Predator 9500 Inverter Generator - Bigger Power, Less Noise?
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- Опубліковано 14 сер 2024
- The NEW Predator 9500 Watt Inverter Generator is here. This inverter predator generator from @harborfreight was launched in April 2021. This portable generator yields 9500 starting watts / 7500 running watts a bit over the eu7000is from Honda. Features include - 67db(a), 254lbs, and outputs both 120/240 power. Is it one of the best portable generators? time will tell.
I plan to give follow up thoughts after I spend more time with it. It would be unfair to rate it right off the bat but if you're looking for an alternative to a Honda eu7000is this may be it. I can imagine it being good for Food Trucks, Service Trucks, Toy Haulers etc. From this video I can say that it is fairly quiet. If you have any questions feel free to ask and I'll do my best to help you.
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00:00 - Intro to Generator
03:24 - Unboxing Predator 9500
05:00 - Generator Setup
09:00 - Add Oil
10:48 - Front Panel Controls
14:20 - First Start
15:50 - DB Sound Meter
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You can also find this generator via part number 57080
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To all those that doubt Predator generators, I had a Predator 3500 Inverter generator with over 1000 hours on it before I sold it in perfect working condition. The only reason I sold it was because I needed a lighter portable unit. I have a Predator 8750 that I’m quite fond of as well. If you can afford a Honda that’s great but don’t underestimate these bad boys.
Thanks for giving us a chance at seeing/listening it running. It is pretty quiet. Take Care, Stay Safe and Be Kind...
Thank you Willis!
All of the predator engines say you must run fuel stabilizer or the warranty is void. Probably saves them from 90% of self inflicted warranty claims. Great review video!
Thank you Brad. Would agree with that 👍👍
Non-Ethanol fuel is far superior for storage.
@@yolo_burrito if you can run on propane it’s probably even better after the break in period on gasoline,,, One thing I have found for all these little engines especially the cheaper ones which is about all of them anymore these days,,,when you’re getting ready to shut it off turn the fuel valve off and starve it completely out of fuel,,, then just turn the switch off that way there’s nothing in the carburetor to gum up
@@william38022 I 100% agree. My gen is 14 years old and ive never had to touch it since ive owned it. I do this very thing. Matter of fact i do that with all my little motors.
Starting to see tests that more and more claim stabilizer is snake oil. Todays gasoline is so bad stabilizers are useless. Fresh gas and monthly running is the cure.
Well, I like the idea of a magnetic dipstick.
We have the 3500 and so far (knock on wood) its been doing great! However as Tim the Tool man Taylor always said.
MORE POWER!
Moe Powa!
Bought an inverter generator last year so I expect to never lose power again 😂
I've been waiting for a super-quiet 240v generator. This is now on my shortlist.
Briggs & Stratton Q6500 has been around for quite a while.
WOW! Thank you so very much, Nick, for taking us step-by-step through the set-up and performance of the Predator 9500! It was AMAZING how much knowledge you have regarding all of the generator's "mechanics" and what each does and how to keep them well maintained for better performance and longevity, so thank you! Thank you also for testing the sound she makes both near and at a distance; obviously that's very important not only for it not "driving a person crazy" by the noise produced by many generator models, but also the safety of one's family in a SHTF scenario. The last thing someone wants is to worry about someone hearing you have a very valuable machine in situations like that, especially in today's world 😞 Let's just pray things don't continue to deteriorate to that point, Amen!
Anyway, thank you again and you have definitely helped me to make a decision to get one as soon as my budget allows 😞....it really sucks money makes the world go round. Which reminds me, I think you said you paid around $1700-1800 just a year ago....the dang thing is now $2400....pft...unreal how much stuff is costing today! It's still the best value I've seen thus far yet I'm still torn on if it would be better to have an "easier" portability, albeit not as much output, in portable solar unit; what do you think would be better? Keep in mind, I'm just a single old lady lol!!
Mine was delivered yesterday, your successful video was a part of buying it. Ran it for a little bit today. Tomorrow I'm going to do a whole house test. It should stay under 75% load for break-in which is still more than the old generator's max. I'm amazed at how quiet it is. Soft start on AC compressor has let me run my 4 ton AC with my old 6800W start/5000W continuous generator but all the UPSes in the house were unhappy. Plus my neighbors went deaf listening to the old one. Looking forward to seeing your next testing run.
i'd like to see your setup.
Great video. I wish they had this out last year when we bought our 9000/7250 watts Predator generator. I wanted an invertor generator, but they didn't have any over 5000 watts. This is a game changer and should sell very well. It looks really big.
I have that 9000w predator like yours... had it for 7 years now and it still runs like a champ... loud as all hell but still runs great!
