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Bumping to prevent thread deletion. FYI: I will be out of my shop Saturday May 7th - Monday May 16th, 2022, so I may be slow to respond during that time.

Bumping to prevent thread deletion. FYI: I will be out of my shop Saturday May 7th - Monday May 16th, 2022, so I may be slow to respond during that time.

Bumping to prevent thread deletion. One recent reviewer wrote: "This strap is above and beyond the original issue! GIRW should be making these for the military itself! Excellent quality, class-act customer service and lightning-fast shipping." FYI: I will be out of my shop Saturday May 7th -...

Bumping to prevent thread deletion. FYI: I will be out of my shop Saturday May 7th - Monday May 16th, 2022, so I may be slow to respond during that time.

Bumping to prevent thread deletion. FYI: I will be out of my shop Saturday May 7th - Monday May 16th, 2022, so I may be slow to respond during that time.

Bumping to prevent thread deletion. FYI: I will be out of my shop Saturday May 7th - Monday May 16th, 2022, so I may be slow to respond during that time.

Bumping to prevent thread deletion. FYI: I will be out of my shop Saturday May 7th - Monday May 16th, 2022, so I may be slow to respond during that time.

Bumping to prevent thread deletion. FYI: I will be out of my shop Saturday May 7th - Monday May 16th, 2022, so I may be slow to respond during that time.

Bumping to prevent thread deletion. FYI: I will be out of my shop Saturday May 7th - Monday May 16th, 2022, so I may be slow to respond during that time.

The nuts on all of the shackles had been welded, surely to keep the shackles from "wandering off", but most of the welds look rusted/cracked through now or that they wouldn't hold up against an impact wrench. I spent a few hours last weekend cleaning off the many GovPlanet stickers. A heat...

The trailer's tires were NEW. Maybe not the newest MTR style, but these do not have a blemish on them or sidewall crack and the nubs and writing still perfectly intact. Also, the trailer has the highly sought after 24-bolt wheels. It came with a decent loadout in the tool box: 3 copper...

Well, I just purchased a second M116A3 mounted MEP-803A generator! This one directly from Gov Planet auction. It was refurbished in 2012 (vs the 2010 'reset' of the tan generator above) and has 703.4 hours. The Gov Planet listing said it had a bad starter and the oil pressure gauge was...

Thanks guys for your input. Yeah, I will be in 120/240, because I'll use it as a whole home generator, but I need a bigger transfer switch now (I only have a 30A Generlink automatic transfer switch) :wink:

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...

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...