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Old 03-06-2014, 05:12 PM   #166 (permalink)
wyatt
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Originally Posted by jeff88 View Post
It's coming together nicely, can't wait to hear what kind of numbers you pull.

Just had a thought... when you have the trailer fabbed up to how you want it, you should put a generator inside, attached to the wheel and eliminate your alternator for even more fuel savings!
I can't tell if that's a joke or not, but it won't work. The alternator is belt driven, and has a power draw from the engine. Your concept would be wheel driven, and have the same (if not more) power draw from the engine. You could spend a lot of money putting peltier panels along the exhaust line, and possibly eliminate the alternator, but pulling along a wheel to do a job that the engine is doing now simply will not work.
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