Should I have??

jeffcat · Jul 16, 2017

At the flea market there was a really nice TOY. Guy was selling a Gen set for a friend who is moving to Florida. Peice was in super clean shape and everything worked. Has 40 hours on the meter. This is the full blown Delux model. They list for around $2,200 on a,couple of places I looked. Guy wanted $1000 for it. I have several smaller units and no power problems but this thing is a monster. Will see if he shows up with it again next weekend. What do you guys think?

larry@stinescorner · Jul 17, 2017

you may have to run that past the wife,,,if she says yes it ok! lol

kcm.MN · Jul 17, 2017

It's a "good" deal, but I doubt I'd pay more for a used genset. Just like with autos, the price drops drastically once it leaves the lot. This has 40 hours on it to boot. At least you can hear it run, and that's where the real story is! If it starts and runs great, and it generates electric as intended, then go for it.

If you're looking to buy it for resell, then it'd be a little too high, IMO.

rrc300 u · Jul 17, 2017

I own it's little brother a 5500 watt model and it is bullet proof. If I was near that unit it would have been leaving with me.

Phlash in OK · Jul 17, 2017

I bought a new Champion, dual fuel, LP gas, a little smaller, electric start, for less than $1000. It will run our well, lp furnace, everything in our house except, water heaters, dryer, oven. We have used it a couple of times during a power outage.

Part Time Pete · Jul 17, 2017

I've got the 6500 watt version, and it's been a great generator. I think I'd go for it
Pete

Traditional Farmer · Jul 17, 2017

I'd take something with me that drew right much current to try it out,plus the Briggs motors these days ain't that good I'd be looking for a Honda powered unit.

rrlund · Jul 17, 2017

I buy a fair amount of flea market stuff. Even though it looks like new and has low hours,the chance that it works is about 50/50 at best.

Jeff NWOH · Jul 17, 2017

I bought 2 10,000 watt Generac units like that out of local scrapyard a few years back. They looked very similar to that one. One definitely had some hours on it, but the other looked almost new. They used a winding in the genny head to make 12 volts to charge the battery instead of having a charging system built into the engine.

Both of them had fried the rectifier and the 12 volt winding in the generator head, which also cooked the windings that made 110/220 volts. I cant say why or how common it would be, but if that one is set up the same way I personally would be a little leary of it.

I think it was 7 or $800 to repair mine, so I scrapped the copper out of them and wound up with a couple 19 HP Vanguard engines for free.

Goose · Jul 17, 2017

Last fall, I bought a new Generac 10KW (8KW run) for $940 with tax. We have propane everything but the clothes dryer. I haven't had to use it for real yet, but on a test run it ran everything in the house, including the well, but excluding the dryer, without a whimper.

D beatty · Jul 17, 2017

I have one but is a 8,000 run with 10,000 surge and gave a little over $1,000.00 for it three years ago new.

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