bumper mounted jumper cables...

[Headshot zod]

anyone know of a heavy duty bumper mounted set. I can certainly make my own with 2/0 but I need everything from the battery to the bumper. I want to be able to run to my tripplite converters in the house in the event of a blackout. I am not giving up my computer games/ac/beer just because the power died. .



any ideas?

 

[Thomas]

Wrangler NW Power Products has all you need for bumper-mounted cables.

 

[Bartlett]

Associated makes a couple of different kinds. Check A. W. Direct. Sorry i dont have a link to their sight but it takes all i got to chickenpeck at the keyboard.

mike

 

[JoshPeters]

I had thought about doing the same thing but decided not to. Here in MN they use more salt than sand. Salt plus snow= salt water. Carrosion is terrible around here. Id make sure you can cap the cables off VERY tightly if your going to mount them on the bumper.



Josh

 

[tgbol]

I got mine at Napa

 

[rbattelle]

Originally posted by Headshot zod

I want to be able to run to my tripplite converters

What's a tripplite converter?

 

[Headshot zod]

Its a 12v dc to 120v ac inverter.



I have the 3000 watt model and a 500w that doesn't seem to be available anymore. After last years blackout and the one we had a few days ago. I wanted something I could run my computers, ac, fridge and a few lights off of. Originally I was going to build a large UPS w/ bunch of batteries for the computers. So I might pick up a second 3000 after I do some more math. A battery bank with the inverter and when it starts to drain down I can just charge it back up with the truck.

 

[rbattelle]

Where's a good place to buy these Tripp-Lite products? I like the idea of blackout protection!!

 

[rrausch]

I run a 2. 5 KW generator off the PTO of my old Farmall H.

Comes in very handy!

 

[bmoeller]

Cheap on gas too.

 

[John - K5AWO]

I like the idea of the Honda EU2000 series generator sets.



parallel a couple of them and you can cool the house!. A feature that is almost a must have in balmy Maricopa County, USA...



And, unhook the parallel sync cables and you pick 'em up and throw 'em in the pickumup truck and go fishing!

 

[lizzyhermit]

how does you do it ?

John, how do you wire your gen set(s ) into the power panel ? I have a 4kw for dry camping and other stuff.

 

[Headshot zod]

Thomas ..... how am I supposed to get my project done with all of those other cool things there on that website thanks



rbattelle I bought mine online last year. Take the model number put it in google and search for the best price.



John, I never thought about paralleling generators.



I am completely rewiring my house (in EMT) so I am looking into being able to switch it over to a backup. Kohler makes nice units, pricey (around 10g's) though. But picking some cheap turbo diesel from an vehicle might be a fun project.