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mtlakejim · 10-20-2017, 08:37 PM

Our new unit is prewired for an onboard generator but we are not going to install one. Instead we are going to buy a welder/generator (because I can weld and I want the welder) that will sit in the bed of our truck in front of the 5th wheel hitch.

Can I simply tie onto the wiring in the generator compartment and run it up to the hitch where it would only take a very short cord to jump to the generator? If this is possible it would make wiring a lot easier and running on gen. would be a lot easier to do on the road compared to running a very long cord from the front of the trailer to the rear.

10-20-2017, 08:37 PM	#1
mtlakejim Montana Master Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Bee Branch Posts: 2,620 M.O.C. #20693	Using built in generator prep wiring for external generator Our new unit is prewired for an onboard generator but we are not going to install one. Instead we are going to buy a welder/generator (because I can weld and I want the welder) that will sit in the bed of our truck in front of the 5th wheel hitch. Can I simply tie onto the wiring in the generator compartment and run it up to the hitch where it would only take a very short cord to jump to the generator? If this is possible it would make wiring a lot easier and running on gen. would be a lot easier to do on the road compared to running a very long cord from the front of the trailer to the rear.