Many years ago, Ron Teljeur of Surrey, B.C.-based Acorn Wood Floors was working on a job with his late brother Mark. "We had been asked by one of the companies we subcontracted for to install and finish a floor in a brand new development. The problem was there was no power in this new subdivision, and they were just building the model homes. We told the builder that we needed major power to run our sanding equipment, so they rented a 20,000-watt generator to power our Hummel. Things started well, but by noon we noticed a lag on startup. We went outside to see 20-plus trades plugged in to our generator. My brother was not happy, so he just started pulling everything that wasn't ours. There was A LOT of swearing as the tools came to a stop, but we didn't feel like having to pay for a motor rewind for being nice guys."
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