Know a contractor that uses his 8 hours a day, for the last two years. Now, when it is time, no matter what, he will stop and do an oil change. Filters his gas, and changes the plug and air filter regularly. He used to use Honda, but moved to these. Also have a friend with some off brand model, with over 11k hours on it. Still. constant oil changes and filter. I have this one for storms only. Thank you for your grand video, VERY informative.
⚠️Generator safety tips: This is just a reminder for everyone’s safety when using portable generators. All generator safety rules need to be followed carefully to avoid hazards. 1) Please do not allow an unqualified person or your children to operate the portable generator. Just because some manuals don’t say that doesn’t mean it’s safe. That is important against the generator safety rules. We also need to be keeping an eye on our children too. You need to make sure that your children are not playing near the portable generator especially when it’s running so they won’t get electrocuted. Generators pose electrical risks and they can be hot during an operation. Please keep your children away from the portable generator at all times. It is important to keep our children safe especially our little ones. Be aware of all the hazards. 2) Some people use their portable generators indoors which increases the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. It’s important to have carbon monoxide detectors if you have a gas generator. Never ever use your generator indoors even if your doors and windows are open and even in the garage is not safe to use a portable generator. Not even at your porch and your deck. It is never safe to use your generator indoors and in enclosed areas of your home. Your generator needs to be 15-20 feet away from your house. 3) 🔥generators cause fire hazards too. Never refuel your generator while it’s running. You need to let your generator cool off before refueling it and before storing your generator. Never overload your generator too. Never ever back feed your generator. You should never plug your generator into a wall outlet. Also never store propane tanks indoors. Please keep flammable things away from the generator as well and please don’t smoke cigarettes near the generator. Having a fire extinguisher next to the generator is also important against the generator safety rules. 4) generator operation; make sure your hands are dry before touching the generator. Never use your generator in wet conditions. Don’t let your generator get wet. You need a generator tent if you need to use your generator during wet weather. Please don’t wear loose clothes when operating the generator. Turn on your generator before plugging in appliances. Use the right cord for your generator. Please do not use worn out cords. Hope this helps
We have taken back many! We are off grid. Ine thing we found is its better, no critical that when you turn power on and off there is NO LOAD on it. So turn it on with no cords attached then unplug it before you turn it off. It helps but un 4 years we have gone through maybe 10ish... and not all preditors, generac, and Oman and champion...
Won't be getting a generator but wanted to thank you again for the surveillance cameras yesterday. I ordered one of them today. Nobody available for help so hopefully I got the right one.
⚠️Generator safety tips: This is just a reminder for everyone’s safety when using portable generators. All generator safety rules need to be followed carefully to avoid hazards. 1) Please do not allow an unqualified person or your children to operate the portable generator. Just because some manuals don’t say that doesn’t mean it’s safe. That is important against the generator safety rules. We also need to be keeping an eye on our children too. You need to make sure that your children are not playing near the portable generator especially when it’s running so they won’t get electrocuted. Generators pose electrical risks and they can be hot during an operation. Please keep your children away from the portable generator at all times. It is important to keep our children safe especially our little ones. Be aware of all the hazards. 2) Some people use their portable generators indoors which increases the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. It’s important to have carbon monoxide detectors if you have a gas generator. Never ever use your generator indoors even if your doors and windows are open and even in the garage is not safe to use a portable generator. Not even at your porch and your deck. It is never safe to use your generator indoors and in enclosed areas of your home. Your generator needs to be 15-20 feet away from your house. 3) 🔥generators cause fire hazards too. Never refuel your generator while it’s running. You need to let your generator cool off before refueling it and before storing your generator. Never overload your generator too. Never ever back feed your generator. You should never plug your generator into a wall outlet. Also never store propane tanks indoors. Please keep flammable things away from the generator as well and please don’t smoke cigarettes near the generator. Having a fire extinguisher next to the generator is also important against the generator safety rules. 4) generator operation; make sure your hands are dry before touching the generator. Never use your generator in wet conditions. Don’t let your generator get wet. You need a generator tent if you need to use your generator during wet weather. Please don’t wear loose clothes when operating the generator. Turn on your generator before plugging in appliances. Use the right cord for your generator. Please do not use worn out cords. Hope this helps
From what I’ve read 1000 to 2000 hours is what you should expect from a gas generator before it needs some major repair or replacement. Most diesel generators are more like 10,000 to 20,000 hours. They do cost twice as much usually but there’s a reason, they’re very dependable and they last 10 times longer.
⚠️Generator safety tips: This is just a reminder for everyone’s safety when using portable generators. All generator safety rules need to be followed carefully to avoid hazards. 1) Please do not allow an unqualified person or your children to operate the portable generator. Just because some manuals don’t say that doesn’t mean it’s safe. That is important against the generator safety rules. We also need to be keeping an eye on our children too. You need to make sure that your children are not playing near the portable generator especially when it’s running so they won’t get electrocuted. Generators pose electrical risks and they can be hot during an operation. Please keep your children away from the portable generator at all times. It is important to keep our children safe especially our little ones. Be aware of all the hazards. 2) Some people use their portable generators indoors which increases the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. It’s important to have carbon monoxide detectors if you have a gas generator. Never ever use your generator indoors even if your doors and windows are open and even in the garage is not safe to use a portable generator. Not even at your porch and your deck. It is never safe to use your generator indoors and in enclosed areas of your home. Your generator needs to be 15-20 feet away from your house. 3) 🔥generators cause fire hazards too. Never refuel your generator while it’s running. You need to let your generator cool off before refueling it and before storing your generator. Never overload your generator too. Never ever back feed your generator. You should never plug your generator into a wall outlet. Also never store propane tanks indoors. Please keep flammable things away from the generator as well and please don’t smoke cigarettes near the generator. Having a fire extinguisher next to the generator is also important against the generator safety rules. 4) generator operation; make sure your hands are dry before touching the generator. Never use your generator in wet conditions. Don’t let your generator get wet. You need a generator tent if you need to use your generator during wet weather. Please don’t wear loose clothes when operating the generator. Turn on your generator before plugging in appliances. Use the right cord for your generator. Please do not use worn out cords. Hope this helps
I have a predator 3500 with over 6,000 hours on the clock,.. just oil changes and a single spark plug change…. Occasionally cleaned the air filter…. Needs a new pull cord and the starter solenoid is screwed up but it runs great and doesn’t burn oil 🤷🏻♂️
My grandpa owned a Honda 3500 and camped for two weeks twice a year and ran it the whole time while camping It was a 1983 model. Just sold it last year and it was still running.
Two weeks? How much fuel did he have to carry with him? My grandpa only had a Coleman lantern for camping, we never went for two weeks but we did it without any electricity, just that really bright pump type of lantern.
Someone I know went trough similar problems until he found out if you put shelter from weather over it. It does better. We ran a 5000 for two winters with shelter and it ran perfect still 10 yrs later. Until it was stolen.
