Abandoned Generator Startup

Two years ago, my dad closed his greenhouse business and retired, leaving a few things behind. This massive generator was one of them. No one has done anything with the property in the last two years, so here this thing sits unused, until now!

[@FishFind3000]

I’m surprised you haven’t taken this thing back home incase your block looses power. You would be a hero.

[@DanielJaegerFilms]

FishFind3000 funny you mention that because I’m considering buying it and mounting it to a trailer...

[@FishFind3000]

@@DanielJaegerFilms worst case its a backup gen set for the rv

[@tormenmashi_]

@@DanielJaegerFilms why would you need to buy it though, does it still belongs to your dad or did he sold it? just curious sorry I don't know much about these kind of stuff and I'm curious

[@adamjones2025]

@@DanielJaegerFilms Would be a good idea.

[@smallengine]

DanielJaegerFilms do it and make some videos!!!

[@1HotLegendLS]

Tip from an ex AAA employee... When boosting a stone dead battery, leave the boost pack(s) hooked up for 15-30 min before attempting to start. Great video tho *thumbs up*

[@electromechanicalstuff2602]

Stone dead is one thing bad is another. But yes agree with stone dead but a battery that's been dead for over a year won't take a charge cause it's sulphated beyond repair

[@studinthemaking]

Lenny D I was thinking the same thing.

[@jaydak99]

Sometimes it helps to disconnect the dead battery since they act as a load themselves.

[@supergeekjay]

Especially when totally dead cells, they go from capacitive to 100% resistive!

[@connormeechan5784]

Good thing about having a genset in a van if the van battery’s needs a boost swap them over for 5 minutes works a treat👌🏻

[@slideglow]

I was watching you back then, when you were playing with that generator. Absolutely crazy.

[@DanielJaegerFilms]

Seems like just yesterday doesn’t it?

[@100SteveB]

That a nice genset. I think the starter packs would have stood a better chance if you had completely disconnected the flat battery, i guess that old battery was just sucking too much juice out of the start packs.

[@pijvestiemel]

Was my firtst thought exactly

[@joeythefoxxo]

Yeah.

[@CAESARbonds]

This old battery looks bad. It sucks up all the juice. Almost as a short. No wonder the packs did not work.

[@spencerryan2657]

Takes all the panels off. "This generator is super loud!"

[@cincybeck]

Those vented panels honestly do little to nothing for SPL.

[@ElAdri1999]

@@cincybeck probably if you add sound insolation will be better

[@cincybeck]

@@ElAdri1999 Might help a little, but that enclosure wasn't really design for sound dampening. Kohler offers standard weather resistant enclosures and sound dampening enclosures. You usually only find the sound dampening enclosures at residence and hospitals.

[@phalanx3803]

why would you want to stop the sound? it sounds awesome.

[@ElAdri1999]

@@phalanx3803 but you probably will end up mad if you heard that 24/7

[@munnsie100]

Wow, I remember the videos of this generator from years ago... can’t believe I’ve been subscribed for so long, it went so quickly. Scary how time flies!

[@alexpuls8219]

I saw the zip ties N bias plies reference 😂

[@DanielJaegerFilms]

Alex Puls MINTY!!! 👌

[@serverdll]

MIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINT

[@bababooey7576]

You don't need....hehe

[@themotorfreak1]

Oh this is safe... All the safety.

[@67tr876]

Wow the old gen !! Sweet great to see her run I still remember back 2009 or 2008 when you first ran it and I was doing the videos on the gen my building was installing at the time. man time flys

[@michelinman8592]

I haven't watch your videos in years, but this just popped up in my "recommended" section and thought it'd be worth a look. One of the first videos I watched back then was when you were doing a PM on it. My how time does fly by, I didn't even realize your Father retired. Well, best wishes to you and the family!

[@AgustinCesar]

Don´t let that generator go dead forgotten. It would be nice move it back to home and have it as a backup

[@ironmatic1]

1. Bet it’s 208v 3 phase 2. Massively oversized

[@cincybeck]

@@ironmatic1 It has a 12 lead stator, and can be reconnected for what ever voltage he wants, but yes according to the data tag it is currently wired for 120/208.

