On Sun, 23 Dec 2012 13:58:20 -0500, wrote:

On Sun, 23 Dec 2012 13:05:58 -0500, GuzzisRule
wrote:

If we need it at home, I'll put it in the outside basement stairwell. It'll be 8' below ground
level, outside, well-ventilated, and easy to keep out of the rain.

That is not well ventilated. You will get CO in around the door. The
noise will be focused towards the house.

Well, I can always just put it on the patio with sandbags around it. That's the Army way.

On Sunday, December 23, 2012 2:58:20 PM UTC-4, wrote:
On Sun, 23 Dec 2012 13:05:58 -0500, GuzzisRule

wrote:



If we need it at home, I'll put it in the outside basement stairwell. It'll be 8' below ground

level, outside, well-ventilated, and easy to keep out of the rain.



That is not well ventilated. You will get CO in around the door. The

noise will be focused towards the house.

SNERK...that's like putting the generator in an echo chamber. It'll seem to amplify the sound.

In article ,
says...

I just ordered this thing, on sale for $279.99. Anyone ever used or had one?

http://tinyurl.com/cz9eobb

This will be used primarily for camping trips and, if necessary, emergencies.

No, but being it's from Harbor Freight, I really wouldn't expect too
much in terms of longevity, but I could be wrong, I bought a 4" grinder
for one project from HF and it's lasted me for 5 years!!!

On Sun, 23 Dec 2012 10:54:33 -0500, iBoaterer wrote:

In article ,
says...

I just ordered this thing, on sale for $279.99. Anyone ever used or had one?

http://tinyurl.com/cz9eobb

This will be used primarily for camping trips and, if necessary, emergencies.

No, but being it's from Harbor Freight, I really wouldn't expect too
much in terms of longevity, but I could be wrong, I bought a 4" grinder
for one project from HF and it's lasted me for 5 years!!!

Ditto on the grinder. Got one myself. I'm starting to believe that the Chinese stuff sold at Harbor
Freight is as good as the Chinese stuff sold at Sears. The 'Craftsman' label doesn't mean a lot
these days.

On 12/23/2012 11:38 AM, GuzzisRule wrote:
On Sun, 23 Dec 2012 10:54:33 -0500, iBoaterer wrote:

In article ,
says...

I just ordered this thing, on sale for $279.99. Anyone ever used or had one?

http://tinyurl.com/cz9eobb

This will be used primarily for camping trips and, if necessary, emergencies.

No, but being it's from Harbor Freight, I really wouldn't expect too
much in terms of longevity, but I could be wrong, I bought a 4" grinder
for one project from HF and it's lasted me for 5 years!!!

Ditto on the grinder. Got one myself. I'm starting to believe that the Chinese stuff sold at Harbor
Freight is as good as the Chinese stuff sold at Sears. The 'Craftsman' label doesn't mean a lot
these days.


I buy the long term protection on everything I buy at harbor freight. I
have one literally 750 yards from my house so they are convenient.

On Sun, 23 Dec 2012 11:44:16 -0500, JustWait wrote:

On 12/23/2012 11:38 AM, GuzzisRule wrote:
On Sun, 23 Dec 2012 10:54:33 -0500, iBoaterer wrote:

In article ,
says...

I just ordered this thing, on sale for $279.99. Anyone ever used or had one?

http://tinyurl.com/cz9eobb

This will be used primarily for camping trips and, if necessary, emergencies.

No, but being it's from Harbor Freight, I really wouldn't expect too
much in terms of longevity, but I could be wrong, I bought a 4" grinder
for one project from HF and it's lasted me for 5 years!!!

Ditto on the grinder. Got one myself. I'm starting to believe that the Chinese stuff sold at Harbor
Freight is as good as the Chinese stuff sold at Sears. The 'Craftsman' label doesn't mean a lot
these days.


I buy the long term protection on everything I buy at harbor freight. I
have one literally 750 yards from my house so they are convenient.

For this generator, two year's worth of insurance is $79, which doesn't seem too bad.

On 12/23/2012 1:07 PM, GuzzisRule wrote:
On Sun, 23 Dec 2012 11:44:16 -0500, JustWait wrote:

On 12/23/2012 11:38 AM, GuzzisRule wrote:
On Sun, 23 Dec 2012 10:54:33 -0500, iBoaterer wrote:

In article ,
says...

I just ordered this thing, on sale for $279.99. Anyone ever used or had one?

http://tinyurl.com/cz9eobb

This will be used primarily for camping trips and, if necessary, emergencies.

No, but being it's from Harbor Freight, I really wouldn't expect too
much in terms of longevity, but I could be wrong, I bought a 4" grinder
for one project from HF and it's lasted me for 5 years!!!

Ditto on the grinder. Got one myself. I'm starting to believe that the Chinese stuff sold at Harbor
Freight is as good as the Chinese stuff sold at Sears. The 'Craftsman' label doesn't mean a lot
these days.


I buy the long term protection on everything I buy at harbor freight. I
have one literally 750 yards from my house so they are convenient.

For this generator, two year's worth of insurance is $79, which doesn't seem too bad.


Grab it...

On Sun, 23 Dec 2012 14:03:33 -0500, wrote:

On Sun, 23 Dec 2012 13:07:17 -0500, GuzzisRule
wrote:

On Sun, 23 Dec 2012 11:44:16 -0500, JustWait wrote:


I buy the long term protection on everything I buy at harbor freight. I
have one literally 750 yards from my house so they are convenient.

For this generator, two year's worth of insurance is $79, which doesn't seem too bad.

I would read that contract very closely. I bet they have an out if it
simply wears out. Otherwise contractors would be burning up a couple a
year and getting them replaced.
A prairie builder usually won't get a year out of a very good
generator but they may put 1500-2000 hours on one by then.

I would not expect to put more than a couple hundred hours a year on it. I'll run it a couple hours
every month, and maybe take on a long trip. That's the expectation, anyway. A good ol' hurricane
could modify that.

On 12/23/2012 2:03 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 23 Dec 2012 13:07:17 -0500, GuzzisRule
wrote:

On Sun, 23 Dec 2012 11:44:16 -0500, JustWait wrote:


I buy the long term protection on everything I buy at harbor freight. I
have one literally 750 yards from my house so they are convenient.

For this generator, two year's worth of insurance is $79, which doesn't seem too bad.

I would read that contract very closely. I bet they have an out if it
simply wears out. Otherwise contractors would be burning up a couple a
year and getting them replaced.
A prairie builder usually won't get a year out of a very good
generator but they may put 1500-2000 hours on one by then.


That's exactly what I do at HF.. I buy stuff, and I use it. They know me
and know when I go out the door, I will be back if the tool won't do
what is is guaranteed to do. Never any questions, never any hassles.

In article ,
says...

On Sun, 23 Dec 2012 10:54:33 -0500, iBoaterer wrote:

In article ,
says...

I just ordered this thing, on sale for $279.99. Anyone ever used or had one?

http://tinyurl.com/cz9eobb

This will be used primarily for camping trips and, if necessary, emergencies.

No, but being it's from Harbor Freight, I really wouldn't expect too
much in terms of longevity, but I could be wrong, I bought a 4" grinder
for one project from HF and it's lasted me for 5 years!!!

Ditto on the grinder. Got one myself. I'm starting to believe that the Chinese stuff sold at Harbor
Freight is as good as the Chinese stuff sold at Sears. The 'Craftsman' label doesn't mean a lot
these days.

You bet, I actually went into a Ryobi factory that was making Ryobi
drills. One line had Ryobi blue cases, the other line, Craftsman black
cases. Same drill, only you pay twice as much at Sears.