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pitch
Explorer II
Jun 20, 2014

Yet another generator question

Running a generator in the back of the truck? What effect does this have on the noise factor? Does the box act as a resonator?

8 Replies

  • Mine gets locked down in the truck bed and stays there.
    You can hear it inside (just).
    The bed directs the sound up.
    Mine is open bed.
  • One way to know for sure, try it and see for yourself.
  • oh my god you wanna run a generator in the back of the truck, the earth Will END, GLOBAL WARMING will be increased ............and everyone will die because you know you can't run a generator in an enclosed space .....what were you thinking man????:E


    If you have sound insulation of some type and you know you keep enough cool air to make it run and of course don't sleep in the truck you should be fine:W
  • Ours now has air filled rubber wheels so it's not too bad with the carpeted liner in the fiberglass cap. Without the wheel kit it did add a bit of a rumble, though it was not noticeable in the herd we were in at the NASCAR race. We usually aim it towards the parking lot across the road so we don't really notice it anymore.
  • My champion 3500 is lots quieter in my shell but it has carpet on the ceiling and sits on a rubber mat.
    The shell itself is a Leer fiberglass one.
    Good Luck, Mike

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