I’m looking to buy one of these 9500 generators soon and I’ve been told by several people to build an insulated “shed” for it. I’m aware of the type of insulation to use. I’m sure it has several different names but the style I plan to use is called “Reflex”. Sucks yours got stolen. I’ve had a couple problems with thieves the one that pissed me off the most was a $500 smoker. A friend gave it to me when he and his wife divorced and I helped him move. It wasn’t even a really nice smoker, it was the principle of the matter
Pro tip - buy a magnetic dip stick and magnetic plug, break in period consist of changing the oil every hour for about 3 hours to get rid of most of the metal shavings in these machines. It will extend the life of your generator. But running anything full time puts a lot of wear and tare on it! Thanks for the video!! 🤠
And I would say ‘YES’ on the magnetic dipstick . And, dont screw the dipstick in to test the level. Just stick it in, pull it out, read the measurement and then put it in all the way in by screwing it in.
I fill my generators until the oil is about to spill out and screw the cap back on and they run like a top. At any given running moment, there is oil splashed over all surface areas inside so they aren't actually overfull and there is crankcase ventilation.
Glad you were able to replace your generator:) everyone needs to look at what they need it for and go from there it’s great that you gave your honest opinion:) stay safe and God Bless:)
I got a Honda Generator 15 years ago and it has been in the shop twice in that amount of time for general service. I use it for my NASCAR camping trips which equals to about 200 hrs straight pre trip. I run my A/C 24/7 (when needed) I needed a dependable one because we can't leave to take it in for repair. Good luck on your new one.
I have a 10,000 watt Generac that I bought new in 1999 and it has been used a lot I replaced the carb 5 years ago and that is all that has been done to it besides oil changes, new spark plugs and air filters…. I set my house up so I could run my whole house on it if needed.. easy to use my wife at the time would set it up to run when I was deployed
Some thoughts I think might be interesting to try: 1. Magnetic dip stick. 2. Propane conversion for this generator. It would be interesting to get a better idea of how long one of these generators will last on a cleaner burning fuel like propane. I have to wonder if propane would be cheaper in your area than getting pure gasoline to run it on. The rough conversion I have come up with is 15 lbs of propane is ~= 2 gallons of gasoline in terms of run time. If you get one of those big stationary tanks, you would be able to go quite a while on a tank of propane. 2. Maybe look into a 16,000W generator. The reason being I was seeing some of these with a real oil filter and some other goodies you don't normally see on a smaller generator that should make it last longer as long as you do the regular maintenance cycle. 3. Look into setting up a server rack battery and all-in-one off grid solar-battery-inverter. The idea being beef up what you do with solar and batteries and then run the generator periodically to charge up on cloudy days. It looks like with some of these all-in-one off grid solar-inverter units, you can charge up even a large LFP battery array pretty quickly, maybe holding back some so your generator is not slammed delivering the load, and then coast for a while on just battery and whatever the solar panels manage to collect. Server rack batteries are low cost enough and you can have them communicate with the solar-inverter for optimal battery utilization. To better understand the difference between a regular generator and an inverter generator, consider the following; 1. Electrical transformers operate on a concept called flux. In this case flux is the change of an electromagnetic field. Electricity is tied into magnetism. So basically AC (alternating current) power is like having a magnet constantly growing and shrinking and flipping poles when it shrinks down to zero. Like take your fists in front of you and swing them side to side so they pass each other rhythmically directly in front of you and pretend your fists are the poles of a magnet. Now when you coil a wire around a piece of iron, you can either turn the piece of iron into a magnet by putting a current flow through the wire coiled around it or if you have another coil of wire around the magnet with an alternating electric field, it will induce an alternating magnetic field in the iron. Then the secondary coil will have electricity flow through it as it experiences an alternating magnetic field through it. Like a piston moving up and down, current will flow back and forth through the secondary coil. However, the piston stops moving, it stops producing power. Another way to state it is an engine works on the flux of a piston being moved back and forth. A constant fire / pressure in the cylinder does nothing on its own, only reciprocating action does work in an engine. The same thing in a transformer. A transformer allows an "upshift" or a "downshift" to happen like changing gears in your car or truck. If you have a few windings on the input coil and a lot of windings on the output winding, you can change a low voltage to a high voltage, however there is little current flow on the output side. Like going into high gear, you can go fast, but you cannot accelerate fast in high gear because force is exchanged for speed. You can easily to the reverse as well with transformers. The thing is we figured out how to do transformers effectively a long time ago, so this is what our electrical grid is based on. 2. Now you get into a traditional generator. Something to understand about the electrical grid is they had to standardize the frequency of change, how many times the power alternates from positive to negative and back to positive in a second. For the USA grid, the standard is 60 Hz or 60 cycles per second. It turns out that RPM is just seconds times 60 to get to 60 seconds. So take 3,600 RPM and divide by 60 and you get 60 revolutions per second. So a traditional small generator will complete one AC (alternating current) cycle for each 1 revolution of the engine. So the traditional generator needs to turn at a constant 3,600 RPM to produce this 60 Hz cycle. There is a secondary issue of voltage. The faster an electric motor/generator spins, the higher the voltage. So you need stable frequency and stable voltage, you need to keep this 3,600 RPM on the engine exactly. This is easier said than done, especially say your hard starting air conditioner kicks on and draws a huge starting current from the generator, so say your generator instantaneously needs to go from generating 1 HP to 15 HP, and then after a second or so the demand dips down to 4 HP once the air conditioner has kicked on hard start style, that is basically impossible for a traditional generator to handle correctly. It will bog at first, so both voltage and frequency take a plunge, and then it will over-correct as it ramps up to full throttle to handle the surge, but then it suddenly dips down as the motor on the air conditioner has rapidly ramped up to full speed. It is basically the motor is a dead short to the generator at first and then rapidly becomes a much lesser, more constant load. So the traditional generator may do something like put out 240V and 60 Hz, then dip to 160V and 45 Hz, and then jump to 300V and 75 Hz, and then settle back down to 240V and 60 Hz. All of that in-between stuff is not good, especially if you are running sensitive electronics. 3. So now you look at the inverter generator. Whatever voltage and frequency that comes off the generator raw doesn't matter. It gets rectified into DC (direct current) power and fed into a power electronics based pure sine inverter. The DC to AC inverter in the generator can take a wide voltage range from the alternator on the generator and convert it into stable 60 Hz and either 120V or 240V power depending on the generator's rating. You could also have a traditional alternator putting out a constant voltage, but these suck at efficiency and have bruhes that wear out. Especially inefficient means bigger, heavier, more fuel guzzling engine, so you don't want that. So say there isn't much load on the generator. The generator engine spools down to say 1,200 RPM; in other words 20 Hz. This 20 Hz gets rectified into DC power, so frequency doesn't matter. Say the inverter can can take anywhere from 20V to 120V input. So say at 1,200 RPM, the alternator puts out 35V. The inverter is happy and dumps out a steady 120V at 60 Hz. Now you put a sudden heavy load on the generator. If it is a good inverter, it should have capacitance to absorb some load, maybe draw more current right away from the alternator, but hopefully not too much so, and the engine throttles up, say it quickly goes up to 3,000 RPM and 88V to sustain the sudden new load. 88V DC is still in the input range of the inverter, so it is fine and happy and continues to put out the same 60 Hz, 120V power and recharges its load capacitors once the engine on the generator catches up. If it is a cheapy inverter generator, then you need to turn off eco / low idle mode if you have big surges like a hard starting fridge or hard starting air conditioner or something so that there is enough spinning energy to absorb the hit. If a cheapy generator is run in eco / low idle mode and gets a hard starting hit, say it is cruising at 1,200 RPM, then say a high immediate load gets dumped on the engine and it slows down to say 700 RPM and the alternator ends up putting out 15V. The inverter will under-volt and say put out 60 Hz because the power electronics can put at 60 Hz no matter way, but at say 90V instead of 120V. Then the engine revs up as the throttle swings wide open and the inverter catches up to the load. It is also possible the engine just stalls. So say the same generator setup with a cheap inverter is setup to spin at 2,500 RPM instead of 1,200 RPM with the same low load because the low idle / eco mode is turned off. When it gets that hard starting hit, maybe the engine slows to 2,000 RPM, but enough power gets to the inverter so that it can hold 60 Hz and 120V output and then as the hard start hit rapidly eases and the throttle is jammed on, the 3,600 RPM rated generator overshoots to 4,200 RPM, pushing up towards the peak input voltage of the inverter without going over and then the engine is throttled back and settles on 3,600 RPM as it is not using an economy mode and it is seeing a substantial load, so just decides to run at its max rated RPM so that it can have a "spinning reserve". The whole time the inverter puts out a constant 60 Hz, 120V, but when say the engine peaks at 4,200 RPM, the alternator voltage is high, so the current draw by the inverter is relatively low.
