Generator Rack

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   This is how I mounted my generator using a hitch mount and rack from Harbor Freight...pics attached....

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gemetz Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 18 Jun 2010 Location: Hudson, Florida Status: Offline Points: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote gemetz Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Generator Rack Posted: 28 Jun 2010 at 1:34pm
	This is how I mounted my generator using a hitch mount and rack from Harbor Freight...pics attached....

wec38 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 04 May 2010 Location: Charlotte, NC Status: Offline Points: 58	Post Options Post Reply Quote wec38 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 Jun 2010 at 2:30pm
	Looks great! Is the generator quiet? Does that size generator give you the ability to run the a/c and lighting?
	Clint & Justin Charlotte, NC 2006 Dodge Durango SLT 4.7L 2010 R-Pod 175

tabkld93 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 22 May 2009 Location: Union, KY Status: Offline Points: 565	Post Options Post Reply Quote tabkld93 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 Jun 2010 at 3:25pm
	Be careful of the extra tongue weight. Those generators aren't light and will probably add 60 to 75 pounds
	Todd, Karen & Leah '13 Surveyor 240 '12 Ford F150 EcoBoost Former owner of 2010 R-Pod 172

pepperpod Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 01 Oct 2009 Location: Central KY Status: Offline Points: 1420	Post Options Post Reply Quote pepperpod Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 Jun 2010 at 5:34pm
	I was thinking the same thing about the tongue weight.
	Pepper,Coach,and Henry (a very brave little Maltese) R Pod 172 The rewards of the journey far outweigh the risk of leaving the harbor...unknown

gmandual Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 19 Jul 2009 Status: Offline Points: 470	Post Options Post Reply Quote gmandual Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 Jun 2010 at 6:41pm
	I would be REALLY careful with this kind of setup. Use of one of those dual hitch adapters reduces your the tongue weight capacity of your hitch by at least 50% (its a torque issue much like the bike rack problems), and that is before you added the weight of your generator to the equation. And from the looks of things you are more then double the length of your ball<-->hitch distance so it might be even more then a 50% reduction. So with the rack+generator+trailer you are going to be really over stressing a class 3 hitch. There are a few dual hitch adapters out there that don't reduce your tongue weight capacity, but those are dual hitch adapters that have the ball mount built in so they don't extend your ball mount out more then a standard one. The Curt D210 is an example of one of these mounts.