Cart-Mounted Generator Pumps Water, Powers Tools

Cart-Mounted Generator Pumps Water Powers Tools FARM SHOP Tools Bill Snyder uses his “generator cart” to operate a 110-volt sump pump in a creek that supplies water for his garden The generator bolts onto a steel frame he welded on front of the cart leaving room in the cart for eight 5-gal plastic containers of water A removable plywood cover keeps the generator dry at all times “I use the generator cart to haul the water about 1/4 mile to our garden ” says Snyder “For years I used the sump pump with a small generator that I hauled on a trailer  However after I loaded the trailer with buckets of water there wasn’t room for the generator I’m 84 years old and the generator was difficult for me to lift so I left it behind and chained it to a tree to keep anyone from stealing it Another problem was that the generator was difficult to cover so after a rain it was often hard to start Now it stays on my trailer all the time “Another advantage is that I can use the generator to operate tools in remote areas that don’t have electricity and even use it in an emergency to power our house ” A neighbor gave him an old small 2-wheeled yard cart without any sides so Snyder used 1/2-in thick plywood to make new sides “The 8-in tires were worn out so he  cut them off and drilled new bolt holes in the wheels Then he bolted on a pair of car spare tires that he already had The generator is bolted to an angle iron frame that he welded on front of the cart “The added weight of the generator on front made it hard to hook the cart up to my garden tractor so I welded a tongue jack onto the trailer’s tongue underneath the generator I also made a one-piece box cover and screwed wooden handles on front and back of it which makes the cover easy to remove ” notes Snyder Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Bill Snyder P O Box 117 Nauvoo Ill   62534 ph 217 453-2781; harbinger942@yahoo com

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