You are right, it need to be under a shelter. Would suggest you pull cattle trailer up to your camper and use it for the generator. Merry Christmas to you and the family.
Dutch, we are living in our RV at our off-grid property. When charging batteries etc we run a 2000watt Champion generator. They are around $450 at Tractor Supply and run everything but our air conditioning. This time off year it’s perfect and runs 7 hours or more on a gallon of gas. Definitely worth having. (I did a video if you want more info). I also run 3 batteries on the RV and charge them to full daily
I hate 10% ethanol gas and run ethanol free fuel it in my mowers, weed eaters, ect. With that said, there is no reason not to run it in the generator. The problem occurs when it sets in an unused piece of equipment or seasonal equipment. May God bless you and Merry Christmas.
I think you should ask Predator to sponsor your You Tube channel. You made some good points about the use of it. Also in Ohio you cant warm the floor in a camper no matter how much you insulate it. So I pray you all stay warm. Keep the videos coming.
I’ve had my predator going on 24 hours runs flawless 😂. Seriously I did just buy this generator a day ago after Helene hit us in western NC. I’m sorry you’ve had issues hopefully I won’t have the same. I didn’t buy the extended warranty because just the warranty alone was almost $700. I hope I don’t regret that. Great videos!
That's good info to know what works, I am grateful for you sharing it, I can share the info to whom ever needs to know as well. This is the reason why I constantly to to watch your videos, Daniel's, those who I have got great information, what works. And seeing how things are going for you and the family. I will try to of course share the info on my media page just incase any of my family and friends needs to know. Thank you again 😊.
Thank you for the video I use a Honda EU 7000 for my business it runs 6 days a week I change oil roughly every 200 hours it is easy to forget about the hours because they add up so fast as of now I have 9,200 hours on it The Honda generator does not use oil only thing I had to do was put a battery in it change the spark plug a couple times and the generator still runs almost like new oh yes I had to put a fuel filter in on the fuel pump once I know the predator generators are half the price but the Chinese stuff does not hold up it is very well worth the money to buy a Honda and you do it once in Honda has reliability and I appreciate your video
I worked for Harbor FREIGHT for years. The replacements plans are so worth the money. You never know what or when your tool/generator/compressor or pneumatic tool will need to be replaced. So I definitely recommend getting the replacement plan. Have a blessed day.
Oh gosh, and we bought a Predator 9500 this season just incase we loose power. Now I'm concerned we got the wrong unit. The reviews were good on it. Hmmm
That’s there newest model I have the 8750 inverter generator it’s great almost 3,000 hours so far and running strong I have had several of the normal gems from them they all worked fine mostly. Did have a 9,000 throw a rod once but was warranted I love them but was wondering about that new one
We are also off grid. We are planning on buying on after the first of the year. We live in south Florida. We have not used air conditioning in the last 18 months, so I won't use the ac in the future. We will continue to use our CampChef propane oven. We do laundry in 5 gallon buckets, or drop of laundry service. I will continue to do so. My expectation and hope is it will run refrigeration. We run our lights off of solar. We are also planning on purchasing a solar generator.
thank you my new man. I have the same one. understandably, Im deaf and use it for my grooming business traveling. um yea its way better than gas generator inverter. the super quiet works more efficiently as far as Ive learned feedbacks from my home street neighbors. I myself went and asked if it bothered them during overnight and they shook their head and said nope not at all. because I decided to replace new oil every 30-50 hours after the first 30 hours “break-in” and replacement, I. noticed and felt the vibration more less and more smooth non roughly when I started to decide replacing every 30-50 hours and in my experience and opinion to check oil and air filter BEFORE EACH USE. period. so overall no problem as long as I use running 3000-4500 watts for hours everyday since nearly 3 months…..now I thank you for showing WHAT oil you use….ill find out more when I research about oil since harbor freight recommends customers to purchase any items from harbor freight becasue I dont see they have what oil you use at harbor freight. it may have been sensed I’ve replaced more often and shorter term……ill let you know the new result in one or two weeks if you dont know or if you are curious to know from my experience. will do sir. again thanks sir
Ethanol fuel is for gas engines with turbo's. Here where I live. Cheaper fuel. The rest of what I own runs on the other. Cheaper to drive my truck then my Jeep. My truck as turbo's. Any ways. Thanks for the information on the generator. I cant get rain or snow here. Western Nebraska. My property in Missouri gets rain every time you do. Take care. Thanks again.
Use Mobil one synthetic oil. I use 15w 50. I first used a standard 30 weight oil. The Generac was using oil and running hot. When I switched to Mobil synthetic it stopped using oil and running cooler.
