KEVIN

hey ron, i do not consider myself a pro, but i have some experience with a bumper mount genset. i have an 86 dolphin,after alot debating, i opted for a powermax 4400XP gen.(maxtool on ebay) me and a friend fabricated a 24"L x 18"W platform from 1/8" angle iron,topped it with a piece of spanner metal(open diamond) welded it level with the top of the bumper,braced it with two pieces of angle iron on a 45 degree angle to the bottom of the bumper. the gen. has 8 mounting holes on it, it fits on it perfect. Material and labor was $130.00 . Gen. weighs 130lbs. empty. Fire it up plug in and go. KEVIN

gen. just came in on 10/18 real nice unit,quiet only problem i had (my fault) i plugged my 120/240v.twistlock in and switched over to 120/240 30amp power not knowing that you only get 15 amps per side (roof a/c kept tripping breaker on gen.) the voltage regulator fried called maxtool they are sending new reg. and brush. NOTE; do not switch to the 120/240v side (i learned the hard way) keep it on the 120v 30amp side ,will run everything. also 30amp to 120/240v adapter wire needed to have the black wire switched to opposite side to work with this gen.(tip from cust. svc.) adapter wire was not purchased from maxtool

hey smokepolehall, i just bought one of those powermax 4400/3500 gens. on 10/12/07, should arrive by 10/19/07 ,will keep you posted on performance.i did alot of comparing ,this gen. had alot of options the others did not ( rv grade, pretty quiet 69decibels, rv switch ,240volt twistlock ,accesories ) i questioned the small size 23x17x17 but good things come in small packages.

hey guys,me again i have a 1986 dolphin 21ft., already prewired for a gen. my question is what size gen. would have come with this unit,also if i put a gen. (onan,etc.) in the compartment do these units have their own gas tank, or do i have to tie into the m/h gas tank ? thanks as always.

hey pat, thanks for the reply. the gen. is a 4kw. with 4 kids (4,9,15,16) t.v.,video, dvd player would be nice on long trips. no a/c this time of year (mass.) not sure if inverter would run everything .also i am welding an automotive muffler on the gen.,should quiet it down considerably.i just want to make sure any external gen. is safe to run while driving. thanks again

hey guys , i own a 1986 toyota dolphin 21 ft. camper is prewired for genenerator, unfortunatley no funds to mount one in compartment. i am considering mounting a portable coleman on a platform 30in.x30in.off of the rear bumper,will i be wise running this gen. while drivivg to power everything, and should i weld gen. to platform (theft deterrent) thanks