honda 3000is generator

My heater in here is 1500w on high, so yes. As far as the AC goes, I would think so, but that 7500BTU is mighty small for a big truck!
I had a 8k BTU portable one for a while, and it was WAY underpowered. regardless of what anyone says, it wont keep a big rig cool in the heat.

Martin

 

I am using a Yamaha EF2000is for my needs, but the Honda 3000 would be a good choice. Take a look at the Yamaha EF3000iSEB model. Very quiet. 53-60db. And the Yamaha models across the board can be had in a tri-fuel version.... propane, NG, or gasoline. You can switch between fuels any time you want. One could strap a forklift propane tank or NG (tunnel legal) tank on the frame and only worry about fueling occasionally.

Most of all, if you have the frame rail space, get a custom box that the generator can sit in and operate in. Mine is safe and secure and can operate right inside the box I have mounted on my truck frame, weather protected. Except maybe a tornado or hurricane.

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That's what I have been using since the summer of 2011-- honda 2000 and 7000 Btu air conditioner. Sits in passenger seat and pumps cold air up to top bunk where I sleep. Dog sleeps downstairs so she get the trickle down cool air plus a big fan. I have learned to hang a blanket between front cab and sleeper area to keep the cool air isolated to a smaller cubic area. Going forward past the blanket the temp can be 150 degrees against 90 degrees in the sleeper on a 105 degree day. Where it shines is 95 or less degrees or night time, stay nice and cool. For really hot days just idle more to help out the air conditioner.

 

I have a champion 3500/4000 watt getting gas is no problem i have the remote start works great but even tho its rated for statepark quite its kinda nosie i only payed 500.00 for mine im planing on switching it out this spring if u can go for the honda! An dont listen to these guys saying getting gas is a pain its no problem at all!

 

I have said before, lower than 13.500btu is going to have a hard time in a truck unless it's a small sleeper. Doesnt matter what room they say it covers, a truck is no where bear as insulated as a house as far as the portables go.
I was parked in Southern Az last year, in August, for 3 days. Never even started the truck. Me and the dog stayed comfortable day ad night. Think it was @120 in the daytime, 90's at night.

Just my .02

Martin

 

hi. have you tried to charge the truck batteries with Yamaha EF2000is ? I have heard that if you connect this type of (8A-15A) generator to that jump start connector to charge batteries you will toast your generator or generator's protection device will switch off generator.

 

I dont have a yamaha but i do have a battery tender i bought the extention so i hooked it to battery than ran extention up into my closet all i have to do is plug the extention into battery tender and remmber to unhook it b4 u start ur truck!! Or ur alt will fry battery tender i have been using this this way 6mo now it works great but i have to keep reminding myself to unhook b4 i start truck for big bucks u can buy a model that u can keep plugged in but for 70 bucks ill stay wth my setup its working great!

 

just wondering what brand/model AC unit you have in the cab with this generator ?

 

the truck has 4 batteries. do you charge each of them separate ?

 

Mine is a four battery setup no i hooked up to the main battery since all 4 are connected u only have to hook to 1