Harbor freight sales cheep stuff,sorry that yall are going through that agin,I dont shop there anymore, im glad you can take it back, love yalls videos keep them coming,
Yep, had two Chinese scooters and both developed carb problems, corroded inside due to the ethanol gas I was using in them, switched to non ethanol gas, no more problems. Fast forward, a month ago, I got a portable 2000w dual fuel generator, put the first tank of gas in it, forgot the gas was ethanol and within 30 minutes, the carb started leaking, got the generator replaced, now, only run non ethanol gas and no problem with the carb.
We have a motorhome and travel.the best way to heat an rv is to buy 2 or 3 cheap electric heaters and run them off of generator. Its so much more efficient to run them than buying propane. If your plugged in to power it's so much more efficient. If it gets really cold then you can run elect and run propane every now and then.propane being gas furnace.something you could try and see how it works for you.when were off grid we run generator and use electric skillet for cooking and electric heaters.more efficient
G'DAY from Australia mate. I have a Yamaha 5.5 kva inverter generator with only 1613 hours so far so good.Only runs a few hours per night to back up n charge my batterys. Has been serviced a few times. It cost me 5000.
My Westinghouse 9500/7500 has been working flawlessly for over a year (we’re off grid also). They have a bigger one that’s bi-fuel. Good luck with the Predator !!
I work over the road following oversized loads across the country I have a refrigerator in my van that has to run all the time because I'm diabetic and I have to keep my medicine in the fridge so that refrigerator has to run all the time I never turn it off until I get back home which is about a month and a week of being on the road I went through five generators before I got one running all the time I got the 2500 predator inverter the one I have now I've had for 4 months now it's ran for 2 and 1/2 months out of the 4 straight without turning it off but I took the little wire mesh stuff out of the exhaust and I also leave the gas cap loose I put it on but I don't tighten it all the way and I have not had any issues since, truck driver I was following across the country told me to try that so I did and it worked good luck try what I did and see if it will help you
Hello, Dutch and family. You must be doing something right for the Lord's Kingdom! It seems anytime someone is living right, there are distractions coming at them. You've never done this before. You are learning lessons in the RV, that will help you not make those mistakes in your home when you finish it. I am sure you are tired, frustrated, and a bit disgruntled. Take heart. This to shall pass. Thank you all for sharing the good and the bad with us who want to do what you are doing. That's one reason I watch and your family times are inspiring. I enjoy your lighthearted moments and pray for you when things are tough. You all have a great time this Christmas! God bless, and Merry Christmas. ~ Frankie Diane~ Texas
You are so trusting. Isn’t the definition of insanity “doing the same thing over and over, and expecting a different outcome”? Good thing you have that warranty. I hope you find a final resolution that works.
A: you don't know their budget. B: that was very critical to say, your implication was that he was insane. That makes me wonder if you are and are quick to label people. C: because he and I and they are born again Christians, we forgive you but I say, don't come here to his family Channel and jar is with your negative attitude and spoil the family and learning experience for the rest of us and him.
Oh my gosh, I was just making an observation, no harm intended. He is right, that is ridiculous to have to keep replacing the generator. At least the warranty saves him from having to buy a new one.
We had a brand new generator our son bought us. We live on the coast and Hurricane's hit every several years. It was stolen and had never been used. Hope yours will last longer than the other 2. Merry Christmas Dutch to you and your family. ❤🙏
Thank goodness they had one in store to replace it with! I think knowing that you're going to be using this in the same manner for a while I would've gotten what I needed.
Just get electricity out there until you get your solar up. Solar panels, do you have a plan to protect them in case of a hail storm? Generators are not suppose to run all the time. People are looking for generators in case the grid goes down. Good luck!
Brother everyone of the generators I have gotten from harbor freight had shipping brackets holding the engine to the frame that you have to remove them
Dutch check out on getting yourself a miller industrial generator for the home place now those are the best ones for that stuff now and plus they have a good arc welder in them too now yes they are a little bit more expensive than those cheaper brands now too but they'll be there when those are in the junkyard too now and by the way those have two twenty and one ten power on it too
I know someone who runs their predetor 8750 every single day 12 hrs per day. Never had a problem. The difference is that he takes care if his.
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Know a contractor that uses his 8 hours a day, for the last two years. Now, when it is time, no matter what, he will stop and do an oil change. Filters his gas, and changes the plug and air filter regularly. He used to use Honda, but moved to these. Also have a friend with some off brand model, with over 11k hours on it. Still. constant oil changes and filter. I have this one for storms only. Thank you for your grand video, VERY informative.
Thanks!
I bought a Honda generator 3 years ago. Never had an issue with it.
My grandpa used to say, “Buy quality and you will never be dissatisfied.”
⚠️Generator safety tips:
This is just a reminder for everyone’s safety when using portable generators. All generator safety rules need to be followed carefully to avoid hazards.
1) Please do not allow an unqualified person or your children to operate the portable generator. Just because some manuals don’t say that doesn’t mean it’s safe. That is important against the generator safety rules. We also need to be keeping an eye on our children too. You need to make sure that your children are not playing near the portable generator especially when it’s running so they won’t get electrocuted. Generators pose electrical risks and they can be hot during an operation. Please keep your children away from the portable generator at all times. It is important to keep our children safe especially our little ones. Be aware of all the hazards.
2) Some people use their portable generators indoors which increases the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. It’s important to have carbon monoxide detectors if you have a gas generator. Never ever use your generator indoors even if your doors and windows are open and even in the garage is not safe to use a portable generator. Not even at your porch and your deck. It is never safe to use your generator indoors and in enclosed areas of your home. Your generator needs to be 15-20 feet away from your house.
3) 🔥generators cause fire hazards too. Never refuel your generator while it’s running. You need to let your generator cool off before refueling it and before storing your generator. Never overload your generator too. Never ever back feed your generator. You should never plug your generator into a wall outlet. Also never store propane tanks indoors. Please keep flammable things away from the generator as well and please don’t smoke cigarettes near the generator. Having a fire extinguisher next to the generator is also important against the generator safety rules.
4) generator operation; make sure your hands are dry before touching the generator. Never use your generator in wet conditions. Don’t let your generator get wet. You need a generator tent if you need to use your generator during wet weather. Please don’t wear loose clothes when operating the generator. Turn on your generator before plugging in appliances. Use the right cord for your generator. Please do not use worn out cords.
Hope this helps
I saved for a while for my Honda eu6500is. More than worth it for reliability & quality. I've heard some of those with over 6,000 hrs.
I bought a champion 5 years ago and no issue. You overpaid.
@@Dingleberry1856 Haha you muppet. You just have to bring someone down because you cheaped out and bought an inferior product.
@Dingleberry1856 but is your generator an inverter also? Doubt it.
We have taken back many! We are off grid. Ine thing we found is its better, no critical that when you turn power on and off there is NO LOAD on it. So turn it on with no cords attached then unplug it before you turn it off. It helps but un 4 years we have gone through maybe 10ish... and not all preditors, generac, and Oman and champion...
Won't be getting a generator but wanted to thank you again for the surveillance cameras yesterday. I ordered one of them today. Nobody available for help so hopefully I got the right one.
