I am going to need a 50 ft. 50 amp extension cord this year, I have to change sites, and the way we want to setup the 5th wheel the pedestal will be on the door side towards the front, and the cord plugs in on the off door side rear side. I am looking for guidance. on the one to buy or not to buy. I have found one on Amazon for $189.00.and free shipping. Cord is by NU-Cord. Don't need the ones with he handle's.

2- 25 ft. might be worth it for ease of rolling up and storing. They are not easy to work with. I no nothing about the different brands. I bought a 25ft and used it once.

You can make your own. 50 feet (or how much you need) of 6/3 SO Cord. If you are worried about the length, get 4/3. Heck, making your own cord, you don't even need to make it an extension. Just get one end for the pedestal and one end for your rig. Less connections, less things that can go wrong.

Thanks Choo Choo man, I did think about making one, but was afraid of moisture getting into the connections. I could use silicon to seal the connections. Most of the cord will be under the trailer and tied up to the frame so moisture wouldn't be a problem. I guess I.ll stop at Home Depot tonight and see what it would cost to make it.A ny other ideas out there

Believe me you will want one with the handles.I have also found it is best to connect the ends when storing which protects the electrical contacts from dirt and damage.

ChooChooMan74 wrote:You can make your own. 50 feet (or how much you need) of 6/3 SO Cord. If you are worried about the length, get 4/3. Heck, making your own cord, you don't even need to make it an extension. Just get one end for the pedestal and one end for your rig. Less connections, less things that can go wrong.Don't you mean 6/4 SO cord?I think that the OP may not gain much by making his own, even if he can find it on Ebay.

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jwmII
Explorer
Feb 24, 2015
I second the recommendation for 25' lengths. Handling a 50' length of 4 conductor #6 with hardware on each end will make your kids be born naked.
ChooChooMan74
Explorer
Feb 24, 2015
http://www.wireandcabletogo.com/Portable-Cord/600V-SOOW-STO/SOOW/4-4-SOOW-Portable-Cord-600V-Non-UL.html
jhilley
Explorer
Feb 24, 2015
I have found the Conntek brand cables and cord ends to be be very high quality. I have used both their complete assemblies and also the cord ends to make my own custom cables.

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jrnymn7
Explorer
Feb 24, 2015
50a over 50' of 6ga will have a 2v drop.

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time2roll
Nomad
Feb 24, 2015
Cord does not assume the ground like other building wire bundles.
6/4 or 6/3-8/1 would be the correct cord. "SO" describes the packing and cover jacket not the wire.
ChooChooMan74
Explorer
Feb 24, 2015
Lynnmor wrote:
ChooChooMan74 wrote:
You can make your own. 50 feet (or how much you need) of 6/3 SO Cord. If you are worried about the length, get 4/3. Heck, making your own cord, you don't even need to make it an extension. Just get one end for the pedestal and one end for your rig. Less connections, less things that can go wrong.

Don't you mean 6/4 SO cord?

I think that the OP may not gain much by making his own, even if he can find it on Ebay.
Is SO wire count not including the ground like romex? If so, correct, make sure you have 4 total connectors.
sljkansas
Explorer
Feb 24, 2015
Well I did some measuring and I may not need an extension cable at all. So for now it's on hold until we can get moved to the campground. I can run what I will need to on 30 amp until the temps get hot, which will give me a couple of months before I will need the 50 amp and I won't need my spliter box.

Thanks for everyone's input and help.
john_bet
Explorer II
Feb 23, 2015
When I needed an extension I just used my 30A cord with an adapter as we did not need the full 50 amps.
westend
Explorer
Feb 23, 2015
I found that 6/4 SOJ at Home Depot and the connectors is more than buying an off-the-shelf cord. I got lucky and found a 25' Marinco at my local CW store on the clearance table.
sljkansas
Explorer
Feb 23, 2015
Branson4020 you may be right. When I get home tonight, I'm going to mock it up. I have a 25 ft. and a 50 ft, 30 amp extension cords, once I get to really looking at it, I'll know what I need.

Thanks for the help and comments. If wife didn't want it in backwards it would be easy. the pedestal would only be a 4-5 foot run. She want to see the lake. and if she's not happy no one (me) will be happy.

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