[@davidperry4013]

@@ironmatic1 If so, than just perform routine maintenance, a new radiator hose, new thermostat, polish it up clean it, and put it on the used market. Then profit $$$.

[@peternotarfrancesco2614]

Agustin Cesar change battery connectors new ones are cheap

[@peternotarfrancesco2614]

David Perry and add a starting fluid injection system and change the battery connectors and maybe a gravity fed fuel tank to help level out the air burping

[@Sama3L]

Brings back memories to the videos where you repaired this thing because of a leaky fuel pump and filter, bad block heater and so on.

[@RosaBeha]

I always find it amusing when people show up with a toy (jumper's kit) and expect to start a big engine with it.

[@1944johndeerel]

I remember your first video! That goes back a few years! You did a demonstration of running the greenhouse off the generator for awhile. It's too bad the place is sitting dormant but that's what happens sometimes. Nice seeing a video there again

[@LectronCircuits]

Keep this generator for all time to come. Cheers!

[@j.j.springer1099]

I'm amazed at how many people on You tube are missing there right arm!

[@hycron1234]

or have never heard of a camera gimbal.

[@eliotmansfield]

Jump packs might say 700 amps, but it’s just for a couple of seconds - a real battery will do that for far longer.

[@realflow100]

yeah like 30 seconds up to a full minute on a fully topped up fresh off the charger good battery

[@d22matt]

This would be my pride and joy if I had one of these beasties at home 😊

[@kirkhathaway4974]

i remember that video!!!You even had a rad view of the exhaust pipe when you started it up!!!

[@Hubjeep]

11:34 Only 201 hours!?!?

[@DanielJaegerFilms]

Hubjeep yeah, hardly ever used!!

[@bigdave6331]

thats worth a lot of money

[@Hubjeep]

@@bigdave6331 To you and me it is (I work on my own stuff and have an early 90's Onan diesel), but someone in a position to need a big unit like that would probably buy a new one. My neighbor got rid of his older 30kw Kohler due to parts availability.

[@isaacvoeller3208]

How much is it worth

[@bigdave6331]

Isaac Voeller 10k or more

[@xV10EXCURSIONx]

Long time subscriber here! I remember the old videos with the generator and the natural gas fueled heaters for the green house I would love to see some vids of the empty green house and old house/shop you used to work out of! Two thumbs up!

[@tylerdunnam1813]

What happened to the greenhouse business?

[@KingJellyfishII]

That's what I was wondering

[@ironhorseindustries547]

Check The Description Its Says Why The Buisness Is Closed

[@BlindBatG34]

You might want to check your glow plugs and harness. My 2012 TDI would start pretty easily even at -5 degrees freedom.

[@cincybeck]

There are no glow plugs on most standby generators, they use a block heater for cold weather, but those John Deere 4039's are still pretty good starting cold.

[@Heckleburger]

@TheOtherWhiteBread0 he is directly referring to his initial statement saying is 2011 TDI had an issue starting that morning. It shouldn't, common rails are tons easier to start then older TDIs. Did you even watch the video?

[@Reaglesracing44_]

what will you do with the generator?

[@QuadroNVS]

I have that same Duralast jump box. I got mine in spring of last year. I used it start up my car, which has a 3.8L V6, multiple times. But then winter came and one day, I for I had left my inverter plugged in to the 12v outlet. For whatever reason, this jump pack let me down. I keep it stored indoors all the time and the battery is always topped off. I ended up purchasing the NOCO Genius battery jump pack that same day which was able to start my car without a hitch. Now that Duralast jump box isn't completely useless, the air compressor is awesome and have the ability to plug in 12v and USB for power and charging makes that a mobile power station. But a jump box it is not, especially in the dead of winter. FYI The CCA on the jump box states 700, my car requires 650.

