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| We just bought a 2001 16' short wall trailer last night and it did not come with a generator (which is fine I knew it wouldn't). Our previous trailer was a 10' sw and we had a portable generator that we kept in the front horse stall since we didn't haul horses in that one. This trailer has a spot for an on board generator in one of the manger compartments and it has the wiring ran to there to use. i'm looking and researching on board generators and the only brand i am coming across is onan (which i know is a reputable brand) and at about $3500-4000. i know good isn't cheap and cheap isn't good but is this the average price point or is there a better option? or do you have an onboard generator and wish you had gone with a portable? I still have the option to keep a portable one in the front stall if i want to, but I hate the one we currently have so it will be getting sold with my old trailer. thoughts, opinions, etc please? what size/power should I look for to comfortably power a 16' sw? the one i have now is just enough for the 10'sw and it is nice and quiet but only holds enough fuel for 6 hours so it is a pain in the rear! |
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Location: Ky | runnin.on.dreams - 2022-06-02 12:42 PM
We just bought a 2001 16' short wall trailer last night and it did not come with a generator (which is fine I knew it wouldn't). Our previous trailer was a 10' sw and we had a portable generator that we kept in the front horse stall since we didn't haul horses in that one. This trailer has a spot for an on board generator in one of the manger compartments and it has the wiring ran to there to use. i'm looking and researching on board generators and the only brand i am coming across is onan (which i know is a reputable brand) and at about $3500-4000. i know good isn't cheap and cheap isn't good but is this the average price point or is there a better option? or do you have an onboard generator and wish you had gone with a portable? I still have the option to keep a portable one in the front stall if i want to, but I hate the one we currently have so it will be getting sold with my old trailer. thoughts, opinions, etc please? what size/power should I look for to comfortably power a 16' sw? the one i have now is just enough for the 10'sw and it is nice and quiet but only holds enough fuel for 6 hours so it is a pain in the rear!
Go with the Onan. You won't regret it. Go with Generac and you will regret it every day. Sometimes the built in can be a hassle with service but the convenience far outweighs that small inconvenience. Onan is the gold standard for built in inverters. |
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| jd&ez - 2022-06-04 2:58 AM runnin.on.dreams - 2022-06-02 12:42 PM We just bought a 2001 16' short wall trailer last night and it did not come with a generator (which is fine I knew it wouldn't). Our previous trailer was a 10' sw and we had a portable generator that we kept in the front horse stall since we didn't haul horses in that one. This trailer has a spot for an on board generator in one of the manger compartments and it has the wiring ran to there to use. i'm looking and researching on board generators and the only brand i am coming across is onan (which i know is a reputable brand) and at about $3500-4000. i know good isn't cheap and cheap isn't good but is this the average price point or is there a better option? or do you have an onboard generator and wish you had gone with a portable? I still have the option to keep a portable one in the front stall if i want to, but I hate the one we currently have so it will be getting sold with my old trailer. thoughts, opinions, etc please? what size/power should I look for to comfortably power a 16' sw? the one i have now is just enough for the 10'sw and it is nice and quiet but only holds enough fuel for 6 hours so it is a pain in the rear! Go with the Onan. You won't regret it. Go with Generac and you will regret it every day. Sometimes the built in can be a hassle with service but the convenience far outweighs that small inconvenience. Onan is the gold standard for built in inverters. Forgive me for the possibly silly question, but I am new to the thought of an onboard generator. Do you add fuel directly to the generator or should there be a fuel tank on the trailer that you add fuel to? The trailer has had an onan in it previously since it is wired for one and inside it has an onan on/off switch mounted to the wall. We haven't had a chance to really figure out the ins and outs of the trailer yet but i'm curious how the onan works. also, how long can i expect it to run on a tank of fuel while running a/c and lights? my current portable only runs for 6 hours on one tank and it drives me insane! Also, for this size trailer, would the onan 4000 be sufficient or do i need to go bigger?
