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I can measure next time I’m at the shop.

The painter at work (who ironically used to paint military vehicles at General Dynamics) sprayed a nice coat of military green on the auxiliary fuel tank for the 1040 today, followed by 3 coats of flat clear. I can’t wait to put it all together and then bolt the gen set on top of it! It came...

It’s in the hands of the painters now. Hopefully the night shift guy will get it sprayed this evening but I’m not holding my breath.

I was in and out in less than 10 minutes. I called a day in advance and scheduled the pickup. When I arrived they had already moved the unit right up front by the gate. Soon as I pulled in a guy on a forklift came up and all I had to do was show him the release form I printed and brought with...

Got the frame for the aux tank welded up this afternoon, and the fittings for the tank itself arrived. Should have it together and ready for paint in a couple days! now if the batteries will show up by then….

Do your units run a little “rough” for a minute or so before settling into a pur once they kick into generating mode? I haven’t ran it much but it seems mine does. Didn’t know if that was typical.

Oh, I guess I could also post the work I did on straightening out the panels. Our press brake did a number on em with the assistance of some foam. Also, I’m in the beginning stages of building a 50 gallon fuel tank inside a 2x2x1/4” wall square aluminum frame for the genny to sit on top of...

Well, as mentioned in a previous thread where I asked a couple random questions, I’m the proud owner of a Cummins Power Generation MEP-1040. Figured I’d start a new thread to document my journey with this unit for everyone’s viewing pleasure. The unit was purchased off the ole Gov site where...

Yeah, prices are outrageous for wire these days. I was going to locate my 10kw unit next to the new barn I’m building but it being a 330’ run I’m thinking of just putting it next to the house!

Aluminum 1ga? Cause 35’ isn’t a very long run at all, and 1 ga copper would be serious overkill for a 10kw genny!

So after digging through the forums some last night I have a few questions. The paperwork inside the unit shows that it was drained and mothballed in 2016, but of course there’s no documentation of it being, I guess you would say, “unmothballed”. I noticed on the auction site it was a unit...

Some lucky soul picked up (4) controllers last week for $80. Now the starting bid on (1) controller this week is $850....I’ll be waiting till they don’t sell and are re-listed at a lower start!

So, Long story short, I threw a “pre-bid” on a 1040 over on that site where you do that sort of thing. Only issues with it was someone was nice enough to put a forklift through one mesh area and it banged around and concaved the display panel cover. They’ve been going for numbers high as a...

Roll up ya sleeves and give it a whirl! If you were a little closer to Charleston SC I’d be happy to jerk that thing out for ya. Good luck and post some pics! (I just got done rebuilding the engine in our Volvo a25c. Ole girl had 25,000 hours on her!)

Replaced the shifter and she’s going through the gears like a champ! Just loaded up the excavator and Fixin to hit the road thanks again!

Ha! Slapped it into 6th and she caught long enough for me to get it back onto high ground! Ill be buying a new shifter or three here shortly. This is why I love this forum. Always someone willing to help a fellow enthusiast out. Thanks again!!! Alvin

Thanks for the reply I’ll give that a shot. I was hoping for a quick fix as the truck is sittin in the middle of the woods at the moment and it’s gonna be a messy walk back and forth to fix it! Murphy’s law always gets ya! Thanks again. Alvin.

Is RRacing still around these forums?! Got a 7155 transmission that won’t engage. By all my searches he seems like the guru on these units. I’ve done all the oiling and such that I have read about but I still cannot get it to engage. When I push the air button in on the side of the shifter it...

There's the clunking sound....

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