A neat trailer upgrade for my 3KW generator set

[goldneagle]

Saw one of these trailer / generator setups on Ebay when I was looking for the selling value of the generator. The trailer looked like the small trailer I saw in the Harbour Freight circular. I thought it would make a better transport cart than the heavy duty garden cart I used with mine. The cart I had barely held the generator and was hard to maneuver.

Upon further reading of the circular I settled for the 2nd trailer that had the 12" wheels and rated 1090lb capacity. It was on sale for $229.99. I was able to use the 20% off coupon I had for the purchase. Cost me $211.90 with the jack I had to purchase separately. It did not come with a jack. I also ended up replacing the 1-7/8" ball receiver with a 2" for $12.99 extra. All my trialer use 2" ball or pintle hitch so I wanted to keep it simple.


To my surprise the trailer is built well. It took a bit of time to assemble the parts but was worth the effort. Everything came in the kit except the deck itself. I ended up using a deck plate from a M931 tractor for the deck. I added some 1 x 1 angle along the long edges. I used 1/4" mono-bolts to secure the deck to the trailer frame and the 1x 1 angle to the deck plate.

I set the generator on top of the newly installed deck plate before I went in for the day.

I will secure the generator to the trailer deck Sunday. Here are some pictures...

 

[jamawieb]

I use the same trailer for my mep-002a. I wouldn't drive it down the road but it's perfect for moving around the farm.

 

[m16ty]

I've been thinking about building me a small trailer like that for my 003. It's on a M103 generator trailer at the moment but it's way more than it needs and takes up too much room.

 

[Isaac-1]

I just have to wonder how well those little trailers put up with vibration

 

[goldneagle]

I just have to wonder how well those little trailers put up with vibration

All the nuts have the nylon inserts to keep them from backing out. I used mono-bolts to hold the deck plate to the frame. Mono-bolts are super rivets. They use them to assemble walls on semi-trailers.

 

[jamawieb]

I just have to wonder how well those little trailers put up with vibration

I've got about 150 hours on mine now. I haven't had any problems and I haven't had anything come apart. I also added a scissor jack on the back of the trailer so when it's running, the jack on the front and rear stabilize the unit as it runs.

 

[1800 Diesel]

Looks great like it made to order! A little bit of OD green paint and it would look original...

 

[goldneagle]

Looks great like it made to order! A little bit of OD green paint and it would look original...

I just touched up the red on the frame and the angle iron! I like the green/red combo. Kinda like Christmas color scheme.... Being so small it needs the red color to be noticed so it doesn't get run over.

 

[goldneagle]

Got the generator bolted down to the trailer deck yesterday. I used the 4 holes in the bottom skid to secure it. Today a dug out my ground rods from storage. I had 3 new ground rods with couplings and top bolt. Also had the acorn ground clamp attached. I found a partial 2" PVC conduit that can be used to store the ground rods. I went to Home Depot and got some 2" PVC fittings. 1 glue on cap. 1 female adapter and a clean-out plug. I also got two 2" conduit straps to secure the pipe to the cart. I got the storage tube installed on the back of the trailer. See picture.