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Old 07-28-2011, 08:32 AM   #20 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Ryland View Post
Those are nice pusher trailers but they can't be used for hauling anything, I'd like something that would work for hauling 4'x8'sheets of ply wood and lumber, or a half ton of dirt and I don't want to own, license, insure and store a pickup truck.
Why not get a utility trailer with a 4'x8' deck with removeable wood sides(like I have) and mount some kind of generator unit between the deck and the hitch?
I think I will have to pay $10 of $15 per year for my trailer (had it for less than a year so I am not sure) if it wasn't a one time fee.
That little area is usually just wasted space any way, some people put tool boxes there and that is about it (me).
It would be real easy to wire in remote controles to your car to start the generator and apply power as needed, such as when the batteries start to get low or you have a big hill to get over. The cheapest way to get the most power out of a generator for charging big high power battery banks while under load is a varrac and rectifier array.
Sounds like you could use the remote power of a generator at job sites too.
I would try to avoid battery banks that could end up sitting around and not being used on a very regular basis as much as possible.
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