Thread topic is Portable Generator and I believe he’s asking whether to consider dual or tri-fuel version.
Winco HPS12000HE - 10,800 Watt Tri-Fuel Generator w/ Electric Start Honda Engine (49-State) | Winco HPS12000HEI've not looked at generators in years, but do they even make a portable with the KW output the OP mentioned? After all, 9000 to 11,000 KW sizes don't seem to me to spell out portable.
With respect to dual or tri-fuel generators, I might would avoid those, although my experience goes way back on dual fuel engines. We used to use LPG for some of our vehicles on the farm but when we set up my pickup, it was a dual fuel system. I was told to ALWAYS make sure to run my pickup on gas fairly regularly because the LPG for that type of carburetor dried out seals (or something), thus actually being damaging to the carb.
Portable, but have a transfer switch on the house(manual)When you say “backup”
Do you envision something that does all the work for you $$$$$
Or something that gets dragged out of the garage and you run a temporary extension cord?
Going to be a large price difference for the convenience.
Same here I have a Coleman now it works sometimes., but it is not worth the money to fix it. Trying to up the watts, I have a 5500 now. Thanks for the input.I have 3 generators for various purposes. The one I have for my home when power out is a Troybilt 8-10K watts. It's portable. I had the fuse box to my separate garage altered with a transfer switch. That way I can safely run my well, and garage refrigerator and freezer. The others I have for an off grid cabin are Generacs that run off propane. these are in the 3-5k watt size. I like that the fuel for these can be stored indefinitely They too have been VERY reliable.
I had a Coleman 10K watt that crashed and generator was unrepairable/unreplaceable while the Koler motor was fine. I would recommend going with Generac which ever type you decide. Kinda depends on how much you want to spend. all of mine were generally in the $1K price
Understand that, I need an elect start too(battery) don't have the lungs to pull on the ropeHeck I am getting ready to sell mine but it is only a 5500. It is sitting in my shed and has not been started in a few years because the docs will not let me use a pull to start.
thanks, will do that.There are a few threads here about this topic with lots of good information. Try a search to find them.
I wondered about that.I've not looked at generators in years, but do they even make a portable with the KW output the OP mentioned? After all, 9000 to 11,000 KW sizes don't seem to me to spell out portable.
With respect to dual or tri-fuel generators, I might would avoid those, although my experience goes way back on dual fuel engines. We used to use LPG for some of our vehicles on the farm but when we set up my pickup, it was a dual fuel system. I was told to ALWAYS make sure to run my pickup on gas fairly regularly because the LPG for that type of carburetor dried out seals (or something), thus actually being damaging to the carb.
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