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I'm gonna try my hardest to go. I'll come later Friday and bring my M1028, maybe a generator (MEP 015), definitely wood and tools. Unsure of party size, depends on who can go. This might be a stupid question but can non MVs go? Will

Good stuff, that's awesome. Most of the time I was at like 40-50 percent load, only during high usage did we max it out. And the fuel consumption wasnt that bad. It was about $25 a day to run it for give or take 12 hours a day, varying load. That is better than $200 for a hotel or something...

Alrighty....not all electric. We have oil heat, and yes we have propane tanks for the grill - we use that too. I realize there are nice civilian units, but for the same price as an MEP, like you said "not cheap, not garbage" For what we got with the MEP, I'd say it was a very good deal. I'm...

Wow is all I have to say. That is some excellent engineering right there! That is an awesome project you undertook and completed, that thing is a beast. Will

You got it on the duty cycles and use of the generator. These are beasts and I'm sure it can handle it. I just wanted to confirm so we dont get stranded if it were to take a dump on us (which is entirely possible at any time regardless!) Will

Hahaha just have a warehouse of MEP's! That would be great.... I know what you are saying though about the quality. I'm big on military history and research every day about any random thing I can think of. And I read SS every day. You're right about the real standby generators they are VERY...

And for price over time I spent 900 on the generator, maybe 100 on fluids and filter, maybe 200 on fuel for sandy. My friend with a 5500 generac spent I think like 800 on the generator and MUCH more on gasoline and couldnt power the whole house, so for price over time, I'm ahead of the game from...

Nope no gas supply of any kind, heating oil could be used in a pinch though. I refuse to buy a civvy generator they are garbage. And you're right OD stuff may not be the most "efficient" but I didnt buy it for that. I wouldnt have gotten my M1028 if I wanted efficiency. I'm buying a deuce this...

Hahaha trust me I'm right there with you......I dont personally need anything special to live, and if it were a real situation, you're right there would be no A/C. But it's always good to have some "reserve capability". It's kinda like underpowered cars can be dangerous, whereas you can never...

Alright I understand, I wasnt sure about how the mod affects the output potential. Good point on the "assumptions about the tendency of the military to under rate design", that is what I am talking about with not wanting to damage or decrease the service life of my 003 by running it at 110% for...

This is true, but the same could be said for the 003 vs 002. I dont *need* the 003 but why would you get the smaller one when you know that one thing alone (a water heater) will draw the "full" capacity of the 002. I could just use my 015 to power a few lights and a fridge. But you might as well...

Hmmm so the mod doesnt allow the full output? That is definitely a consideration, because the 005 is way to big that would wet stack like crazy. You guys have to understand the 003 works fine. But I'm also looking out for its well being and plus, is it ever a bad thing to own more OD...

Well see that is what I am getting at, I'm sure it can handle it, but using it like that for too long cant be good. That's like full throttling my Corvette for hours at a time..... My "needs" are legitimate. My family was fed up with having to replace the basement due to flooding three times...

And also, I'm not worried about wet stacking, because all I have to do is turn on the A/C and everything else and that'll do it to at least 15 kw. I can also (and should also) build a load bank. Will

Ok so the sewerzuk mod *will* allow most of the power out of the 004. And I understand the whole load management thing.....but I'd rather just have everything powered and not have to worry about it (I could do load management with my 015, but that wouldnt be any fun hahaha). It's not that the...

Oh I wont get rid of the 003 anytime soon. It is basically perfect, and if it aint broke dont fix it! I'm mainly talking about future expandability of the system and what other options are available. Of course things like the MEP-005 are way too big, but the 004 seemed like the "next step" if we...

Alright sounds good.....wasn't sure what they liked when it came to being ran. I knew I liked these military pieces, They love to work hard. I still might end up getting a 004 and / or other military generators. So we'll see. Will

Hello. I currently have an MEP-003 hard wired professionally to my house through a transfer switch, so it can power the whole house. It did great over 4 days of use when Sandy hit. Here's the thing though - If it is possible, would you guys suggest getting an MEP-004 and then reconfiguring it...

Wow that amount of hay is impressive! Those suckers are pure weight.... Those pictures are great, I like seeing Chevy at work. I'd like to do a civilian trailer controller and hitch too, because right now, I'm limited in my trailering options. I gotta say, I've flat towed a Chevy C30, and my...

Haha That is the nastiest truck ever.....and some good bubba engineering at its finest right there! Will