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Originally Posted by Matty Rich
The Onan on board is 5500 and can run the whole trailer. I’ve ran my trailer on both a Honda 7000 and Predator 9500 with no problems. Not sure who would need 12000 watts for a fifth wheel.
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The fact that the 5500 can power up the trailer does not mean it can "run the whole trailer". Trying to do that will only harm the components as the gen set becomes overloaded...quickly. 5500 watts cannot do the same thing as 12000 watts. It's more like trying to run a 100A trailer on about 45 amps...not a good thing if you try to run the whole trailer. It would be more like trying to use your trailer, fully equipped with items to utilize 100A (like 2 A/Cs) on a 30A outlet; you will have to juggle what is on if you don't want to continually throw the breaker or damage components.