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<blockquote data-quote="BReeves" data-source="post: 2823259" data-attributes="member: 10973"><p>That Harbor Freight generator looks like a pretty good deal especially like the electric start feature. With a little Oklahoma engineering it could be turned into an automatic backup generator.</p><p></p><p>I bought a 5500 watt portable the year before the ice-maggedon, TV stations were predicting an ice storm in 06 that never happened so the generator sat for a year. Was sure glad I already had it when the ice hit in 07, generators were hard to come by when the ice hit.</p><p></p><p>My annual routine is pretty simple. About this time of year I fill it up with gas and run it just to make sure it works. I shut the gas off and let it run out the gas in the carb then fill two more 5 gal gas jugs. This gives me 15 gallons and about 36 hours before I have to go looking for more gas. If it isn't needed over the winter I use the gas in the jugs and generator for the mowers. I have used it a couple times in combination with my welder as a portable welding rig but it typically doesn't get used in the summer months. Running it once a year has been enough to keep it working, maybe I've just been lucky but see no reason to run one every month.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BReeves, post: 2823259, member: 10973"] That Harbor Freight generator looks like a pretty good deal especially like the electric start feature. With a little Oklahoma engineering it could be turned into an automatic backup generator. I bought a 5500 watt portable the year before the ice-maggedon, TV stations were predicting an ice storm in 06 that never happened so the generator sat for a year. Was sure glad I already had it when the ice hit in 07, generators were hard to come by when the ice hit. My annual routine is pretty simple. About this time of year I fill it up with gas and run it just to make sure it works. I shut the gas off and let it run out the gas in the carb then fill two more 5 gal gas jugs. This gives me 15 gallons and about 36 hours before I have to go looking for more gas. If it isn't needed over the winter I use the gas in the jugs and generator for the mowers. I have used it a couple times in combination with my welder as a portable welding rig but it typically doesn't get used in the summer months. Running it once a year has been enough to keep it working, maybe I've just been lucky but see no reason to run one every month. [/QUOTE]
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