Generators?

[Big_Gunz_]

Originally Posted by Lucky13

just found this, it's actually in my town....
Onan 4.0 RV Generator

is it just me or does 300 hours sound like a lot? opinions on this one?

That's an older model and it might be a little loud. 300 hours on a genny that's properly mantained is nothing. These gennys will last 800 to 1000 hours if you change the oil, air filter, fuel filter and spark plugs normally, I have just under 300 hours on mine and its 3 years old.

Look for something like this, its quiet and doesn't use a lot of gas.'

ONAN generator MODLE 4KYFA26100K 4000 ONLY 28HR ON IT:eBay Motors (item 110423585736 end time Aug-19-09 00:27:01 PDT)

[Lucky13]

huh..ok...

[Big_Gunz_]

Originally Posted by Lucky13

Well no TV...don't really care about that at this point. I'm used to just having to have the generator ON to run the TV anyway though.....? Then when the generator is on it does charge up the batteries, correct?

The fridge converts back to gas when on the auto setting and that part I understand.

Big gunz, you see the link to the Onan on CL?

um am I confused...do generatos not have there own fuel tank on them? how would the other guy have run his generator.....? I am not talking about running it nonstop for the whole weekend I'm talking about running it when I need the AC and micro on...?

I have no intention of adding a fuel station to it...and I know tons of people that run generator's who don't have a fueling station so what would they be doing? I want to do that.......lol

Yes, the generator will charge the batteries, if you have a charger installed. I'd call the guy you bought it from and ask him about it. He might have taken everything out of the rig when he removed the genny.

Not all generators have a fuel tank on them. Smaller outside one do (like my Kipor 3K), but the ones I've seen installed in toy haulers have and fuel tank installed. You don't want a fuel station, but you'll still need a fuel tank to run the generator. Lets say you need to run the AC, really hot weekend, for 5 to 6 hours a day. The Onan 4k uses about 1/2 gallon of gas an hour under half load and 2/3 a gallon of gas under full load. Plus, you need to run it at night to cook or watch TV (if you happen to bring one). So total you run your generator for 8 hours a day, roughly 4 to 5 gallons of gas a day. If you make a 3 to 4 day run, you'll need 15 to 20 gallons of gas just for the generator. I would say this is the worse case scenario, but it can happen.

[Big_Gunz_]

Originally Posted by Lucky13

huh..ok...

The one I posted is contained in its own little box, really quiet. The one you're looking at is open (no box to muffle the noise) and can be loud if not insulated.

[Lucky13]

yeah i'm overwhelmed. It's so confusing to me to read all this different stuff...blahhhhhhhhhhh. i'm going to go home and regroup. lol.

[vermin99]

My generator on my moho had an air leak and sucked up a bunch of dirt and the thing is so old they don't make parts for it. I went and bought 2 Honda 2000 inverter generators. They are awesome and I can use them for other things too. One generator will run everything in the motorhome except the A/C. and are very fuel efficient. There is a parallel cable to hook both generators in series for an output of 4k but I haven't bought one yet but ave talked to a couple of people and they said it works great. This route isn't the cheapest or the most convenient way to go but IMO it is the most versatile and glad I did it this way.

[ThatTwoStrokeGuy]

either a Honda EU series ORRRRRRR


any other generator with a supertrapp exhaust (UBER quiet, like run all night quiet in some situations)

[Autophysn]

I was going to say something, but it all has been said by my fellow sand compadres, So I will just Post whore LOL!

[Big_Gunz_]

Originally Posted by Lucky13

yeah i'm overwhelmed. It's so confusing to me to read all this different stuff...blahhhhhhhhhhh. i'm going to go home and regroup. lol.

Sorry for all the confusing stuff Lucky. If you have a RV place near you, take it down there and have someone look at it. Ask them to check the wiring, look for a transfer switch, inverter, battery charger and if you have a fuel tank. Once you figure that out, you can start looking into the best route to go to fit your needs.

If your rig is not equipped with most of the stuff above, you may want to look into something like this. Its not a name brand so I can't say anything about it, but its something to look at. If you go this route, put it in the bed of your truck, lock in down with a thick chain and big padlock, and plug it into your shore power outlet. It says its only 69dBA which is pretty quiet and it will run for 12 hours on 4 gallons of gas.

NEW 4400 WATT GAS GENERATOR W/ ELECTRIC START RV - eBay (item 310161124454 end time Aug-20-09 14:22:58 PDT)

[Lucky13]

I went to the storage place to do a few things inside and checked out the generator compartment. So I also saw a silver box with a red button on it, almost looked like a reset button? Then from the box there is a chunk of wires that goes up into the trailer. Of course the chunk of wires is in a silver insulated cover but thats what I would assume is underneath there.

so when you say hook it into the shore power you mean to buy the chord that goes from the generator to the big 3 prong plug in on the side of the trailer, the same place you'd hook into if you were going to plug into like city power from your house for example....right?