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laws here for towing a trailer without brakes are under 3000 lbs, or 40% the tow vehicle's weight, whichever is lower. I think that might be a national code, not just local, but haven't checked to be certain. I tow a 2000 lb trailer with my VW sportwagen, I installed trailer brakes first thing...

So the math you posted adds up, it should be in the 24-27 amp range for current. Just remember that when the genset is turned to 3 phase it has a max rated load of 16.6 amps, not the 26 that it's rated for at 240V single phase. That means the generator is NOT sized large enough according to...

Got everything back installed how it's supposed to be. So in the course of several hours, I did the following. Dumped in 10 gallons of fuel, tank reads at 1/4. Tried to start, no go. Bled the system at the filter, then at the injectors. Fired for a few seconds, then died. Checked fuel...

It takes something like 16k BTU of energy to make 1KW of power (at least for natural gas and propane generators). The main reason why fuel use increases with size is the amount of fuel burned just to keep the heavy mass of the engine crank, pistons, flywheel, generator rotor, and...

not quite the same trailer as I have, but mine is 10' from the front of the ECU to the back of the trailer. Were it me I would take a bunch of wood blocks. Have the front trailer sitting level on the deck, tongue as far forward as possible, a pile of wood blocks between the DRASH trailer...

inside the tank was surprisingly clean. bought a 5/16 stainless nut, bolt, and washers, used JB Weld PlasticWeld epoxy to seal it up. Even if it doesn't bond to the tank it (and it probably won't) should still make a decent mechanical seal that is diesel resistant. It's at the top of the...

That would be my guess, unless something else went wrong as well.

Throwing solar/battery/inverter into the mix changes things a little. With the U.S. residential standard being 120/240V, most of the off grid inverter systems are 120/240v. There ARE 3 phase units available, but they are less common. This means it will be higher priced, and if anything...

unplug the wires to the key switch, if you still get big sparks at the battery, it's the starter solenoid, otherwise it's the key switch.

the LEDs will work fine for signals, but if your trailer has a battery system in it that is supposed to charge off the vehicle then you'll need to do more than just the bulbs to make it all work properly.

the XM381 adapter is the best deal I've seen for one, and I haven't heard anything bad about them either. I'll be getting one once I finally get a 2" receiver

So quick search didn't turn up this exact thing I found on my truck. I knew I had a fuel leak from the top of my tank, directly above the fuel fill inlet. Finally got around to dropping the tank today to take a look at it. Pretty obviously a drilled hole. No holes in the bed of the truck...

One of the reasons that 3 phase is used a lot in commercial/industrial is lower start surge compared to 1 phase. It's still there, but because you're spreading the load across 3 different circuits that are offset from each other, it's not as high overall. A lot of industrial and commercial...

The MPU only does it's job after the unit is cranking, as far as I know it doesn't do anything to the cranking circuit itself, so that isn't likely to be your no crank issue.

208 3 phase uses a different connector than 120/240, and they are not interchangeable. There are some that are similar, and some people wire the plugs for 3 phase on 4 wires, but in reality you need a 5 conductor wire for correct hook ups, the 4 wire makes you give up either the ground or the...

Not sure on this unit, but I know on civilian generators you can get an MPU error if the unit thinks it's supposed to be turning over but doesn't. If you are hearing a slid "clunk" when turned to start but it isn't cranking, I'd be suspecting the starter of having issues. If it's the "tick"...

A couple days ago I found grease all over the inside of the drivers front wheel well. Looks like it was flung out from the CV boot, fortunately the inner one. Have some CV boots and new nord lock washers on order. Set up my temper tent to use as a work garage since it's went and cold around...

you have the 3 phase/single phase accurate, unless you have some type of 3 phase equipment you plan to run with it, you'll likely put it into 120/240 mode and never touch it again. The only time I ever do mine in 3 phase is to run a 3 ton ECU with some of the heater elements disabled ( it's 9kw...

If it's been sitting for a long time, especially in the desert, the tires will be out of round with flat spots. About the only thing you can do it replace them, or ignore it. Centramatics do wonders for balance issues. My front tires are badly out of round, the rears are from a trailer I...

Reading through the mile marker troubleshooting manual, the absolute minimum pressure needs to be 1255 psi, and the highest pressure rating I can still find for any brass fitting is only 1200 psi. I'm sure there is some margin of safety built into the fitting and it will probably work just fine...