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  1. Valence

    Valence's 1990 Turtle Mountain M116A2 Power Plant AN/MJQ-33

    It's nice to buy something fully serviced, fixed, and with no issues! Astute observers will notice I did keep items from the trailer. >.> I couldn't leave my new trailers and generators without the handy pile of ground rods, slide hammer and more. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ It's been several months since I...
  2. Valence

    Valence's 1990 Turtle Mountain M116A2 Power Plant AN/MJQ-33

    June 15th, 2022: Both "Ever Start" batteries from 2019 still tested good. Rated for 230 CCAs and tested at 291 CCA and 265 CCA. June 17th, 2022: I made a very hard decision and sold the trailer and both generators. If I had a lot more money, I would have absolutely kept them because they're...
  3. Valence

    Valence's 1990 Turtle Mountain M116A2 Power Plant AN/MJQ-33

    I've been a little MIA from the forum here, so let me get things caught up. June 2nd, 2022: I replaced the frequency transducer (Thanks @Light in the Dark!) on the rear-most generator and it seemed to help. Here's a little operational test: In taking off the side acoustic panel, one of the...
  4. Valence

    Valence's 1990 Turtle Mountain M116A2 Power Plant AN/MJQ-33

    I'll have to go through the manual and find the P/N for one, buy and replace and see if that solves the issue. Thank you for the info!
  5. Valence

    Valence's 1990 Turtle Mountain M116A2 Power Plant AN/MJQ-33

    Update: I haven't tried swapping the Hertz gauges yet, but I'm thinking there is actually nothing wrong with the gauge. I started up the front generator yesterday to show the generator to a friend and its Hertz gauge behaved the same. I let the generator run longer and the gauge started acting...
  6. Valence

    Valence's 1990 Turtle Mountain M116A2 Power Plant AN/MJQ-33

    This rear generator has exhibited another problem which I believe is a grounding issue on the frequency (HERTZ) gauge. While running the gauge will appear pegged, or maxed out (above 65 Hz) even though you can hear the RPM change when you adjust the Throttle knob. In this video you can see the...
  7. Valence

    Valence's 1990 Turtle Mountain M116A2 Power Plant AN/MJQ-33

    I noticed a fuel leak on the rear generator. It took me a while to get around to identifying and fixing the issue. It slowly leaked even while the generator was off. Running the generator made it easier to identify the source, then it was obvious to me how deteriorated the hose was. It was...
  8. Valence

    Valence's 1990 Turtle Mountain M116A2 Power Plant AN/MJQ-33

    Honestly, I have considered disassembling this trailer and using the frame on my Pioneer Tool Trailer project, and keeping the generators and transfer switch box for home use. But the dang thing is complete and readily usable as is... I'm thinking of just leaving it. Gunzy has recommended that I...
  9. Valence

    Valence's 1990 Turtle Mountain M116A2 Power Plant AN/MJQ-33

    Some of the bad things about the trailer: As expected, it needs some TLC. Sadly it's 686 tan CARC over 383 green CARC -hahah, but none of my equipment is tan and I prefer woodland or solid 383 green. The center wood over the bows needs replacement, it's rotted beyond saving. I would need to...
  10. Valence

    Valence's 1990 Turtle Mountain M116A2 Power Plant AN/MJQ-33

    Pictured above, the trailer came with a single, rusty, old style screw top jerry can, and below are the contents of the tool box with all the additional fuel hose that was packed around it, plus the CO2 fire extinguisher. Note: Only seen in the right picture is a slightly bent up tan rod tan...
  11. Valence

    Valence's 1990 Turtle Mountain M116A2 Power Plant AN/MJQ-33

    Yes, yes I have purchased another trailer (purchased on September 5th, 2019). :whistle: This trailer was listed locally about 15 miles from my home and I just couldn't say no to it for the price and condition. It is an M116A2 chassis with a Power Plant AN/MJQ-33 body sporting two 3KW MEP-701A...
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