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

[Arc weld]

You can buy accessory hour meters for small engines.

 

[Sodo]

True, but this is the first modern item I've bought that "came" with an hour meter, and I was looking fwd to it.

They cost $20-40 and look like they should cost $7 - but I guess its their time to make money.

 

[roadhunter]

I ran across this video of a guy welding with this generator.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnJ_LlBzKUo

I may have to look into one of these.
Hour Meter for Motorcycle Generators Lawn Mowers and Other Small Engines USA | eBay

 

[roadhunter]

My wife picked up a female plug cord end for me so I threw together an adapter with the plug that was included with the generator. Hooked it up to my little ESAB 161 and cranked it to 150 amps for 2 passes of 5/32 7018. Second rod I turned it to 160. Generator did just fine, never bogged down or made any different noise that I could tell.

 

[CNC Dan]

True, i missed that part. Analog volt meter is not a big deal but an hour meter would sure be nice for things like oil changes.

You can add one easy enough.
I would.

 

[sensabmc]

Got mine for $879 about 3 weeks before the smoking deal.

Came well packed without a single problem. delivered by fedex freight right into the garage.

fired up in about 4 seconds on propane. Now I just need to get the wiring done and 2 100lb tanks and I will be ready for hurricane season. Figure 12 hours on a 20lb tank, so 240 hours of storage and running only 6 hours a day I can run for 40 days. Longest outage during Katrina was 14 days.

 

[sensabmc]

DId you get the "DIGITAL HOUR / VOLT METER" ? Mine has only an analog meter. It has a "needle" that actually "moves" to 120 or 240VAC, remember those? :laughing:

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That's not the correct model.These are XP10000EH and those boxes do say analog meter.
Did you get an XP10000EH in a XP1000E box?

 

[Gem99ultra]

My DuroMax delivered today. R+L called yesterday to give me advance notice and a time window. Shipment came in within the window (driver called ahead 45 minutes prior), no damage whatsoever, all parts received. Am I happy? You bet! Now I'll do some wiring changes to all use of my Miller 211MVP, etc.

Here's a couple of pictures of generator:

 

[dirt ditch]

My Duromax XP10000EH was also delivered today by R+L. When it shipped the estimated delivery date was the 19th. On the 15th I got an email notifying me to be ready for a phone call from the carrier company to make arrangements for delivery. Driver called me when he was 10 miles away. My box looks just like Gem99ultra's. It's raining here so wont be able to try it out till later but I think it was a great buy.
Thanks for posting it Sodo!

 

[newbury]

My Duromax XP10000EH was also delivered today by R+L. When it shipped the estimated delivery date was the 19th. On the 15th I got an email notifying me to be ready for a phone call from the carrier company to make arrangements for delivery. Driver called me when he was 10 miles away. My box looks just like Gem99ultra's. It's raining here so wont be able to try it out till later but I think it was a great buy.
Thanks for posting it Sodo!

About my experience, but the box was a little banged up. I'll try to fire it up later. I've got the pdf of the manual, but it's to big to upload. PM me if you need a copy.

/edit
Well firing it up:
Look at pics, play with levers and features - about 2 minutes
Add oil - about 2 minutes
Connect battery - 30 seconds
Connect LPG tank - 30 seconds
Flip levers, turn key to on - 30 seconds
Push the pressure relief valve, yank the cord about thrice, fired right up.

Let it run for a few minutes, turned off, let cool, fired it up with the battery.

I'll wait to try it on ethanol free gasoline until I need to put gasoline in it.

Now I still want to get a diesel generator.

 

[Sodo]

I don't like the manual choke. Is there a kit to make it automatic so I can remote-start it?

Also the noise. It's quiet I guess for 18 HP but loud enough that I want to remote it. Actually I don't want people driving by on the road (1/4 mile away) to hear it, would like to bury it.

 

[lamanated]

Ill add my knowledge on them as my friend works at a service shop for generators,, the cheaper ones(banana wound) have the coil wrapped on one side of the housing vs basket wound,which wraps around the housing,, when the unit is generating, the armature is pulled to one side on the banana wound ones, that wears the bushing it rides in, out. so you need to have both outlets plugged in. or I'm guessing if you make a pigtail up with 2 male ends and one outlet, then both circuits will see the same load and not wear the bushing out prematurely..also, the better ones have AVR or auto voltage regulating and thus a better and cleaner power coming out

 

[HarryVanderpool]

I don't get the fascination with a volt meter.
O.K. so you start the generator and the meter displays voltage; what do you do with that?

I would prefer dual AMP meters.
Meters that show load on both sides.
That would give you meaningful, useful information.

 

[sensabmc]

I finished wiring up the house today and gave it a trial run. I ran my entire house, big side by side fridge, TV, sat TV, sat inet ceiling fans, lights, deep well pump, and 50gal hot water heater., and washing machine. Went around and turned things on and off.

No freak out by the generator. No shaking to death as some posters that don't own one claim will happen.

Ran it on propane to finish off a bottle I had for about 30 minutes. It's as loud as a push mower with zero whine.

ready for hurricane season now.

 

[Industrial Toys]

Not to say anything can't fail. A customer has a hundred grand genset that has never once worked when needed!

But other people in the genset business will tell you, that if you buy a genset based on price, you could very likely be left in the dark when you need it the most. And most of this involves duration of running. I don't know if it's true, but my friend in this businees claimes they add a package of Tea Candles to every carton containing their cheapest offerings!

I just got my Northern Catalogue, and am appalled that among their extensive generator offerings, no mention is made anywhere of RPM, heat rise, distortion or duty cycle.

 

[Sodo]

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.

 

[sensabmc]

I don't get the fascination with a volt meter.
O.K. so you start the generator and the meter displays voltage; what do you do with that?

I would prefer dual AMP meters.
Meters that show load on both sides.
That would give you meaningful, useful information.

Here you go. Just wire it inline.
Reliance Controls MB125 50-Amp Indoor Wattage Meter

 

[k0ua]

Al right so the consensus is these units are OK, and you all got a heck of a good deal then? By the time I started to even read the thread, they had went back up.. I already have a 6500 surge, 5000 continuous generator, but I paid as much as you guys did for the 10K ones.

Somebody bought a bunch of Everlast 300 amp welders for next to nothing. too. but I didn't even have that much money to blow on a welder at the time. at the time.

You snooze, you lose...

 

[newbury]

Al right so the consensus is these units are OK, and you all got a heck of a good deal then? By the time I started to even read the thread, they had went back up.. I already have a 6500 surge, 5000 continuous generator, but I paid as much as you guys did for the 10K ones.

Somebody bought a bunch of Everlast 300 amp welders for next to nothing. too. but I didn't even have that much money to blow on a welder at the time. at the time.<snip>

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. And I stationed my $271 welder in North Mississippi, so they probably won't be within extension cord distance for a few years. But I would be REAL interested in hearing if someone could run the combo together, even at reduced amps.
I think the welder and gen set are a bargain for < $1,000.

/edit
And if you missed this deal but NEED a generator now -
/www.powerlandonline.com has the powerland-10000-watt-portable-gas-generator-16-hp-with-electric-start on sale for $799. Which is also sold by homedepot.

 

[C4Ranch]

Not the duel fuel one but a little cheaper $629!

Duromax 10000 Watt Portable Gas Electric Start Generator RV Home Standby Camping 891784001006 | eBay