Lifting and handling heavy generators
I posted this in the TT forum because 1) I have a TT (and sold the motorhome) and 2) I suspect that most portable gennys used by RV'ers are owned by TT owners. I am considering a 3400-3500-3600 wat...
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Well, thanks for all the great ideas.
I am not keen on two generators, that is two motors to keep running, oil changed, air filters replaced (foam ones rot) and all of that. A co-worker bought two of the Honda 2000 or whatever it was at the time, three or four years ago, and worried about theft, and ended up making up a frame of metal that they both bolted to, and that he could, literally, park the trailer wheels on. It was a neat idea, but a hassle no less.
The only issue with running the HF unit on the tailgate or bed is that the exhaust is on the opposite end from the plugs and controls. Easy enough to get around I suppose, sit on the tailgate and slide in enough to plug up the cable and start it up.
Here in the east, most organized campgrounds have power, but I am planning trips out west, and few campgrounds out there have power, so a generator would be needed more often than here in the east.
I will be traveling solo, so no one to help.
Charles
I am not keen on two generators, that is two motors to keep running, oil changed, air filters replaced (foam ones rot) and all of that. A co-worker bought two of the Honda 2000 or whatever it was at the time, three or four years ago, and worried about theft, and ended up making up a frame of metal that they both bolted to, and that he could, literally, park the trailer wheels on. It was a neat idea, but a hassle no less.
The only issue with running the HF unit on the tailgate or bed is that the exhaust is on the opposite end from the plugs and controls. Easy enough to get around I suppose, sit on the tailgate and slide in enough to plug up the cable and start it up.
Here in the east, most organized campgrounds have power, but I am planning trips out west, and few campgrounds out there have power, so a generator would be needed more often than here in the east.
Edd505 wrote:
Champion has two handles and wife & I easily lift it to the back rack and we both have bad backs. It has wheels and a folding handle so you move it like a wheel barrow.
I will be traveling solo, so no one to help.
Charles
