A few years ago my Dad bought a "Winpower" 12 KVA pto generator. We used it daily for about two months while framing his house. When we were nearly finished it stopped generating. The problem turned out to be a burned out diode.

After contacting Winpower we found out that their dealer, a fellow named Daryll, was in rural Washington not too far from us. On a Monday morning we drove out and found the address, it was a large dairy operation with the typical small older farmhouse. There was no Winpower sign anywhere.

After spending quite awhile knocking on the door and waiting, we finally drove over to the next farm, since we saw people moving around over there. We explained to this famer that we were looking for Daryll the Winpower parts man. He told us that we had the right house, but that we "Really have to raise heck with the door, Daryll was out dirtbiking yesterday and he'll be sleeping in"

We did as instructed and met Daryll, who was maybe 17 years old and rubbing sleep from his eyes. He took the info and in about two weeks our diode arrived in the mail!

Very strange transaction!

Glen