# Generator GPS Tracker: Engine Hours and Tow Alerts > GPS tracker for generators: wired to the generator's power to log engine hours and alert on a tow, plus battery units for portable generators with no power. Canonical: https://gpsleaders.com/gps-trackers/generator [GPS trackers](https://gpsleaders.com/gps-trackers) · Generators ## GPS tracking for generators. Where it is, and how many hours it has run. A generator on a jobsite is a target, and a rental generator is billed by the hour. Wire a tracker to its own power and you get the location, the engine hours and a tow alert; tuck a battery unit on the portable ones. See the generator trackers [Talk to a GPS Expert](https://gpsleaders.com/talk?from=uc-generator) - Engine hours and mileage - Tow alert if it moves with the ignition off - Battery units for portables Equipment tracker · 12 V and 24 V ![GPS Leaders equipment tracker · 12 v and 24 v](https://gpsleaders.com/shop/fleet-hardwire-device.png) Pick by what powers it ### It has a battery bank, or it doesn’t. A generator with 12 V or 24 V power takes the wired equipment tracker. A portable with nothing to tap takes a battery unit. Generators with 12 V or 24 V power #### Ruggedized Asset & Equipment Tracker $139 the device, charged once + $14.99/mo service per unit, a separate line billed on the 1st Wired to the generator’s own power. It reports while it runs, sleeps when it doesn’t, and tells you if it moves with the ignition off. - GPS updates every 10 minutes while running - Engine hours and mileage, with maintenance scheduled on either - Tow alert if it moves with the ignition off; power-disconnect and low-battery alerts - Jobsite arrival and departure tracking Qty Portable generators · up to 3 years #### 3-Year Battery-Powered GPS Tracker $89 the device, charged once + $8/mo service per unit, a separate line billed on the 1st Ultra-compact and self-powered: no wiring, no charging. Mount it, or tuck it out of sight. - Up to 3 years of battery life; two locations a day, or 5-minute reporting while it moves - A recovery mode for a missing asset: every 5 minutes until you have it back - IP67: dust-tight, and rated for immersion to 1 m for 30 minutes - Multi-carrier coverage in the U.S., Canada and Mexico Qty Shipping $14.98, free on orders over $300 · most orders ship same day · US only · Tax at checkout. Where a card names a monthly service, it is a separate line item and is not charged in checkout. What it does for a generator ### Hours on the record, theft on the phone. Engine hours, not guesses The equipment tracker logs engine hours and mileage, and schedules maintenance on either one. Tow and power alerts Moved with the ignition off, or external power pulled: you hear when it happens, not when the crew notices. Jobsite arrival and departure Which generator is on which site, on and off, with the times on the record. History, reports, users Six months of map history, two years of reports, unlimited users on the web platform, your own icons and photos. [Every construction and equipment tracker on one page](https://gpsleaders.com/construction-tracking) Before you buy ### The questions generator owners actually ask. Straight answers. Where the honest answer is "ask a GPS Expert," it says so. [Talk to a GPS Expert](https://gpsleaders.com/talk?from=uc-generator) ### Wired or battery? If the generator has 12 V or 24 V power, wire the equipment tracker to it: three wires, power, ground and ignition, and you get engine hours and a tow alert. If it is a portable with no power to tap, use a battery unit: no wiring, and a recovery mode when it goes missing. ### Who installs the wired tracker? Any installer: three wires, power, ground and ignition. Optional install and trip charges are quoted. ### What happens when a battery tracker’s battery runs out? The battery-powered units are long-life and disposable: the internal battery is not rechargeable or replaceable. At the end of its service life the unit is recycled and a new one is purchased. ### Is there a warranty? The equipment tracker carries a three-year device warranty. On the battery-powered units the warranty covers a defective device: they are disposable, so a unit whose battery is spent is replaced rather than claimed. Other jobs we track [Construction equipment Skid steers, excavators, loaders: wired to the machine, with engine hours and tow alerts.](https://gpsleaders.com/gps-trackers/construction-equipment)[Trailers Solar trackers that ride on the trailer, and battery units for the ones that sit.](https://gpsleaders.com/gps-trackers/trailer)[Containers and storage Battery units that check in for years on containers and anything else that sits with no power.](https://gpsleaders.com/gps-trackers/container)[Work trucks and vans Plug-in or hardwired trackers for the service trucks, pickups and crew vans.](https://gpsleaders.com/gps-trackers/work-truck) [Every GPS tracker, by job The whole set on one page.](https://gpsleaders.com/gps-trackers) ### Bring the generator list. A GPS Expert brings the plan. Twenty minutes, no pressure. Which ones are towable, which ones are portable, and where they spend the night. 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