Natural gas powered k301

[Handy Don 12,235]

1 minute ago, kpinnc said:

 

That's exactly what I was saying!!!! 

 

1 hour ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

 

Theory of too much Relative-ity:

 

As more time passes with relatives, the need for baked beans increases, until they succumb to the fumes and leave. At which time you can resume talking about ‘s.

 

 

So how many cans of beans to power a WH mower for an hour? 

 

AND we are still on topic here!

[kpinnc 12,086]

10 minutes ago, Handy Don said:

So how many cans of beans to power a WH mower for an hour? 

 

 

Hang on a dang second!

 

We talked LP and NG... You guys are talking Methane now!

[sparkie333 265]

2 hours ago, kpinnc said:

 

Hang on a dang second!

 

We talked LP and NG... You guys are talking Methane now!

 

Yep Methane----But believe it or not I still know of a gro. store that is selling 20lb grill tank refills for 18.00.--- What u think of that.

Edited December 7, 2021 by sparkie333

[Tuneup 1,433]

Back to the original concern - I was going to convert my gen to the yard propane tank and found that those aftermarket regulators are adjustable so is that old one adjustable? Probably fixed jet...  Also, my cook tank/turkey cooker/garage heater tank is a 20 pounder. It holds about 20 lbs of gas in a 16 lb tank. If I remember correctly, it's the equivalent of 4 - 5 gallons of gasoline in BTU so the old WH would run forever...  I really do have to entertain this alternate fuel for the gen approach. My prepper side demands it.

[ebinmaine 67,596]

22 minutes ago, Tuneup said:

Back to the original concern - I was going to convert my gen to the yard propane tank and found that those aftermarket regulators are adjustable so is that old one adjustable? Probably fixed jet...  Also, my cook tank/turkey cooker/garage heater tank is a 20 pounder. It holds about 20 lbs of gas in a 16 lb tank. If I remember correctly, it's the equivalent of 4 - 5 gallons of gasoline in BTU so the old WH would run forever...  I really do have to entertain this alternate fuel for the gen approach. My prepper side demands it.

 

 

Please do keep us posted for whatever you find. I'm super curious to know how all this folds out.

 

[sparkys toy 76]

Found a jet to convert to l.p. and a reasonable sized tank just need to get the right regulator

[ebinmaine 67,596]

10 hours ago, sparkys toy said:

reasonable sized tank

What's that wittle pancake thing go to???

[Handy Don 12,235]

2 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

What's that wittle pancake thing go to???

Same question! 

 

[clueless 3,002]

LP does not burn as hot as gas so you use a little more, a 20# tank holds 4.2 gals of propane. Contact these folks uscarburetionwww.com. they can help you with your regulator questions. They were very helpful a couple of years ago when I converted two 10hp tecumseh generators to gas or LP. Like I said it's been a couple years and things change fast now especially customer service .

As a side note when you exchange your 20# grill tank at the local box, grocery, or convenient store you are only getting 15# or a little over 3 gals of gas. Divide that into what ever you pay for it and you'll find you paid over two times what propane cost, I know convenience is nice but not every time. Down here we do a lot of grilling, fish and chicken frying and seafood boils all year round, I keep one tank full at at all times and when the other's empty I take it to my propane dealer and have it filled. Ain't nothing worse than having a couple hundred dollars worth of shrimp, crabs and crawfish in mid boil and you run out of propane.

[Handy Don 12,235]

5 minutes ago, clueless said:

Contact these folks

They were the providers of the kit my friend used for his conversion. Went very smoothly.

Putting the empty and "filled" tanks on your bathroom scale will tell you how much gas you got. @clueless is so right about the "lean" fills at the exchange places. We take ours to a dealer and their machine fills by weight so we pay for what we get.

[sparkie333 265]

4 hours ago, Handy Don said:

They were the providers of the kit my friend used for his conversion. Went very smoothly.

Putting the empty and "filled" tanks on your bathroom scale will tell you how much gas you got. @clueless is so right about the "lean" fills at the exchange places. We take ours to a dealer and their machine fills by weight so we pay for what we get.

 

But I do think that the chart I seen showed that LP had more BTU's than NG

[sparkys toy 76]

7 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

What's that wittle pancake thing go to???

No idea,it's the magic of Garage sales,5.00 and it's over half full

[sparkys toy 76]

4 hours ago, clueless said:

LP does not burn as hot as gas so you use a little more, a 20# tank holds 4.2 gals of propane. Contact these folks uscarburetionwww.com. they can help you with your regulator questions. They were very helpful a couple of years ago when I converted two 10hp tecumseh generators to gas or LP. Like I said it's been a couple years and things change fast now especially customer service .

