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Yeah, it worked out pretty good. 3 2x6s, some 1x3s for angle braces, half a dozen straps of various types, a tree, a pulley, and a little patience. The tractor made things easier, but originally I was planning on just using a come-along. I'm actually a pretty lazy person, so I like coming up...

For the master cylinder, here's the one I just installed on my trailer. Haven't had a chance to test it yet, but it fit how it was supposed to https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0766456JR/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 It's aftermarket, probably Chinese made, but priced...

https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?148791-MEP-802-and-803-Main-generator-tip/page2 There is a pic halfway down the page. This entire thread has good info for the 802, at least look at the pictures :)

I've been looking at them, will probably do one that I can use bolts and plates to clamp it on, and uses a pin to remove it from the mount. Rather not drill holes or do welding if I don't have to.

Another vote for rubber stall mat

Very interesting. Thanks for sharing.

The taller tires will make the trailer sit more level, which will put a tiny bit more weight onto the tongue. I figure doing a spare tire on the tongue will take care of the rest, and I can always take the spare off to hook/unhook the trailer if I don't get a crank up front leg. A spare HMMWV...

Yes, light tongue is very bad. I've hauled a lot of trailers and never pulled one with a light tongue, but I've seen the results. I might end up doing that, but I think that might give me too much tongue weight. Right now center of gravity on the gen is just about the back of the fender. I...

Playing around with the trailer, put my MEP802A and a 3 ton Nordic Air ECU on it, roughly 1200 lbs between them. I can still reach the fuel fill on the gen with it like this, downside is tongue weight is a little light, only around 100 lbs. Hoping that will be taken care of when I get some...

Cadillac valve controls the fan clutch operation. Called that because part of the brand name for it is indeed cadillac. I believe properly it's called the Kysor-Cadillac solenoid, but cadillac valve is quicker and easier to say.

It m ight make a little back pressure, and no idea how efficient it would be, but maybe some type of air to liquid heat exchanger in the exhaust?

Currently waiting on the rubber brake line from the frame to the axle, I have the new lines on the axle, and waiting for the rain to stop to go install the lines on the frame. I bought the copper nickel alloy lines from Napa. Not cheap, but very easy to work with. 2 30" lines, one 51" line...

It was just the Master Cylinder kit for a 1964 jeep cj5, but they had only one in the entire U.S. in their computer, and it was in Alaska. Was $20, but shipping would have brought it up to what I paid for the aftermarket master cylinder which was only $36 on Amazon.

I thought the main reason for exhausts to be wrapped was to try to keep as much of the heat in the exhaust as possible so it exits through the exhaust pipe, rather than radiating into the enclosure.

Unless it's a properly designed system, you'd be creating temperature differences in the head/cylinder that it isn't designed to deal with. Might not cause problems, or it might destroy the engine from the new stresses from the temperature changes.

Because the shed is so small, try to seal off as much as you can to around the top of the generator. The idea is you want all of the waste heat to go up and out, and not give it any route to recirculate inside the enclosure. Large vents on the sides where the air intakes are, screened to...

Better radiator never hurts, but these tend to do okay once you take them to a radiator shop and get them thoroughly cleaned out, and flush out the rest of the system as well. Soldiers aren't known for being picky about what water they put into the cooling system when they're late getting back...

the 802 is only 5kw (6kw in reality), the 50 amp plug is good for 12kw. If you do the 30 amp plug you are good for 7200 watts, which is more than enough for this size generator. The only reason to go 50 amp instead of 30 would be to allow for future upgrade of the generator to a 10-12KW unit...

I've been reading back through the forums and researching the brake system, every time the topic of bucking has come up it seems to always be the shock inside the brake actuator assembly.