Winter is coming. Last year we had 2 weather related power outages.
I borrowed 3500W generator and ran my furnace, fridge and a couple of
lights with it for about 24 hours.
The more I spend on a generator, the less likely it will be that we'll
ever have a power outage again. That's said, this appears to be a good
deal. The listing shows "Asking $300" which mean he'll take less.
Posted 1 month ago.
"Description: Used. Maybe has 20 hours of use, full tank of fuel,
starts first pull."
Should I buy it? Should I offer $250, settle on $275?
https://i.imgur.com/HA6wcBY.jpg
Thanks.
On Wed, 15 Nov 2017 16:29:25 -0800 (PST), DerbyDad03
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Winter is coming. Last year we had 2 weather related power outages.
>I borrowed 3500W generator and ran my furnace, fridge and a couple of
>lights with it for about 24 hours.
>The more I spend on a generator, the less likely it will be that we'll
>ever have a power outage again. That's said, this appears to be a good
>deal. The listing shows "Asking $300" which mean he'll take less.
>Posted 1 month ago.
>"Description: Used. Maybe has 20 hours of use, full tank of fuel,
>starts first pull."
>Should I buy it? Should I offer $250, settle on $275?
>https://i.imgur.com/HA6wcBY.jpg
>Thanks.
>
They ask $ 400 - 450 Canuck-bucks around southern Ontario.
https://www.kijiji.ca/b-ontario/generator-6250/k0l9004
My Honda EM5000 was $ 1200. used at an auction sale
in 1999. Still going strong.
John T.
On Wed, 22 Nov 2017 19:51:07 -0800 (PST), DerbyDad03
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at 7:52:57 PM UTC-5, swalker wrote:
>> On Wed, 15 Nov 2017 16:29:25 -0800 (PST), DerbyDad03
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> >Winter is coming. Last year we had 2 weather related power outages.
>> >
>> >I borrowed 3500W generator and ran my furnace, fridge and a couple of
>> >lights with it for about 24 hours.
>> >
>> >The more I spend on a generator, the less likely it will be that we'll
>> >ever have a power outage again. That's said, this appears to be a good
>> >deal. The listing shows "Asking $300" which mean he'll take less.
>> >
>> >Posted 1 month ago.
>> >
>> >"Description: Used. Maybe has 20 hours of use, full tank of fuel,
>> >starts first pull."
>> >
>> >Should I buy it? Should I offer $250, settle on $275?
>> >
>> >https://i.imgur.com/HA6wcBY.jpg
>> >
>> >Thanks.
>> >
>>
>> I had one of these for several years on the farm and although noisy it
>> got us several outages, some as long as 2 days.
>>
>> The only problem I ever had was when I ran the gas out of the engine.
>> The ethanol or something made a mess in the carb. According to the
>> repair shop you don't always get ever drop of gas out of the carb.
>>
>> So I would not run it dry. Add stabalizer and run the thing every 2
>> months for 10 or 15 minutes. That is what I did and never had another
>> problem.
>>
>
>That's what I do with my snow blower and leaf blower in the summer and
>my lawn mower in the winter. Now I just need to make more noise by adding
>the generator into the schedule.
I just use ethanol free premium fuel and run the carb dry, and keep
the tank full. 3 lawn mowers, snow blower, and generator. The one lawn
mawer sat for over 8 years (1957 Lawn King with Lawson engine) The
Toro sat for over 20 years (tank and carb drained)
On 11/15/2017 7:29 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
> Winter is coming. Last year we had 2 weather related power outages.
>
> I borrowed 3500W generator and ran my furnace, fridge and a couple of
> lights with it for about 24 hours.
>
> The more I spend on a generator, the less likely it will be that we'll
> ever have a power outage again. That's said, this appears to be a good
> deal. The listing shows "Asking $300" which mean he'll take less.
>
> Posted 1 month ago.
>
> "Description: Used. Maybe has 20 hours of use, full tank of fuel,
> starts first pull."
