How to Load A Generator on to A Truck Alone

Here is a quick video of how I load my craftsman generator into my truck every morning to take to the job site without any help! There are no fancy pulleys that you need to buy. If you have an easier way to load your big generator, let me know in the comments down below!

[@OG-rs7ov]

Just because you did the whole thing in sandles, I know this is legit lol. I got my generator today & this is the 1st video I found. Good stuff.

[@SamOhler]

lol I love it. If you can’t do it in sandals, I don’t want any part of it

[@raccoons392]

Oh to be young!! great video. I'm 70 and have a winch to make my young again!!

[@bloomingorchid721]

Wow as a female street food vendor u always worry about who will help load and unload my generator this is amazing

[@lisahalston3154]

This was great. I just showed my husband this video and it was a huge help. Thank you so much! The way my husband was going about it he could’ve really gotten hurt. Bobby just had knee replacement surgery and you probably saved his knee! 😘

[@Trucksusa]

Thanks for this today ..appreciate it.

[@gsp2west]

Thank you very much young man. I'll be heading to HF today..

[@bilbobaggins4462]

Short and to the point. Not 45 minutes of talking which is great. Those are steel toed flip flops yes? 😉

[@SamOhler]

Bluetooth * 😂

[@voidisyinyangvoidisyinyang885]

Wow I was curious how to move one of those generators!! That's wild you need to buy ramps - makes sense though. Big monster things.

[@johnclyne6350]

That might be fine for a Craftsmen generator? I have a Honda EU7000is. It weighs almost 300 pounds with fuel & oil. I would never attempt your method with that set up. When my generator was delivered from the dealer they used a car trailer & tipped the body down to remove it gently. I just ordered a Spitz Lift for my truck. Yes, it costs a lot more money but I won’t hurt my body. Second is that my generator hasn’t needed one bit of service since I bought it 6 years ago. I have only changed the battery because it was old. Not that it needed it. As well as change the oil. It has about 80 hours on it. It has always started the first time & has run flawlessly providing power to my entire house including the 2-1/2 ton central air. Obviously your a young man & your fit enough to move nimbly around. Your method is great for someone who desires to be cautious with his money as my grandfather used to say. The old motto still rings true. “You get what you pay for”.

[@invisiblerevolution]

Just watch one video..... and the guy was makin all these fancy knots & had some kind of pulley system. He made the whole thing seem COMPLEX as hell! LoL

[@SamOhler]

No need when you have a little bit of strength and a ramp 😂

[@ladyfritz8r]

you can buy simple pulley systems all put together with locking hook on either end -- under 50 bucks on amazon

[@erikturner5073]

Just in time for me. About to pickup my generator tomorrow for emergencies, but I also don't want to advertise what I have by asking for help. Especially considering how crazy times are getting.

[@hueynguyen7512]

Thanks!

[@vacuitenonvide]

Thank you very much!

[@cwagner7412]

Thank you for the tip! also should I keep the gas that's already in the generator or should I worry about the gas while tilting and leaning

[@SamOhler]

I keep it in there! Just make sure you place the straps in a position that they will not allow it to tip

[@FoodTrucksForDummies]

Smart 👍🏾

[@cldavis33]

This is good. I am still strong at 55 used to deadlift 400 lbs. I could pull this up the ramp - HOWEVER - all us Rambo's---we are going to age and not be able to muscle stuff up anymore. This is one solution, but still - I think you could use a winch to pull this thing up just as you did. Maybe you get injured, or whatever. A winch would do this. You get my LIKE.

[@keithkeithkeith9874]

What type of wrench?

[@audiophileman7047]

@@keithkeithkeith9874 He said winch, not wrench.

[@keithkeithkeith9874]

@@audiophileman7047 Thanks.

[@djrease7354]

💯💯💯

[@ladyfritz8r]

Adding a little pulley system is no big deal and if you slip on a wet or cold day going up or down, it could be an unhappy outcome

[@jamesthreadgill7651]

In sandles!

[@ranadas3308]

Where is available?

[@candacejeffries2057]

genius

[@gibsonfamily1535]

I’m 100 lbs and I’m intimidated by the 209lb weight my generator will be. I’m planning on buy a utility trailer with a wrench to haul my mobile bar and generator all together. But I’m worried once I have my generator off of my trailer that I’m going to be having trouble wheeling it in and out of venues/clients property by hand 🤔😔any ideas???? Besides getting a smaller generator? I really want/need the 1200 wt one I’m eyeballing

[@sminthian]

If you're doing this all the time, it'd probably be worth it to install a little winch on the front of the bed.

[@Turnpike617]

Stud!!

[@RelocatingToCleveland]

You’re A gentleman and a scholar

[@jpoppiejaun35]

I would not do this because if you slip the generators going to pull you right off the truck. I suggest hooking a extra long strap to the generator and running it up through an eyelet mount in the truck and running the strap through it and then you’ll be standing on the ground Pulling it up

[@jimxiong3815]

Where can I buy those ramps ?

[@SamOhler]

Harbor freight

[@zemyazahealingkorllc]

Im a girl so thanks for idea..

[@ronnielewis2176]

I’m 70 not able to get it done 😢

[@yayyay7076]

Start deadlifting brother

[@SamOhler]

Might as well compete after loading this thing for the last 6 months

[@ralphnabozny8494]

they are 200 + pounds

[@voidisyinyangvoidisyinyang885]

on wheels though