Where to Purchase a Cummins/Onan LP Generator
I have a gen prepped fifth wheel. I am headed to Indiana shortly from NC. Where would you suggest the purchase/install of a 5500 Cummins/Onan for a reasonable price?
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- Call Onan of Indiana right in Elkhart... That is the place to have it done !!!
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They will come down in price if you negotiate with them... - I did speak with them on the phone. They would not nail down a price. They wanted between $5200 - $6500 for a 5500 LP installed.
- Personally I would not go with a Cummins/Onan new. They have cheapened up their low KW RV Genny's so IMO they are no better than Champion, Durostar etc.
The Cummins/Onan no longer have oil Pumps, filters and I believe the Low oil cutoff has been removed as I can no longer find it in their literature. Instead they have gone to splash oiling which is far inferior to me.
Champion has a nice dual fuel
https://www.amazon.com/Champion-Power-Equipment-76533-Generator/dp/B00VFDJGCE/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1503859730&sr=8-3&keywords=dual+fuel+generator
HAve a mobile RV mechanic install. The only problem I have with the Champion is the unit is to tall for my rigs compartment - tarheel2, pm sent!!!
- I got my Onan 5500 LP from Norwall power systems for just under 4K with free shipping. I just finished the installation in my 5th wheel. It did not have genarator prep so I had to do it all from scratch.
darsben1 wrote:
Personally I would not go with a Cummins/Onan new. They have cheapened up their low KW RV Genny's so IMO they are no better than Champion, Durostar etc.
The Cummins/Onan no longer have oil Pumps, filters and I believe the Low oil cutoff has been removed as I can no longer find it in their literature. Instead they have gone to splash oiling which is far inferior to me.
Champion has a nice dual fuel
https://www.amazon.com/Champion-Power-Equipment-76533-Generator/dp/B00VFDJGCE/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1503859730&sr=8-3&keywords=dual+fuel+generator
HAve a mobile RV mechanic install. The only problem I have with the Champion is the unit is to tall for my rigs compartment
My new Onan 5500 LP has all the things you mention so it may depend on the model.tarheel2 wrote:
I did speak with them on the phone. They would not nail down a price. They wanted between $5200 - $6500 for a 5500 LP installed.
Sounds high for your RV with the generator prep package / wiring already installed. I can't imagine an experienced shop needing more than a day / 8 hours of labor to do it.
Bill- Bill, eight hours at a hundred an hour...Trackrig saying $4,439 online...that's $5,239....about what Onan wanted..low end.
dfletch wrote:
darsben1 wrote:
Personally I would not go with a Cummins/Onan new. They have cheapened up their low KW RV Genny's so IMO they are no better than Champion, Durostar etc.
The Cummins/Onan no longer have oil Pumps, filters and I believe the Low oil cutoff has been removed as I can no longer find it in their literature. Instead they have gone to splash oiling which is far inferior to me.
Champion has a nice dual fuel
https://www.amazon.com/Champion-Power-Equipment-76533-Generator/dp/B00VFDJGCE/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1503859730&sr=8-3&keywords=dual+fuel+generator
HAve a mobile RV mechanic install. The only problem I have with the Champion is the unit is to tall for my rigs compartment
My new Onan 5500 LP has all the things you mention so it may depend on the model.
I did some checking and while you are correct with the 5500 it appears any Onan below that does not have oil pump filter etc thy are splash technology. Good to know the cut off point