Thanks for the overview on the Predator 9500 Nick. Looking forward to seeing what it can do. I'm in the process of buying a generator so this is very helpful and I was looking at the harbor freight ones. So thanks again Nick this is awesome 👌.
They are $2399.99 now. I bought one this weekend (3/11//2023) for $2000 during a Store's Parking Lot sale. It ran my house for 3 hours 20 minutes on 1 gallon of fuel. It is very quiet. Pay attention to the way he unpacks it. it is heavy. You won't be able to lift it out of the box. I'm glad I bought mine. I think most people will be happy with this.
Thanks for commenting Bill. My machine is still going strong as well. They did have decent deals this past weekend
Don't forget to add another $500 for a warranty beyond 90 days.
I have read that you should break in with non-synthetic oil and then switch to synthetic if you want. All of my storage fuel is ethanol free with stabilizer. I'm in SE Louisiana. I have run out of my 50 gal of stored fuel for Ida, Rita and Katrina and used regular/ethanol but I always run it dry with non-eth. Great review.
Thank you Randy!
I got the predator 9000 generator for my food truck. Fairly cheap and it has the two year warranty. 7 hours in, the muffler began to rattle. 1560 hours of use later, the push button stops cranking.(going manual pull to crank, still cranks of the first pull though) Most likely the battery. So far it dosnt seem to bad no? I'll try to get a replacement some time before my 2 year warranty ends next year. So it'll sum upto 3120 hours of use(that's hoping it'll last two years before exchange)(156 days of use 10hrs a day running 26 amps accordingto my multimeter). Then the new model will hopefully run another 2 years without warranty. So like 6240 hours of use? For roughly $800? That's being very hopeful that the warranty will accept an exchange, and that the new generator will last another two years. Make what you will of my experience but it dosnt seem to bad of a deal. I'll mostly likely give this one a shot too since it is quieter. Maybe not by much but alot better then the one I have currently
$800??? You must not have the 9000w inverter predator like the one in the video. I have the same 9000w like you and I paid $550+ tax for it back in 2015. Runs like a champ still!. Also yes I guarantee the battery is dead if the push button stopped working, not a generator issue though.
Seems as quiet as my Honda eu7000. The main reason I chose the Honda is because it's fuel injected. It's set up at my off grid cabin with remote start so EFI is pretty essential. I plan to make a yt vid this summer on my set up. Great vid Nick!
Where'd the vid?!?
I appreciate seeing someone that's humble. There's not enough of that in today's world. Thank you. Liked and subscribed.
Thank you my friend. Appreciate you
@@NickPixelTV And I appreciate you. Looking forward to the follow up video.
Sub'd 🙂👊
Thanks for the rundown on the unit. I’m looking forward to how you feel it holds up long term. Have a great rest of the week!
The test is going great, about 45 minutes in. Everything is working, not one beep from the UPSs and the AC is cycling fine. All this with economy mode switch on! I didn't expect it to work so well. Voltage hasn't gone below 119.5V, not measuring across both legs (aka 220). My plan is to run it 1-2 hours. So far the load hasn't come close to 75% of rated amount on generator so break-in going well.
i'd love to see or know your setup. is this for a home?
@@cajunomics2.046 Yes, for home. Just a safety interlock on the breaker panel. Breaker dedicated for generator use feeds the whole panel. I just turn off things that I don't want running, like water heater or electric dryer. Can switch as needed.
Nice opening review. Looking for your next more in depth demonstration. I’ve got the Predator Inverter 2000 and 3500 and they have been used long and hard and have been bullet proof. Been Jonesn’ for this 9000 since I heard they were coming out with it. Word of WARNING...if anyone is considering this, BUY IT NOW, as it WILL GO UP IN PRICE considerably a few months ( sometimes weeks) after introduction. Thanks Again!!! Oh,... and Subscribed : )
Thank you Mark! Working on more info for this unit. ;)
I just bought mine for my food concession business, can't wait to have this on with me at events..great video...this helped alot
WOW!! More that doubled your subs in just a couple months since this video. Must help when HF puts you on their Predator 9500 page. Nice work.
It was the shorts videos that did it along with other views pretty crazy. But i saw they put it on their page. Humbled and appreciative
What a handy little tool to have for those times when the lights go out! Thanks Nick for the review! ❤️
Thank you Lisa just bouncing around doing what I can as usual. This thing could be a big help
@@NickPixelTV it sure looks handy to have in a power outage!
I have 2 of the 3500 predators for my 5th wheel for boondocking and power outages at home. I love my predator genny’s.
Best bang for the buck.
