Generator Power Cord

10 years with "cord-o-death" at 2 different houses... kill the main, close the 50A breaker to backfeed the panel ("manual transfer switch"), plug 50A welder plug side into house, plug into genset and flip genset breaker = nothing is live to cause an issue with male-male cordset
 
And it continues… plug on gennie is a 20a. Best option I can find is a 30a wall socket and cord then an adapter to from 30a cord plug to 20a gennie plug.

From reading, it looks like your only options for wall plugs are 30 & 50 amp. So WHY TF would you make a gennie with a 20a out? It might be ok of the plugs matched, but they are different! FFS… another case of free being a PITA.
 
Would this not work?

20amp plug

Like you, I was given a free Dayton 5k with a honda 9hp motor. Mine has the voltage switch to go from 120 to 120/220. It has a 20amp plug outlet on both sides of the switch. Runs great. Hate extension cords everywhere.

50amp breaker service is already installed for my welder in the garage so...
 
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YJJPWrangler said:
Would this not work?

20amp plug

Like you, I was given a free Dayton 5k with a honda 9hp motor. Mine has the voltage switch to go from 120 to 120/220. It has a 20amp plug outlet on both sides of the switch. Runs great. Hate extension cords everywhere.

30amp breaker service is already installed for my welder in the garage so...
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That would work on the gennie side, but the wall is 30a. I could build a cord for certain with that plug and a 30a female of the same style.
 
Looks like you've got until Wednesday to get something worked out!

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