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Pr ov e n Pe r f o r ma n c e MODEL 13000 PTOG ITEM # 165929 Pow e r T ake -O ff G en er a t o r M165929A O W NER’ S M A NUA L 13000 P T OG A ny Q ue sti ons, C om m e nts , or P robl e m s ? C all C ust o m e r S e rv ice at 1- 800- 270- 0810 H our s: M onda y - Fri da y 7: 30 A M t o 5 : 30 P M S at u rd ay 7: 30 to 11: 30 A M CS T 00293[...]
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1 THA NK Y O U T hank y ou f or pur c has i ng a N or thS tar Pow er T ak e- O ff G ener at or . Your mac hine i s des i gned f or l ong l i fe, dependab ilit y , and t he top per f or manc e y ou dem and. Pleas e tak e tim e now to r ead t hr ough this m anual s o y ou c an better under s tand the machine’ s oper ation, mai ntenanc e and s afety[...]
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2 SPECI FI CATI O NS I t em Num ber #165929 M a x i mu m O u t p u t 13000 W at t s ( W ) Cont inuous O ut put 12000 W at t s ( W ) V olt age 120 / 240 V olt ( V ) P has e S ingle phas e (4- wir e) F requenc y 59. 0- 63. 0 Her t z (Hz ) P ower F act or 100 % M i n i mu m P T O H P 24 HP at 540 RP M I nput Shaf t 1 3/ 8” Diam et er , 6 s pline 120[...]
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3 M A CHI NE CO M PO NENT I D ENTI F I CA T I O N Ref . Des cr ipt ion Ref . Des cr ipt ion 1 50A C i r c uit Br eak er s 10 120/240V 50A R ec eptac le 2 30A C i r c uit Br eak er 11 S h ield 3 20A C i r c uit Br eak er s 12 Gear B ox 4 W ar ning D ecals 13 Gr ounding Sc r ew 5 1 3/8” , 6 S pl i ne Input S haf t 14 Mounti ng H ol es 6 Oil D r ain[...]
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4 GENERA T OR F EA T URE S R ef er en ces 1- 3 C ir cu it B r eaker s. • R ef er en ce 1 - t w o 50A pus h- to- r es et c i r c ui t br eak er s . • R ef er en ce 2 - one 30A pus h- to- r es et c ir c ui t br eak er . • R ef er en ce 3 - tw o 20A pus h- to- r es et cir c ui t br eak er s . R ef er en ces 4 - W ar n in g D ecal s. R ead and f [...]
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5 R ef e re n ce 1 7 - B rea t h er/Oil F ill Plu g . Us e SAE 90 gear oi l . Mai ntai n the c or r ec t oil l ev el . O v er f illin g c a n c a u s e t he o il t o o v er heat and damage s eal s and bear i ngs . T he gear box is s hi pped w ith t emper ar y pl as ti c plug, r em ove and r epl ac e w i th the metal br eather pl ug that is i n t he[...]
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6 C hoos e a l oc at ion w her e the gener ator w ill n ot be ex pos ed t o r ai n, s now or di r ec t s unl i ght. C om m on pl ac es for m ounting y our PT O gener ator ar e to a tr ai l er or a c ement s l ab. H ow ev er y ou c hoos e t o mount the gener ator , mak e s ur e i t c an get as c l os e to t he l oad as pos s i bl e. T hi s w ill ma [...]
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7 L OA D A PP L ICA T ION It is i m por tant t o det er m i ne the t otal el ect r i c al l oad befor e i t i s c onnec t ed t o t he gener ator . T he tw o m aj or fac tor s i n deter m i ni ng the l i fe of a gener ator head ar e: heat buil d up, c aus ed by ov er l oadi ng the gener ator and cor r os i v e c ont ami nants , that at tac k the w i[...]
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8 as the el ect r i c motor w indi ngs . B ec aus e t he heav y s ur ge of c ur r ent is r equi r ed for onl y an i ns tant , the gener ator w ill n ot b e d a m aged i f i t c an br i ng the motor up to s peed i n a few s econds . I f diff i c ulti es i n s tar ting a m otor ar e exper i enc ed, t ur n off al l ot her el ec t r i c al l oads and i[...]
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9 G RO UNDI NG - Al l uni ts m us t be gr ounded. D r i v e a 3/4” or 1” c opper pi pe or r od i nt o the gr ound c los e to the gener ator . T he pi pe/r od m us t penetr ate moi s t ear th. C onnec t an appr ov ed gr ound clam p to t he pi pe. R un a 8 gauge w i r e fr om the c lam p to t he gener ator gr ound s c r ew . D o not c onnec t t o[...]
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10 T R OU B L E S H OOT IN G P r obl e m P oss i bl e C aus e s P oss i ble R e m e di e s Voltage too low . a) Engine s peed too s l ow . b) Gener ator i s over l oaded. a) Inc r eas e tr ac tor R P Ms . b) R educ e t he l oad. ( See Load Appli c at ion s ec t ion of this manual . ) C i r c ui t br eak er tr i ps . a) D efec t ive load c onnec ted[...]