In big emergency i, well let me back up, I'm a welder have a roughly 13000kw trailblazer (miller welder generator) in my truck l use regularly I just drive in the shop in the back yard, cut all power, feed back onto the shop and on to the house through the breaker system so crank her up and can power whole house as normal under the trailblazer, using the house breakers and all as normal, buuut that's the problem its...HUGE, I cant only use a little bit of it u know..it has diffrent rpm to load settings but still a BIG ENGINE DRIVE WELDER...EXTENDED PERIODS WILL BREAK THE BANK and just as well run the whole house as a lamp..thats why I picked up a baby one for long term, good job buddy nice review, you're very nice and thorough, SIZE MATTERS BIG OR SMALL HAVE THEIR PLACE. Do best you can with what you got where ur at...love u buddy
We will be moving to an area that would have lots of possible outages and I have been thinking of getting a large generator. I already have the Predator 3500 and I love it. You have sold me on the 9500. I may be able to get a regular one for less money but I love the inverter because of the quietness. Thanks for sharing this very informative video.
Thanks for spending time here my friend. I hear good things on the 3500. Will have a follow up soon!
Awesome video, Camping out at Texas motor speedway for the All Star race. Thinking it's time to replace the Generac 6500. Thinking the predator will be an awesome upgrade for less noise. Just wanted to pass this experience along. Used the Generac for about 3 years at the track. Around 4am it would run out of fuel. We sell Liqui Moly products at work, so I did a oil service on the generator. I used Liqui Moly MoS2 Anti- friction oil additive, (half the can and topped off with whatever oil). Now this generator still has 2 of the 7 gallon fill at 10 in the AM. Year number 6 beating the crap out of this generator. Give it a try, 10 bucks at O Reilly's auto parts or Amazon!
Great review, our eu7000i has a bad oil leak so we are replacing it with the Predator 9500 today based on your review. We use the gennie on a daily basis for a mobile dog grooming business so we'll definitely put it through it's paces.
Brian very cool. Let me know how yours works out will follow up soon
@@NickPixelTV overall it’s worked really well so far. Slightly louder than our old Honda but not enough to really matter. The generator doesn’t like to go directly to load without warning it up a few minutes, otherwise it will stall if you try to apply loads to it. Other than that it’s had no issues at all and steadily runs 5-7k watts on a daily basis with no issues. For the price difference between the predator and the Honda eu7000is we used to have this thing is so worth the money.
@@NickPixelTV Nick, I sure hope you're getting a commission from Harbor Freight and/or Predator for all of these generators you've sold for them! Right, ya'll?
Yes, you were right for the order in which to connect the battery cables. The mnemonic I've heard and have been using to remember which order is correct is 'Red Socks, Black Shoes'.
Thanks Daniel
How can you not love this guy? Nick Pixel we love ya brother. I like the Carbon Monoxide Shutdown feature. That is important.
Thank you my friend
We have over 1000 trouble free hours on our HF 3500 inverter on our food truck. Picking up this monster today or tomorrow. Hoping that it's as reliable as it's little brother.
This is the same thing I heard from by buddy with his food truck he has about the same hours on his ;) best wishes
That's good to read.
I lived/Caretaker for an off the grid second home owner, for over 10 years. We used 2 6500i hondas then (2) 7000i fuel injection units. The 6500s outlived the the 7000's, I had 39000 hours on 1 of the 65's, yes 39 thousand, never had the heads off, Castrol full synthetic oil!
I purchased a Harbor Freight 2kw inverter, it ran 89 days and gave up the ghost, after 89 days 24/7.
@@deanlaclair265 I believe you. There's crazy stories. Of these running forever. In my situation I feel the capacitors in the inverter boards will go before I ever use them. So I stick to standard generator's honda es6500 and a Yamaha ef1000
Looking forward to the load testing. Agree with a Gen that large, a 50 amp would be warranted.
Thanks Robert!
You would need a 9000w running and 11000w peak generator to warrant a 50amp breaker.
Seems to be a solid unit. It’s great they are making all those safety jugs for fuel to make you feel super safe n put your mind at ease as well 😂
Gotta love the safety cans. Real safe 😅 I agree Thanks for watching
I purchased 4/ 3500s
The tests I’ve seen are that they run quieter than the Honda 2000i
This video was informative
Bring your friends 3500 and do a decibel check
The 9000 series seems a bit loud
I'll do what I can
Ive heard that its kind of hard to get parts..Im like you though..Just have to keep it running and fired up once a month..It is heavy ..Definitely a two man unit.. Love the key start!
