Inverter generator

[Marines0811]

$699 Harbor Freight 3500 watts plus electric start. 90 day manufacture 2 yr engine warranty.

[Casey r]

Any idea of the weight.

[HONDAMAN174]

Looks like 110 lbs ready to go

[Marines0811]

98lbs

[rockfordroo]

If you need the 2 yr engine warranty, where do you go? HF won't fix it.

[18CrewDually]

Just got an email flyer and it's on sale $649
Also here's the comparison for all who's interested.

[4B11T]

Its 3 times cheaper but the Honda will last 20 times longer! You get what you pay for is almost always a true statement.

[Maman325]

Originally Posted by 05CrewDually

Just got an email flyer and it's on sale $649
Also here's the comparison for all who's interested.
Attachment 145934

Thanks! I got that email, too. :-)

[18CrewDually]

Originally Posted by 4B11T

Its 3 times cheaper but the Honda will last 20 times longer! You get what you pay for is almost always a true statement.

20x's?
How many hours of run time is on your Honda?

[OldJarHead]

I went through the cheaper Honda 3000is clone a few years ago and learned a valuable lesson.

I purchased Kipor 3000, which was basically a Honda 3000is, but only cost $750 or so with free shipping. It worked great the first time out. I thumbed my nose at my camping buddies that had spent $1799+ for those super quiet Hondas. Next time out, after a total of 60-hours including the initial trip, it failed. Took it to the dealer that had sold it to me for a warranty replacement, which would take a month or two. There was a Camping World nearby, so I purchased the 3000is for $1799. It was August in NC and it was 108 degrees at the campground. The new Honda worked great and I still use it to this day for rough camping.

The replacement Kipor finally showed up. I took it on the next boondock camping trip & it lasted 27-hours. Luckily I had my Honda 3000is with me.

I ended up junking the 2nd Kipor as the 1-year warranty was done.

So, purchase what you want, but for me, I learned a lesson the hard way. You get what you pay for.

Just saying...

BTW, my Honda 3000is has 1,334-hours on it and it's still running strong.

[NMWildcat]

X2 OldJarHead. My Honda's are going on 11 years old. A very conservative estimate of runtime hours per year is 500. The last few years it is probably closer to 750. They are still going strong with no repairs, only standard maint. I have friends that only buy the cheaper gens and they avg a new gen every 2 years. I think I'm ahead in the financial area