I run an older Generac 5k+ does well, the longest I've ran it solid was three days, no issues. Runs ON A 10HP Briggs
Generac is the Best
⚠️Generator safety tips:
This is just a reminder for everyone’s safety when using portable generators. All generator safety rules need to be followed carefully to avoid hazards.
1) Please do not allow an unqualified person or your children to operate the portable generator. Just because some manuals don’t say that doesn’t mean it’s safe. That is important against the generator safety rules. We also need to be keeping an eye on our children too. You need to make sure that your children are not playing near the portable generator especially when it’s running so they won’t get electrocuted. Generators pose electrical risks and they can be hot during an operation. Please keep your children away from the portable generator at all times. It is important to keep our children safe especially our little ones. Be aware of all the hazards.
2) Some people use their portable generators indoors which increases the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. It’s important to have carbon monoxide detectors if you have a gas generator. Never ever use your generator indoors even if your doors and windows are open and even in the garage is not safe to use a portable generator. Not even at your porch and your deck. It is never safe to use your generator indoors and in enclosed areas of your home. Your generator needs to be 15-20 feet away from your house.
3) 🔥generators cause fire hazards too. Never refuel your generator while it’s running. You need to let your generator cool off before refueling it and before storing your generator. Never overload your generator too. Never ever back feed your generator. You should never plug your generator into a wall outlet. Also never store propane tanks indoors. Please keep flammable things away from the generator as well and please don’t smoke cigarettes near the generator. Having a fire extinguisher next to the generator is also important against the generator safety rules.
4) generator operation; make sure your hands are dry before touching the generator. Never use your generator in wet conditions. Don’t let your generator get wet. You need a generator tent if you need to use your generator during wet weather. Please don’t wear loose clothes when operating the generator. Turn on your generator before plugging in appliances. Use the right cord for your generator. Please do not use worn out cords.
Hope this helps
From what I’ve read 1000 to 2000 hours is what you should expect from a gas generator before it needs some major repair or replacement. Most diesel generators are more like 10,000 to 20,000 hours. They do cost twice as much usually but there’s a reason, they’re very dependable and they last 10 times longer.
Getting a higher quality unit, preferably with a Honda motor would help to extend the hours quite a bit.
⚠️Generator safety tips:
This is just a reminder for everyone’s safety when using portable generators. All generator safety rules need to be followed carefully to avoid hazards.
1) Please do not allow an unqualified person or your children to operate the portable generator. Just because some manuals don’t say that doesn’t mean it’s safe. That is important against the generator safety rules. We also need to be keeping an eye on our children too. You need to make sure that your children are not playing near the portable generator especially when it’s running so they won’t get electrocuted. Generators pose electrical risks and they can be hot during an operation. Please keep your children away from the portable generator at all times. It is important to keep our children safe especially our little ones. Be aware of all the hazards.
2) Some people use their portable generators indoors which increases the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. It’s important to have carbon monoxide detectors if you have a gas generator. Never ever use your generator indoors even if your doors and windows are open and even in the garage is not safe to use a portable generator. Not even at your porch and your deck. It is never safe to use your generator indoors and in enclosed areas of your home. Your generator needs to be 15-20 feet away from your house.
3) 🔥generators cause fire hazards too. Never refuel your generator while it’s running. You need to let your generator cool off before refueling it and before storing your generator. Never overload your generator too. Never ever back feed your generator. You should never plug your generator into a wall outlet. Also never store propane tanks indoors. Please keep flammable things away from the generator as well and please don’t smoke cigarettes near the generator. Having a fire extinguisher next to the generator is also important against the generator safety rules.
4) generator operation; make sure your hands are dry before touching the generator. Never use your generator in wet conditions. Don’t let your generator get wet. You need a generator tent if you need to use your generator during wet weather. Please don’t wear loose clothes when operating the generator. Turn on your generator before plugging in appliances. Use the right cord for your generator. Please do not use worn out cords.
Hope this helps
I have a predator 3500 with over 6,000 hours on the clock,.. just oil changes and a single spark plug change…. Occasionally cleaned the air filter…. Needs a new pull cord and the starter solenoid is screwed up but it runs great and doesn’t burn oil 🤷🏻♂️
If from the Chinese Communist party 500
@@rickthewelder_ maybe a quick valve adjustment here and there wouldn’t hurt 🤣
My grandpa owned a Honda 3500 and camped for two weeks twice a year and ran it the whole time while camping
It was a 1983 model.
Just sold it last year and it was still running.
Two weeks? How much fuel did he have to carry with him? My grandpa only had a Coleman lantern for camping, we never went for two weeks but we did it without any electricity, just that really bright pump type of lantern.
It's great that they honor their warranty..
Have a good evening ❄❄❄
Glad you were able to get another one so quickly
Someone I know went trough similar problems until he found out if you put shelter from weather over it. It does better. We ran a 5000 for two winters with shelter and it ran perfect still 10 yrs later. Until it was stolen.
I’m looking to buy one of these 9500 generators soon and I’ve been told by several people to build an insulated “shed” for it. I’m aware of the type of insulation to use. I’m sure it has several different names but the style I plan to use is called “Reflex”. Sucks yours got stolen. I’ve had a couple problems with thieves the one that pissed me off the most was a $500 smoker. A friend gave it to me when he and his wife divorced and I helped him move. It wasn’t even a really nice smoker, it was the principle of the matter
I’m on my 3rd Small, 4 gallon Harbor Freight air compressor. Each one had less than 10 hours !
Pro tip - buy a magnetic dip stick and magnetic plug, break in period consist of changing the oil every hour for about 3 hours to get rid of most of the metal shavings in these machines. It will extend the life of your generator. But running anything full time puts a lot of wear and tare on it! Thanks for the video!! 🤠
Glad they will take the generator back with a warranty. Have a blessed Sunday .💕💕
I have a Generac is it's great. It's a whole town generator for 1500 square feet. It's uses propane but it last a long time.
Hope this one works out. Great video thanks. Chris from England
And I would say ‘YES’ on the magnetic dipstick . And, dont screw the dipstick in to test the level. Just stick it in, pull it out, read the measurement and then put it in all the way in by screwing it in.
I fill my generators until the oil is about to spill out and screw the cap back on and they run like a top. At any given running moment, there is oil splashed over all surface areas inside so they aren't actually overfull and there is crankcase ventilation.
Glad you were able to replace your generator:) everyone needs to look at what they need it for and go from there it’s great that you gave your honest opinion:) stay safe and God Bless:)
I got a Honda Generator 15 years ago and it has been in the shop twice in that amount of time for general service. I use it for my NASCAR camping trips which equals to about 200 hrs straight pre trip. I run my A/C 24/7 (when needed) I needed a dependable one because we can't leave to take it in for repair. Good luck on your new one.
what is "general" service?
