What part number and source for the solburg filter silensor…? This is the ‘real beef’ in your build….great share and tech info….I have the kubota setup similar to your engine’s Layout Maybe the same part number….great news.
Hi Raymond. It’s been so long I can hardly remember, but I’m pretty sure I ordered it from McMaster-Carr. I believe it’s 1-1/4” NPT but might be 1-1/2”. You might be able to find it elsewhere for less but it’s important to get the filter/silencer version, not just the filter-only which is cheaper, if you’re trying to quiet the thing down. www.mcmaster.com/9828K44/
@@chrisbeck8182 thanks buddy I dissected your video and went to their site. I have some issues to work out on this gen set…it was home built…so some minor mods to make it more reliable in a off grid setting…I may swap in a 4 pole just to see if it’s worth it….the original 2 pole was rated in the 3.5 to 4 Kw range The 4 pole is maybe 8kw and about twice the size.
@@offgridmangogrower use the 4 pole if you can. The 2 pole I have lacks peak surge current capability. It won’t start a split phase well pump or sump pump even though the running amps are well within it’s capacity. That big flywheel stores a lot of energy and will allow a larger alternator to give a peak power quite above what the engine can provide steady-state. I’d have used a 5kW 4-pole if I didn’t run across the 3.2kW 2-pole at a screaming deal I couldn’t pass up.
@@chrisbeck8182 that’s great advice I was just wanted the engine to be closer to peak torque curve….and not see parts a flying… But the center mass is I’m sure 120% over them puny 2 poles I also have a 120/240 Chinese head bought along with a massive lister clone single diesel……I’m getting pumped to match em up.
@@offgridmangogrower I’m running the engine just a wee bit over 1800 rpm to get 3600 at the alternator. 8” drive pulley and 4.2” driven. That was the closet to 4” available. It seems pretty happy and with 3kW load the engine runs clean and has quite a bit left.
That's incredible, just yesterday I was trying to look those small horizontal diesels up yet again for almost exactly the same purpose as you have done. Except that I would use it as a backup to charge a battery bank with it. The main charging method would be by renewable energy. Solar, wind, small scale hydro etc. I'm interested to know about the fuel consumption with your unit. Do you have any of that data? I believe that is an inexpensive copy of a superior Kubota engine that they made for many, many years, but unfortunately I think Kubota has stopped making them.
It is indeed a copy-ish of a German design that was copied by the Japanese (Kubota). Kubota made them up until quite recently, but only for the Asia-Pacific area. They may still make them, I haven't looked recently. As far as fuel consumption I do not know exactly, but it should be similar to any of the other diesels of similar vintage design.
Honestly, and not joking, I read it on the Internet somewhere. It might have been in the Kubota literature. I think they called these the "Z" series? It's been a good 10 years since.... I guess you could call every Diesel a descendant of German design since Rudolph Diesel was German. ;-)
@@chrisbeck8182 I came across some more information about that, it looks like Deutz created them first in an air cooled version, then Yanmar started making a water cooled version in 1933. There's some in the videos of antique engine fairs on UA-cam.
I happened to come across a kubota style one on Craigslist …. set up originally as a marine generator…..(now in an open frame) its a bit noisy….and some mods are needed (electric pump) to make it more reliable…..
You could run it 24/7, particularly if you remove the cooling hopper and convert it to a closed cooling system. There was some info on the web about that a number of years ago. I’ve kept mine as-is since I only use it as backup and it makes it more portable.
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I like it very small diesel generator
What part number and source for the solburg filter silensor…?
This is the ‘real beef’ in your build….great share and tech info….I have the kubota setup similar to your engine’s
Layout
Maybe the same part number….great news.
Hi Raymond. It’s been so long I can hardly remember, but I’m pretty sure I ordered it from McMaster-Carr. I believe it’s 1-1/4” NPT but might be 1-1/2”. You might be able to find it elsewhere for less but it’s important to get the filter/silencer version, not just the filter-only which is cheaper, if you’re trying to quiet the thing down. www.mcmaster.com/9828K44/
@@chrisbeck8182 thanks buddy
I dissected your video and went to their site.
I have some issues to work out on this gen set…it was home built…so some minor mods to make it more reliable in a off grid setting…I may swap in a 4 pole just to see if it’s worth it….the original 2 pole was rated in the 3.5 to 4
Kw range
The 4 pole is maybe 8kw and about twice the size.
@@offgridmangogrower use the 4 pole if you can. The 2 pole I have lacks peak surge current capability. It won’t start a split phase well pump or sump pump even though the running amps are well within it’s capacity. That big flywheel stores a lot of energy and will allow a larger alternator to give a peak power quite above what the engine can provide steady-state. I’d have used a 5kW 4-pole if I didn’t run across the 3.2kW 2-pole at a screaming deal I couldn’t pass up.
@@chrisbeck8182 that’s great advice
I was just wanted the engine to be closer to peak torque curve….and not see parts a flying…
But the center mass is I’m sure 120% over them puny 2 poles
I also have a 120/240 Chinese head bought along with a massive lister clone single diesel……I’m getting pumped to match em up.
@@offgridmangogrower I’m running the engine just a wee bit over 1800 rpm to get 3600 at the alternator. 8” drive pulley and 4.2” driven. That was the closet to 4” available. It seems pretty happy and with 3kW load the engine runs clean and has quite a bit left.
thats really impressive
at cutting down the racket
we have a kubota set up....same design...how do order the filter box and muffler..?
Ficou bom...Quantos HP ou CV tem o motor e gera quantos kvs?
Did you ever run it long enough to see your fuel consumption….price of gas draws me back to using red diesel.
this is the matching model
That's incredible, just yesterday I was trying to look those small horizontal diesels up yet again for almost exactly the same purpose as you have done. Except that I would use it as a backup to charge a battery bank with it. The main charging method would be by renewable energy. Solar, wind, small scale hydro etc.
I'm interested to know about the fuel consumption with your unit. Do you have any of that data?
I believe that is an inexpensive copy of a superior Kubota engine that they made for many, many years, but unfortunately I think Kubota has stopped making them.
It is indeed a copy-ish of a German design that was copied by the Japanese (Kubota). Kubota made them up until quite recently, but only for the Asia-Pacific area. They may still make them, I haven't looked recently. As far as fuel consumption I do not know exactly, but it should be similar to any of the other diesels of similar vintage design.
@@chrisbeck8182 That's great to know. Do you know anything more about the German design? Where did you get the information?
Honestly, and not joking, I read it on the Internet somewhere. It might have been in the Kubota literature. I think they called these the "Z" series? It's been a good 10 years since.... I guess you could call every Diesel a descendant of German design since Rudolph Diesel was German. ;-)
@@chrisbeck8182 I came across some more information about that, it looks like Deutz created them first in an air cooled version, then Yanmar started making a water cooled version in 1933. There's some in the videos of antique engine fairs on UA-cam.
I happened to come across a kubota style one on Craigslist …. set up originally as a marine generator…..(now in an open frame) its a bit noisy….and some mods are needed (electric pump) to make it more reliable…..
What kind of belt you used?
can you run it 24 7 if you connect it to large diesel tank?
You could run it 24/7, particularly if you remove the cooling hopper and convert it to a closed cooling system. There was some info on the web about that a number of years ago. I’ve kept mine as-is since I only use it as backup and it makes it more portable.
@@chrisbeck8182 thanks alot 🌷
Re: Peak demand, would a capacitor bank be useful?
It's possible it might help.
Jos