Smokin' deal on 10,000watt generator $649 (Today only)

[dirt ditch]

1) If any of these generators crap out -----> SODO <----- is not to blame. You guys are the ones who bought $1000 generators (= cheap generators) for $650. I had to pay $1000 for my XP10000E (=cheap generator). I also paid $900 for my Honda EU2000i you guys OWE me even if it craps out.

2) If these generators are used for welding, you fellas better post some projects. Rule: Can't use the words "Duty Cycle" without posting the project where said machine will "approach duty cycle" limitations and thus cause an udue amount of toe-tapping while it cools down.

Just sayin need a little more action on this forum.

Mine is still "new in the box". It won't quit raining here long enough to check it out. But that is not a bad thing. I'll take the moisture.

 

[merlynr]

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Here's my 10KW old school army generator. It is rated the army way which is adverse conditions such as,high/low temps,hi altitude,poor grade fuel. It'll run 24/7. It can also be switched to 208v 3 phase. 84ci Hercules 4 cyl air cooled eng.

 

[C4Ranch]

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Here's my 10KW old school army generator. It is rated the army way which is adverse conditions such as,high/low temps,hi altitude,poor grade fuel. It'll run 24/7. It can also be switched to 208v 3 phase. 84ci Hercules 4 cyl air cooled eng.

Did ya get it for < $650 bucks?

 

[Gem99ultra]

1) If any of these generators crap out -----> SODO <----- is not to blame. You guys are the ones who bought $1000 generators (= cheap generators) for $650. I had to pay $1000 for my XP10000E (=cheap generator). I also paid $900 for my Honda EU2000i you guys OWE me even if it craps out.

2) If these generators are used for welding, you fellas better post some projects. Rule: Can't use the words "Duty Cycle" without posting the project where said machine will "approach duty cycle" limitations and thus cause an udue amount of toe-tapping while it cools down.

Just sayin need a little more action on this forum.

I'm sure not going to 'blame' you Sodo, if mine craps out. I only have appreciation for your posting this savings. I've been looking for a generator for several months already, and never even seen even a gottcha advertisement for anything in this size and price range. Timing was perfect - they raised the price by $400 within hours after I ordered mine.

And like you, I have a pair of those little Honda EU2000i generators; $900 per copy. They're awesome - quiet and super efficient. 13 hrs per gallon... They saved my arse during Hurricane Ike. They were our only electric power we had for almost 6 weeks. They're just don't have 240V power and nothing nearly big enough to run my water pumps and Miller. But I love 'em!

I just bought & received my adapter dongle to convert from the 4-plug on the generator to the 3-plug on the Miller. Not cheapest way to do it, but the dongle is top quality! I didn't want to loose the 4-plug on the generator by converting like someone on here posted instructions on how-to. I'll post my experience when I get back into my project.

 

[merlynr]

I don't know how much I gave for it cause it came with some property I bought. I had to clean the fuel system and clean the points in the magneto to get to to run. The engine has 49 hours on pro rebuild but it's kind of loud.

 

[Sodo]

DId you get the "DIGITAL HOUR / VOLT METER"
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I added a digital hour meter today, the "vibration activated' type. I can't remember why I didn't want the sensor wire type, but anyway I got five meters for $53.

Made a bracket from 1x1/8" flat bar and installed it on an engine mount bolt, near the oil dipstick.





It seems to work. When the engine is started, the hourglass flashes and the tenths accumulate. So far. It vibrates well on that mount, the display is blurred a little from the movement.





The packaging says "peel & stick" installation. But there's no peel & stick in the blister pack. Maybe that[s why these were $10 each.



The instructions.

 

[newbury]

A belated update to this thread.

While I was down in Mississippi the power went out for a few days at my son's. He ran a few extension cords and ran the genset on propane. Worked great, kept everything cool, including the newborn and mama.

That was good timing.

Well I'm "stationing" my new generator with my son (wife, 2year old, 3 day old) in Northern Virginia so he has something if the power goes out. <snip>

 

[Deere Dude]

I bought the generator mentioned and i have a gripe about it. There is only one 20 amp duplex. What if a guy wants to run 30 or so amps out of a regular duplex. The only solution I see is to take the 50 amp plug and hook it to a little control panel and mount it to the system somehow. I don't really want to hook it directly to the house panel as I use this in different area of the ranch.

Any other ideas about this would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Sodo]

I bought the generator mentioned and i have a gripe about it?.Any other ideas about this would be greatly appreciated.

I paid $999, you paid $650 - my first idea is you send me $250. :laughing:


If you make your own duplex adaptor to the 30 or 50A 240v, I'd like to see how you wire it.

It seems simple enough but I gave that a try and it didn't work. I used 3 wires though, just one leg to ground. I didn't have time to diagnose it beyond measuring that it was in fact 120vAC at each duplex outlet. But a 120v motor will not run from either outlet so I stopped at that point.

 

[Gem99ultra]

I bought the generator mentioned and i have a gripe about it. There is only one 20 amp duplex. What if a guy wants to run 30 or so amps out of a regular duplex. The only solution I see is to take the 50 amp plug and hook it to a little control panel and mount it to the system somehow. I don't really want to hook it directly to the house panel as I use this in different area of the ranch.

Any other ideas about this would be greatly appreciated.

Mine came with a 30A 120V plug and with spare plugs to convert whatever cord I wanted to match. What I'd do is to make a pigtail with a regular duplex female (as the cords come) and switch the other end to the 3-prong quick lock plug that came with the generator.

I did exactly that with the 4-prong 240V outlet to match my Miller welder. I simply made a 3-prong to 4-prong conversion for that one.