6.9 generators?

[razorback]

so i remember watching the show trucks a few years back and seeing that they put a generator on a diesel truck. i think it was a powerstroke..maybe a cummins. it was the type you could run a welder off or other power tools.. anyway, does anyone make this for the 6.9? would it be powerful enough to run a welder off of?

 

[Agnem]

There is such a device. I believe it takes the place of your alternator. Do a search here. It has been posted before. I can't recall the name at the moment.

 

[razorback]

i searched but i cant find anything. maybe im not entering the correct key words.

 

[Diesel JD]

Crossent's former truck which he just sold to Rob, had a HO alternator with an inverter intended to run a welder. That was the one thing he kept off that truck. It looks pricey and he said it was.

 

[razorback]

i thought it might be expensive, but it would be a nice feature. 240 volts anywhere you need it would be nice.

 

[JPR]

While not a generator, this is a dedicated welding setup from Premier

 

[swampdigger]

HAHAHA

Yes.. I've already dreamed of having a gen-set under the hood. PTO powered would be sweet, or PTO-hydraulic would be sweeter.

Even some cheapo gen set from teh department store, with a pulley jammed on it would be pretty cool.

I was wondering about running dual alternators in parallel, something that can push a big beefy inverter. Making hooking the field wires in parallel.

 

[u2slow]

Harbour Freight has them. Its just a generator head with a shaft. Add a pulley - perhaps a clutched pulley, a belt, and homebrew some mounting brackets.