Good day folks.
I just got the deal of a lifetime, in my mind anyway.
I don't know a ton about Listers but One look at this old girl and hearing previous offered prices. I was happy to double all others and offer $600 for it.... Id guess running it's worth at least 10x that.
It was the backup generator for a good sized farm up until 15 years ago when they upgraded. But was running great then and the engine rolls over. I didn't want to attempt starting until I'd had a chance to go over it and make sure everything is good.
I'm struggling with identification of model and year. None of the engine number decoders I can find seen to make sense of it properly. The plate looks to read: Engine # 2590HR219
25HP 1800 rpm
The plate on the generator says Generator No. 2/54617 and has some bearing sizes and information but no kw rating or anything else.
I'd love to know any specifics, ratings and any other information possible. Photo links below.
https://imgur.com/a/t0Yd05aThanks in advance.