I have a 10,000 watt Generac that I bought new in 1999 and it has been used a lot I replaced the carb 5 years ago and that is all that has been done to it besides oil changes, new spark plugs and air filters…. I set my house up so I could run my whole house on it if needed.. easy to use my wife at the time would set it up to run when I was deployed
Some thoughts I think might be interesting to try:
1. Magnetic dip stick.
2. Propane conversion for this generator. It would be interesting to get a better idea of how long one of these generators will last on a cleaner burning fuel like propane. I have to wonder if propane would be cheaper in your area than getting pure gasoline to run it on. The rough conversion I have come up with is 15 lbs of propane is ~= 2 gallons of gasoline in terms of run time. If you get one of those big stationary tanks, you would be able to go quite a while on a tank of propane.
2. Maybe look into a 16,000W generator. The reason being I was seeing some of these with a real oil filter and some other goodies you don't normally see on a smaller generator that should make it last longer as long as you do the regular maintenance cycle.
3. Look into setting up a server rack battery and all-in-one off grid solar-battery-inverter. The idea being beef up what you do with solar and batteries and then run the generator periodically to charge up on cloudy days. It looks like with some of these all-in-one off grid solar-inverter units, you can charge up even a large LFP battery array pretty quickly, maybe holding back some so your generator is not slammed delivering the load, and then coast for a while on just battery and whatever the solar panels manage to collect. Server rack batteries are low cost enough and you can have them communicate with the solar-inverter for optimal battery utilization.
To better understand the difference between a regular generator and an inverter generator, consider the following;
1. Electrical transformers operate on a concept called flux. In this case flux is the change of an electromagnetic field. Electricity is tied into magnetism. So basically AC (alternating current) power is like having a magnet constantly growing and shrinking and flipping poles when it shrinks down to zero. Like take your fists in front of you and swing them side to side so they pass each other rhythmically directly in front of you and pretend your fists are the poles of a magnet. Now when you coil a wire around a piece of iron, you can either turn the piece of iron into a magnet by putting a current flow through the wire coiled around it or if you have another coil of wire around the magnet with an alternating electric field, it will induce an alternating magnetic field in the iron. Then the secondary coil will have electricity flow through it as it experiences an alternating magnetic field through it. Like a piston moving up and down, current will flow back and forth through the secondary coil. However, the piston stops moving, it stops producing power. Another way to state it is an engine works on the flux of a piston being moved back and forth. A constant fire / pressure in the cylinder does nothing on its own, only reciprocating action does work in an engine. The same thing in a transformer. A transformer allows an "upshift" or a "downshift" to happen like changing gears in your car or truck. If you have a few windings on the input coil and a lot of windings on the output winding, you can change a low voltage to a high voltage, however there is little current flow on the output side. Like going into high gear, you can go fast, but you cannot accelerate fast in high gear because force is exchanged for speed. You can easily to the reverse as well with transformers. The thing is we figured out how to do transformers effectively a long time ago, so this is what our electrical grid is based on.
2. Now you get into a traditional generator. Something to understand about the electrical grid is they had to standardize the frequency of change, how many times the power alternates from positive to negative and back to positive in a second. For the USA grid, the standard is 60 Hz or 60 cycles per second. It turns out that RPM is just seconds times 60 to get to 60 seconds. So take 3,600 RPM and divide by 60 and you get 60 revolutions per second. So a traditional small generator will complete one AC (alternating current) cycle for each 1 revolution of the engine. So the traditional generator needs to turn at a constant 3,600 RPM to produce this 60 Hz cycle. There is a secondary issue of voltage. The faster an electric motor/generator spins, the higher the voltage. So you need stable frequency and stable voltage, you need to keep this 3,600 RPM on the engine exactly. This is easier said than done, especially say your hard starting air conditioner kicks on and draws a huge starting current from the generator, so say your generator instantaneously needs to go from generating 1 HP to 15 HP, and then after a second or so the demand dips down to 4 HP once the air conditioner has kicked on hard start style, that is basically impossible for a traditional generator to handle correctly. It will bog at first, so both voltage and frequency take a plunge, and then it will over-correct as it ramps up to full throttle to handle the surge, but then it suddenly dips down as the motor on the air conditioner has rapidly ramped up to full speed. It is basically the motor is a dead short to the generator at first and then rapidly becomes a much lesser, more constant load. So the traditional generator may do something like put out 240V and 60 Hz, then dip to 160V and 45 Hz, and then jump to 300V and 75 Hz, and then settle back down to 240V and 60 Hz. All of that in-between stuff is not good, especially if you are running sensitive electronics.
3. So now you look at the inverter generator. Whatever voltage and frequency that comes off the generator raw doesn't matter. It gets rectified into DC (direct current) power and fed into a power electronics based pure sine inverter. The DC to AC inverter in the generator can take a wide voltage range from the alternator on the generator and convert it into stable 60 Hz and either 120V or 240V power depending on the generator's rating. You could also have a traditional alternator putting out a constant voltage, but these suck at efficiency and have bruhes that wear out. Especially inefficient means bigger, heavier, more fuel guzzling engine, so you don't want that. So say there isn't much load on the generator. The generator engine spools down to say 1,200 RPM; in other words 20 Hz. This 20 Hz gets rectified into DC power, so frequency doesn't matter. Say the inverter can can take anywhere from 20V to 120V input. So say at 1,200 RPM, the alternator puts out 35V. The inverter is happy and dumps out a steady 120V at 60 Hz. Now you put a sudden heavy load on the generator. If it is a good inverter, it should have capacitance to absorb some load, maybe draw more current right away from the alternator, but hopefully not too much so, and the engine throttles up, say it quickly goes up to 3,000 RPM and 88V to sustain the sudden new load. 88V DC is still in the input range of the inverter, so it is fine and happy and continues to put out the same 60 Hz, 120V power and recharges its load capacitors once the engine on the generator catches up. If it is a cheapy inverter generator, then you need to turn off eco / low idle mode if you have big surges like a hard starting fridge or hard starting air conditioner or something so that there is enough spinning energy to absorb the hit. If a cheapy generator is run in eco / low idle mode and gets a hard starting hit, say it is cruising at 1,200 RPM, then say a high immediate load gets dumped on the engine and it slows down to say 700 RPM and the alternator ends up putting out 15V. The inverter will under-volt and say put out 60 Hz because the power electronics can put at 60 Hz no matter way, but at say 90V instead of 120V. Then the engine revs up as the throttle swings wide open and the inverter catches up to the load. It is also possible the engine just stalls. So say the same generator setup with a cheap inverter is setup to spin at 2,500 RPM instead of 1,200 RPM with the same low load because the low idle / eco mode is turned off. When it gets that hard starting hit, maybe the engine slows to 2,000 RPM, but enough power gets to the inverter so that it can hold 60 Hz and 120V output and then as the hard start hit rapidly eases and the throttle is jammed on, the 3,600 RPM rated generator overshoots to 4,200 RPM, pushing up towards the peak input voltage of the inverter without going over and then the engine is throttled back and settles on 3,600 RPM as it is not using an economy mode and it is seeing a substantial load, so just decides to run at its max rated RPM so that it can have a "spinning reserve". The whole time the inverter puts out a constant 60 Hz, 120V, but when say the engine peaks at 4,200 RPM, the alternator voltage is high, so the current draw by the inverter is relatively low.