>
> Should I buy it? Should I offer $250, settle on $275?
>
> https://i.imgur.com/HA6wcBY.jpg
>
> Thanks.
>
>
Put a load on it.
I blew the rings on mine after Sandy. after 2 weeks, I wanted a shower
and shut everything but the water heater and it was too much of a load.
I blew the rings , blue smoke everywhere. After it was only half as capable.
Reminds me, I need to order rings. But put a good load on it if you can,
it wil tell you more than a light load. Bring a few heaters, or a
powerful motor. Your goal is 30 amps about. That's a good load.
--
Jeff
On Thursday, November 16, 2017 at 10:42:45 PM UTC-5, Clare Snyder wrote:
> On Thu, 16 Nov 2017 18:04:05 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
> wrote:
>=20
> >On 11/16/2017 5:37 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
> >> On Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at 8:41:30 PM UTC-5, hub...@ccanoemail=
.ca wrote:
> >>> On Wed, 15 Nov 2017 16:29:25 -0800 (PST), DerbyDad03
> >>> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Winter is coming. Last year we had 2 weather related power outages.
> >>>> I borrowed 3500W generator and ran my furnace, fridge and a couple o=
f
> >>>> lights with it for about 24 hours.
> >>>> The more I spend on a generator, the less likely it will be that we'=
ll
> >>>> ever have a power outage again. That's said, this appears to be a go=
od
> >>>> deal. The listing shows "Asking $300" which mean he'll take less.
> >>>> Posted 1 month ago.
> >>>> "Description: Used. Maybe has 20 hours of use, full tank of fuel,
> >>>> starts first pull."
> >>>> Should I buy it? Should I offer $250, settle on $275?
> >>>> https://i.imgur.com/HA6wcBY.jpg
> >>>> Thanks.
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> They ask $ 400 - 450 Canuck-bucks around southern Ontario.
> >>>
> >>> https://www.kijiji.ca/b-ontario/generator-6250/k0l9004
> >>>
> >>> My Honda EM5000 was $ 1200. used at an auction sale
> >>> in 1999. Still going strong.
> >>> John T.
> >>=20
> >> Bought it. I made it easy on him. He was asking $300 so I texted him
> >> and said "I'll offer you $250 and we can settle on $275, OK?" He said
> >> sure.
> >>=20
> >> I also told him that I wanted to start it and plug in a work light. I
> >> asked him not to start before I got there as I wanted to see it start
> >> cold. (I read that if you go to buy a used generator and the engine is
> >> warm when you get there, it's possible that it may be hard to start wh=
en
> >> cold so the seller warms it up before the buyer gets there.)
> >>=20
> >> I got there and he pulled it out of the corner saying "It usually star=
ts
> >> on 1 pull, but it's been sitting so it might take 2. The engine was co=
ld
> >> to the touch. 2 pulls later it was running strong. No flicker on the 5=
00W
> >> halogen work lights.
> >>=20
> >> I asked him why he was selling it. He pointed to his camper and said
> >> that it's too loud for his campsite. He bought a nice, quiet (expensiv=
e)
> >> Honda.
> >>=20
> >> Now that I own it, it will probably be 60=C2=B0 every winter for the r=
est of
> >> my life. ;-)
> >>=20
> >
> >
> >Be sure to run the gas out of it, these little generators are notorious=
=20
> >for not wanting to start after sitting with old gas in them. At the=20
> >least use a gas stabilizer and shut off the carb to run the carb dry.
>=20
>=20
> I put a "motor snorkel" kit on mine - runs Propane or Natural gas -as
> wel las gasoline
That looks interesting, but first things first.
