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From: amdx on 23 Jun 2010 21:56 Hurricane season is coming and I needed to get a source of emergency power to keep my business inventory frozen if we do lose power. I don't have a convenient place to permanently place the generator, so I decided to put it on a trailer. Now I can store it in the back yard and move it near the house as needed. I was almost ready to buy the Honda EU6500isa for $3,400 but found the Miller Bobcat 250 for $3,389 with 58% more watts and I think the welder will hold it's value better, so I bought the Miller. I got the trailer from Harbor Freight, Regular price $259.99 on sale for $199.99 but I was only billed $179.99. :-) http://www.harborfreight.com/1090-lb-capacity-40-1-2-half-inch-x-48-inch-mini-utility-trailer-with-12-inch-four-lug-wheels-and-tires-90153.html I bought a Miller Bobcat 250 welder with 9,500 watts continuous power. http://www.harrisweldingsupplies.com/millerwelderbobcat250.aspx Check their ebay price, $100 cheaper but they offered the ebay price to me. Pictures below. My son helping with assembly in the living room. Air conditioned workshop (wife was working) http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/pp37/Qmavam/P1013355.jpg Trailer assembled except for fenders. http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/pp37/Qmavam/P1013356.jpg Trailer with 3/4" plywood base. http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/pp37/Qmavam/P1013357.jpg Trailer with welder mounted, Balance worked out well, about 30 lb tongue weight. http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/pp37/Qmavam/P1013366.jpg I can push it around the yard myself. Welder is 560 lbs, trailer rated at 1090 lbs. Don't have plans to tow it on road, but trailer came with title, fenders and lights. I'll be adding a drop on cover to keep the rain off. Cover design thoughts still churning. Mike
From: Ignoramus8716 on 23 Jun 2010 22:32 On 2010-06-24, amdx <amdx(a)knology.net> wrote: > Hurricane season is coming and I needed to get a source of emergency > power to keep my business inventory frozen > if we do lose power. I don't have a convenient place to permanently place > the generator, so I decided to put it on a > trailer. Now I can store it in the back yard and move it near the house as > needed. > I was almost ready to buy the Honda EU6500isa for $3,400 but found the > Miller Bobcat 250 for $3,389 with > 58% more watts and I think the welder will hold it's value better, so I > bought the Miller. > > I got the trailer from Harbor Freight, Regular price $259.99 on sale for > $199.99 but I was only billed $179.99. :-) > http://www.harborfreight.com/1090-lb-capacity-40-1-2-half-inch-x-48-inch-mini-utility-trailer-with-12-inch-four-lug-wheels-and-tires-90153.html > > I bought a Miller Bobcat 250 welder with 9,500 watts continuous power. > http://www.harrisweldingsupplies.com/millerwelderbobcat250.aspx > Check their ebay price, $100 cheaper but they offered the ebay price to me. > > Pictures below. > > My son helping with assembly in the living room. Air conditioned workshop > (wife was working) > http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/pp37/Qmavam/P1013355.jpg > > Trailer assembled except for fenders. > http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/pp37/Qmavam/P1013356.jpg > > Trailer with 3/4" plywood base. > http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/pp37/Qmavam/P1013357.jpg > > Trailer with welder mounted, Balance worked out well, about 30 lb tongue > weight. > http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/pp37/Qmavam/P1013366.jpg > I can push it around the yard myself. > Welder is 560 lbs, trailer rated at 1090 lbs. > Don't have plans to tow it on road, but trailer came with title, fenders and > lights. > > I'll be adding a drop on cover to keep the rain off. > Cover design thoughts still churning. > Looks pretty good. Place some mothballs into the generator to keep critters out. i
From: RoyJ on 23 Jun 2010 23:58 amdx wrote: > Hurricane season is coming and I needed to get a source of emergency > power to keep my business inventory frozen > if we do lose power. I don't have a convenient place to permanently place > the generator, so I decided to put it on a > trailer. Now I can store it in the back yard and move it near the house as > needed. > I was almost ready to buy the Honda EU6500isa for $3,400 but found the > Miller Bobcat 250 for $3,389 with > 58% more watts and I think the welder will hold it's value better, so I > bought the Miller. > > I got the trailer from Harbor Freight, Regular price $259.99 on sale for > $199.99 but I was only billed $179.99. :-) > http://www.harborfreight.com/1090-lb-capacity-40-1-2-half-inch-x-48-inch-mini-utility-trailer-with-12-inch-four-lug-wheels-and-tires-90153.html > > I bought a Miller Bobcat 250 welder with 9,500 watts continuous power. > http://www.harrisweldingsupplies.com/millerwelderbobcat250.aspx > Check their ebay price, $100 cheaper but they offered the ebay price to me. > > Pictures below. > > My son helping with assembly in the living room. Air conditioned workshop > (wife was working) > http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/pp37/Qmavam/P1013355.jpg > > Trailer assembled except for fenders. > http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/pp37/Qmavam/P1013356.jpg > > Trailer with 3/4" plywood base. > http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/pp37/Qmavam/P1013357.jpg > > Trailer with welder mounted, Balance worked out well, about 30 lb tongue > weight. > http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/pp37/Qmavam/P1013366.jpg > I can push it around the yard myself. > Welder is 560 lbs, trailer rated at 1090 lbs. > Don't have plans to tow it on road, but trailer came with title, fenders and > lights. > > I'll be adding a drop on cover to keep the rain off. > Cover design thoughts still churning. > > Mike > > Tongue weight is a bit light if you plan to actually tow it on the highway. Rule of thumb for smaller trailers is tongue weight = 10% of gross trailer weight, more if the CG is high. The short tongue and light tongue weight will really wag badly. Move the unit about 2" forward and you should be good to go.