[@FishFind3000]

QuadroNVS I use the jump n carry. There build solid. It’s used by commercial roadside repairs and dealerships.

[@chainsawsandgenerators9952]

need to replace the hoses on that pig, next time starting up a generator that has been sitting, open up the dog house, had one where a possum was living in it, the owner started it, no more possum and smoked the alternator. those generators are built like a brick shit house, seen them with over 14000 hours on it before any issues. on the door, how it says "fast response" it referrers to the voltage regulation system, not how fast it can start.

[@RODALCO2007]

Great video. Diesel starting batteries need good clean connections. As you said in the beginning of the video. The starter booster pack was light. That means usually that there is a small battery in it. Voltage drop was too high hence the clicking of the starter solenoid. Nice genset.

[@hogsworthhammer9211]

Preserve this generator in running condition for all time to come.

[@jacobhemmen8357]

YES!!!!! I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO. THANK YOU!!! You should keep the generator and full load test it

[@Youngbl33zy]

Wow i’m really impressed with how light this is. *not big enough to turn the motor* me: you don’t say?!?

[@arcadeuk]

A really common youtuber mistake (especially with the car guys) is to try and start an engine with a dead battery and a jumper pack. In reality these jumper packs can only supply about 100CCA if you are lucky, whereas your average proper battery will be 400-800 CCA. The proper way to go is to left the jump pack charge the dead battery so that the start can then be supplied from the much higher peak current battery when it's time to start. If the dead battery is too far gone, it's just going to effectively short out the jumper pack and leave even less available current for the start. Thankfully unlike 90% of everyone else, you worked out to go and grab a battery and make sure it was properly connected 👍

[@perryraybuck1239]

You should try to revive your dad's Greenhouse business there's so much good and cool stuff in there still. Like the heaters, and the fans. Hurry up before the building gets torn down!

[@emmetdonnelly2072]

Hi there. What age was the old battery? When completely dead they draw a huge amount of power from the donor battery. The little jump starter is good though for jumping batteries that aren't completely dead but just need a little help.

[@throttlebottle5906]

"never quite reaches 180"...... because it's a 160 to 165F thermostat and under high load it would run a bit hotter, but they run them on lower t-stat's on purpose since it's a fixed RPM and stationary device...

[@JasonHalversonjaydog]

i thought the battery clamps seemed awfully loose but when you hooked the jump pack directly to the starter and it didn't work i wondered but then at the end after holding the clamp tight with the pliers i'm guessing that was the issue

[@rupe53]

I was installing these in the 90s and it was an expensive set when they were new. The engine will run forever... or until another part fails and gums up the works.

[@elcaminosunlimited]

That's a quality genset. Id love to have it.

[@TugboatMatt]

elcaminosunlimited we have the same unit on a tug I work on. Great unit. I think my boss paid $17k for it about 10 years ago brand new from the Cummins dealer

[@torque395]

Where in Missouri are you located at? I am in Springfield. Usually doesn't get all that cold in this part of the state, but it's been worse than usual the past few winters. Also, what engine is that on the generator?

[@lilclacla1610]

Hey if that place still exists could you maybe do another power up of that generator and try to turn some of the fans on

[@klc317]

Nice. Sad to see the place abandoned. That'd make one hell of a paint booth!!

[@neilmurphy845]

Ya hopefully it can be put to good use I remember he used to work on the tractor for that garden

[@Somebody3120]

just curious about what engines on the genney? Also it sounds very similar to a Toyota 1HZ starting up. So cool

[@terry141186]

Pretty sure it's a Deere 6 series maybe a 6090?

[@Somebody3120]

@@terry141186I found it. It’s a John Deere 4045 built in 1995

[@IanGSully]

What kind of engine does it have? I almost wonder if it has a John Deere or... I have no clue

[@MAGWolf]

Our TDI 3.0 2012 touareg starts in -30 like a champ. Guess its time for a new battery for you.

[@jim5870]

Looks like you were growing bedding plants?