Get the two year replacement plan and exchange it at 18 months and get a new one.
a word to the wise, since there was a coronavirus, in america, the national parks and some state park have place a desibel reading of 60 db;s or less. with this unit in a national park your will still have to quiet the noise down under, 60!, i made a sound proofing box with 5/8" board and 1 1/2" foam board . installed a 20" box fan on top pushing the heat out , and 9" fan on the side bottom pushing the air in, . connected the 2 fans plug ins together as one, . the air pushing in blows onto the motor side, . ran for 30 mins, and reading a temp. of 85 degrees, in side the box, same temp. as outside. my debs, started at 82, and now at 45dbs
My presumption on the requirement of stabalised fuel or it will void your warranty is most will be gassing it up using it for a few hours and off to storage shed. I just use regular non-ethanol fuel and it runs fine without any issues since my generators spend more time running than being in storage. If I plan to store it long-term, I do drain the fuel out of the carburetor (fuel left in the carburetor bowl will get you in a little bit of trouble when left in long-term storage including) and top off the tank.
I just upgraded my electrical service panel recently with a 120/240 generator input and transfer switch installed. This might be the best budget inverter generator that is capable of delivering 120/240 and running almost anything in your home with the exception of the central HVAC without making a huge racket in the neighbourhood compared to open framed generators.
Agree with this. Thanks for spending time in the comments. I also try to run non-ethanol fuel as much as I can. The transfer switch is nice to have.
you got a 5ton AC or something? this unit should power central AC no problem, My predator 3500 runs my central 1.5ton with a soft start.
@@wileecoyote4116 Yep, it’s a 15 year old 2 stage 5 ton heat pump. I’ve considered installing a soft start kit, but the cost for the unit I’d rather put it towards installing a multi-head unit mini split heat pump in the future. I already have a 12k BTU mini split heat pump in the den to keep things cool, dry, and and can be closed off for those handful summer storm power outages. Using a 120/240 auto transformer scavenged from a parts boneyard to run the mini split and a portion of the house from the Predator 3500 and managed to get by with it for several years and not break the bank...
Philadelphia checking in. Almost 11,000 subscribers!!🤘💪💪💪 Congratulations brother keep pumping that content out
Working on it brotha! Been a bit busy with work but will get on the ball here asap
@@NickPixelTV I break balls but honestly dude you're a great guy and you pump out great content and you legit care about the community. BBR'S community changed me bro you're a big part of that also. Casterman Taz healed heart Kimmy Wilson and so many others. Like they legit care how my week n day went. It blows my mind considering the way I've been brought up ya know. Kindness wasn't always a thing in my life. I'm getting all sappy look at me LOL. Keep it up brother 👍💪💪
I always run StaBill in my gas engines they don’t see enough usage and the gas can go stale otherwise. I do pump them out annually and run them out of gas
Great investment Nick, you'll be surprised how much it comes in handy!
Just got mine unboxed and oil added. I'm replacing my generac gp5500. Liked and subbed. This is my second time watching this video.
Apparently the motor is a Honda clone and parts are interchangeable.
Tried to buy one at my local store. None in stock. Now 1,999.00. I have the 3500 model and it is a champ.
They typically have a coupon for like 10 percent off but the price def did change. My friends that have the 3500 have had a good experience so figured give this a shot
With hurricane season upon us I’m definitely gonna look Into one of these inverters to replace my noisy one..
Consider fuel consumption. If you have a power outage you may lose access to fuel resupply as well. You could be blocked in. There may be fewer gas stations available and there may be long lines and fuel limits. Get a machine just big enough to meet your needs. Large generators can burn 15-20 gallons a day. I store 20 gallons and my vehicles hold another 40.
Thank you for this!!! When I saw that this was available I wanted to find a video on this. Glad you posted this up! Looking forward to your other video when can put out good loads. I currently have the 3500 and use it at the racetrack to power 2 sets of tire warmers and small draw items...but we need a bigger one to power a small fridge, microwave and toyhauler AC. We were about to get another 3500 but now this 9500 may be enough to power all those needs
Thank you for your time and for your comment. Will be working on the next video just wanted to get her past break in etc.
@@NickPixelTV looking forward to it. Do you plan on using a Kill-A-Watt to find out the actual load? Also, do you plan on stress testing it enough to where you will trip the breaker?
my 3500 Predator 4yrs and running strong use it all the time. They call for stabilizers because so many people leave fuel in them for 6 months and ethanol has a 90 shelf life so they say.
It starts to break down in 30 days. Absolute garbage. I use ethanol free in all my small engine stuff. It's like a dime more and worth every penny. Ethanol needs to go away.
Good luck! Ordered one and it threw the co2 sensor and low oil level sensor immediately and it had the proper amount of oil.
So far mine has been fine i wonder if they have a bad batch or something. Keeping an eye on it thanks
*Congrats 🍾 On 5KKKKK!!!! 🥳 Bro The Thumbnail Is SO AWESOME! You’re A Beast Nick!* 👏🏻
Thanks bro! Little by little
@@NickPixelTV 10k subs already
The engines are made by The Loncin Motor Company in China. They're Honda clones are almost bullet proof. Great generator.
