Looking to buy a generator. NEED Help!

[split172]

I am looking to buy a generator that can charge at least 2 boats at a time. Also one that I could use at my house if power ever went out. Prefer one that is gas, not LPG.

What size do I get?

Rather not spend more than $300, but honestly have no idea what to get or amount to spend. Must be quiet operating.

Any recommendations appreciated.

Thanks for your help.

[Hardshell]

I have one for sale but it looks like you live in the south. Do you ever come up north of Fresno? The freight would be horrendrous.

Hardshell

[N.A.R]

Rob go to HomeDepot.com there are a few that you can choose from. They don't ship to California but you can send it to your house in Havasu. With out a doubt the Yamaha 1000 or 2000 is perfect for what you are looking for, but they are 700 + at Cabelas. If noise isn't a problem just run to Pepboys and pick up a non inverter generator for 150.00


Good Luck....

Tony

[ASD]

quiet = Honda but Hondas cost more but last 4 ever

[rexford]

This topic comes up often in the camping forums and overwhelmingly
the Honda 2000 is the crowd favorite. I have had mine for 3 years
and love it. They are costly but you might be able to find a used
one in or around your budget. They are light, quiet do not smell
so you can store inside cab of truck. I run my fridge off it in prolonged
power outages with no problem at all.

The Honda 2000 is a beautiful machine. Check em out

[split172]

Thanks guys!

[Jeff C.]

Unfortunately they don't make quiet generators in your price range. As has already been said, the inverter generators are the quiet ones, but you're looking at about $1000+ for a small one. Of those, the Hondas have the best reputation but they are very costly. For $300-500 you can get a 5KW non-inverter generator but it will be loud. I made the mistake of buying one of those when I had a power outage and I could hear it inside my house even when in the farthest room away from where it was outside.

[Greg_Cornish]

I have a 1350 I paid $180 for. The neighbors threatened to kill me for running it and I had to nail it to the deck to keep from bouncing around. I went out and bout a Honda 3000 for $1600. You can have my old one free.

[offduty]

I got a Yamaha 1000 that I paid $700.00 for and am very happy with. It is pretty quiet and we got well over 100 of them, 1 on each engine in Riverside County. Very reliable and I did not use mine at home for 15 months and it started with the same gas in it.
Rich

[kopper_bass]

Dude - spend the money, get the Honda 2000, and never look back. i got mine and never regret it. we use it at 49er tailgates and nobody knows we even have one its so quiet. i use it camping to charge my boat, and its done fast, so i usually then plug in another boat and do 2 at a time. no problems.

you get what you pay for!

Kopper

[Turkeyman]

Honda all the way, you will be happier in the long run.

[Glenn]

Whatever you do, do not buy one of those cheap no-name generators. I had one a few years ago. It was a POS. After a little use, it didn't run properly. It vibrated like crazy. I was constantly replacing nuts and bolts that rattled loose.

It was loud.

It leaked. I had to place a piece of plywood under it to keep the oil off the ground.

I got rid of it after I used it to power my refrigerator during a four-day power outage. On the third day, the refrigerator quit. The circuit board was fried by the generator.

Get a Honda or a Yamaha or even a Generac.

[norththird]

Honda 2000 is about 47lbs. You can connect two of them togethere
to have 4000w. The honda 3500 weighs about 145 lbs, hard for one person to load. I had a Colman 1800w that was so loud I would close it in the shed so I would not echo through the neighborhood when the power was out. I gave it away and got a honda 2000. It is GREAT!
I hear good things about the Yamaha, but I have experience with the Hondas and they are great and worth the money.Easy start and quiet.
You get what you pay for with a generator, cheep = obnoxious!

[Team Davies]

Honda & Yamaha specs are pretty much the same Honda don't show price on internet found used one on e-bay for $750.00 A new Yamaha new costs 889.00.

[Greg_Cornish]

Whatever you do, do not buy one of those cheap no-name generators. I had one a few years ago. It was a POS.

We must have bought the same brand,

[basslayer]

which generator do you have for sale. How much are you asking for it

thanks

[Greg_Cornish]

which generator do you have for sale. How much are you asking for it

thanks

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