[@notyoung]

Jump packs work by transferring some charge to the engine's primary battery which they couldn't do because the negative battery cable was so loose. If you don't have a wrench, just grab a rock and hammer the terminal down a little farther on the post to get a better connection. I'll bet the new jump starter - with it's probably 18AH battery - would have worked if that terminal had been tight. The two packs together definitely would have worked had the cable been tight and you let the jumper packs have 5 minutes to charge the original battery - that battery can deliver many more amps than the jumper packs so you need to ensure it's used. I've been doing shadetree mechanic work for almost 60 years now and a covered battery can survive a long time. One of my Group 24 batteries (used for jump starting) is from 2004 and still takes a charge ;-)

[@thegmguy1]

I would take as a backup generator for your house

[@christophernye4032]

I buy and sell used commercial and industrial generators. Kohlers are great machines!

[@postersm7141]

Did you ever put a load on the generator?

[@coondogtheman]

You should take that generator home that thing is a beast. You could power the whole block with that.

[@jaymitchell1181]

Is your dad no longer in the plant business

[@TechOut]

Who owns the property now?

[@jaredlazaron8414]

The AutoZone jump packs suck. Mine lasted about 9 months just using it on Garden Tractors.

[@demoscottgaminglounge6315]

You should see if you can bring it back towards your house so you can use it as home generator 😂

[@Destroyer-co9yk]

What business did your dad do?

[@mfslyphantom8811]

Why does a greenhouse need a backup generator at all? Upfront I’ll say I don’t know shit about growing plants but if the power goes out the worst that would happen is the plants would have to use natural light or no?

[@high1voltage1rules]

Dam that things a beast and great start up video!yeah them cheap start up packs are never that good! That’s awesome how your truck has 2x 12 batteries 💯👍 I can’t believe that’s left alone in a vacant building! You should take that thing home and stick it on a trailer for emergency power loss. Thanks for sharing” enjoyed this video enough to subscribe buddy 😉👍 👍👍👍👍👍THUMBS UP👍👍👍👍👍 Anthony, United Kingdom

[@bobo-wf1jv]

Scotty, I need power .. Aye, Captain .. we're givin' it all we can. Success .....

[@zachhefner2453]

Is the greenhouse operation for sale?

[@walterneely8411]

If that were my fathers place I would have that genset at my house if I had to drag it down main street

[@dljones61]

feb of 2024, any updates to this generator, did you end up buying it for yourself

[@stephennagy6026]

Deere 4039. Worked on one of those exact generators a little while back

[@aquatrax123]

Not sure if it would damage something, but I would disconnect the battery and then jump it. My guess is the battery is drawing a lot of current which is taking away from the starter.

[@williamvaughan1218]

Why did you not put a electrical load on it?

[@somerandomguy3868]

Might have checked the air filter before starting, also don't expect it to come up to temp on a cold day and no load

[@c490cuK]

Are you going to sell it or what?????

[@dougb27]

I think the pack would’ve worked if it wasn’t for the terminal. My 7.3 wouldn’t start and would tick like that unless it was tight enough to almost break it. The accessories still came on though. Also, do you still have that? If so and assuming you’re not gonna use it for something else, would you sell it?

[@London_UK654]

How many years generator sat there

[@Imwright720]

It’s a diesel. They always start

[@leostechnikkanal]

Does the generator itself still work?

[@lanboy2014]

Awesome video. Odd question but, do you think your father would be interested in selling those black nursery pots?

[@fennboii]

You should try restoring it and cleaning it so it's nice and good for use!

[@willislawns]

Is the gen for sale?

[@ike2167]

What part of Missouri are you in?

[@isaacvoeller3208]

What happened to the greenhouse. Why was it abandoned? That is too bad

[@joeltyler3427]

If you read the description of the video. He closed down the business and reretired.

[@neilmurphy845]

@@joeltyler3427 ow I forgot

[@isaacvoeller3208]

I see

[@Sugarkryptonite]

Anyone know what engine is in that thing? Are they actually Kohler made or just rebranded?