From: amdx on 24 Jun 2010 05:02 "Ignoramus8716" <ignoramus8716(a)NOSPAM.8716.invalid> wrote in message news:CaCdnQE3EtMyXr_RnZ2dnUVZ_sKdnZ2d(a)giganews.com... > On 2010-06-24, amdx <amdx(a)knology.net> wrote: >> Hurricane season is coming and I needed to get a source of emergency >> power to keep my business inventory frozen >> if we do lose power. I don't have a convenient place to permanently place >> the generator, so I decided to put it on a >> trailer. Now I can store it in the back yard and move it near the house >> as >> needed. >> I was almost ready to buy the Honda EU6500isa for $3,400 but found the >> Miller Bobcat 250 for $3,389 with >> 58% more watts and I think the welder will hold it's value better, so I >> bought the Miller. >> >> I got the trailer from Harbor Freight, Regular price $259.99 on sale for >> $199.99 but I was only billed $179.99. :-) >> http://www.harborfreight.com/1090-lb-capacity-40-1-2-half-inch-x-48-inch-mini-utility-trailer-with-12-inch-four-lug-wheels-and-tires-90153.html >> >> I bought a Miller Bobcat 250 welder with 9,500 watts continuous power. >> http://www.harrisweldingsupplies.com/millerwelderbobcat250.aspx >> Check their ebay price, $100 cheaper but they offered the ebay price to >> me. >> >> Pictures below. >> >> My son helping with assembly in the living room. Air conditioned workshop >> (wife was working) >> http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/pp37/Qmavam/P1013355.jpg >> >> Trailer assembled except for fenders. >> http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/pp37/Qmavam/P1013356.jpg >> >> Trailer with 3/4" plywood base. >> http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/pp37/Qmavam/P1013357.jpg >> >> Trailer with welder mounted, Balance worked out well, about 30 lb tongue >> weight. >> http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/pp37/Qmavam/P1013366.jpg >> I can push it around the yard myself. >> Welder is 560 lbs, trailer rated at 1090 lbs. >> Don't have plans to tow it on road, but trailer came with title, fenders >> and >> lights. >> >> I'll be adding a drop on cover to keep the rain off. >> Cover design thoughts still churning. >> > > Looks pretty good. Place some mothballs into the generator to keep > critters out. > > i Thanks iggy, I was awake at 3am thinking about mice chewing on the wiring. Mike
From: amdx on 24 Jun 2010 05:25
"RoyJ" <Spamless(a)microsoft.com> wrote in message news:uIKdnSWFkNRCSr_RnZ2dnUVZ_qqdnZ2d(a)earthlink.com... > amdx wrote: >> Hurricane season is coming and I needed to get a source of emergency >> power to keep my business inventory frozen >> if we do lose power. I don't have a convenient place to permanently place >> the generator, so I decided to put it on a >> trailer. Now I can store it in the back yard and move it near the house >> as needed. >> I was almost ready to buy the Honda EU6500isa for $3,400 but found the >> Miller Bobcat 250 for $3,389 with >> 58% more watts and I think the welder will hold it's value better, so I >> bought the Miller. >> >> I got the trailer from Harbor Freight, Regular price $259.99 on sale for >> $199.99 but I was only billed $179.99. :-) >> http://www.harborfreight.com/1090-lb-capacity-40-1-2-half-inch-x-48-inch-mini-utility-trailer-with-12-inch-four-lug-wheels-and-tires-90153.html >> >> I bought a Miller Bobcat 250 welder with 9,500 watts continuous power. >> http://www.harrisweldingsupplies.com/millerwelderbobcat250.aspx >> Check their ebay price, $100 cheaper but they offered the ebay price to >> me. >> >> Pictures below. >> >> My son helping with assembly in the living room. Air conditioned workshop >> (wife was working) >> http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/pp37/Qmavam/P1013355.jpg >> >> Trailer assembled except for fenders. >> http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/pp37/Qmavam/P1013356.jpg >> >> Trailer with 3/4" plywood base. >> http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/pp37/Qmavam/P1013357.jpg >> >> Trailer with welder mounted, Balance worked out well, about 30 lb tongue >> weight. >> http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/pp37/Qmavam/P1013366.jpg >> I can push it around the yard myself. >> Welder is 560 lbs, trailer rated at 1090 lbs. >> Don't have plans to tow it on road, but trailer came with title, fenders >> and lights. >> >> I'll be adding a drop on cover to keep the rain off. >> Cover design thoughts still churning. >> >> Mike > Tongue weight is a bit light if you plan to actually tow it on the > highway. Rule of thumb for smaller trailers is tongue weight = 10% of > gross trailer weight, more if the CG is high. The short tongue and light > tongue weight will really wag badly. Move the unit about 2" forward and > you should be good to go. I'll keep that rule of thumb in mind. I got lucky on the balance, I centered the welder with the engine to the rear and it came out as stated. The welder is 45-3/8" and the trailer is 48", no more room to move unit forward. If it had been negative weight on the tongue, I had thoughts about moving the axle/spring mounting location. Or rotating the welder 180*, I might still look into that as it would be slightly more convenient to have the controls and connections in the rear. Mike Mike |