You are right, it need to be under a shelter. Would suggest you pull cattle trailer up to your camper and use it for the generator. Merry Christmas to you and the family.
Good you bought the protection plan.
Hi from Syracuse NY brother and thank you for sharing your family and everyone else and your thoughts and adventures and your farm
Thanks for the info on the generator I buy from Harbor Freight. Sorry that you have had troubles I don't think I will buy one. Enjoy watching
Dutch, we are living in our RV at our off-grid property. When charging batteries etc we run a 2000watt Champion generator. They are around $450 at Tractor Supply and run everything but our air conditioning. This time off year it’s perfect and runs 7 hours or more on a gallon of gas. Definitely worth having. (I did a video if you want more info). I also run 3 batteries on the RV and charge them to full daily
Hey you did good with that bucket! I am impressed!
Thank you Dutch, for all your time, efforts, and sharing!
Great information brother thanks for sharing.
Thank you for all that you show us...being vulnerable is hard but I enjoy you content!
I hate 10% ethanol gas and run ethanol free fuel it in my mowers, weed eaters, ect. With that said, there is no reason not to run it in the generator. The problem occurs when it sets in an unused piece of equipment or seasonal equipment. May God bless you and Merry Christmas.
Ordered one yesterday. Getting delivered soon for hurricane season.......
Awwwww man! Glad you were able to take it back!
I think you should ask Predator to sponsor your You Tube channel. You made some good points about the use of it. Also in Ohio you cant warm the floor in a camper no matter how much you insulate it. So I pray you all stay warm. Keep the videos coming.
Dutch, that's a God thing that your store had a generator right when you needed it.
I’ve had my predator going on 24 hours runs flawless 😂. Seriously I did just buy this generator a day ago after Helene hit us in western NC. I’m sorry you’ve had issues hopefully I won’t have the same. I didn’t buy the extended warranty because just the warranty alone was almost $700. I hope I don’t regret that. Great videos!
Very interesting about your generator 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 thank you for sharing have a wonderful evening 😊😊
That's good info to know what works, I am grateful for you sharing it, I can share the info to whom ever needs to know as well. This is the reason why I constantly to to watch your videos, Daniel's, those who I have got great information, what works. And seeing how things are going for you and the family. I will try to of course share the info on my media page just incase any of my family and friends needs to know. Thank you again 😊.
We used a Honda inverter on the Christmas float the other day. SO Quiet.
Thank you for the video I use a Honda EU 7000 for my business it runs 6 days a week I change oil roughly every 200 hours it is easy to forget about the hours because they add up so fast as of now I have 9,200 hours on it The Honda generator does not use oil only thing I had to do was put a battery in it change the spark plug a couple times and the generator still runs almost like new oh yes I had to put a fuel filter in on the fuel pump once I know the predator generators are half the price but the Chinese stuff does not hold up it is very well worth the money to buy a Honda and you do it once in Honda has reliability and I appreciate your video
I worked for Harbor FREIGHT for years. The replacements plans are so worth the money. You never know what or when your tool/generator/compressor or pneumatic tool will need to be replaced. So I definitely recommend getting the replacement plan.
Have a blessed day.
I've had a Generac that size for about 8 years no issues Don't run it everyday but it's a quality generator.
Oh gosh, and we bought a Predator 9500 this season just incase we loose power. Now I'm concerned we got the wrong unit. The reviews were good on it. Hmmm
The BOBCAT!! Has Been A BACK SAVER!!! They Are Really Nice To Have! GREAT VIDEO!!!💯👍🏻💯❤️
That’s there newest model I have the 8750 inverter generator it’s great almost 3,000 hours so far and running strong I have had several of the normal gems from them they all worked fine mostly. Did have a 9,000 throw a rod once but was warranted I love them but was wondering about that new one
We are also off grid. We are planning on buying on after the first of the year. We live in south Florida. We have not used air conditioning in the last 18 months, so I won't use the ac in the future. We will continue to use our CampChef propane oven. We do laundry in 5 gallon buckets, or drop of laundry service. I will continue to do so. My expectation and hope is it will run refrigeration. We run our lights off of solar. We are also planning on purchasing a solar generator.
thank you my new man. I have the same one. understandably, Im deaf and use it for my grooming business traveling. um yea its way better than gas generator inverter. the super quiet works more efficiently as far as Ive learned feedbacks from my home street neighbors. I myself went and asked if it bothered them during overnight and they shook their head and said nope not at all. because I decided to replace new oil every 30-50 hours after the first 30 hours “break-in” and replacement, I. noticed and felt the vibration more less and more smooth non roughly when I started to decide replacing every 30-50 hours and in my experience and opinion to check oil and air filter BEFORE EACH USE. period. so overall no problem as long as I use running 3000-4500 watts for hours everyday since nearly 3 months…..now I thank you for showing WHAT oil you use….ill find out more when I research about oil since harbor freight recommends customers to purchase any items from harbor freight becasue I dont see they have what oil you use at harbor freight. it may have been sensed I’ve replaced more often and shorter term……ill let you know the new result in one or two weeks if you dont know or if you are curious to know from my experience. will do sir. again thanks sir
Loving the Bobcat! It’s like having a helper!
Thank you for sharing this information. Any videos about hookup for the battery?
Ethanol fuel is for gas engines with turbo's. Here where I live. Cheaper fuel. The rest of what I own runs on the other. Cheaper to drive my truck then my Jeep. My truck as turbo's. Any ways. Thanks for the information on the generator. I cant get rain or snow here. Western Nebraska. My property in Missouri gets rain every time you do. Take care. Thanks again.
Use Mobil one synthetic oil. I use 15w 50. I first used a standard 30 weight oil. The Generac was using oil and running hot. When I switched to Mobil synthetic it stopped using oil and running cooler.
Just a learning curve on the bobcat but man that is so much nicer then having to lift it up. Nice job!
I have that generator. And it ran continuously for 2 weeks. Good generator
That was smart how you put it in the truck, You will make it work so keep up the good work be blessed.
Well explained on the generator! ✌🏼❤️
Our hospital generators, I think propane fired, kept our tornado damaged hospital ER functioning for 2 weeks solid til power was rebuilt to town.
At the first oil change I would upgrade to synthetic
Love seeing you use the Bobcat.
My dad loves Harbor Frieght because they do stand by their warrenty
I understand that and it makes alot of since sir. Thank you for sharing this with us And God bless you and your family.....🙏❤🙏❤🙏🙂😊🙂
nice job loading the gen.
