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Show ' 1 WEEKLY jlJIlp A Service Of The Thor Research Center For Better Farm Living Several readers have sent in questions about farm shop specifications specifi-cations and equipment. QUESTION: What do you consider con-sider a good size for a farm shop building? ANSWER: When constructing a special building for your shop, we suggest you make it at least 30x3C feet and design it in such a way that it can be lengthened at a latei date if needs require. Include space for tools, benches, building materials, heating unit, and foi safe working on farm equipment. Make the door at least IS ieel wide and 10 feet high so tractors and other equipment can be driver inside. Sturdy tubular frame is also carrying car-rying handle for this generator. QUESTION: I'm planning to get a portable electric generator for my farm and am wondering what size to buy. What do you suggest? ANSWER. A good size generator gener-ator for the average farm has a capacity of 5 kilowatts, supplies 115 volts of direct current. Things to look for: Carrying handle for easy moving, full shock-mounting with direct connected coupling, heavy-duty rewind starter, two three-pronged receptacles, also accommodating standard two-prong two-prong plugs. Buy your portable electric generator with an eye toward to-ward using it for on-the-spot powering pow-ering of portable electric tools around the farm, as well as for emergency power. QUESTION: I'm rewiring my workshop. What spacing would you recommend for the light outlets? out-lets? My shop is 26x32. ANSWER: Figurt a ceiling light every 200 square feet, to eliminate shadows over wide areas where you may be working on equipment parked in the shop. Over the work benches there should be lighting outlets every 8 to 10 feet to provide pro-vide brighter illumination in these close-work areas. You should have 115-volt service to accommodate any electric power tools you may want to use. i |