Recent content by Jetred

I did some testing back in 2017 I think it was, the fuel consumption of my 802A and 803A (posted here.) I purchased a 831A from Govplanet about a year ago and did simular consumption testing. Testing was limited to using a one gallon container. The onboard fuel tank was completely replaced by...

I have an 803A mounted on the military power unit trailer. I mounted a 100 gallon fuel tank on the front. And turned the generator around for easy access to the controls. Think there is 6-8” between the generator and fuel tank. There is enough room to get the cover off the fuel tank. It does...

That happens when you have a fault light as well. Make sure none of the little red lights come on while your cranking. (Ex. Low fuel)

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I used one of the $20 shop-vac’s from Home Depot. It’s comes as a motor and hose, set the motor on a 5 gallon bucket. The bucket becomes the housing for the shop-vac. Swirled water in the tank from the garden hose (Had a lot of “moon dust” in the bottom of the tank) to keep the sand...

I’ve been using the poweroutage.us website since someone posted it on here. I think it updates every 10 minutes. I watched during Florence to keep track of where the worst part was. The news had concentrated its efforts in Wilmington, where the eye was predicted to make landfall. Watching...

We have over 10 inches in Vance county. Power has been off and on some. Not enough to worry with the generators. I just need the 2,000 watt invertor if it gets worse. I've got 802 and 803 if I need it. Added 100 gallon tank on front of the 803A.

I use the same plugs on my cords

Lonesouth, I welded the two extra bungs in the top. Fuel pickup is in one corner and the fuel gauge as close to the middle as I could get. There is a baffle in the middle. Had to grind the powdercoat off for the welds. Flap disk worked best and don’t get it hot. The powdercoat will melt and...

This company makes covers for military equipment. They list the generators. http://transhield-usa.com/products/army-products/

My understanding is the fuel pump itself shouldn't let the aux fuel system siphon. The check valve will make sure it doesn't siphon. I also installed a tee after the filter (with -5 cap) so I can pull fuel from the aux tank for another generator. The manual valve isolates the main generator...

You are right. It's only 6" from the tank to the generator. However my sprained ankle has me a bit behind on my work. The generator will be turned around so the front is to the front of the trailer. I do believe operating the unit will be much easier as well. Fuel tank mounting bolts need paint...

I must have ordered the same tank cause I got the same deal you did, plus a $50 voucher. Northern Tool is only 40 miles or so from the house. They stock them in the stores here but it was cheaper to buy online. One thing I noticed. Most or all of the instore tanks were pretty beat up. Bad dents...

I have a test I run for the fuel gauge. Prop my phone on the trailer with the camera showing the fuel gauge and record a video. Then reach my hand in the filler neck to move the float arm up and down. Once I get a “feel” for the action. I say empty, quarter, half, three-quarters,full as I swing...

When I started testing one of my 803’s I noticed a similar condition. After flushing and refilling the coolant at a -25 ratio it ran cooler. The Govplanet yard for Letterkenny is just an old farm field. No infrastructure, so no water, sewer, or buildings. I’m thinking it was filled with straight...