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I am glad I am not the only one out here! I wouldn't mind looking at some of your guys' trucks occasionally. I am going to try to pick up a duece next year. Just need to find out which one the wife wants to drive... :D

Hello all. My name is Andrew and I am a military surplus addict. It's been one day since I've looked at anything military... I've been into this stuff since I was about 10 years old. I've started my collection with things small, moved up to a trailer,and recently acquired a trailer mounted...

I meant to type in .8 for the power factor in my equation, instead it made a smiley face. My bad, I'm new to this kind of stuff. ((( 5000/.8 ) /2 ) /120 ) = 26

Hello all, FNG here. I am trying to figure out how to hook up my newly acquired MEP 002a's to my house and am stumped on the cable sizing question. I have decided to use the SOOW type and am trying to figure out the gauge. I see many recommendations to use 10/4. If I understand this correclty...

Although I agree with this in the interest of safety, I am not sure I agree that the NEC requires this. I read through the NEC 2008 edition and found this: 250.34 Portable and Vehicle-Mounted Generators. (A) Portable Generators. The frame of a portable genera- tor shall not be required to be...

Yes, a 4 conductor is the proper way to tie in your generator to your electrical system. I will do this and will also ground the chassis of my M103 separately just to be safe. As for multiple ground rods, most cities seem to require two grounding rods at a minimum of 6' apart (otherwise, you...

I know this is a little old but I think that is important. There seems to still be a little confusion regarding grounding. Per OSHA's document liked to earlier, it says that you MUST connect it to a ground rod if connecting to the house. The only time you don't need to is when you are using...