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Location: Not Where I Want to Be | runnin.on.dreams - 2022-06-02 1:42 PM
We just bought a 2001 16' short wall trailer last night and it did not come with a generator (which is fine I knew it wouldn't). Our previous trailer was a 10' sw and we had a portable generator that we kept in the front horse stall since we didn't haul horses in that one. This trailer has a spot for an on board generator in one of the manger compartments and it has the wiring ran to there to use. i'm looking and researching on board generators and the only brand i am coming across is onan (which i know is a reputable brand) and at about $3500-4000. i know good isn't cheap and cheap isn't good but is this the average price point or is there a better option? or do you have an onboard generator and wish you had gone with a portable? I still have the option to keep a portable one in the front stall if i want to, but I hate the one we currently have so it will be getting sold with my old trailer. thoughts, opinions, etc please? what size/power should I look for to comfortably power a 16' sw? the one i have now is just enough for the 10'sw and it is nice and quiet but only holds enough fuel for 6 hours so it is a pain in the rear!
I just paid $10k to put a Onan 5500 in my 5th wheel.
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Location: Not Where I Want to Be | jd&ez - 2022-06-03 6:58 AM
runnin.on.dreams - 2022-06-02 12:42 PM
We just bought a 2001 16' short wall trailer last night and it did not come with a generator (which is fine I knew it wouldn't). Our previous trailer was a 10' sw and we had a portable generator that we kept in the front horse stall since we didn't haul horses in that one. This trailer has a spot for an on board generator in one of the manger compartments and it has the wiring ran to there to use. i'm looking and researching on board generators and the only brand i am coming across is onan (which i know is a reputable brand) and at about $3500-4000. i know good isn't cheap and cheap isn't good but is this the average price point or is there a better option? or do you have an onboard generator and wish you had gone with a portable? I still have the option to keep a portable one in the front stall if i want to, but I hate the one we currently have so it will be getting sold with my old trailer. thoughts, opinions, etc please? what size/power should I look for to comfortably power a 16' sw? the one i have now is just enough for the 10'sw and it is nice and quiet but only holds enough fuel for 6 hours so it is a pain in the rear!
Go with the Onan. You won't regret it. Go with Generac and you will regret it every day.
Sometimes the built in can be a hassle with service but the convenience far outweighs that small inconvenience. Onan is the gold standard for built in inverters.
they don't make RV gensets any more so she would be really ****ed if she bought one and it didn't exist. |
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| 1DSoon - 2022-06-04 7:44 AM
runnin.on.dreams - 2022-06-02 1:42 PM
We just bought a 2001 16' short wall trailer last night and it did not come with a generator (which is fine I knew it wouldn't). Our previous trailer was a 10' sw and we had a portable generator that we kept in the front horse stall since we didn't haul horses in that one. This trailer has a spot for an on board generator in one of the manger compartments and it has the wiring ran to there to use. i'm looking and researching on board generators and the only brand i am coming across is onan (which i know is a reputable brand) and at about $3500-4000. i know good isn't cheap and cheap isn't good but is this the average price point or is there a better option? or do you have an onboard generator and wish you had gone with a portable? I still have the option to keep a portable one in the front stall if i want to, but I hate the one we currently have so it will be getting sold with my old trailer. thoughts, opinions, etc please? what size/power should I look for to comfortably power a 16' sw? the one i have now is just enough for the 10'sw and it is nice and quiet but only holds enough fuel for 6 hours so it is a pain in the rear!
I just paid $10k to put a Onan 5500 in my 5th wheel.
