @2500 RPM. Note, this is not a long stroke diesel, the bore/stroke ratio is close to 1:1. 88mm bore, 90mm stroke. Yanmar diesel reliability is pretty darn good, you guys aren't scaring me.

ouch. a gallon per hour. thats steep. it works tho.

 

[porkysplace]

About a gallon per hour at PTO speed @2500 RPM. Note, this is not a long stroke diesel, the bore/stroke ratio is close to 1:1. 88mm bore, 90mm stroke. Yanmar diesel reliability is pretty darn good, you guys aren't scaring me.

I wouldn't worry anyway with a diesel . I used to work for a pond digging company and we used to run a 110HP IH farm tractor with a 16 inch gator pump hooked to it for months at a time .

 

[csheath]

Hotel reservations made for Thursday, Friday nights - hopefully can cancel them Wednesday. Am due for a load test on the genny - will do that tonight. Reviewing evacuation checklists. We left for Irma, stayed during Matthew, but won't think twice about leaving our marsh front home if a Cat 3 or greater storm is heading our way. Too many 60 foot pine trees within striking distance of the house.

I'm not even on the coast and that is my rule. Up through CAT 2 we batten down the hatches and ride it out. CAT 3 and above we are outta here.

 

[USAMilRet]

Same here. Even though we can probably do a Cat 3 maybe a very weak Cat 4, we are outta here as well. Why take a chance.

 

[TrailLifeBill]

Well, carp. I was load testing the generator tonight - everything was looking good - ran at 50 percent for a half hour or so, went to 75 percent and blew the head gasket. UGH. Hopefully it won't be needed for these next few storms. Good news is it looks to be a fairly simple job (as compared to many other engine designs). Time to order parts, get out the TM's, and read other's head gasket stories. At least it chose to go out during a test and not an event. It ran flawlessly for several days during Irma.

 

[USAFSS-ColdWarrior]

Well, carp. I was load testing the generator tonight - everything was looking good - ran at 50 percent for a half hour or so, went to 75 percent and blew the head gasket. UGH. Hopefully it won't be needed for these next few storms. Good news is it looks to be a fairly simple job (as compared to many other engine designs). Time to order parts, get out the TM's, and read other's head gasket stories. At least it chose to go out during a test and not an event. It ran flawlessly for several days during Irma.

Bummer.
Praying your needs will be met.

 

[Light in the Dark]

Well, carp. I was load testing the generator tonight - everything was looking good - ran at 50 percent for a half hour or so, went to 75 percent and blew the head gasket. UGH. Hopefully it won't be needed for these next few storms. Good news is it looks to be a fairly simple job (as compared to many other engine designs). Time to order parts, get out the TM's, and read other's head gasket stories. At least it chose to go out during a test and not an event. It ran flawlessly for several days during Irma.

That sucks, but is only further reinforcement of 'two is one, one is none'. I hope you get operational again soon!

 

[Floridianson]

Hope all the eastern shore boys and girls make it through safe and check in if you can.

 

[bikeman]

IF you are in the area, lots of places have ordered evacuations. Also, At least in Cumberland County, overnight curfews have been initiated. I'm not sure how much it's being enforced yet, but, it is.

 

[porkysplace]

IF you are in the area, lots of places have ordered evacuations. Also, At least in Cumberland County, overnight curfews have been initiated. I'm not sure how much it's being enforced yet, but, it is.

There was a news release here this morning that the governor is sending Michigan State Police troopers to Philadelphia to stage for operations with the hurricane .

 

[69birdman]

Red cross & several fleets of electric line men are heading north from Florida. Prayers to all along the coast in Florences path.