Have been running an OLD commercial Onan (circa 1970s) that I picked up off Ebay ($150) a few months back. Yes, it needed a tuneup (was making 200 volts), but with the "old school" technology in it - well it looks like it would be damn hard to kill.
Had it running for a little over 3 days nonstop last week when the storms knocked out Il Power big time. Granted, it will be a tough fix should the fuel pump go out on it. Total fuel consumption for the 3 days at a 3.1KW avg load was a mere 27 gallons. Yeah, I think I POed the neighbors. :rolleyes:
I agree, the new Onans are little better than the $300 POS you can get at Harbor Freight. Try running one of those nonstop for 72hrs at full load!
Kohler gens are pricey, but are TOUGH AS NAILS. Can't think of any other gen that can transfer over to a full load and not fry something in the process.
Learn something now, Jim, and never forget it. For if you do, you're a dead man. It's big-dog-eat-little-dog time. And you'd better start being the biggest, baddest dog on the block. --- Ben Raines
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