red-beard,
Thanks for your willingness to share your knowledge AND your patience with those of us that are eager to know more! I was a bit shocked when jims5543 stated that his propane generator appeared to use 70 gallons of propane a day but after investigating further that is in line with estimated hourly consumption. Like others have stated, a diesel engine may be much better suited for this application; however, diesel configurations are way more expensive... unless the unit providing the power is already available (think - tractors).
I was speaking with my younger brother this morning regarding this generator quandary and he mentioned using my tractor with a pto-driven generator head. A quick search revealed that these heads can be purchased much cheaper that the cost of a complete propane-fueled package. During my search I discovered that issues may arise from the usage of pto-driven generators -
Tractor-Driven Generators: Producing Quality Power
Would you share your thoughts about diesel pto-driven generators (or did I already answer my question with the link above which quite clearly lists a plethora of cautionary warnings about such configurations)?