Yep. I wished I went that route as I have a 500gal propane tank for heat. I could just make a generator shed right next to it and I'd be good to go. But my parents were downsizing their house and sold me their brand new in box 5500w generator for $500 (the Home Depot tag was still on there for 800. I'll get a propane generator eventually. Until then I'll keep several gallons of gasoline and fuel stabilizer on hand.
Buy non-ethanol fuel.
Check on a gas to propane conversion kit for the engine on your generator.
Some generators are dual fuel capable right out of the box.
Edit: Oops, didn't read all the comments. Qwerty beat me to it.
You do know they make conversion kits for generators to use propane, if they are gas generator. I found a conversion kit for mine and tested it, so this way I can use a handful of different options for fuel. Get your generator model # and check on Google "+ conversion kit", and maybe your model can have an adapter fitted for different fuels including propane.
No, had no idea. I'll definitely look into it. Thanks!
I first need to see if 5500W is enough anyway before I start to take that on as I'll be buying more freezers soon as I have some of my steers processed.
Be cautious about hooking a generator to your big tank. It might be against zoning or the policies of your propane company.
Also, I had briefly thought about hooking up a grill to a line from the house until a friend mentioned that if I would forget to turn off the grill properly with a 20# tank, I would lose a little propane and a few dollars. If I made the same error while hooked up to the big tank, I would be at risk of losing hundreds of dollars.
After considering what he said, I decided running to the propane dealer didn't seem like a big inconvenience.
Very good to know. Thanks!
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