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  1. a/fd slngsht

    a/fd slngsht Member

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    need some tech help here guys..... installed a generator door in my gooseneck trailer.... got a onan 6.5k gen.... heres the question.. anyone here have any experience or tips on building en enclosure to seal the gen from the interior of the trailer...any tips to soundproof the enclosure....

    second, what do u guys do for trailer security??? alarm?? denver boot??? tracking sys??? thanx Mike Taylor
     
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  2. thjts

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    Are you trying to seal out noise or fumes, or both? If you want to seal out noise, have you thought about using the same material as that stuck to the underside of the bonnet of a production car? It's designed to withstand heat too...

    Just a thought,
    Paul.
     
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  3. Slayer

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    I have the same set up, Onan 6.5 generator in side my 36 ft. gooseneck. I built a wood frame with a door at one end so I can remove the generator for service and also made the top part of my bench but it can lift up on hinges so I can open the top and fuel the generator with out moving it. I made it a little bigger than I needed and put 2 inch thich foam on all surfaces (including the door) except the floor and door to the out side. It helped to quiet the gen down..
     
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    a/fd slngsht Member

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    yea paul both, and whats a bonnet?? Mike
     
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    its the thing minnonite girls wear to cover there hair?

    sorry could not resist.
     
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    It's the Hood
     
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  7. a/fd slngsht

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    LOL...... ok thanx guys!....
     
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  8. KKNOWLES

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    Generator sound proofing

    A/FD
    Give me a call, Generators is what we do. Generally not this small but it is all relative. I can give you some ideas on how to quiet it down, some economical, some expensive.

    Kevin Knowles
    www.southwestproducts.com
    602-376-2336
     
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  9. mark6052

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    flame suit on

    could you install it on the front or your side of the trailer? I get a kick out of how I get to listen to the other guys gen&exhaust all nite. at least yours is quiter than others. :D I put a pipe on mine to go uptop of the trailer.;)
     
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  10. nitrorelapse

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    sound proofing

    Most of the trailer builders use the same styrofoam ( spray or sheet) sound proofing material the home improvement stores sell. If you can find it you can also use the automotive/RV style material with the silver backing on one side. If your Onan is not a Super Quite model find a muffler like the ones used on hospital emergency power generators. They were pretty popular with the trailer builders until Onan came out the the Super Quite line. Don't over do the sealing up. Years ago I sealed one up so good it tried to boil the fuel out of it, and yes that was with the muffler mounted outside. That generator motor does get hot. Hope that helps Terry 972-977-8340
     
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  11. thjts

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    Ha ha ha, we have American and British terminology down here :D
     
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  12. mudmankipp

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    my compartment is lined with a product called dynamat. street rodders use it on rebuilds. its sound deading and has a heat sheild.
     
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  13. Will Hanna

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    ventilated

    make sure it has somewhere to blow the hot air out from the fan...or if it's just air cooled, needs somewhere, usually a hole in the bottom to let the heat out.
     
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  14. SoDak

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    Make sure the exhaust doesn't go into the living courters. The pulling world had a tragedy where a young man never woke up. It was a big event, lots of us were there. No one noticed that it might happen. The portable generator exhaust must have been swirling into the trailer which had living courters in the front.

    Even if adequate amounts of oxygen is in the air, the body absorbs the carbon monoxide.
     
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