Gotta wire it into the panel. The panel is full, so I need to get a couple=
=20
of tandem breakers to make room for the backfeed breaker. Then I have to=20
rearrange some breakers so I can put the backfeed breaker below the main so
I can install the interlock. Plus I need to install the inlet on the outsid=
e
wall. Oh wait, first I have to buy all the parts. ;-)
Based on the circuits I'll want to power, I think I'm OK as far as load
sharing across the 2 phases. Hopefully I'll never have to find out. ;-)
On 11/16/2017 6:37 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
>
> Now that I own it, it will probably be 60° every winter for the rest of
> my life. ;-)
>
That would be a good trade off. I think about buying one every year but
have not done so yet. I've not been able to justify it. A couple of
weeks ago our state had a bad wind storm. About 300,000 people were
without power, some for days. Ours went out for about 15 seconds.
DerbyDad03 <[email protected]> wrote in news:6a781a37-ab96-49f7-a681-
[email protected]:
>
> I've hemmed and hawed for many years, not wanting to spend just a few
> hundred on a small generator that wouldn't be much help but also not
> wanting to spend many hundreds for something bigger that would just
> sit around doing nothing.
>
> When I found a practically new 5000W unit with a B&S engine for $275,
> I figured it was time to pull the trigger. The fact that I just sold
> 4 snow tires from a car that we donated and had $360 burning a hole
> in my pocket made it even easier. ;-)
>
And you've got enough left over to buy us all a round of biscuits!
*munch, munch, munch* Hm? Tastes woody.
Puckdropper
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A mini archive of some of rec.woodworking's best and worst!
On Thursday, November 16, 2017 at 7:58:44 PM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 11/16/2017 6:37 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
>=20
> >=20
> > Now that I own it, it will probably be 60=C2=B0 every winter for the re=
st of
> > my life. ;-)
> >=20
>=20
> That would be a good trade off. I think about buying one every year but=
=20
> have not done so yet. I've not been able to justify it. A couple of=20
> weeks ago our state had a bad wind storm. About 300,000 people were=20
> without power, some for days. Ours went out for about 15 seconds.
I've hemmed and hawed for many years, not wanting to spend just a few=20
hundred on a small generator that wouldn't be much help but also not=20
wanting to spend many hundreds for something bigger that would just=20
sit around doing nothing.
When I found a practically new 5000W unit with a B&S engine for $275,=20
I figured it was time to pull the trigger. The fact that I just sold
4 snow tires from a car that we donated and had $360 burning a hole=20
in my pocket made it even easier. ;-)
On Thursday, November 16, 2017 at 7:58:44 PM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 11/16/2017 6:37 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
>=20
> >=20
> > Now that I own it, it will probably be 60=C2=B0 every winter for the re=
st of
> > my life. ;-)
> >=20
>=20
> That would be a good trade off. I think about buying one every year but=
=20
> have not done so yet. I've not been able to justify it. A couple of=20
> weeks ago our state had a bad wind storm. About 300,000 people were=20
> without power, some for days. Ours went out for about 15 seconds.
I went 5 days without power after an ice storm. About 10 minutes after=20
the power went out, I was looking out my front window and watched the=20
transformer for my part of the street blow up. Scary but cool.
My wires were ripped off of the house but not from the meter or the pole.=
=20
I cleaned off all of the limbs, exposed the wires and laid them atop my=20
6' wooden fence. My neighbor did nothing, leaving his wires lying in his
yard underneath all the branches for the whole 5 days.
Before they energized the new transformer, they climbed the pole, and=20
disconnected my neighbor's wires. Then they put a ladder up against my
house and "temporarily" tacked my wires back up near the roof. It pays=20
to be neat. My neighbor got the message and cleaned up his wires, but=20
it was a few more days before he could get the utility to come back
and power him up.
On Thursday, November 16, 2017 at 7:01:38 PM UTC-5, Leon wrote:
> On 11/16/2017 5:27 PM, woodchucker wrote:
> > On 11/15/2017 7:29 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
> >> Winter is coming. Last year we had 2 weather related power outages.
> >>
> >> I borrowed 3500W generator and ran my furnace, fridge and a couple of
> >> lights with it for about 24 hours.
