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It has been a while since my last check in. Well, we made through Hurricane Beryl with the minimum of damages all things considered. A lot of houses and infrastructure were damaged or destroyed. 7/8 the power went out at 2:30am. 5:30am flipped the main on the panel and switched to the Magnum...
First off, I bought the generator for HURICANES!!! 🥶
Highlights: MEP-802
37 hours of continuous run time.
15 gallons of diesel used. Averaged .4 gallon/hour.
First time to blow the VR protection fuse during cranking over. 3A automotive blade fuse, not a slow blow. No veristor at this time...
Looking for just the base skid for a MEP-802. Going to build an AUX fuel skid with an old military 100 gal tank. Also posted in “Parts Wanted”.
https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/mep-802-skid-request.197777/
Caution, don't look at the GP site on your cell phone and then decide to through and bid on a generator that is going for a $1000.00 less than ones that they show running:
Been putting 803's on my watch list and watching them go for mid $2500.00, all had a tier reset and had video of them...
First off, hope everyone is doing well in this time of "Self Quarantine".
I was the shocked winner in GP auction out of San Antonio, Texas. Was watching the auction site and amazed at how high the 803a's were going for!!!! Then the 802a's without trailers were going for what seamed about...
First I would like to thank everyone here for a wonderful forum. Have spent way to many hours reading all the different posts.
I have been kicking around the idea of a standby generator for awhile and stumbled onto the MEP series of gen sets. My wife and I both drive diesel trucks, so a diesel...