I made a generator out of a salvaged water cooled three cylinder Kubota and an ST 10k gen head. Powers most of the house and burns 1 gallon of diesel every 4 hours.
Heres a pic of the test and tune stage.
I need mine for security and sport. It is a necessity and a luxury. To come from the angle that I need to explain this or lose it is a dishonest angle. That implies my rights depend on another persons belief and that is not so.
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