Greyhawk generator mount October 16, 2007, 05:42:22 pm Yahoo Message Number: 197If one of you folks with a Greyhawk on a Kodiak chassis (it may notmatter) get a chance and have nothing better to do than crawl under itand look around.......I was looking at my generator today and there are four springs thatserve as mounting legs. One is red and is at the right rear corner andit's the only one that isn't fastened to the frame. This allows it tobounce on that corner pretty good and it squeaks like crazy. I'massuming it should be fastened, but the corner of the frame looksdifferent too so I'm not sure the way they fastened the others would work.Just curious if anyone has looked at theirs and noticed similar stuff.Don - I checked out all my exhaust mounts today and they look to be finealthough the steel pieces are pretty rusty. I'm going to spray them downwith a neutralizer just for grins.Take care, Greg Quote Selected
Re: Greyhawk generator mount Reply #1 – October 16, 2007, 10:48:50 pm Yahoo Message Number: 198 Keep an eye on the tail pipe bracket so you don't get a nasty surprise.I'll crawl under mine tomorrow and look at the generator mounts. Nothing would surprise me any more. When we had our new 04 Journey 39W we read about problems on RV.net with respect to the four bolts that hold the diesel generator in the cage at the front of the MH shearing off. So, got on my coveralls and crawled underneath. ALL FOUR BOLTS HAD SHEARED and there was nothng to holding it in the cage.DonGreg Gimlick wrote: Quote Selected
Re: Greyhawk generator mount Reply #2 – October 17, 2007, 08:42:54 am Yahoo Message Number: 200Donald A. Leslie wrote:QuoteKeep an eye on the tail pipe bracket so you don't get a nasty surprise.I sure will, especially after hearing so many others with that problem.QuoteI'll crawl under mine tomorrow and look at the generator mounts.Thanks, I'll be anxious to hear what you find.QuoteSo, got on my coveralls and crawled underneath. ALL FOUR BOLTSHAD SHEARED and there was nothing to holding it in the cage.Holy smokes, that would get your attention. My wife was asking me lastnight if I was so anal about checking everything or worrying abouteverything with my Winnie back in 81 and I told her nope, but I wasyoung and just drove it back then. I also only had $12K into it so thereis quite a difference :-)Take care, Greg Quote Selected
Re: Greyhawk generator mount Reply #3 – October 17, 2007, 08:56:11 am Yahoo Message Number: 201 Quote Selected
Re: Greyhawk generator mount Reply #4 – October 17, 2007, 11:39:26 am Yahoo Message Number: 203Attachments : Crawled under the Greyhawk 32SS this morning (this is "almost" getting to be fun ) and found that there a 4 very tight bolts and nuts holding it to the platform/cage it sits in. Frankly, to a layman's eye it appeared very secure and I was very pleased with it.Here are the four photos I send to Winnie showing the 4 sheared bolts. They had, apparently (or so the story goes) been over-torqued. So, the large 7500 watt diesel generator was just sitting loose in the cage.DonGreg Gimlick wrote: Quote Selected
Re: Greyhawk generator mount Reply #5 – October 18, 2007, 09:32:31 am Yahoo Message Number: 216Donald A. Leslie wrote:QuoteCrawled under the Greyhawk 32SS this morning (this is "almost" gettingto be fun )I'm glad you said "almost" ;-)Quoteand found that there a 4 very tight bolts and nutsholding it to the platform/cage it sits in.So there are no springs on the mount of your generator? It's solidlymounted to the frame?Take care, Greg Quote Selected
Re: Greyhawk generator mount Reply #6 – October 18, 2007, 09:36:08 am Yahoo Message Number: 218 Yes appears to be a solid mount. I won't start having fun with it until next May when I have to decide to change the oil and filter myself or have it done. I did the first Class A gasser we had myself and it was a pain given access was so difficult. The next two diesels were done during annual chassis maintenance. The frustrating aspect is that the generator will have about 12 hours on it - all exercise time since everywhere we park we have electricity.DonGreg Gimlick wrote: Quote Selected
Re: Greyhawk generator mount Reply #7 – October 18, 2007, 10:17:47 am Yahoo Message Number: 221Donald A. Leslie wrote:QuoteYes appears to be a solid mount.I'll be darned, I wonder why they changed. My Minnie Winnie had avibration mount much like this, but the bolts went down thru thegenerator ears, thru the springs and then the frame with a lock nut onthe bottom. These springs appear to be held to the frame by magic. Thereis a pin of some sort going thru the side of it.I'll try to get a couple of photos of it when I bring it over to thehouse later today. Of course we're actually getting rain for the firsttime in over 40 days so I may choose not to crawl under it and I can'tcomplain about the rain.Take care, Greg Quote Selected
Re: Greyhawk generator mount Reply #8 – October 18, 2007, 06:51:20 pm Yahoo Message Number: 223Attachments : Photo of my broken hanger.Donps. Looked at some eye bolts today. Frankly, for the weight involved I think the one I'm using is more than strong enough.Greg Gimlick wrote: Quote Selected