> >>
> >> The more I spend on a generator, the less likely it will be that we'll
> >> ever have a power outage again. That's said, this appears to be a good
> >> deal. The listing shows "Asking $300" which mean he'll take less.
> >>
> >> Posted 1 month ago.
> >>
> >> "Description: Used. Maybe has 20 hours of use, full tank of fuel,
> >> starts first pull."
> >>
> >> Should I buy it? Should I offer $250, settle on $275?
> >>
> >> https://i.imgur.com/HA6wcBY.jpg
> >>
> >> Thanks.
> >>
> >>
> > Put a load on it.
> > I blew the rings on mine after Sandy. after 2 weeks, I wanted a shower
> > and shut everything but the water heater and it was too much of a load.
> > I blew the rings , blue smoke everywhere. After it was only half as
> > capable.
> >
> > Reminds me, I need to order rings. But put a good load on it if you can,
> > it wil tell you more than a light load. Bring a few heaters, or a
> > powerful motor. Your goal is 30 amps about. That's a good load.
> >
>
> I don't think these little generators are intended to be run for
> extended long periods of time.
On 11/16/2017 5:27 PM, woodchucker wrote:
> On 11/15/2017 7:29 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
>> Winter is coming. Last year we had 2 weather related power outages.
>>
>> I borrowed 3500W generator and ran my furnace, fridge and a couple of
>> lights with it for about 24 hours.
>>
>> The more I spend on a generator, the less likely it will be that we'll
>> ever have a power outage again. That's said, this appears to be a good
>> deal. The listing shows "Asking $300" which mean he'll take less.
>>
>> Posted 1 month ago.
>>
>> "Description: Used. Maybe has 20 hours of use, full tank of fuel,
>> starts first pull."
>>
>> Should I buy it? Should I offer $250, settle on $275?
>>
>> https://i.imgur.com/HA6wcBY.jpg
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
> Put a load on it.
> I blew the rings on mine after Sandy. after 2 weeks, I wanted a shower
> and shut everything but the water heater and it was too much of a load.
> I blew the rings , blue smoke everywhere. After it was only half as
> capable.
>
> Reminds me, I need to order rings. But put a good load on it if you can,
> it wil tell you more than a light load. Bring a few heaters, or a
> powerful motor. Your goal is 30 amps about. That's a good load.
>
I don't think these little generators are intended to be run for
extended long periods of time.
On 11/16/2017 5:37 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
> On Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at 8:41:30 PM UTC-5, [email protected] wrote:
>> On Wed, 15 Nov 2017 16:29:25 -0800 (PST), DerbyDad03
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Winter is coming. Last year we had 2 weather related power outages.
>>> I borrowed 3500W generator and ran my furnace, fridge and a couple of
>>> lights with it for about 24 hours.
>>> The more I spend on a generator, the less likely it will be that we'll
>>> ever have a power outage again. That's said, this appears to be a good
>>> deal. The listing shows "Asking $300" which mean he'll take less.
>>> Posted 1 month ago.
>>> "Description: Used. Maybe has 20 hours of use, full tank of fuel,
>>> starts first pull."
>>> Should I buy it? Should I offer $250, settle on $275?
>>> https://i.imgur.com/HA6wcBY.jpg
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>
>>
>> They ask $ 400 - 450 Canuck-bucks around southern Ontario.
>>
>> https://www.kijiji.ca/b-ontario/generator-6250/k0l9004
>>
>> My Honda EM5000 was $ 1200. used at an auction sale
>> in 1999. Still going strong.
>> John T.
>
> Bought it. I made it easy on him. He was asking $300 so I texted him
> and said "I'll offer you $250 and we can settle on $275, OK?" He said
> sure.
>
> I also told him that I wanted to start it and plug in a work light. I
> asked him not to start before I got there as I wanted to see it start
> cold. (I read that if you go to buy a used generator and the engine is
> warm when you get there, it's possible that it may be hard to start when
> cold so the seller warms it up before the buyer gets there.)
