Generators, ---Again

[Waliczek]

I have been playing around with getting a generator, for around the house for work and emergencies, also for camping.. I have located a 3000 Watt generator on sales at Cummins Tool, for $299.00. No 220v, two 115V outlets- 20Amp. 12V 10Amp DC,lugs. The manager Started it up for me, as he had one in the back room for demo, and it was really nicely quiet. 6.5 Horsepower engine, 3 Gal tank, weights in at 115lbs.

Has anyone used or owned this particular machine?

I think the price is right..

All comments are respected.
Thanks,
Tom

[madjack]

Tom, how about a brand name...ther are a lotta 3000watt gennies out there ..............................................

[mikeschn]

Forget the brand name... give me the db rating first, then the brand name...

Mike...

[toypusher]

Mike,

How about the vibration level?? Gotta have a place to set your wine glass down!

[mikeschn]

You're funny Kerry... I'm not about to set my wine glass on a generator...

Nah, I'll set it on the picnic table that the campground gives me...

(Or if I ever get the table built for the Lil Diner, I'll set it on that table!

But I won't set it on the generator... that would be like Gage drinking his beer during an earthquake in California... (Duh, who would do such a thing?)

Seriously thought, one of these days I'll buy one one those Honda or Yahama ultra quiet generators...

Who hijacked this thread, you or I?

Mike...

[toypusher]

I have never hijacked a thread..............borrowed maybe!

PS: I know that you would never put your wine glass down on the generator, because you NEVER put it down!

[mikeschn]

I have never hijacked a thread..............borrowed maybe!

PS: I know that you would never put your wine glass down on the generator, because you NEVER put it down!

Yep, that one is beyond words...

Mike...

[Waliczek]

Ther did not seem to be any other name on the generator except Cummins Tool Co. I also jerked out the manuel, and checked carefully for the decibels, but no listing, except to say, it has a large quiet muffler. The muffler is oval shaped about 10"long and about 4" at it's widest part. It does run very quiet. A friend of mine has another model of a 3000 Watt, and his is louder by a long shot. I asked him how he uses it at the camp ground. He smiled and told me that he has a plywood and styrofoam frame to go around it, and he also offers to share his power with his neighbor. He said he has never had a proble, Go Figure.

Tom

[madjack]

Tom, did it look anything like this one...or was it this one...they actually look remakably similar...same manufacturer, different branding
madjack

[Gaston]

unless its a fully enclosed generator don't even think of bringing it to a public campground. if they dont linch you they will at the least ask you to leave and take it with you ! I have a honda 2000 eu, one of the quietest , and I still have to be careful when I run it and where I place it . seems like a running generator is a magnet for complaints and a noisey one will get you linched!

[Gage]

unless its a fully enclosed generator don't even think of bringing it to a public campground. if they dont linch you they will at the least ask you to leave and take it with you ! I have a honda 2000 eu, one of the quietest , and I still have to be careful when I run it and where I place it . seems like a running generator is a magnet for complaints and a noisey one will get you linched!

But they let the big motorhomes run thiers. Go figure.

Have a good day.

[Gage]

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But I won't set it on the generator... that would be like Gage drinking his beer during an earthquake in California... (Duh, who would do such a thing?)
Seriously thought, one of these days I'll buy one one those Honda or Yahama ultra quiet generators...
Who hijacked this thread, you or I?
Mike...

Mike, it's a lot easier than trying to have a glass of wine. I'll bet that Ira wouldn't even spill a drop. Try drinking a beer on a roller coster.

Have a good day.

P.S. What was the topic again?

[Sonetpro]

The manager Started it up for me, as he had one in the back room for demo, and it was really nicely quiet.
Tom

If he just started it, I would want to hear it under load. That's when they make the most noise. I have a Kipor and it's really quiet.

[Gage]

The manager Started it up for me, as he had one in the back room for demo, and it was really nicely quiet.
Tom

If he just started it, I would want to hear it under load. That's when they make the most noise. I have a Kipor and it's really quiet.

From what I have read about the Kipor vs. the Honda. I think the Kipor is the better deal. And it doesn't cost as much.

Have a good day.

[Waliczek]

Madjack, it was the 2nd one, from Cummins Industrial tool co. It was the very same one I was looking at.

Tom