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    MEP803a Saves The Day

    I work for a North Florida utility company and decided to buy my 803a after last years tropical storms left us without power for 3 days on 2 separate occasions. Man did that pay off this year. When the lights go out we are all hands on deck to get everything put back up and I worry about my wife...
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    Trailer Mounted MEP803a Grounding

    I'm working on wiring up the house so that I can use my trailer mounted mep-803a as a whole house backup. I'll be using a panel interlock kit so my neutral and ground will not be switched. For this situation, what is the proper grounding arrangement? Tom
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    MEP 803a Glow Plug Wire

    What type and gauge of wire are you all using to replace the existing glow plug harness? Tom Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Getting an MEP803a Up and Running

    Won an auction on an MEP803a and brought it home 2 weeks ago. The kids had the weekend off baseball so I finally got a chance to pull it into the shop and give it a good solid inspection. I found the diesel tank 3/4 full of nice clean diesel fuel, a brand new air cleaner, Perfect oil in the...
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    Possible Fort Bragg Pick Up Needed

    Just won a GP auction for a generator mounted on a M116A3 trailer that I'm being told is located at Ft. Bragg. I've left voice messages with the local guys in charge, Felix and Tom, to try to get verification of location and to schedule a time for pick up, I'll know more details when they call...
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    Fayetteville GP Pickup

    Just rolled the dice on an MEP-803a from GP. So it looks like I'll be making a road trip from Jacksonville, Fl to Fayetteville, NC and back next week sometime. The unit is trailer mounted and the photos of the trailer show it's in good shape, but my gut is telling me not to trust it on such a...
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    Getting a MEP-803a Home

    Just rolled the dice on an MEP-803a from GP. So it looks like I'll be making a road trip from Jacksonville, Fl to Fayetteville, NC and back next week sometime. The unit is trailer mounted and the photos of the trailer show it's in good shape, but my gut is telling me not to trust it on such a...
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    MEP-803a Max Hours

    I'm researching the MEP-803a units now. If you were buying from one of the government auction houses and could not preview the unit ahead of time other than through the photos provided, what would be the maximum hours on the hour meter you would consider reasonable for a unit not intended to be...
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    Best Place to Buy MEP-003 or MEP-803

    Where do you all suggest to look for a MEP-003A or MEP-803A? I've hit all the common sites like GL, GP, Ebay, and Craigslist. Are these the best places to look? If not where else would you suggest? Tom
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