As a side note when you exchange your 20# grill tank at the local box, grocery, or convenient store you are only getting 15# or a little over 3 gals of gas. Divide that into what ever you pay for it and you'll find you paid over two times what propane cost, I know convenience is nice but not every time. Down here we do a lot of grilling, fish and chicken frying and seafood boils all year round, I keep one tank full at at all times and when the other's empty I take it to my propane dealer and have it filled. Ain't nothing worse than having a couple hundred dollars worth of shrimp, crabs and crawfish in mid boil and you run out of propane.

Thanks for the info and exchange tip,have never exchanged a tank always get mine filled at my gas co

[sparkys toy 76]

Got her in old man starting configuration with a spare starter/generator and brackets and pully ,noticed no holes on the pto side of block or the two in the bottom of the oil pan ,that I can swap out when I find one

[clueless 3,002]

7 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

What's that wittle pancake thing go to???

That's a 11 lb. propane tank or 2.5 gals. Got one strapped to my Bi fuel, gas/ lp portable generator, run it about 10 minutes every other month keeps the battery charged. Got one strapped on a small hand dolly with a 150,000 BTU torch, need to start a burn pile or kill some weeds just fire it up. Also I'm sure many here know a portable propane tanks has a 12 year shelf life, the manufacture production date is stamped on the collar of the tank, just remember that when buying used tanks. Down here it cost $27.00 to recertify one for 5 years and not all pass.

[ebinmaine 67,596]

24 minutes ago, clueless said:

Also I'm sure many here know a portable propane tanks has a 12 year shelf life, the manufacture production date is stamped on the collar of the tank, just remember that when buying used tanks. Down here it cost $27.00 to recertify one for 5 years and not all pass

That's the one and only time I bring a tank for exchange. 

HD employee told me it didn't matter to them or their vendor what the date was because the vendor would check/recertify/refill. 

 

 

[sparkys toy 76]

On 12/10/2021 at 3:11 PM, ebinmaine said:

That's the one and only time I bring a tank for exchange. 

HD employee told me it didn't matter to them or their vendor what the date was because the vendor would check/recertify/refill. 

 

 

Just found an other 11 lb tank full on market place close by for 20 bucks now I have a backup and discovered I have an oil tank off a bad motor that was given to me with the bottom holes tapped for wheel horse So I got that swapped out and the motor look like brand new inside .just need a jet and regulator and I think I'm set

[ebinmaine 67,596]

6 minutes ago, sparkys toy said:

Just found an other 11 lb tank full on market place close by for 20 bucks now I have a backup and discovered I have an oil tank off a bad motor that was given to me with the bottom holes tapped for wheel horse So I got that swapped out and the motor look like brand new inside .just need a jet and regulator and I think I'm set

VERY cool

[sparkys toy 76]

1 minute ago, ebinmaine said:

VERY cool

 

[sparkys toy 76]

I'm thinking it's going on this 1076 I think the oil ring is stuck and it needs to come apart any way for a rering

[sparkys toy 76]

On 12/5/2021 at 9:11 AM, Jeff-C175 said:

 

Ya mean the little tanks for propane torch?  Ten, fifteen minutes? If yer lucky.

i see your a member of the black hood club,whats it all about ,how many do you need to own to join

[Jeff-C175 7,202]

2 hours ago, sparkys toy said:

i see your a member of the black hood club,whats it all about ,how many do you need to own to join

 

Well... one is all you need!  I don't think anyone would fault you for having none even!  But the 'club' thing seems to have fallen by the wayside.  Used to be that the club 'badge' showed up when you made a post and that seems to have stopped for some reason.

 

And now it's been so dang long ago that I just don't remember what one has to do to join!  

 

Ya know what?  I don't even see the 'blackhood club' listed!  Where did you see that?

All I see is "Modifieds' and "520" , no others?

 

Edited December 17, 2021 by Jeff-C175

[Handy Don 12,235]

if you're in, you're in!

But if you're not in, ....

Edited December 17, 2021 by Handy Don

[Jeff-C175 7,202]

22 minutes ago, Handy Don said:

if you're in, you're in!

But if you're not in, ....

 

Why don't I see that?

 

[ebinmaine 67,596]

4 minutes ago, Jeff-C175 said:

 

Why don't I see that?

 

You on a phone, tablet, or PC?

Signatures don't appear on most phones, some tablets. PC should show it. 

 

99.9 percent of my Redsquare existence is phone so I VERY rarely see signatures. Only when I'm on PC.