Another use for your generator.

[clydengail]

A friend of mine posted this on Facebook.

A Mornin’ Redneck Moment…
Working Drive Security today at the Ryman Auditorium when a guy drives up in an old, but running, pick-up truck. He stopped to ask a question about parking and there was a gas powered generator in the bed. It was running and had an extension cord plugged in to it. When I asked him what he had plugged in to the generator, he
explained that the heater was broken and it would cost him $1,000 to get it fixed. He then opened his door and there on the floor on the passenger side was a small electric heater running as fast and as hot as it would go.

[jmckelvy]

I've used my Honda EU2000 to run my electric chainsaw. Some of the areas we camp at in Wyoming have lots of dead trees around the campground. Many of the dead trees are cut down and sawed into managable lengths and left for campers to use. The electric chainsaw makes quick work of the job without all the noise of a gas saw.

Sure beats doing it the old fashioned way.

[DiskDoctr]

mlts22 wrote:

DiskDoctr wrote:
Yep! And if you're broken down or need a hand with a repair, WHO do you hope will come by- a guy in a suit in a fancy car on his 3 cell phones, or a Redneck in his pickup with a toolbox in the back and a boatload of get-er-done-ness in him? :B

In a previous job, I had a cow-orker who kept making negative comments about the generator in the pickup truck...

Guess who was the first person who was able to give her a jump from a battery charger without risking damage to her precious vehicle's electrical system? Yep. Never heard a peep from her again about it.

Of course, when I was dry camping recently, the people next to me were unable to fire up their inboard genset due to low house batteries. Out came my battery charger and extension cord, and I got them squared away.

Good form, Mate! :B

[time2roll]

Mine just collects dust and takes up space in the garage 😞

[mlts22]

DiskDoctr wrote:
Yep! And if you're broken down or need a hand with a repair, WHO do you hope will come by- a guy in a suit in a fancy car on his 3 cell phones, or a Redneck in his pickup with a toolbox in the back and a boatload of get-er-done-ness in him? :B

In a previous job, I had a cow-orker who kept making negative comments about the generator in the pickup truck...

Guess who was the first person who was able to give her a jump from a battery charger without risking damage to her precious vehicle's electrical system? Yep. Never heard a peep from her again about it.

Of course, when I was dry camping recently, the people next to me were unable to fire up their inboard genset due to low house batteries. Out came my battery charger and extension cord, and I got them squared away.

[bob_b1]

RAS43 wrote:
We were returning home from a trip and were about 100 miles from home when the alternator went out on our truck. I had a battery charger with us so I hooked it up to the battery and ran an extension cord to the generator in the bed and fired it up. We made it home fine.:)

We ran 800 miles that way. Stuff always happens when you are far away from the house.

[rockhillmanor]

AprilWhine wrote:

yup, they sure ARE pretty innovative aren't they!

Are those bullet holes in the tail gate and ac unit?

[broark01]

Gonzo42 wrote:
...and if/when it ever gives up the ghost, it makes a dandy boat anchor.

Technically, I think you have to empty the oil and gasoline, otherwise they do!

[AprilWhine]

[D_E_Bishop]

We were camped in Deep Creek St. Pk on Deep Creek AK, guy a few sites over had a genny running 24/7 to power his freezer. He and his family were subsistence fishing and would catch and filet their daily limit of fish and freeze them. When the freezer was full they left. Nice families too.

[DiskDoctr]

Yep! And if you're broken down or need a hand with a repair, WHO do you hope will come by- a guy in a suit in a fancy car on his 3 cell phones, or a Redneck in his pickup with a toolbox in the back and a boatload of get-er-done-ness in him? :B

[rockhillmanor]

...A Mornin’ Redneck Moment.....

I'm convinced they live life more to the fullest in a way that most of us will never experience. And IMHO secretly wish they did.

I was lucky enough to share in one:

Nice CG. Big new dually up pulls in with 'big' residential refrigerator in back.

Drop fridge on CG site and plugs it in.

Leaves and comes back a few hours later with his FW and family and friends. Drops it and puts the fridge under it.

Says hi to me, opens the fridge which apparently came packed to the brim with nothing but beer and offers me a cold one!

Now THAT's the way to have a weekend camping party. Those campers were so nice no one even cared about the fridge up under his FW, not even the park owner. :C

[tpi]

If I ever have alternator failure in my class C, the house generator should feed the chassis with plenty of power to operate the engine/lights etc. This is with a relay separating the house/chassis systems. One ignition is on, relay is closed connecting the two.

In fact during daylight the solar panels should accomplish the same thing.

I can then deal w/ failed alternator on my terms, not emergency terms. In past vehicles I've had several Ford alternator failures over the years.

[Gonzo42]

...and if/when it ever gives up the ghost, it makes a dandy boat anchor.

[ICamel]

On a trip to a NFS campground this past summer the neighbors in the next campsite could not get their diesel pickup to start. Took my Honda Eu2000i Genny and 12A battery charger over. Plugged the charger into the generator and hooked up to the truck batteries and fired up the Honda. After a few minutes on the "charge" setting and another 10 on the 8A charge setting his truck started right up. I recommended that he 1) get the batteries load tested after arriving at home, and 2) get his alternator load tested if the batteries checked out good.