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At least we got to read everything twice so now we fully understand your setup! :-D I didn't notice the part about it being a new panel and no utility or ground connection before, so YES you will need a ground rod or other suitable earth ground connection.

On page 2 of the sticky MEP-003A hookup it says they are typically neutral bonded through a ground strap. This strap should be removed to run a 4 wire hookup so that the only neutral/ground bond is in the main breaker panel.... same way you would do it if running a sub panel.

Correct, you can run the ground directly to the existing ground rod for the breaker panel, what you don't want to do is drive a 2nd ground rod at the generator if one already exists elsewhere. If the generator neutral is bonded to the chassis, then yes, it should be removed, but I think these...

Just to make sure dkPaintball understood Chainbreaker's question , if your main breaker panel is grounded ( which I assume it probably is ) you do not want to drive a ground rod at the generator, you must use the 4th conductor to run the ground connection from the generator frame, back to the...