A fun find

[DieselAddict]

I picked up a 5kw powerplant at auction recently. It was obvious that the unit had never seen service. Both generators had no hours and all the MFG dates matched up between the generators and the trailer.

The fun part was opening the tool box. It still had a lead seal on it. @DavidPoz was taking one of the generators home with him so we decided to pop the seal and see what was inside the box. Come to find out there was a packing list and the contents were complete. It included a fuel adapter for a Jerrycan/Drum. SCORE!!

Both genrators had all their accessories included with them as well. Amazing.

Anyone else find some unexpected gems included with their auction purchases?

A few photos for your enjoyment.





Evidence for sure that the unit had never been away from storage was the fact that the cover plate for the forward generator was still wedged under the power cable.

 

[DavidPoz]

It was a lot of fun to check this out.

 

[Digger556]

Wow. Just wow.

 

[Guyfang]

Every once in a while, Santa comes to visit, and not just in December!

 

[Ray70]

You have no idea how many sledge hammers, ground rod pullers, ground rods and aux. fuel hoses I had lying around here.
I ended up scrapping a bunch of the rod pullers because it just wasn't worth trying to sell or ship them.
Gave away probably 10 sledge hammers.
Occasionally I'd find a printed TM inside them,
Strangest thing I ever found was a clear plastic bag, twist tied shut, full of about 5 pounds of pink desert sand stuck inside the control panel of an 803 that had come back from Kuwait.

 

[Karl kostman]

What I have always found in all my trucks is a bill for about 1K, thats what it costs me to get everything after I find it all gone! Its very refreshing to see your score, great job!

 

[Light in the Dark]

You have no idea how many sledge hammers, ground rod pullers, ground rods and aux. fuel hoses I had lying around here.
I ended up scrapping a bunch of the rod pullers because it just wasn't worth trying to sell or ship them.
Gave away probably 10 sledge hammers.
Occasionally I'd find a printed TM inside them,
Strangest thing I ever found was a clear plastic bag, twist tied shut, full of about 5 pounds of pink desert sand stuck inside the control panel of an 803 that had come back from Kuwait.

No local tweakers you could have sold that to as Iraqi Space Dust?

 

[flyfishtrailer]

Did you take any pictures of the aux fuel line and its connection? I am a visual guy and would like to see what I might be trying to hunt down. Thanks

 

[Light in the Dark]

They look like this:



I might have one or two here if you wanted to discuss. Also have a few of these still available: https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threa...s-for-aux-fuel-kit-for-mep-generators.208044/