Anyone mount a geny to the hitch?

Everybody seems to think that the rear bumper is a good place to carry things.

NOT!

That point is subject to the highest shock and vibration loads of any place on your combination. Every motion at the pin is multiplied by the see-saw action of the frame length behind the wheels and amplified by the bounce in the tires/suspension.

Sure, people will tell you haw they have "done it for years". That doesn't make it a good idea.

I have a frame mounted receiver hitch and this cargo rack with my honda eu3000. I have had this setup for about 9 years and zero problems in 10 of thousands of miles. I also have a receiver hitch on the front my pickup so I can haul it up front when using the truck camper.

I had my my generator on a hitch mount on the back of my 5th wheel and coming thru Louisana on I-10 the wash board road just ripped it loose from the frame of the camper. It was just like a jack hammer beating on the back of the camper......It was dragging on the road by the time I got stopped. It was a good idea gone bad. I knew west la roads were bad but after driving at 58mph long enough they did their toll....

Sure

I mounted a tray that carried a decent sized gas grill on the bumper of our TT. Probably about the same as carrying a generator.

I found that it was far more trouble than it was worth. It never really felt secure or safe to me. And I spent a lot of time worrying about it while traveling.

There are to many ways for a mishap to occur with that set up, that could ruin a trip. Not a good solution in my opinion.

I now carry my grill in the back of my suburban.

My generator sits on a cargo carrier in a frame mounted reliever hitch on the back of our fiver along with some firewood. :)

I always thought about doing something similar but the thought of someone stealing my generator when it was left unattended at the camp grounds always made me think that it would not be a good idea.

My generator sits secured in the tailgate corner of my truck bed under a lockable heavy plastic folding bed cover. When I need to use the generator I just pull it out onto the opened tailgate. It stays out-of-sight and out-of-mind until I need to use it and most important to me my generator goes where I go.

I would worry myself sick everytime I would leave the generator unattended if it was installed out in the open on my Trailer.

Just something to think about...

Roy Ken

I fabbed up my own heavy bumper just for the genny.
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My buddy mounted a generator on the front hitch of his dad's fifth wheel. Then he built a gas tank, tested it for leaks and plumbed it all in.

You can loosen and bolt on some brackets to the front hitch mount, then fabricate something that will bolt on to the hitch.

The hitch itself is normally tempered steel, and you should not be welding to the hitch.

As for the rear bumper, normally that is not as strong, but that can vary with the manufacture. Some can barely support the weight of the drain hose inside the hitch, while some can tow a car with the factory bumper.

And how heavy for the generator.

Some recommend a pair of 2000 watt 47 pound generators connected together. This will run the A/C and have power to spare, in a light weight package.

Mayberrys.com

When I have a motorhome built, I would prefer a Honda water cooled generator - they make 2, 4,500 and 6,500 watts. Those are fed from the main gas tank on a gas powered RV. They could be fed from a fuel tank mounted to the frame of almost any RV, if you add the tank, say from a junkyard car or truck.

Fred.

How big?