Trailer generator?

[ledfootproducts]

To run any heat and A/C I would get at least a 6500 watt with 8000+ surge. That will allow you to run an air compressor at the same time as the A/C without it kicking something off. I had a 5k/6250 surge and it would barely start the A/C and compressor/lights and then sometimes it wouldn't do it at all.
I was able to get an off brand generator with a Honda motor in it at a tool discount outlet for about $500 with just two hours on it. I would have gotten the Harbor Freight Predator 7k but this one was cheaper and was equivalent power. I couldn't find anything wrong except the choke gets hung up when you try to pull it out. I put my finger on the mechanism inside and push it a little then pull the handle it has. New it was $800. Easy to pull start and has electric start.
The Honda is much quieter than my other generator and I changed the muffler out on the old one. The engine noise was more the issue than the exhaust. I can have a conversation next to the Honda. I was told to turn my other one off because folks couldn't hear the race.
It's also mounted on my tongue. I bought a gas grill cover for it and cinch it down around the tongue. It covers the generator and the tongue lock. Wind can occasionally blow it around and I just re-cinch it.

[Chris Steele]

My 8750 Peak/7000 watt generator from HF is currently mounted on the tounge of our 24' go kart trailer that we pulled with our RV. The RV generator doesnt work, sometimes we ran the generator on the tounge from the time we left on Friday after work until Sunday when we rolled back in and it never shut off unless I let it run out of gas by accident. It would pull 1 of the 2 AC units on the RV, fridge and everything else in the RV plus the AC unit on the roof of the kart trailer, four 4' lights, radio etc. If we needed to run the air compressor in the trailer we would have to switch the AC off. Find a coupon and you can get that generator for close to $500 instead of the $599 listed price. Buy the 2 or 3 year extended warranty....the lady told me "wait until warranty is almost up, bring it back and get a new one...we dont care why, even if you put bad gas in it, just bring it back" so I did lol. We actually had the 6500 peak/5500 at first, I took it back at the end of the warranty and they let me trade it and pay the difference to upgrade to the 8750 and I bought the extended warranty on it and now I'm good for 3 more years.