Rv Diesel Generator

[Babyfat]

I'm Thinking Of Setting A 12k Rv Diesel Generator In The Front Of My Box To Run Power Outages And To Run My 5'r.



Has Anyone Done This? How Did You Hook It Up? Ie Fuel From Truck And Power Box?



Want To Put It In My 06





Thanks

John

 

[Dieselnut59]

I have never done exactly what you are doing, but our company air compressors are diesel powered and we ran them off the truck fuel tank. It has a "straw" with a rubber plug on top, by where the fuel lines come out to feed your trucks engine and where the fuel sending unit is. Remove the plug and connect a fuel line. You will have to use a little electric fuel transfer pump, switched to run with your generator's engine.

As for the power, how is your generator set up? I just bought a Miller welding machine with a Kubota engine and 10kw generator. It has a 50 amp 240volt recepticle and two 20 amp 120 volt recepticles. If yours is designed for "hard wire", you can get an outdoor circuit breaker panel box and wire circuit breakers and recepticles to suit your needs. If you mount the panel box on your generator machine, you could keep it portable as a unit to use if your power went out at your house or on a remote jobsite. This is why I bought my welder/generator. Hope my little bit of advice helps at least a little!

By the way, if you have not already bought the generator and can get by with 10kw, I would highly recommend the Miller welder/generator. It is cheaper than the 10 kw generators only that I priced and has the same 19 horse Kubota engine. A welder/generator is twice as handy! I got the Bobcat 250 diesel and it was around $7500 with tax and a few accessories for the welder.

http://millerwelds.com/products/enginedriven/bobcat_250_diesel/

 

[southpaw]

RV generator

John I like your thinking , I dont know why it wouldnt work tho. I just went thru a gen setup for power on our farm the unit wasn,t what I wanted but it did get us thru a 10 day power outage with only a few bumps, and not being an electrician I discovered the twistlock connectors are all different. My big problem came when the cable connectors had to be made up . none seem to be pre made . Anyway I searched for a diesel gen set this is what I found most aircooled were in the 6-8 kw but good quality Duetz ,lombardini, or Hatz. all or most over 10KW seem to be liquid cooled . I too would like a diesel generator seems so logical we already have the fuel supply and its not nearly as flamable as gas or propane. You might want to check out earthroamer.com I think he did a diesel set up furnace ,cookstove and waterheater etc. He might be able to send you in the right direction. I would like to know what diesel gen you end up with send me a PM. good luck on the project.

 

[Babyfat]

thanks for the replies the one question i have is how quite is the miller compared to the rv style gens?



the one that i have looked at is a onan that does have a Kubota engine and me being a Kubota tractor dealer that has its plus's



I was thinking a home standby unit but figured for a little more money this can stay in the truck and has a lot more uses. since i have the 5'r hitch and stack in the bed already i cant haul much more, so fill it up with power



john

 

[Dieselnut59]

If you are wanting versatility, definately get the welder/generator. It is probably not as quiet as the Onan with the Kubota becuase the Onan generator with the 19 horse Kubota I looked at had two mufflers and an intake silencer, as well as sound deadening side covers. However, the Kubota powered welding machine is WAY quieter than the gassers. It has the D722 engine, which is the same as in my TG1860 mower. So far, I LOVE it. Even if it is a little louder than the Onan, it has the same 10 kw output (as the machine I looked at) and adds the welder, which would be VERY useful around a farm. It has a 50 amp 250 volt 4-conductor plug. The plugs vary to keep people from plugging in too small of a conductor and burning something up. Electrical supply stores have them. You will also need #2AWG wire from the plug to the power box.

Hope this helps!

John