Generator Lock
I am searching for ways others have secured their generator, specifically when mounted to a receiver hitch tray. I made my tray, but have only come up with a slightly complicated way to lock it on, o...
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mobeewan wrote:
You might contact
lowprolockdown.com and see if they might be working on a design for Ryobi generators. So far they have designs for 3 different Honda's, a Yamaha and a Champion. Basically they use a mounting plate that uses the holes for the foot pads bolts. The plate fits into a frame and uses a round Master padlock that fits into a shielded recess to lock down the generator.
This is the route I went. I adapted a Predator 3500 inverter generator to a Honda 3000 LowPro Lockdown plate using 1" square tubing and 1" rubber vibration isolators. I used carriage bolts (rounded head) for all attachments which bolt through the tray the plate locks on to. There is no way to loosen the bolts without removing the tray.
I mounted the generator/tray combo to the rear of my TT directly on the bumper using Mount and Lock tray brackets. Yes the bumper has been reinforced with 1 1/2" square tubing bolted to the frame so the mounting is quite durable and stable.
