Generator

[savethereef]

Hey guys quick question.
Any one have experience with the Harbor Freight Tailgator 2 stroke generator.
i already have a 9000w Champion generator but sucker is big.
I went to Pismo a couple weeks ago and guy had one for his rice cooker and phones. Really light weight. looks great to use in a pinch for a return pump.
Any one ever used one?

https://www.harborfreight.com/900-m...63cc-2-cycle-gas-generator-epacarb-63025.html

 

[vuqchu]

I have the same one. Used a couple times to run return pump, Vortechs and LEDs. Works pretty good. Planned power outage was out for 8-9 hours. Had to refill gas tank once during the entire time. Louder than a Honda but can’t beat the price.

 

[dodgerblew]

Harbor Freight generators get pretty high reviews

 

[DgenR8]

At that price, how could you go wrong?
Honestly, I would consider something bigger, though. You'll probably regret the little generator while you sit in the dark, no A/C and everything in your fridge going bad.
Get yourself something big enough to offer you some comfort while it keeps your tank happy.
I run my tank and enough stuff to keep my family happy on a 4,000 watt generator.

 

[pga7602]

Exact one I've used for over 8 years now... Never let our reefs down!

 

[savethereef]

At that price, how could you go wrong?
Honestly, I would consider something bigger, though. You'll probably regret the little generator while you sit in the dark, no A/C and everything in your fridge going bad.
Get yourself something big enough to offer you some comfort while it keeps your tank happy.
I run my tank and enough stuff to keep my family happy on a 4,000 watt generator.

Yeah I have a 9000w champion generator. This is just for those 2 to 4 hour brown outs. Food can stay good for couple hours. Fish gotta breath.tks guys

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[five.five-six]

At that price, how could you go wrong?
Honestly, I would consider something bigger, though. You'll probably regret the little generator while you sit in the dark, no A/C and everything in your fridge going bad.
Get yourself something big enough to offer you some comfort while it keeps your tank happy.
I run my tank and enough stuff to keep my family happy on a 4,000 watt generator.

I agree.

I do understand that not everyone wants to spend the bucks for a honda but after years of camping and having to replace HF gen-sets, i dropped the bucks for a honda eu3000 and never looked back. It's been serving me well for 10 years and will run my entire house if we don't turn everything on

 

[moondoggy4]

I have been looking at generators after my third black out in one year. So basically I need one to run the fridge and a few lights. My tank will be ran by two battery systems. The Yamaha looks promising a especially like that you can physically shutoff the fuel, makes fuel management easier.

The others that I looked at are the Predator from Harbor Freight, Northern Tool and Equipment the Powerhouse 3000 inverter. Cheapos from Wal-Mart and Target as well.

 

[five.five-six]

^^ yamaha makes a few nice ones as well.

If you keep the fridge door closed, it will keep cool for quite a long time.