[LaSwamp]

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Would be useless as have had multiple 3 to 5 week outages in last decade on multiple homes. 300 hours in nothing for a Honda.

300 hours? Even properly maintained? That's really low. Like a car that's designed to last at only15k miles. If guess if you use it for a few hours a year, it could last quite a while.

That equals out to a little over 12 days of use. That cannot be right.

 

[billt]

Properly maintained they, (Predator), will last as long as ANY competing brand.

 

[Browse Deweb]

Properly maintained they, (Predator), will last as long as ANY competing brand.

Evidence? Data?

 

[pipe]

300 hours? Even properly maintained? .. That cannot be right.

Think the opposite of what you 1st thought it to mean. Our Hondas in past have run thousands of hours with routine oil, filters, valve adjustments.

 

[OrlyP]

Evidence? Data?

Saw a video on YT about a Predator 3500 with close to 6,000 engine hours. That was 3, maybe 4 years ago. It did necessitate minor servicing but overall, that's not bad for something that costs around the same amount as the smaller Honda EU2200i.

I don't know where the 300 hours came from or how it was derived, but I think that's too short of a lifetime for ANY generator.... except maybe the 2-stroke sub-1200W models.

 

[billt]

Evidence? Data?

I'll say the same to whomever said they only last 300 hours.

 

[pipe]

I don't know where the 300 hours came from ...

From this post linked articles.

 

[Browse Deweb]

I did some searching on Predator users and some are very happy with their purchases and generator reliability. As with any product, some are not. Youtube has a video of a guy with 1500 hours on his with no issues. A couple other videos of users with problems. I suppose this is the same type of thing you'd find with other brands unless they are really poor quality and you see nothing but complaints left and right. I suppose if the generator was built properly without any manufacturing defects and is broken in correctly and well maintained, it should last a few thousand hours.

 

[billt]

There are more than enough of these engines out there being used in various applications. They're one of the most popular small engines currently being produced, and are being sold daily in literally thousands of Harbor Freight stores nationwide.

If they were failing in as little as 300 hours, it would be all over the Internet. It's not. Read the reviews on these engines, and they're very highly rated.

 

[j.boudreaux88]

I did some searching on Predator users

Did you Browse....Deweb?

 

[Browse Deweb]

Did you Browse....Deweb?

Indeed I did!

 

[iowagold]

to each their own..
i still bleed Honda red...
lol!
yea there is a BIG difference in all of the engines.
make sure to have the iron sleeve or steel bore...
and yes the valve set up is a BIG thing...
Honda GX engines have a solid proven design.
and with a bit of love and care full use they can last a life time or two!

 

[OrlyP]

to each their own..
i still bleed Honda red...
lol!
yea there is a BIG difference in all of the engines.
make sure to have the iron sleeve or steel bore...
and yes the valve set up is a BIG thing...
Honda GX engines have a solid proven design.
and with a bit of love and care full use they can last a life time or two!

lol

I guess Honda fan boyz cuts across all product categories. I thought they were just limited to Honda cars. "VTEC just kicked in yo!"

Yeah, can't really fault them for designing and making proper engines.