>
> I got there and he pulled it out of the corner saying "It usually starts
> on 1 pull, but it's been sitting so it might take 2. The engine was cold
> to the touch. 2 pulls later it was running strong. No flicker on the 500W
> halogen work lights.
>
> I asked him why he was selling it. He pointed to his camper and said
> that it's too loud for his campsite. He bought a nice, quiet (expensive)
> Honda.
>
> Now that I own it, it will probably be 60° every winter for the rest of
> my life. ;-)
>
Be sure to run the gas out of it, these little generators are notorious
for not wanting to start after sitting with old gas in them. At the
least use a gas stabilizer and shut off the carb to run the carb dry.
On Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at 7:52:57 PM UTC-5, swalker wrote:
> On Wed, 15 Nov 2017 16:29:25 -0800 (PST), DerbyDad03
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >Winter is coming. Last year we had 2 weather related power outages.
> >
> >I borrowed 3500W generator and ran my furnace, fridge and a couple of
> >lights with it for about 24 hours.
> >
> >The more I spend on a generator, the less likely it will be that we'll
> >ever have a power outage again. That's said, this appears to be a good
> >deal. The listing shows "Asking $300" which mean he'll take less.
> >
> >Posted 1 month ago.
> >
> >"Description: Used. Maybe has 20 hours of use, full tank of fuel,
> >starts first pull."
> >
> >Should I buy it? Should I offer $250, settle on $275?
> >
> >https://i.imgur.com/HA6wcBY.jpg
> >
> >Thanks.
> >
>
> I had one of these for several years on the farm and although noisy it
> got us several outages, some as long as 2 days.
>
> The only problem I ever had was when I ran the gas out of the engine.
> The ethanol or something made a mess in the carb. According to the
> repair shop you don't always get ever drop of gas out of the carb.
>
> So I would not run it dry. Add stabalizer and run the thing every 2
> months for 10 or 15 minutes. That is what I did and never had another
> problem.
>
That's what I do with my snow blower and leaf blower in the summer and
my lawn mower in the winter. Now I just need to make more noise by adding
the generator into the schedule.
On Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at 8:41:30 PM UTC-5, [email protected] w=
rote:
> On Wed, 15 Nov 2017 16:29:25 -0800 (PST), DerbyDad03
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>=20
> >Winter is coming. Last year we had 2 weather related power outages.=20
> >I borrowed 3500W generator and ran my furnace, fridge and a couple of
> >lights with it for about 24 hours.
> >The more I spend on a generator, the less likely it will be that we'll=
=20
> >ever have a power outage again. That's said, this appears to be a good
> >deal. The listing shows "Asking $300" which mean he'll take less.=20
> >Posted 1 month ago.
> >"Description: Used. Maybe has 20 hours of use, full tank of fuel,=20
> >starts first pull."
> >Should I buy it? Should I offer $250, settle on $275?
> >https://i.imgur.com/HA6wcBY.jpg
> >Thanks.
> >
>=20
>=20
> They ask $ 400 - 450 Canuck-bucks around southern Ontario.
>=20
> https://www.kijiji.ca/b-ontario/generator-6250/k0l9004
>=20
> My Honda EM5000 was $ 1200. used at an auction sale
> in 1999. Still going strong.
> John T.
Bought it. I made it easy on him. He was asking $300 so I texted him
and said "I'll offer you $250 and we can settle on $275, OK?" He said
sure.
I also told him that I wanted to start it and plug in a work light. I
asked him not to start before I got there as I wanted to see it start
cold. (I read that if you go to buy a used generator and the engine is=20
warm when you get there, it's possible that it may be hard to start when=20
cold so the seller warms it up before the buyer gets there.)
I got there and he pulled it out of the corner saying "It usually starts
on 1 pull, but it's been sitting so it might take 2. The engine was cold
to the touch. 2 pulls later it was running strong. No flicker on the 500W=
=20
halogen work lights.=20
I asked him why he was selling it. He pointed to his camper and said=20
that it's too loud for his campsite. He bought a nice, quiet (expensive)
Honda.
