Since Rick's already mentioned the Generac 36G that I suckered him into,
here's the album that probably did him in.
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/g3781-generac-impact-36g-plus-ii-installation.html
It was fine until about 75 hours of operation, then it gave trouble which I
don't even want to think about, much less discuss now. To get rid of it, I
found, on sale at Lowes, a TroyBilt portable generator. Here's its
installation album:
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/g5330-troybilt-generator-installation.html
That was a somewhat more difficult installation, but turned out better.
The performance has been VASTLY better. I recently changed the oil in it,
probably for the first time since installing it in 2009. And that's the
ONLY thing I've done to it maintenance-wise since completing the
installation. It ALWAYS cranks right up, takes any load it's offered
without even surging, and runs until I shut it down, which has been a
couple of days later during a storm some years ago. It IS noisy, even with
two mufflers, but since we mostly use it during noon stops, it doesn't
really bother us nor neighbors ('tho' we did once in a campground have
neighbors behind us ask me to move my truck back between us to deflect some
of the sound). I wouldn't go back to any previous generator.
Ken H.
Americus, GA
'76 X-Birchaven w/Cad500/Howell EFI & EBL,
Manny Brakes & 1-Ton, Troy-Bilt APU, etc., etc., etc.
www.gmcwipersetc.com
On Sun, Sep 22, 2019 at 7:06 PM Richard Denney via Gmclist <
> Ha! If GMC made a 23’ flatbed trailer, maybe.
>
> A local ham club I play radio with was gifted a 30KW Kohler, which used a
> (large) four-cylinder diesel. We put it on a flatbed trailer, installed a
> tank, restored it, and for a while we used it to power a contesting site
> occupied by 20 people, all with campers and RVs, and not to mention the
> 1500-watt radios. Tom Phipps will remember that. That trailer required a
> substantial tow vehicle.
>
> But what fits in a 23’ coach is the $64 question. Nothing does. That
> Generac Impact 36G was the only one that was designed for RV use. The
> Impact “Plus” version was not that bad, once the birthing issues were
> resolved. But I use it about two dozen hours a year, while Johnnie’s
> radio-station gig trucks probably did that every week for 40 weeks a year.
> Actually, it’s less than that—I don’t think I have 200 hours on it yet.
>
> 26’ coaches present more options.
>
> Rick “who designed his generator compartment to provide relatively easy tip
> access” Denney
>
> On Sun, Sep 22, 2019 at 6:08 PM Emery Stora via Gmclist <
>
> > Will that fit in a 23’ GMC ?
> >
> > --
> '73 X-Glacier 230 "Jaws"
> Northern Virginia
> Offlist email: rick at rickdenney dot com
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here's the album that probably did him in.
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/g3781-generac-impact-36g-plus-ii-installation.html
It was fine until about 75 hours of operation, then it gave trouble which I
don't even want to think about, much less discuss now. To get rid of it, I
found, on sale at Lowes, a TroyBilt portable generator. Here's its
installation album:
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/g5330-troybilt-generator-installation.html
That was a somewhat more difficult installation, but turned out better.
The performance has been VASTLY better. I recently changed the oil in it,
probably for the first time since installing it in 2009. And that's the
ONLY thing I've done to it maintenance-wise since completing the
installation. It ALWAYS cranks right up, takes any load it's offered
without even surging, and runs until I shut it down, which has been a
couple of days later during a storm some years ago. It IS noisy, even with
two mufflers, but since we mostly use it during noon stops, it doesn't
really bother us nor neighbors ('tho' we did once in a campground have
neighbors behind us ask me to move my truck back between us to deflect some
of the sound). I wouldn't go back to any previous generator.
Ken H.
Americus, GA
'76 X-Birchaven w/Cad500/Howell EFI & EBL,
Manny Brakes & 1-Ton, Troy-Bilt APU, etc., etc., etc.
www.gmcwipersetc.com
On Sun, Sep 22, 2019 at 7:06 PM Richard Denney via Gmclist <
> Ha! If GMC made a 23’ flatbed trailer, maybe.
>
> A local ham club I play radio with was gifted a 30KW Kohler, which used a
> (large) four-cylinder diesel. We put it on a flatbed trailer, installed a
> tank, restored it, and for a while we used it to power a contesting site
> occupied by 20 people, all with campers and RVs, and not to mention the
> 1500-watt radios. Tom Phipps will remember that. That trailer required a
> substantial tow vehicle.
>
> But what fits in a 23’ coach is the $64 question. Nothing does. That
> Generac Impact 36G was the only one that was designed for RV use. The
> Impact “Plus” version was not that bad, once the birthing issues were
> resolved. But I use it about two dozen hours a year, while Johnnie’s
> radio-station gig trucks probably did that every week for 40 weeks a year.
> Actually, it’s less than that—I don’t think I have 200 hours on it yet.
>
> 26’ coaches present more options.
>
> Rick “who designed his generator compartment to provide relatively easy tip
> access” Denney
>
> On Sun, Sep 22, 2019 at 6:08 PM Emery Stora via Gmclist <
>
> > Will that fit in a 23’ GMC ?
> >
> > --
> '73 X-Glacier 230 "Jaws"
> Northern Virginia
> Offlist email: rick at rickdenney dot com
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