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12-11-2018, 06:53 AM #11
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12-11-2018, 06:54 AM #12
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I saw a guy pulling into a KOA that had a generator on a hitch-connected tray on the back of his 5th wheel. It was tilted and bouncing and coming within about 1" of the ground. "I know, I know" as I approached to let him know. "I added that a week ago and it's already coming apart". It doesn't take long.
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12-11-2018, 07:06 AM #13
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I saw a guy once with a washer and dryer on one of those hitch mounted trays going down the highway at 65 mph. The thing was bouncing all over the place. I got as far away from him as I could. People can be so dumb at times.
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12-11-2018, 07:20 AM #14
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12-11-2018, 08:55 AM #16
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I have a 2016 323BHS. Put in my signature below, guess I am official now, LOL!!!
If you do decide to do this, you need to be careful on what box you get. Most of the truck boxes are around 22" deep, which is not wide enough. I found my box at K&W and it is 24" wide. You can't go any smaller than this and still have room for the plug and parallel cables.
DAN2016 Reflection 323BHS
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12-11-2018, 09:57 AM #17
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Dan
Thanks for the pictures and description. I would like to caution you though on the brackets that the hitch is bolted to on the frame, on mine there is 2 or 3 small welds that attaches the bracket to the frame.
You might want to watch these so there are no welds that will break.
This is a great mod, I think I will be using your idea and possibly make it so I can slide the unit under the camper when not needed.
Brian
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12-11-2018, 10:20 AM #18
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Thanks for the heads up. I will take a look, but as I recall it is a complete tubular weld. Never hurts to inspect these things regardless, welds can and do break.
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12-11-2018, 10:46 AM #19
I have always liked the fact that you can run 2 small Honda’s in parallel yet each one individually is very portable. We have a single Honda EU2200 and if we ever needed more power (we never do since we have solar) we could just pick up another. Since yours are semi-permanently mounted in that box, I’m wondering if you considered using a single Honda 3000 watt generator instead? Seems like it would be quieter and use less fuel.
Another member JohnDeerFarmer did this setup, less the LP mod.
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12-11-2018, 10:59 AM #20
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I already had the generators, been lugging them around for years, that is part of the reason I decided to mount them. Most of the time I only run one generator, rotating between the two. The only time I need to run the two is when I want to run the AC, or possibly make coffee in the morning when the batteries are charging. If I was starting from scratch I might get the larger Honda, but man, I am not sure how I would get it into the compartment!! It weighs like 160lbs as I recall, would need a hoist of some sort.
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