Just purchased a nice diesel engine .. Hope to put a generator on it .

[livingston]

This is the same model
from a lister website
These little singles are great for loads under 5kW.
7.3 horsepower and 5.4kW at 1800 rpm.
Fuel consumption is pretty attractive as well - 2.8 pts/hr at full load.

 

[freddy]

This is the same model
from a lister website
These little singles are great for loads under 5kW.
7.3 horsepower and 5.4kW at 1800 rpm.
Fuel consumption is pretty attractive as well - 2.8 pts/hr at full load.

Nice. No doubt, of the fossil fuels, diesel will be the last to go.

 

[Robin]

Well thats pretty cool and all, love that motor, but if I had all that fabrication equipment I could probably afford the Ingersoll Rand diesel generator to power the whole block. Seems he could have bought an old electric Towmotor and had that little engine pun the DC motor in reverse for a lot less money and time.
Robin

 

[livingston]

 

[Jmac00]

I have a (circa 1955) SR 2, it has an estimated 700,000 to 1,000,000 hours on it. The story I have about it is, it was the only power source for a bar down in Florida (some place in the keys) back in the 50's. The guy that built my BOL brought it up from Florida in 1986. He ran the Lister every day he was at the cabin (about 8 to 10 hours a day) he used it to run a 2400 watt 40 gal water heater. when he was heating water, he couldn't run anything else in the cabin. I picked up the property in 2009 and I ran the Lister for two summers but that's when I decided to convert everything over to solar and batteries. In 2012 the generator part crapped out, I think it just needs new brushes. But the Lister part still runs great. but it needs a complete rebuild and all new bearings.

I haven't run a generator since installing the solar panels and batteries.

 

[FrankenCub]

How much do these little diesels go for? Pretty cool idea for a generator. Being that old I bet they will run on anything close to diesel fuel. I'm stocking up on used ATF and some used motor oil for my truck so it would be great to run from the same stock.

 

[squib]

Please PM me your address. I'm afraid of the dark and would like to visit when the SHTF

 

[livingston]

This is pretty informative

 

[livingston]

I paid 1200 for mine ... Good price .. bad price .. I don't know . I have followed listers for years and this is the first one I have run across locally for sale . I talked to a lister "guru" up in Alaska and he said this machine would handle a 5 KW generator head mounted directly to the machine . I thought it would only handle a 3.5 KW head .. The head would be $1200 fob from Alaska.
This is his website.
Lister diesel parts overhaul kits spares and/or repair service parts aftermarket parts and/or lister
I could buy from other places but (the head ) however his knowledge of listers could be invaluable .. If I run into unforeseen problems with this engine.
Lister Diesel Engines - SmokStak
The EPA will not allow these engines into the USA as they have never been tested for their emissions tests . These engines now are made in India (small companies ) And no way they will shell out a half million to test them for the US market . A 6/1 sells for around 1000 in Canada and 3-4 000 here in the US as the supply has diminished . Some folks are bringing in parts (that is OK ) and then putting then together . to get around this , However I understand the EPA could come after you and fine you or prison time for skirting the "LAW" ... This is a 6/1 that I would love to have someday . They only turn at 650 rpms ... So very long life and very fuel efficient .

 

[livingston]

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[FrankenCub]

This is actually the first I've seen of these Lister engines so I don't know if that would be a good price either. But considering the little Chinese diesels that are really low HP are somewhere around $300 and might last a couple years, and the obvious quality of the Lister, it's looking like a good price. It's too bad the EPA gotta stick their noses in everything. These engines will never produce the amount of toxins in their lifespan than any car will in a year. They're even going after closed course race bikes now, which years past they left alone.
For the price though, me being a cheap ass, I guess I'd be better off going the junk yard route. Maybe an Isuzu diesel out of a wrecked box truck. Little 4cyl will have no problem powering a gen head.
Cool little engine you got there I love how simple and robust it is.