Harbor freight sales cheep stuff,sorry that yall are going through that agin,I dont shop there anymore, im glad you can take it back, love yalls videos keep them coming,
Awesome job maneuvering the Bobcat and getting that generator in the truck. Very impressive! Great channel Merry Christmas!🎄
Can I get a update? How’s it doing? How many hours? Burn oil??? I own 2 of the smaller 3500 inverter generators and absolutely love them.
I love all you videos too .
God bless y'all
Awesome setup you got! Its a dream of mine to live like that off grid😍
Yep, had two Chinese scooters and both developed carb problems, corroded inside due to the ethanol gas I was using in them, switched to non ethanol gas, no more problems. Fast forward, a month ago, I got a portable 2000w dual fuel generator, put the first tank of gas in it, forgot the gas was ethanol and within 30 minutes, the carb started leaking, got the generator replaced, now, only run non ethanol gas and no problem with the carb.
We have a motorhome and travel.the best way to heat an rv is to buy 2 or 3 cheap electric heaters and run them off of generator. Its so much more efficient to run them than buying propane. If your plugged in to power it's so much more efficient. If it gets really cold then you can run elect and run propane every now and then.propane being gas furnace.something you could try and see how it works for you.when were off grid we run generator and use electric skillet for cooking and electric heaters.more efficient
you need a solar generator and battery bank look in the bluetti great stuff quiet running for your night use run geni during the day etc
I run mine 5-6hrs daily for my carpet cleaning machine in my van. Works flawlessly....
G'DAY from Australia mate. I have a Yamaha 5.5 kva inverter generator with only 1613 hours so far so good.Only runs a few hours per night to back up n charge my batterys. Has been serviced a few times. It cost me 5000.
I am not surprised…..you are returning it..
lots of metal bits in oil in first run. Low quality metal used to make engine block unfortunately.
I wish you well with this generator. Wow going through three. That just doesn't sound right.
God bless and have a Merry Christmas.
The brushes will wear out and eat the stator before the engine will wear out with Schaefer’s racing oil, mine did
My Westinghouse 9500/7500 has been working flawlessly for over a year (we’re off grid also). They have a bigger one that’s bi-fuel. Good luck with the Predator !!
I work over the road following oversized loads across the country I have a refrigerator in my van that has to run all the time because I'm diabetic and I have to keep my medicine in the fridge so that refrigerator has to run all the time I never turn it off until I get back home which is about a month and a week of being on the road I went through five generators before I got one running all the time I got the 2500 predator inverter the one I have now I've had for 4 months now it's ran for 2 and 1/2 months out of the 4 straight without turning it off but I took the little wire mesh stuff out of the exhaust and I also leave the gas cap loose I put it on but I don't tighten it all the way and I have not had any issues since, truck driver I was following across the country told me to try that so I did and it worked good luck try what I did and see if it will help you
Good perspective
The bobcat is quite handy
Thanks for sharing info. Hope ya'll have a wonderful evening. Love you guys.
Hello, Dutch and family.
You must be doing something right for the Lord's Kingdom! It seems anytime someone is living right, there are distractions coming at them. You've never done this before. You are learning lessons in the RV, that will help you not make those mistakes in your home when you finish it.
I am sure you are tired, frustrated, and a bit disgruntled. Take heart. This to shall pass.
Thank you all for sharing the good and the bad with us who want to do what you are doing. That's one reason I watch and your family times are inspiring. I enjoy your lighthearted moments and pray for you when things are tough.
You all have a great time this Christmas!
God bless, and Merry Christmas. ~ Frankie Diane~ Texas
Enjoy all your videos..as always.
Unfortunately generators aren't meant to run 24/7.. Y'all need to find a better solution for power
Not even close to true
Only runn ours 4 - 5 hrs a night and all have died
I had generators running on big jobs for over 6 months without turning off even to fuel them.
I was in the Army for 20 years... we ran generators for weeks at a time with few problems. All depends how you maintain them.
@@justanbaker8937 Hey Justan what brand generator was it ?
Thats what I like about JCB skiders, you can get in an out with the load up.
You might look into the Generac that's mounted permanently on a concrete pad and uses butane since you got the tank now.
I'm sure you mean Propane.
My sister has one and it’s great!
You have the same problem my wife has , it’s Propane not Butane!
@@deernats ok, propane. I'm all electric.
You are so trusting. Isn’t the definition of insanity “doing the same thing over and over, and expecting a different outcome”? Good thing you have that warranty.
I hope you find a final resolution that works.
Hilarious, especially when you have no choice!
A: you don't know their budget. B: that was very critical to say, your implication was that he was insane. That makes me wonder if you are and are quick to label people.
C: because he and I and they are born again Christians, we forgive you but I say, don't come here to his family Channel and jar is with your negative attitude and spoil the family and learning experience for the rest of us and him.
Oh my gosh, I was just making an observation, no harm intended. He is right, that is ridiculous to have to keep replacing the generator. At least the warranty saves him from having to buy a new one.
Try try again. A quitter never succeeds. No hill for a climber…. We are taught to achieve insanity.
@@Mari-wj3uu D: WOW, that escalated quickly.
I was wondering why you hadn't gotten a Generack Generator. Hopefully you will get your Solar hooked up soon! God Bless and have a Great Day!! 😀⚘❤🎄
That was done very well. Thanks!
We had a brand new generator our son bought us. We live on the coast and Hurricane's hit every several years. It was stolen and had never been used. Hope yours will last longer than the other 2. Merry Christmas Dutch to you and your family. ❤🙏
Thank goodness they had one in store to replace it with! I think knowing that you're going to be using this in the same manner for a while I would've gotten what I needed.
Good job running the bob cat, that was awesome
YES..not meant for long term use... however if you put a higher grade oil..lucus oil stabilizer.. maybe 10-20 % it would last longer I think....
Good info.
Seen Bobby walking around. Nice.😊👍🇨🇦
If you read the instructions it probably mentions.. "don't crush the funnel" .lol Good video. Thanks
Is the generator rated for continuous duty? Best look into that when you get a replacement?.
Just get electricity out there until you get your solar up. Solar panels, do you have a plan to protect them in case of a hail storm?
Generators are not suppose to run all the time. People are looking for generators in case the grid goes down.
Good luck!
Have tried looking for a used military diesel generator that’s on a trailer or without a trailer? More industrial.
Brother everyone of the generators I have gotten from harbor freight had shipping brackets holding the engine to the frame that you have to remove them
Yes ... definitely remove them ! I have the 8750 / 7000 inverter by predator.. no issues at all so far !
Dutch check out on getting yourself a miller industrial generator for the home place now those are the best ones for that stuff now and plus they have a good arc welder in them too now yes they are a little bit more expensive than those cheaper brands now too but they'll be there when those are in the junkyard too now and by the way those have two twenty and one ten power on it too