Making some changes to my generator's appearance
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10-02-2008
#193
RebelDarlin , 08-09-2008 08:51 AM
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Please stop bragging... some poor woman might fall for that! :wink:Originally Posted by Doghouse
I'm well known for snappy one liners,...and being crummy in the sack :wink:
#194
Rev.Vassago , 08-09-2008 12:21 PM
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LOL this thread is getting interesting again.
I bought my generator today. A nice little 2500 watt Honda.
I'll be adding this fuel tank to it. 8.25 gallons.
Total cost of the generator: $375
Total cost of the fuel tank: $99.00
Generator is 68 dB, which is comparable to normal conversation. With it inside the box, it will be a lot quieter. I'll run the exhaust outside the box, which will now have a lot of room inside it. The extra fuel tank will be installed on the catwalk. 2500 watts will run the AC with ease.
So let's see.......$475 for a Honda generator vs. $8000 for a Rigmaster POS. Hmmm..........decisions, decisions.
I bought my generator today. A nice little 2500 watt Honda.
I'll be adding this fuel tank to it. 8.25 gallons.
Total cost of the generator: $375
Total cost of the fuel tank: $99.00
Generator is 68 dB, which is comparable to normal conversation. With it inside the box, it will be a lot quieter. I'll run the exhaust outside the box, which will now have a lot of room inside it. The extra fuel tank will be installed on the catwalk. 2500 watts will run the AC with ease.
So let's see.......$475 for a Honda generator vs. $8000 for a Rigmaster POS. Hmmm..........decisions, decisions.
#195
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A Trucker's gotta do what a Trucker's gotta do,..... 8)Originally Posted by RebelDarlin
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Please stop bragging... some poor woman might fall for that! :wink:
Originally Posted by Doghouse
I'm well known for snappy one liners,...and being crummy in the sack :wink:
#196
That Honda will be pretty quiet even if you have it out in the open. The only problems you will have are:
1.Keeping it cool, I would open up the airflow in your box and possibly add another cooling fan to push air in while your other one pulls the air out.
2.Be sure to place the fuel tank as close to the same height that the one it has is. The float valve in the carb. will not be able to hold back the extra fuel pressure if you put it too high.
Does it have a carb. or EFI?
Good luck, and this time your new name will be "The Torch" if you light her up :shock:
1.Keeping it cool, I would open up the airflow in your box and possibly add another cooling fan to push air in while your other one pulls the air out.
2.Be sure to place the fuel tank as close to the same height that the one it has is. The float valve in the carb. will not be able to hold back the extra fuel pressure if you put it too high.
Does it have a carb. or EFI?
Good luck, and this time your new name will be "The Torch" if you light her up :shock:
#198
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Generator - $809
Air Conditioner - $216
Box - $600
Misc parts and labor - $300 (approx.)
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TOTAL - $1925
It should take me between 1 1/2 - 2 months to recoup the costs of this system.
More like $2,400 to be exact plus the cost to refill the fire extinguisher. Originally Posted by Rev.Vassago
Here's what I have invested in the system at this point:Generator - $809
Air Conditioner - $216
Box - $600
Misc parts and labor - $300 (approx.)
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TOTAL - $1925
It should take me between 1 1/2 - 2 months to recoup the costs of this system.
No heat, no automatic battery monitor, no engine block heater, no automatic startup or shutdown and the biggest pain in the butt will be carrying around a gas can to fill it up every single day instead of running of your trucks tanks.
#199
Rev.Vassago , 08-10-2008 01:15 AM
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The fan I already have in the box pushes a crapload of air into the box down at the bottom. The two vents I had up at the top were letting it escape quite nicely.Originally Posted by Doghouse
1.Keeping it cool, I would open up the airflow in your box and possibly add another cooling fan to push air in while your other one pulls the air out.
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2.Be sure to place the fuel tank as close to the same height that the one it has is. The float valve in the carb. will not be able to hold back the extra fuel pressure if you put it too high.
I'm putting a shutoff valve on the extra fuel tank. It won't draw fuel from that tank while the generator is running. The reserve tank will be mounted on the deck plate.2.Be sure to place the fuel tank as close to the same height that the one it has is. The float valve in the carb. will not be able to hold back the extra fuel pressure if you put it too high.
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Does it have a carb. or EFI?
Carb.Does it have a carb. or EFI?
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More like $2,400 to be exact plus the cost to refill the fire extinguisher.
No heat, no automatic battery monitor, no engine block heater, no automatic startup or shutdown and the biggest pain in the butt will be carrying around a gas can to fill it up every single day instead of running of your trucks tanks.
I have heat alreadyOriginally Posted by NotSteve
More like $2,400 to be exact plus the cost to refill the fire extinguisher.
No heat, no automatic battery monitor, no engine block heater, no automatic startup or shutdown and the biggest pain in the butt will be carrying around a gas can to fill it up every single day instead of running of your trucks tanks.
My Optimas can handle anything I throw at them without needing to be monitored.
Starting it up and shutting it down is no big deal. I am capable of walking outside my truck to start it. I'm not that lazy.
Not going to carry a gas can, and even if I did, I could use some of that $6000 that I saved to pay someone else to fill it up. :lol:
#200
rgarthman1969 , 08-11-2008 01:03 AM
Fredog.......I have some duct tape to help you mount that..... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
