I Tested 7 Generators and Only 3 Are Worth Buying

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• RA

  @RangerProven · 1 month ago · pinned

  Top 3 generator picks (not sponsored – I earn a small commission if you buy through these links at no extra cost to you):<br><br>Honda: <a href="https://amzn.to/3SE9uW2">https://amzn.to/3SE9uW2</a><br>Champion: <a href="https://amzn.to/4i201lV">https://amzn.to/4i201lV</a><br>Westinghouse: <a href="https://amzn.to/4xRHZax">https://amzn.to/4xRHZax</a><br><br>Disclosure: Some of the links above are affiliate links. I may earn a commission from qualifying purchases made through them, at no additional cost to you. Always buy from an authorized dealer or authorized Amazon seller and confirm the exact model before ordering.

• GL

  @glockasauruswrex6362 · 23 hours ago

  Just had a Champion 5500W inverter dual fuel delivered. Gonna unbox it tomorrow with my boy n fire it up. Glad to see it on your list of To Buys, planning on using mine as back-up to my power station if the typhoons last a few days n solar input is down. Should be fine, even a Pinto will go 200,000 miles if ya change the oil😅

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• FR

  @fruitrollup8904 · 7 days ago

  I have a portable generac. Other than having to replace the low oil sensor... It has been great.

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• TL

  @Tlanclos43 · 12 days ago

  Actually installed a 12 volt fan blowing air across generator,works great!

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• BP

  @BP_Devo · 12 days ago

  Our local Mobile Vet depends on portable power for their service. &nbsp;They &quot;bought the best&quot; and that was advertised as Honda&apos;s large inverter generator. &nbsp;The last time I saw them, they had a Predator inverter generator providing power and I asked them about it. &nbsp;They told me the Honda broke down under warranty so many times they bought the Predator as a backup. &nbsp;Each failure meant a canceled event and though warranty paid for the repairs, the lost business wasn&apos;t tolerable. &nbsp;When they got their Honda back, it waited for the Predator to go down and was still waiting. &nbsp;They said they would never buy Honda again. &nbsp;It&apos;s likely the reason I see more Predator generators running outdoor trade show events than any other brand. &nbsp;WE ARE IN TEXAS and have exceeded 120 days of triple digit temps. (over 100°f) &nbsp;Predator is the best buy in my observation.

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• TH

  @thomasward4505 · 13 days ago

  I bought the Harbor Freight 3500 inverter series and had no issues with it for about 6 years. I used it to power my travel trailer and it ran the air conditioner with no problem. But when it did get very hot last summer about 95 degrees, I think I overloaded it and it caught on fire. Part of that was probably my fault but I still went ahead and bought another one because it had worked fine for the prior 6 years. I cannot justify the price difference between them and a Honda generator which is three times more expensive

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• SL

  @Slammintone · 1 month ago

  I bought a Generac 5500 watt generator in 2012. &nbsp;I only used it a handful of times for more than a day or two and it always started easy. &nbsp;I had it all set to go five years ago with a fresh oil change and ran all the gasoline out of it and have stored it in that condition ever since. &nbsp;Four years ago I bought a Generac 22kw Guardian unit for the whole house and its been a Godsend. &nbsp; Its been running for the last 8 days straight with a fresh oil change and air filter today. &nbsp; My old 5500 watt Generac I gave to a neighbor, &nbsp;GAVE to this neighbor and his 97 yr old mother and it still starts after the second pull and has been running their home for 7 days straight. &nbsp;God Bless them! &nbsp;No idea when power will be restored after this terrible Derecho typhoon in Indiana last week.

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• BA

  @barrygrant2907 · 1 month ago

  Bought a Troy Bilt 5500 portable in 2004 when every hurricane seemed to home in on my house. Put around 100-ish hours on it since. B&amp;S engine. Synthetic oils only, non-ethanol gas only, run carb dry on shut down. Stored covered in garage. Pull it out before every hurricane season and run about half a gallon of gas through it, making sure the generator is powering up. After 22 years, still started on 1-2 pulls. The only &quot;repair&quot; I&apos;ve done is replace the leaky pneumatic wheels with solid wheels.

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• MI

  @MikeBavoso · 1 month ago (edited)

  Interesting I was unaware of the overheating problem with Predator. &nbsp;I see a lot of these generators on the back of service and utility trucks. &nbsp;We have one of these generators from Harbor Freight at a off grid airfield. &nbsp;It runs for hours a day in over 100° weather. &nbsp;I don&apos;t know if anybody even changes the oil. &nbsp;At a bottle and can recycling center that operates out of a steel storage container &nbsp;I&apos;ve stopped in there many &nbsp;times and asked the man how does that generator run inside that steel box with just the doors open? It&apos;s well over a hundred degrees inside that steel box with the generator running in the summer. &nbsp;He told me it runs 8 hours a day 7 days a week and he always changes the oil on Sundays. &nbsp;I don&apos;t know if I believe this or not.

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• ST

  @steveharris2768 · 1 month ago

  I&apos;m running a Honda 9000eu &nbsp; Had it for years and used it during three hurricanes. &nbsp;Quite and reliable.

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• DO

  @DovidMoshe · 1 month ago (edited)

  I’m going on day 7 running my 6500 predator. Running 23 hours. Two 30 minute cool down breaks lol<br><br>Dealing with a derecho in northwest Indiana

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  @DougK-e5t · 1 month ago

  I live in ontario. i have a duradrive 2000 good little unit. i have two yamaha 3000 with boost. i also bought a maxpeeding rod gt. it was a POS when i bought it. but i fixed the co sensor by disabling it, also a good unit.

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