They are a vendor for Honda as well. They build the Honda eu7000i engine.
@@Dive-Bar-Casanova Good to know
Ive had my eu7500 iirc since 2002 and still running and looks new. Only thing that has had any problems was battery
Just bought mine today! This thing is a beast and very heavy.
Right on Frank, I hope it serves you well. Mine has been good keep the fuel fresh and run it from time to time 💪
You only need fuel stabilizer if you plan to keep fuel in the carb. There is a way of running the carb dry by turning the twist switch from run to off and let it run until it shuts off on it's own once the carb bowl runs dry. That way you run no risk of gumming up the carburetor. Thats perferred common practice among carbureted generators. Then you turn off the ignition and your good. I'm very pleased with mine. Do that and you will be good whenever you need your generator.
Thanks Erik
Good to see your face brother! I have three of the small predator motors on pumps. They’re pretty reliable. Good info!
Thank you my friend ;)) this is good to hear
Great overview, I have this on order from Harbor Freight, I just want an inverter for power outages, I was going to buy the EU7000is but could not stomach the 5K price tag for a generator that might not see the light of day for months. Hope your other testing comes out successful so I do not return or pull the plug of the order :)
Have the Predator 3500 for power outages. Converted to tri-fuel gasoline, propane, or natural gas. Usually run natural because it never goes out and is so clean. Generally no ethanol-free gasoline available in California, only a few places in entire state. Will be interested to see noise comparison between 9500 and 3500 and also when someone comes out with a tri-fuel conversion for this monster!
wow this is the best sounding generator I've heard in a long time. I've got a 7500 watt powermore generator and this new predator 9500 sounds better. Going have to get me another one.
Can never have enough power how bout it Ray!
Looks like a nice unit. I'm curious how it will do running the welder. Thanks for sharing Nick.
Good to have ,be cool to see what you do with this.👊👍🌳💚
7500 watts at 240 volt is roughly 30 amps. 7500 watts at 120 is over 60 amps, so it is surprising that a 50a 120v option is not available but with that being said you can always pull 50 amps through multiple outlets i guess. That genny looks awesome other then the weight. Good unboxing.
I mean I would assume you can pull 60 amps total through the 30 amp 240v outlet (two 30 amp legs) which I assume is what most people will do with a bigger rv.
Well done. I'm looking forward to more reviews on this unit, when you have loads connected, and some run time. thanks!
Its coming thanks!
I added some stabilizer to my gas can a few weeks ago since my wood splitter is going to sit for a time. I put some in my rider mower.. My mower usually cuts over 1.5 acres on less than a tank of gas.. With the stabilizer, I ran out about 1/2 of my yard cut.. The stabilizer is to keep the carb from clogging if set for a length of time, but I would not add stabilizer to my fuel again for work while using any machine.. I'd wait until I was not going to be using it for a lenth of time, then add the stabilizer... But that's each one's option..
Have you tried using non ethanol fuel with PriG? Stabil is meh. PriG is military grade fuel stabilizer.
That seems to be a pretty sporty tool! Good review! Thanks buddy! 👍👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🙏🙏🙏🙏
great review on the 9500, thanks. I have the 3500 watt and its been with me for the last 3 yrs and no issues besides the battery. I run a 30ft Xlr toyhauler when we boondock and like i said it's been great. Thanks again for review
Fred, thanks for your time and comment here. Glad to hear you have had a good experience with the 3500
thanks very much - I have 6 of the honda and have been wondering about these- I will give it a try thanks in part to your vid!!
Appreciate your time and comment here
This is super useful info Nick, Thank you!! We definitely need to invest in something, but I have no generator knowledge...or electrical for that matter. Showing the set up and explaining what all those ports are is awesome for me. Great video and good to see you friend✌❤❣
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I will do that for you!
We love ya man! Great seeing your content! Seems like HF is upping their game👊🏻
Thank ya casterman 🤜🏼🤛🏼
@@NickPixelTV did you see my email about my graduation party
Hey casterman2 how’s it going
@@MRhappy9 hey there! Not bad! How are u dong?
@@MRhappy9 sure did. Will have to get closer to see how my schedule works out my friend. Will let you know
I have the 3500 model for our RV and it s awesome. Maybe better than my 3000 Honda that is my employers I use. I suspect this 9500 will be nice too and run house essentials in the event of power loss.
Nice Gen Set, quiet 👍. I have the Honda EM 7000is, it runs 14 hours on 4.7 gals, eco-on. It’s served me well, power outages after hurricanes in South Florida... Hope your Predator works out for you.
