Generator Advice

[laurencen]

like I said earlier, the onan quiet diesel is quiet, mine is 8Kw and when running 2 roof air units, convection oven and the laundry it seems its only idle rpm and you have to be on top of it to hear any noise, this one cost 10K but bullet proof, on the camp sites people are suprised its running, we often let it run 24hrs a day, the roof air units make way more noise

 

[Iplayfarmer]

Here’s one
Super Quiet PowerMax 4400 Watt Gas Generator Camping RV - (item 130139520366 end time Aug-07-07 11:44:53 PDT)

I've seen these Powermax generators on ebay. I wonder how good they are. Do you have one of these? Do you know anyone who does?

 

[schmism]

i could have sworn there was a thread about a guy that was useing one like that to supply power for his builder who was building his home....

changed oil in it every week (~every 50 hrs) and after like 3 weeks it was DOA....

 

[Mighty Dodge]

I bought a used Lincoln g8000 welder. It comes in handy for welding and backup power for the house (8000 watts). It's a little big to take camping though.

 

[Iplayfarmer]

Well I've taken the advice of nearly everyone who posted. I got a smaller generator for my camp trailer and I got a bigger one for the house.

There were two generators listed in the local want ads. I couldn't decide which was best so I got them both. I got a cheap chinese 6.5 Hp genny for $250 and I got a Coleman 10 hp 5000 watt genny for $150. The cheap chinese one was brand new. It still had all the tags and the chords were still zip tied to the frame. The coleman is pretty used, but I trust that with it being a coleman I be able to find parts and service as needed.