Now that I own it, it will probably be 60=C2=B0 every winter for the rest o=
f
my life. ;-)
On 11/16/2017 8:16 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>
>>
>> I don't think these little generators are intended to be run for
>> extended long periods of time.
>
>
> They run at 3600 rpm to maintain frequency - probably why the
> old-style engines would not hold-up for too long in continuous
> operation. All the newer ones have < OHV ? > engines that can
> endure the long hours. My Honda has run for 2 - 3 day outages but
> never tested it for 2 - 3 weeks. I think it calls for an oil change
> after 50 hours ?
> The real nice quiet <and expensive> ones will operate at 1800 rpm
> or else be the newer inverter style.
> John T.
>
>
I changed the oil 3-4 times during that 2 week period. it ran fine
running all the time. I would shut it for the night, I didn't need to
keep the neighbors up. I did need to chain it though. People were
stealing them from homes during that time.
When you are without, you will do whatever it takes to feel more
comfortable. It was cold, and I have oil heat, so all I needed to do was
fire the burner and blower... it felt a lot better than freezing. We
also didn't lose our food in the freezer or refrig.
--
Jeff
On Thu, 16 Nov 2017 18:04:05 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
wrote:
>On 11/16/2017 5:37 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
>> On Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at 8:41:30 PM UTC-5, [email protected] wrote:
>>> On Wed, 15 Nov 2017 16:29:25 -0800 (PST), DerbyDad03
>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Winter is coming. Last year we had 2 weather related power outages.
>>>> I borrowed 3500W generator and ran my furnace, fridge and a couple of
>>>> lights with it for about 24 hours.
>>>> The more I spend on a generator, the less likely it will be that we'll
>>>> ever have a power outage again. That's said, this appears to be a good
>>>> deal. The listing shows "Asking $300" which mean he'll take less.
>>>> Posted 1 month ago.
>>>> "Description: Used. Maybe has 20 hours of use, full tank of fuel,
>>>> starts first pull."
>>>> Should I buy it? Should I offer $250, settle on $275?
>>>> https://i.imgur.com/HA6wcBY.jpg
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> They ask $ 400 - 450 Canuck-bucks around southern Ontario.
>>>
>>> https://www.kijiji.ca/b-ontario/generator-6250/k0l9004
>>>
>>> My Honda EM5000 was $ 1200. used at an auction sale
>>> in 1999. Still going strong.
>>> John T.
>>
>> Bought it. I made it easy on him. He was asking $300 so I texted him
>> and said "I'll offer you $250 and we can settle on $275, OK?" He said
>> sure.
>>
>> I also told him that I wanted to start it and plug in a work light. I
>> asked him not to start before I got there as I wanted to see it start
>> cold. (I read that if you go to buy a used generator and the engine is
>> warm when you get there, it's possible that it may be hard to start when
>> cold so the seller warms it up before the buyer gets there.)
>>
>> I got there and he pulled it out of the corner saying "It usually starts
>> on 1 pull, but it's been sitting so it might take 2. The engine was cold
>> to the touch. 2 pulls later it was running strong. No flicker on the 500W
>> halogen work lights.
>>
>> I asked him why he was selling it. He pointed to his camper and said
>> that it's too loud for his campsite. He bought a nice, quiet (expensive)
>> Honda.
>>
>> Now that I own it, it will probably be 60° every winter for the rest of
>> my life. ;-)
>>
>
>
>Be sure to run the gas out of it, these little generators are notorious
>for not wanting to start after sitting with old gas in them. At the
>least use a gas stabilizer and shut off the carb to run the carb dry.
I put a "motor snorkel" kit on mine - runs Propane or Natural gas -as
wel las gasoline
On Wed, 15 Nov 2017 16:29:25 -0800 (PST), DerbyDad03
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Winter is coming. Last year we had 2 weather related power outages.
>
>I borrowed 3500W generator and ran my furnace, fridge and a couple of
>lights with it for about 24 hours.