Thank you LP the 7000 is a dream machine i been waiting for a deal on one but man at Like 5k i thought id give this a try. Many blessings
Can’t agree with you more. I bought mine in 2005 and it was $3,500 then. These Predators are going to give Honda a run for the money. Looking forward to your next tests. Stay safe.
Would love to see a follow-up with what you are running with this.... Great job on this video!!
I am working on that asap. Wanted to get the break in done thanks!!
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Always run fuel stabilizer in ANYTHING that has the ability to be laid up for a long while. Synthetic oil is the best. Its an old wives tale about running dino oil first for break-in period. Harley Davidson CVO models, Chevy corvettes come with synthetic oil.
I like real oil
Have one on hold for me now. Picking it up tomorrow. It's a solid buy
I hope it works well for you Mitch. Working on a follow up video
Impressive. It has 36% more running watts than the Honda EU7000iS, yet it's more than half the cost. Of course, the big question will be is the engine as rock solid as Hondas are known for. But man, this is impressive! About time there's an inverter generator that can run more than a cellphone!
Predator engines are just china Honda clones. Predator is probably the best cloner there is
Honda never fails, mostly with a guy like me who doesn't maintain anything.
True
Ya get what you pay for.
Hondas are bullet proof
Yes true
Sadly my Honda EU3000 did fail after 600 hours of use. I starts right up but as soon as you put any load on it, dies. I suspect that the inverter itself failed...which is almost the cost of a Predator 3500 inverter. That's why we got the Predator 3500 instead of replacing the part. We still have the Honda and may use it to power DC only items like a travel cooler and fridge or maybe use add a converter to any AC powered items
🎉🎉🎉Congratulations on 5,000 subs Nick!! Welcome New Friends!! 🎉🎉🎉
Thank you big milestone for the channel. Thankful. What im most appreciative of is the friendships that we have all made here. ❤️
Congratulations on 5000 subscribers! Well deserved! 🥳👍🏻
Peppi, thank you my friend!
Good day Nick. As always. The best info you come up with. Always enjoy your network. Thanks brother.
Chuck thank you my friend. Always nice to see you here!
Harbor freight is awesome.
I see a problem with the math on this generator. The largest plug is a 30 amp. It’s good for a #10 wire and 30 amp service. At 30 amps your maximum watts should be 3600 watts per hot leg, or 7200 watts total. If you run 7600 watts continuously you are overloading the breaker and wire size by 400 watts. If your starting watts are 9500 watts that’s 79 amps. This is 49 amps OVER the 30 amp breaker size, it should trip in order to protect the #10 power wire. If it doesn’t the wire catches on fire. That plug on the generator should be a 50 amp for this kind of service.
I thought about this as well. After the break in were going to see what she does. You would think if the breaker is 30 amps it’s protected so will it actually hold a 7600 load? Thank you for the comment.
@@NickPixelTV I was thinking maybe they are driving up the total watts for the generator so you could be using both the 30 amp plug, plus the other 120 volt plugs at the same time. Run the generator on the 120/240 volts selector switch and see if you still have power on the 120/20 amp circuits. If you do then the 30 amp is still only good for a max of 7200 watts, but you can run other cords off the other circuits at the same time. That only gives you 400 watts to spare for the extra cord if running at 7200 watts on the 30 amp plug.
I will try that for sure, i believe you can run the 120’s while also running the 30 but i will test it to make sure. You’re prob spot on in your thinking.
It's 30 amps per leg. The 30 amp breaker acts like a double pole breaker in your main control panel to run your AC, wheel pump, etc. Not sure if it will be able to put out 7500 watts continuously with only 30 amps.
@@Pk3_Garage The math is 30 amps X 120 Volts = 3600 watts per leg. 3600 watts x 2 legs = 7200 watts for that 30 amp plug on the generator. The wire from the generator should be run on a #10 wire using a 30 amp breaker tied into your electric panel. I used a "Reliant 30 amp plug" with a interlock for my service panel. We did quite a bit of testing with this conclusion. Most everyone can get away with running 5500 watts as a maximum and 3500 watts on the low side. In this range you shouldn't have any issues. You will not be running your central air conditioning. That's a completely different topic.
Thanks for the first impressions. First video on UA-cam for this unit. That’s pretty rad.
Thank you my friend.
Hello Nick, enjoyed watching you unpack that monster. I have had my 3500 for about 2 mo now and like it just fine so far. A friend has a 3500 and he told me to change the spark plug after break in. He said it runs so much better with the new plug. I ordered one and plan on putting it in soon.
Im going to check the plug in it as well as that is like the second recommendation that I've gotten. keep me in the loop how yours is working when you get it. Thanks for being here!
