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Yes, but in California a trailer cost $10 each 5 years and a truck of that weight will be $1500 per year or more. So the trailer makes some sense if you don't plan to drive it often.

There goes the "Vegas" road trip Ok, I'm gettin' it thru my thick head. GL states 30,000lbs so I'm guess that's pretty close. Class B it is, darn - there goes the "what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas" photo shoot and photo shoot camping in Yosemite, and the photos of Giant Sequoias, trout...

Ok, I'm gettin' it thru my thick head. GL states 30,000lbs so I'm guess that's pretty close. Class B it is, darn - there goes the "what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas" photo shoot and photo shoot camping in Yosemite, and the photos of Giant Sequoias, trout fishing in the Sierra Nevada from the...

No, you don't know? No, you are having a bad day? No, you don't want to help the forum members? No, I'm beating a dead horse :deadhorse: nobody knows? No Go buy a truck scale and report back? WTF?

Anyone have the Gross Vehicle Weight for the M944A1? The 800 series manuals show weights from 20,000 to 30,000. I need to know if the M944A1 Mobile Shop with all tools is less than 26,000lbs. Need to move one in a week or so and it makes all the difference if it is heavier than that. Can some...

Buzz254, Please get these in bulk, install auto start and frequency control, load test and distribute around the country. That would be great, the members will happily pay you 5% above your costs for the support. Plus the country will receive the benefits of surplus put back into the service...

Nice work, that saves many of us lots of time. I saw recently literally dozens of these units at auction and with auto start and new digital gauges you have a substantially upgraded machine. Greater challenges abound: 1. precise speed control: SpeddMon suggested set and forget which may be ok...

Good work - minus the wiring diagram details! Ok, last message was a little confusing, will work on 24 or won't work on 24? The GSC300 will work on either voltage by yes, changing the relays. Just to clarify. And yes, the support guys are good on these units, Canadian Made - there are lots of...

Sorry can't help with the sensors. I know all the electrics for the generator well but have not played with the engine speed sensor. The precise speed control should run on frequency of the generator and not the engine flywheel but I've not checked. Anyone know about the slide out tray in the...

Yes, MEP-903. I've built and salvaged 6 now. Solid but loud units, had only one failure after two months run at a off grid house. Still need to trouble shoot. I'm also interested in buying parts, pieces of whole units.

PeterD, I also have an MEP-004 that I will auto start with a Dynagen GSC300 - if you actually work up a wiring diagram I'll help finalize and post. Let me know!

First, great work. I love to see this kind of real re-use rather than these once expensive and well built machines sitting in the yard, rusting. So much hardware gets wasted. The more important sharing is the wiring diagram. I use a more standard auto start called the Dynagen GSC 300 which...

Jones, please contact me about Sacramento area MEP-903s. I've built several with automated control panels and am interested in buying spares. Turns out some guys are pulling the engines and parting the rest. I'm in Grass Valley area so close by. Thanks,

generator head retrofit? Derf, key is mating up the head and power unit. Is that what you are doing or planned? I've asked several times on the site for reuse stories for the genset engines and have yet to see any success stories of resue of the head or engine. What were you planning with the...

Rick, you are absolutely correct. My projects are very long term so the logistics can be amortized and one reason I am interested in military or other large batteries is because I may be able to get some real history. The telecom batteries never come with any history and are usually not rebuild...

Another option is to find a good use for that long lasting engine. A generator clearly has value but I know farmers and other love diesel power plants for water pumps, machinery etc. These old Onan style air cooled engines with low hours may find new life as machinery power. At roughly 20hp, and...

Lucky, the dog-bones are not inexpensive at Napa but very high quality, mil-spec or close; wire sizes actually to large for the loads starting the 003s. Can I get some clarification on the Nato Slave Cables? In looking them up there is "new" and "old" styles and adapters. Prices look pretty...

Thanks, a couple good suggestions. Locomotive batteries sound interesting - where and how do you find them? I currently use forklift batteries and after doing significant research and now supporting off grid home owners (strategic long term types) not the once in awhile cabin owners I always...

Lucky, the dog-bones are not inexpensive at Napa but very high quality, mil-spec or close; wire sizes actually to large for the loads starting the 003s. Can I get some clarification on the Nato Slave Cables? In looking them up there is "new" and "old" styles and adapters. Prices look pretty...

MEP-003 remote battery NATO Slave Cable Ok, good suggestion. When in doubt read the manual, problem is these old manuals are long, convoluted and full of strange terminology. But I found it and I;m contributing. The remote battery connector is used with a "NATO Slave Cable". So where do I...