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#1 ·
Investigating installing a 3000 Watt generator on the rear bumper of a 26RKS Outback and wonder if it will support the weight (150lbs). The width of the generator is only about 17 & 1/2" and I would move my spare to one side and then place the mount over the 3 & 1/2" bumper. Should only stick out about 14" which is only 6" or 7" beyond where the spare is now. I think the rear bumper is steel but wonder if anyone has done this or has a recommendation.

Thanks

tim
 
#2 ·
Not unless you reinforce it with some extra gussets and a god welder. It would bounce up and down and eventually rip off your bumper. You cant even monut a bike rack off the back unless you beef it up or that too will be highway debris.
 
#4 · (Edited by Moderator)
I made a hitch and bolted it to the TT under the stock 4" tube. I also moved the spare tire to the right. With the generator and 14 gallons of water in the basket I can step on the back edge of the carrier with out it flexing. you can see pictures in my albums http://www.outbackers.com/forums/index.php...r&user=5244 . James
 
#5 ·
Tim, you can certainly build a rack to support that much weight off the back of your Outback (many around here have), but I would not recommend trying to hang it on the OEM bumper. For what it's worth, In Keystones eyes, that is a HUGE no-no!

Search around the site a bit, and you will find several very effective solutions to your idea. There are some pretty sharp people in the family.


Happy Trails,
Doug
 
#7 ·
Assuming you make the mount strong enough (which is certainly possibly), you still have to worry about the potentially drastic and dangerous change to the tongue weight.
 
#8 ·
A 150 lb gen with a 75 lb mount/bumper removed only 80 lbs off of the tongue weight on my rig to let you know. But like Dan says, if you are at a 10-12% percent tongue weight right now, could be in trouble with a new bumper and generator.

What is your present tongue weight right now?

Carey
 
#10 ·
Hi Tim, definitely not to the bumper as everyone has already mentioned. We mount the setup shown on a receiver welded to the back of the Outback. Our hitch setup is pictured in the CAD model. A junk yard hitch section, some ¼" plate, a torch, and a welder are needed. If you can get one mounted for $200 then go for it unless you have tools and time for steel work. Several have accomplished the same type setup in other equally effective ways.

Tony



 
#14 ·
Hi Tim, definitely not to the bumper as everyone has already mentioned. We mount the setup shown on a receiver welded to the back of the Outback. Our hitch setup is pictured in the CAD model. A junk yard hitch section, some ¼" plate, a torch, and a welder are needed. If you can get one mounted for $200 then go for it unless you have tools and time for steel work. Several have accomplished the same type setup in other equally effective ways.

Tony

I was actually thinking of doing something very similar to this for mounting a generator on the back of our 25RSS. I am going to weld to the frame in a similar manner as shown in the drawing. However, I was also planning on welding the 2" receiver to the bottom of the bumper. Not so much for weight support, but just for stability. We are planning on getting a Yamaha 3000 and I am a little concerned that having a 200lb load (generator plus rack) hanging off such a long, unsupported span might be a problem. I imagine it gets pretty rough and bouncy back there and there would be quite a bit of torsional stress on the tow bar. Hate to have the setup fail while I was driving down the road. Probably not nearly as much as the person behind me that suddenly has a 150 lb generator flying at them.

Also a bit concerned about tongue weight (25RSS is a bit light here to begin with) though I plan on compensating as much as possible for this with how I load the trailer.

Any thoughts? Advice?

DAN
 
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