I changed to a NGK plug on my 2, 3,500 Inverters before starting. Stick original plug in NGK box and zip tie it to the aluminum upright by the oil fill door for a spare. If you must use ethenol gas don't waste money on stabilizers. Pump fuel out using H.F. $10 hand pump and then drain carb bowl. Very easy to do.
This units engine is a honda clone, and is better then what people give them credit for!
Do you think it will last a long time with proper maintenance and oil? Decent quality?
@@danielmarjanovic9957 mine 3500 watt ran strdy for 8 days last year!
@@danielmarjanovic9957 it might be a clone in appearance but it ain’t the real deal. Chinese crap is never as good but I right be good enough
So far..looks solid
Hello Nick
I followed CP the Tool Addicts advice and found your channel. Thank you
Welcome George Thanks for stopping in! CP great guy
Just purchased one of the9000 7250 regular generator,seems to be a good unit. Only time will tell
Ill stick with my 7500 powerhorse for now at least it has a 50amp outlet...i was so excited to see the predator but when i saw that it only had a 30amp i had to pass
Same here!
Big missed opportunity from Eric Schmidt at HF!
I’m on the verge of pulling a trigger on either this or the powerhorse. I think PH is much quieter and better built. How important is the 50 Amp outlet for 2000 sq ft house? I wired my inlet box to electrical panel with 6/3 wire just in case
Hook that bad boy up to a full sized electric dryer to see how it does.. I'd love to see if you're able to run a 3 ton home AC unit.
That would be fun
3500 watt run a AC on most homes ,it's the startup that draws the most
@@stevenhelm4607 I understand that even a 3 ton ac only needs around 15 amps to keep running, but like you stated, starting amps is the issue. I've seen some ACs draw more than double their running amps to get started. I wonder is a larger cap would help? Yes, No?
@@crabjoe This one puts out 39 amps peak so it will most likely run an AC.
For the price compare to the Honda eu7000is buy your self two predator power your ac and your neighbors ac too !
Hey Nick! I just picked up the Pred 9500 yesterday, and "SO FAR".....I love it. Great power, great price, plenty of versatility. I haven't had time to run it through it's paces yet, but I've used other Predator engines before and like them. HOWEVER........ go try to take out the air cleaner!! The latches are very nice and secure, the cover fits great, the top latch is very accessible, but the bottom latch is SUPER hard to access. Seriously, don't take my word for it, go give it a try! (I'll wait right here) I'm a mechanic/motorcycle builder/handyman kind-o-guy so I'm familiar with engines in general but I haven't YET taken the air filter cover off! I think I'm going to have to snake a long screwdriver way down to the bottom of the air box and pry off the bottom clamp which should work ok, (shouldn't HAVE to do it that way), but snapping the bottom latch back on is going to be a challenge I think. Hit me back up with your thoughts. Thanks man, Steve
Steve kinda like working on a new truck vs an old one eh or changing an oil pressure sensor on a gm 6.2 one must get creative hehe. i will be messing around with the genny tonight. Going to get 30 hours on it asap so we can put it to the test. Congrats on your purchase my friend I hope it works well for you. Thank you for your time here
@@NickPixelTV Yeah, this thing is a keeper! Like you, I definitely recommend it, but I've got another thing that bugs me a bit; I've been shutting it down by simply pushing the ENGINE SWITCH to OFF (duh!) but in the owner's manual on page 14 you should only do that in an "emergency". The "normal" way to shut it off is to unplug everything, then turn the COMBINATION SWITCH to OFF. This works of course, but it takes 2 whole minutes, (I timed it), for it to shut down! I understand why they specify this procedure, (prevent any raw fuel dump), but I also have a Honda EU 3000 and you just turn it off and it shuts down in seconds. Not a deal breaker, but not the ideal situation. Also on page 13 near the bottom, it talks about "scrolling through" the display screen menu. Unless I'm missing something, it only shows hours and there's no other info available and no "DISPLAY CONTROL BUTTON" to scroll through anything.
@nick, Man! You are a lifesaver bro. I just ordered a food trailer that will arrive in a month. I just started shopping for a generator. This may be too much power, but then again more is never too bad. I’ll keep watching to see your review on this.
Any time my friend, it seems like this is a fit for the food truck industry as all my buddies are talking about it. Best wishes on your growth!! When it comes to power better to have more than less hehe. Thanks again
I run ethanol free gasoline and all my small engines. You don’t have to add fuel stabilizer if you do that, I’ve been doing it for years.
non ethanol is the way to go
Should have a 50 amp outlet.
I agree, im interested to see how their parallel kit will work.
