Portable generator support legs

[D45]

Troy Bilt 5000 / 6250 portable generator

Briggs 14.50 hp motor with Electric start

Generator is solid and heavy and the support leg is too flimsy

Any ideas for a new support leg setup?

 

[AP514]

Pic's ?? please.
Does it have wheels already ?

 

[D45]

Yes. It already has a wheel kit

The OEM support leg has been hammered and bent alot, looking for something better

 

[niget2002]

Find a friend with a welder and put whatever you want on it.

 

[mmb617]

I grabbed some scrap I had and made my own legs. I'm pretty confident in it's sturdiness now.

 

[nadogail]

This is a great time to get creative and repurpose some steel into legs better than Betty Grable's

 

[JWILLIE1977]

I have several Generac & Powermate 5000 watt generators with the 10 HP Tecumseh. After the "legs" became useless, I used a stack of hockey pucks to replace the legs.

I think each uses 2.5 pucks per leg. Drill the pucks and bolt to the frame. I think there were holes in the frames to bolt to already. Was cheap and easy for me.

 

[D45]

IIRC, hockey pucks are all 1" thick

I bet I would need 4 or 5 to make the generator frame to sit level

 

[Stuart in MN]

Here's an image of the factory leg kit from Northstar for reference, I imagine Troy-Built would be similar.

 

[PapasDaLife]

spunds to me like something a 4x4 piece of lumber would do the trick.

 

[JWILLIE1977]

Yes, the hockey pucks are 1" thick. If you have large pneumatic tires with your wheel kit, probably take a a bunch to get level. I got my pucks from a used sports store. . for $1 each.

Suggestion #2. Along the same lines as suggestion #1. . Get 2 of the largest rubber mallets that Harbor Freight has. . . $4.99 each maybe. The heads on the BIG mallets are easily 5" face to face.

Remove the heads from the handles, and drill a hole through the head, from face to face. Cut to length. A couple long bolts and nuts. . Done.
Get fancy and countersink the bolt head.

I am partial to the rubber foot ideas bc my generators are always in the back of the truck running. The rubber keeps the generator from walking during use.

 

[D45]

Northstar legs are a good idea, but the wheel kit they come in is $150+

Support legs aren't sold separately

 

[jives]

Same thing happened to my Briggs generator. I added a new axle and wheels to turn it into a 4-wheel wagon. Much easier to move around. I had a couple of cheap HF or TSC wheels lying around, bought a length of 5/8" steel rod, used a couple of u-bolts to bolt the axle to the front end of the frame, put on some large washers and the wheels, and viola'. . .an easily movable genny wagon. Mine now looks like the genny below. If I had to pay for the wheels and u-bolts the total cost would have been about $25.

 

[JRC3]

At very least a model number of the unit might help. Can't even guess what might work without even being able to Google a picture.

 

[D45]

I like the idea of adding a front wheel kit, it would roll and move very nice.......but keeping it in one place during usage might be an issue

 

[D45]

I believe the model is #030343

 

[D45]

Briggs & Stratton 312510GS, Support Leg

This is a genuine manufacturer-sourced part which is specially designed for Briggs and Stratton portable generators. The support-leg helps to provide support for the unit. If the original item is worn, damaged or is missing, this will provide an identical replacement. Refer to the appropriate...

www.engineworxsales.com

Looks interesting......need to find the length of each leg

Briggs 312510GS

Might work