>
>The more I spend on a generator, the less likely it will be that we'll
>ever have a power outage again. That's said, this appears to be a good
>deal. The listing shows "Asking $300" which mean he'll take less.
>
>Posted 1 month ago.
>
>"Description: Used. Maybe has 20 hours of use, full tank of fuel,
>starts first pull."
>
>Should I buy it? Should I offer $250, settle on $275?
>
>https://i.imgur.com/HA6wcBY.jpg
>
>Thanks.
>
If there is a HF near you check them out first.
"DerbyDad03" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
Winter is coming. Last year we had 2 weather related power outages.
I borrowed 3500W generator and ran my furnace, fridge and a couple of
lights with it for about 24 hours.
The more I spend on a generator, the less likely it will be that we'll
ever have a power outage again. That's said, this appears to be a good
deal. The listing shows "Asking $300" which mean he'll take less.
Posted 1 month ago.
"Description: Used. Maybe has 20 hours of use, full tank of fuel,
starts first pull."
Should I buy it? Should I offer $250, settle on $275?
https://i.imgur.com/HA6wcBY.jpg
Thanks.
If it has the Subaru engine, I wouldn't be afraid to buy it. Mine is a
Generac (only thing available at the time) and it's loud as are most in this
class (low cost). His asking price is a fair price considering these run
around $700+ new.
Check the oil, start it and plug in something (drop light..) in all the
outlets. It's going to sound terrible but that is the nature of these
beasts and since you have used one in the past, it should sound about the
same.
Bob S.
On Wed, 15 Nov 2017 16:29:25 -0800 (PST)
DerbyDad03 <[email protected]> wrote:
> Should I buy it? Should I offer $250, settle on $275?
either buy it or some more blankets and keep the flashlights charged
and sharpen your hand tools beforehand
wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>
>>Should I buy it? Should I offer $250, settle on $275?
>>
>>https://i.imgur.com/HA6wcBY.jpg
>>
>>Thanks.
>>
>If it has the Subaru engine, I wouldn't be afraid to buy it.
>Bob S.
The "Powered by B&S" label is false advertising ? :-)
... or is Subaru now the same thing .. ?
John T.
Didn't even notice that label.... I looked up pricing and it stated Subaru
engine on the newer models.
Bob S.
On Wed, 15 Nov 2017 16:29:25 -0800 (PST), DerbyDad03
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Winter is coming. Last year we had 2 weather related power outages.
>
>I borrowed 3500W generator and ran my furnace, fridge and a couple of
>lights with it for about 24 hours.
>
>The more I spend on a generator, the less likely it will be that we'll
>ever have a power outage again. That's said, this appears to be a good
>deal. The listing shows "Asking $300" which mean he'll take less.
>
>Posted 1 month ago.
>
>"Description: Used. Maybe has 20 hours of use, full tank of fuel,
>starts first pull."
>
>Should I buy it? Should I offer $250, settle on $275?
>
>https://i.imgur.com/HA6wcBY.jpg
>
>Thanks.
>
I had one of these for several years on the farm and although noisy it
got us several outages, some as long as 2 days.
The only problem I ever had was when I ran the gas out of the engine.
The ethanol or something made a mess in the carb. According to the
repair shop you don't always get ever drop of gas out of the carb.
So I would not run it dry. Add stabalizer and run the thing every 2
months for 10 or 15 minutes. That is what I did and never had another
problem.
Paid $425 for the generator and sold it years later for $300.
>
>I don't think these little generators are intended to be run for
>extended long periods of time.
They run at 3600 rpm to maintain frequency - probably why the
old-style engines would not hold-up for too long in continuous
operation. All the newer ones have < OHV ? > engines that can
endure the long hours. My Honda has run for 2 - 3 day outages but
never tested it for 2 - 3 weeks. I think it calls for an oil change
after 50 hours ?
The real nice quiet <and expensive> ones will operate at 1800 rpm
or else be the newer inverter style.
John T.