Hello everyone. I recently got one of these and so far, its great. I was even able to run a 3 ton AC system off of it. If you are going to do that, econo mode needs to be turned OFF and it needs to be revving high for it to be able to handle the initial startup. On startup, the meter on my Transfer box in my house gets maxed out for a split second and then comes down to about 3500 running watts. The meter goes to 7500 watts so its AT LEAST that much on startup. I almost bought the Honda EU7000is and Im glad I didnt. Its more than double the price, and it would not have been able to handle the AC.
Good info people asking about ac 💪 thank you
Do you think it would be able to handle 4 ton unit?
@@michalp2362 doubtful esp at startup could try
@@michalp2362 I seriously doubt it
what transfer box do you have? also, how do i determine what ton AC i have? look for a serial number?
thanks for the review. I have been waiting for someone to actually show this new predator
I'm a bit surprised the tool kit had a spark plug wrench but not the 8mm needed to get the panel off to access the spark plug.
I thought the same thing actually.
If I end up buying this model I will probably look around at US carburetion(Motor snorkel) in the very near future and see if I can get a propane conversion kit and/or natural gas/tri fuel would be best for me personally in a pinch you could run anything
New subscriber here. nice first look at the Predator 9500. Looks like a nice unit, can't wait to see it in use with your welder and such.
Thanks Michael. Had to get some hours on it ;) more videos in the works
Just because you showed me how to do this, I will follow you. You helped me a ton!!!
Thank you! Welcome
67db is really pretty loud and will drive you crazy if you have to work around it. It is better than a non-sound shielded generator for sure but is no where close to the industry leaders. I work on a lot of generators and have these Predators come in all time. They are great for someone who only needs a generator once a year or so as everything falls/rattles apart inside, anything rubber disintegrates, and overall just very cheaply built. They do work good while they work which seams to be under the 50, maybe100 hour mark. Spend the extra couple $100 on the 2yr warranty if you are going to use this over 50 hours as you will need it. The decibel scale is logarithmic so every 4-6db raise is perceived by the average human ear as twice as loud. Compare that to the Honda eu7000i and this is nearly 4x as loud(58db vs 67db). If you don't have to have 220/240v I think you would be far ahead to buy two Predator 3500 and parallel them vs this.
Hey my friend, thanks for stopping in. enjoy your channel. I agree on the warranty and the db’s. Im awaiting to see what they do for the parallel kit for this genny. I def wanted to have the 220 for welder and home backup which is why i figured this may be the way to go. I like the parallel setup with the honda 2000’s. Will have some follow ups talking about things like this. Ps, hit up youtube support and get your channel verified ;) let me know if you need any help
so mr SixtyFiveford.. we should get what for consistent usage 100 plus hours a year
@@SuperJimmyBennett Not 100 hours per year. You'll get 100 hours total life out of it. If you want 100 per year buy the Honda and you'll get over 3000 hours of life.
@@sixtyfiveford so all these generators are a waste of money. Cant run them long.. Yes I get the point they are for short power outages.. no one cares to make quality motors? wow we can buy a car motor and runs longer then this stuff
@@sixtyfiveford what about westinghouse inverter generators? Like the igen4500 df? Do you know anything about those?
I run synthetic oil in my westinghouse... It's not that much more expensive and oil can go longer
I have the 3500 inverter generator, use it for camper when family and I go out.Works great I use 10w30 Full synthetic. In my manual says to run regular 10w30, but it never hurts to run synthetic.
Yeah won't hurt at all - But it won't give any longer in between oil changes because there is no filter on the unit
Im with ya. Running regular to start then switching to synthetic.
They want you to run the generator for a 30 hour break in time? I thought the break in period was crazy on the champion 9500 I got it was a 5 hour break in period. Nice video I think the predator will serve you well. HOOF OUT!!
I'm going to play the wait and see game with this one here folks.
I saw a video (title="Predator 9500 Watt Inverter - Conversion video from gas to Propane & Natural Gas") of a guy showing how to install a conversion kit for propane and natural gas to the 9500. He said and its apparent from the video that they made the air cleaner very hard to get on and off of this unit. Which is disappointing. Can you look at yours and see if it has the same poor access to the lower clip of the air cleaner. I have a sinking feeling that the preventative maintenance related to that air cleaner is going to be a be a major pain in the a...
I saw that video i will look tomorrow for you
@@NickPixelTV There is a youtube video from june 4 showing the procedure for cleaning the air filter. As expected. its terrible. what a terrible design.
video title: "Harbor Freight Predator 9500w air filter maintenance how-to"
I think it's gonna be a good buy, I have the 3500 predator and I actually love it, I'm usually not a harbor freight shopper but they have me sold on the inverter generator, the 3500 works great. I'll keep watching to see how that big one does.
I appreciate that my friend. Glad to hear the 3500 has treated you well. ;)
Seen this one when buying the PRED 9000watt regular generator. Didnt have $1799 for it at the time. Still Happy with the $749 one