[@Ozzie4Para]

Was this greenhouse in central FL by any chance?

[@anythingthatmoves9609]

Where you at? I’m in the kc mo area

[@elliothenning8791]

you should keep that generator going and make more videos of it, that's a good generator

[@a4andrei]

I guess KZbin knows what I like to watch at 5 AM

[@corysgardentractors7084]

what ever happend to the kubota?

[@rorybailey3279]

9.20 to 9.35 how she just smooths out ands sings away beautiful

[@WildWildWeasel]

I was there when you first did a video with that generator and stuff. I'm subbed to your channel since before that haha.

[@ils360]

Man I haven't seen the greenhouse in a long time I think I remember that video that you made years and years ago on that generator that's crazy

[@MontanaGrizzly73]

At first, that noise was the starter chattering due to low voltage/current from the start setup. Hope you didnt mess the pinion gear up from hitting the flywheel like that. Oh well, if it's not yours, I suppose there's no damage. Great set, hate to see it sitting and wasting away like that. Thanks.

[@JUST_ONE_ID10T]

He should rent out the greenhouse so its not going to hell without being used.

[@JUST_ONE_ID10T]

Or get into the medical pot business. LMFAO or if it gets legalized and he can get a license to grow it. It would make for great videos and it would get lots of views on videos.

[@classekaka]

Why both generator and grid power for a green house?

[@rickb3288]

If the grid stops supplying power, you need a back up source. If not, you might lose 100% of the plants being grown.

[@bpetnoi1472]

I am assuming when you removed the old battery you had loosen the cable clamps on the old battery off camera. If not that was a very very good reason why it would not start with that high resistance through the loose clamps. You can only push so much voltage through corroded lead clamps. In fact, you could have measured the voltage drop across the clamps and battery terminals and it would have told you if that was the issue, but again if you just took those clamps off by hand it was most likely the reason why the booster packs failed to turn the engine over.

[@sw6188]

A jump starter is not designed to start an engine on its own. It is designed to bring a recently flattened battery back up to a level where it will start the engine. When I say 'recently flattened' I am talking about a situation where you came home and left the headlights on in your car, then came out half an hour later and the battery is down to the point where it won't start the engine. Not a battery in a genset that's been dead for months or years. In addition, I noticed that when you connected the negative clip of the jump pack to the terminal on the battery, it was as loose as hell. There is no way that the jump starter would even be able to try to lift the voltage on that battery with the terminal not being tight.

[@leexgx]

That first one is a booster pack not a jump starter even thought it says it is a jump starter on it (need to let it charge the battery up for about 5 minuets, I am surprised that battery wasn't shorted out)

[@JoshKilen]

very nice old cold start.

[@taylorsutherland6973]

As a generator tech ...this was painful to watch That is a 3.9L John Deere Saran engine. Made in France. They are great engines.

[@ShainAndrews]

It's like he pays no mind to the loose terminal... just throws a clamp on top.

[@shanek6582]

Is it for sale?

[@woodstockenvy4666]

The nicest sound on the planet during a power outage.

[@dieseldime]

Do you still have it?

[@jmr9974]

The Excursion always saves the day

[@mrdummy_nl]

Should you not remove dead battery? Because many forgot dead batterij has also some resistance and will eat some energy away try to charge up again (it acts also little as shortcut). There is less energy left for start motor. In normal starting scenes, the main battery is NOT dead but has little energy in. Just not enough to start it. That is why jump starters are small, they still need help of weakened battery to start. Heavy situations where battery is dead, you need bigger jumpstarter or replace battery. Then it will start.

[@masters1ful]

this is what the school air conditioner sounds like

[@strietermarinesurvey1415]

I bought a pallet of those Duralast chargers exactly the same 3 years ago and I gave them away as gifts, I ended up with a few left and none of them still work! Sorry bud them are junk!

[@cjkturtle9762]

We had one just like that for our house in the Bahamas. Unfortunately it was washed over by hurricane Dorian.

[@johnhershey4010]

Y you guys stopped using the place