Attaching generator to travel trailer
I'm getting ready for a summer trip out west, 6-8 week duration. Want to ask if anyone has a good method of attaching a 3-4kw generator to their travel trailer. Thanks for your advise. Steve
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pira114 wrote:
Had a Gen on the rear of mine. Bolted down to a tray that used the rear hitch. It made the trailer rear end heavy and dragged the ground at the slightest driveway.
Plus, it's too heavy to remove all the time, so I ran it while still on the tray. Vibrated the trailer and was louder.
It dragged often enough that when I removed it, I had to cut it off. Which wasn't hard, so the security concern is real.
Don't do it is my advice. Put it in the tow vehicle. If you don't want to lift a heavy Gen in and out of the truck, by two smaller ones.
As stated above, the very reason I prefer mine some distance from the RV when in use.
If you mount on the rear of the TT, just make sure it's high enough to eliminate a drag problem.
A Champion "open frame" non-inveter 4000/3500 generator weighs approx. 100 lbs. Not too bad, & pretty easy for two people to mount or dismount, quick & easy. A single 2000 watt inverter type weighs about 45 lbs.