If that tells you anything.
oh my goodness I just threw up in my mouth a little bit!! at that price it looks like i better stick to the slight inconvenience of a portable generator  |
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| I have an onboard and I HATE it!!! Buy mine lol The biggest problem is the tank has worn so there are issues with "bad fuel" clogging it up. They are so so so touchy and then hard to work on, mines on the roof. I will be buying a portable because the Onan is too unreliable. |
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Location: Ky | 1DSoon - 2022-06-03 10:47 AM
jd&ez - 2022-06-03 6:58 AM
runnin.on.dreams - 2022-06-02 12:42 PM
We just bought a 2001 16' short wall trailer last night and it did not come with a generator (which is fine I knew it wouldn't). Our previous trailer was a 10' sw and we had a portable generator that we kept in the front horse stall since we didn't haul horses in that one. This trailer has a spot for an on board generator in one of the manger compartments and it has the wiring ran to there to use. i'm looking and researching on board generators and the only brand i am coming across is onan (which i know is a reputable brand) and at about $3500-4000. i know good isn't cheap and cheap isn't good but is this the average price point or is there a better option? or do you have an onboard generator and wish you had gone with a portable? I still have the option to keep a portable one in the front stall if i want to, but I hate the one we currently have so it will be getting sold with my old trailer. thoughts, opinions, etc please? what size/power should I look for to comfortably power a 16' sw? the one i have now is just enough for the 10'sw and it is nice and quiet but only holds enough fuel for 6 hours so it is a pain in the rear!
Go with the Onan. You won't regret it. Go with Generac and you will regret it every day.
Sometimes the built in can be a hassle with service but the convenience far outweighs that small inconvenience. Onan is the gold standard for built in inverters.
they don't make RV gensets any more so she would be really ****ed if she bought one and it didn't exist.
Well, they said they were looking at an Onan. If they don't make them anymore then how are they looking at one? |
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Location: Ky | runnin.on.dreams - 2022-06-03 10:14 AM
jd&ez - 2022-06-04 2:58 AM
runnin.on.dreams - 2022-06-02 12:42 PM
We just bought a 2001 16' short wall trailer last night and it did not come with a generator (which is fine I knew it wouldn't). Our previous trailer was a 10' sw and we had a portable generator that we kept in the front horse stall since we didn't haul horses in that one. This trailer has a spot for an on board generator in one of the manger compartments and it has the wiring ran to there to use. i'm looking and researching on board generators and the only brand i am coming across is onan (which i know is a reputable brand) and at about $3500-4000. i know good isn't cheap and cheap isn't good but is this the average price point or is there a better option? or do you have an onboard generator and wish you had gone with a portable? I still have the option to keep a portable one in the front stall if i want to, but I hate the one we currently have so it will be getting sold with my old trailer. thoughts, opinions, etc please? what size/power should I look for to comfortably power a 16' sw? the one i have now is just enough for the 10'sw and it is nice and quiet but only holds enough fuel for 6 hours so it is a pain in the rear!
Go with the Onan. You won't regret it. Go with Generac and you will regret it every day.
Sometimes the built in can be a hassle with service but the convenience far outweighs that small inconvenience. Onan is the gold standard for built in inverters.
Forgive me for the possibly silly question, but I am new to the thought of an onboard generator. Do you add fuel directly to the generator or should there be a fuel tank on the trailer that you add fuel to? The trailer has had an onan in it previously since it is wired for one and inside it has an onan on/off switch mounted to the wall. We haven't had a chance to really figure out the ins and outs of the trailer yet but i'm curious how the onan works. also, how long can i expect it to run on a tank of fuel while running a/c and lights? my current portable only runs for 6 hours on one tank and it drives me insane! Also, for this size trailer, would the onan 4000 be sufficient or do i need to go bigger?
You need a fuel tank. Either built in or portable. Even when I had a built in tank I keep a couple of the marine type 5 gallon tanks on hand. I had the quick disconnect hoses just like on a boat. Much easier to move those tanks to refill than getting to the trailer tank when parked for a few days or getting the trailer to a pump at some gas stations. |
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| I bought my on board generator at a salvage RV place (Colaw RV, I think they have several locations) It had less than 100 hours on it, I can't remember what I paid for it but it was less then $1000. I use propane generators and it is mounted on the roof with the tanks, |
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Location: Dubach, LA | Our two onan generators have been nothing but trouble. The $200 Champion from TSC that we haul in stud stall cranks and runs every single time we need it. |
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