Portable Generators

[RZ Autodetailing]

Octane. you said your getting a trailor;so just get a bigger generator.That small honda generator is $1200.I bought a new Troybuilt at lowes for $500 It has enough power to run the house when the power is out.I found a great deal on a 12ft trailor and got a 100 gal tank and honder pressure washer for$600.So i would say look for a deal on a little trailer and mount everything on it for the price of that little honda generator.Hope this helps you...RZ Autodetailing
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[OctaneGuy]

Hey that's a good deal!!!

Yeah I was looking to be as self contained as possible without a trailer. I found a 3000 Watt generator for around $800 or a 2000 Watt for $600--oh it's the Kipor's mentioned above.

I live in an area where owning a trailer isn't very practical, so I'm interested in staying as trailerless as possible.

I'm still researching though. Thanks!

Richard

Originally posted by RZ Autodetailing
Octane. you said your getting a trailor;so just get a bigger generator.That small honda generator is $1200.I bought a new Troybuilt at lowes for $500 It has enough power to run the house when the power is out.I found a great deal on a 12ft trailor and got a 100 gal tank and honder pressure washer for$600.So i would say look for a deal on a little trailer and mount everything on it for the price of that little honda generator.Hope this helps you...RZ Autodetailing
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[Tim Lingor]

Thanks for the reply...that is very interesting.

If the similarities are so close and there is parts/repair centres close by, that may be the way to go.

Tim

[showtime]

It's too bad you don't live closer. I'm selling my Coleman 1500. Shipping to CA would be insane. It's worked fine the two times I used it. I just don't use it enough to justify keeping it.

[OctaneGuy]

Oh what are you selling it for? I think if its less than 50pounds, probably won't cost more than $30 by Fedex ground. In any regards, 1500 watts, assuming that's what it means, is on the small side for me.

Thanks

Richard

Originally posted by showtime
It's too bad you don't live closer. I'm selling my Coleman 1500. Shipping to CA would be insane. It's worked fine the two times I used it. I just don't use it enough to justify keeping it.

[showtime]

I'll take $100 for it just to get it out of my shed. It was used only twice and I think it was $250 new. I can double check on the wattage tomorrow (we're having a snow storm right now), I'm 95% sure it is 1500 though. Like I said, I've ran my rotory/pc/vac off it with no problems. It might not be the most powerful one out there but it's cheap and will do the job.

[Five Star]

Re: Portable Generators

Originally posted by OctaneGuy
I use my own MINI as my detailing rig.

hauling a generator in a Mini is not a choice I would make, The reason I went with the batteries and Inverter is due to using a cargo van, Chances are there would be some gas fumes or if you carry a gas can there is always a chance of spillage.

[OctaneGuy]

Re: Re: Portable Generators

Heh heh, actually the generator would be hauled on the outside on a custom cargo carrier I'm working on. =)

I can hold a little over 100 pounds back there.

Richard

Originally posted by Five Star
hauling a generator in a Mini is not a choice I would make, The reason I went with the batteries and Inverter is due to using a cargo van, Chances are there would be some gas fumes or if you carry a gas can there is always a chance of spillage.

[OctaneGuy]

I'm interested. Does it look like any of these?










Just by chance I ran across this interesting tidbit. Ok, it's what we talked about earlier, and it's not exactly compact, but for anyone else thinking of the battery/inverter solution it looks good.

http://shop.store.yahoo.com/dynadirect/ac-xpower1500.html

XPower Powerpack 1500 is an excellent alternative to a generator – no noise, no fumes, no fuel, and no moving parts. With the accessories provided, recharge XPower Powerpack 1500 using utility power from your wall outlet, from your vehicle, or from a solar panel.

Originally posted by showtime
I'll take $100 for it just to get it out of my shed. It was used only twice and I think it was $250 new. I can double check on the wattage tomorrow (we're having a snow storm right now), I'm 95% sure it is 1500 though. Like I said, I've ran my rotory/pc/vac off it with no problems. It might not be the most powerful one out there but it's cheap and will do the job.

[Rollman]

Originally posted by BenP
Before you shell out for a Honda, take a look at Kipor generators - they're a honda in a different box and are significantly cheaper. Honda can't make they're generators economically in Japan so they're outsourced to a factory in China - the same one that makes Kipor units! Same internals, same engine, same quietness.

Take a look -

http://www.kipor.com/

http://www.auroragenerators.com/Kipor-p-1-c-5.html

Hope this helps!

Ben

(I'm not connected to Kipor in any way, it's just I was alerted to this myself when I too was about to buy a Honda).

Sorry but these generators are not the same . The Kipor is a cheap knock-off of the Honda. Check the specs they aren't identical . Run time is much less on the Kipor.

[sneek]

the last one is way cheaper in canada and i think canadian tire ships to the states but im not sure 199.99 canadain
http://www.canadiantire.ca/assortmen...romSearch=true
edit for get the first part they looks the same 300w diffrence but a big price diffrence too but the solar panel is $100 at canadian tire. i dont think you really need 1500w to run a buffer do you ?

[OctaneGuy]

While that may be true, there are plenty of user reports that say they are just as or more than satisfied with their Kipors over the Honda. Interchangeable parts is a big reason. Quietness, and long run time are about equal. Probably best of all is the lower price per watts. Kipor is also supposedly very well known in Europe--so.......

Originally posted by Rollman
Sorry but these generators are not the same . The Kipor is a cheap knock-off of the Honda. Check the specs they aren't identical . Run time is much less on the Kipor.

[BenP]

Originally posted by Rollman
Sorry but these generators are not the same . The Kipor is a cheap knock-off of the Honda. Check the specs they aren't identical . Run time is much less on the Kipor.

Did you actually read my post three below my original one where I said:

"This was information I gleaned from a guy over here in the UK that sells both Honda and Kipor generators. Whilst I don't have any documented evidence, he's had them apart and said they were as good as identical.

Obvioulsy they're not going to be exactly the same, but just see it in the same vein as the VW Golf, Skoda Fabia, Audi A3 and Seat Cupra all being the "same" car.

Whilst I said I don't have any hard evidence to proove that Kipors are the same as Hondas, I don't see you particularly forthcoming with any evidence to prove that they aren't. Reading the specs isn't hard evidence either - see my VAG Group point above.

Ben

[Tim Lingor]

Originally posted by OctaneGuy
While that may be true, there are plenty of user reports that say they are just as or more than satisfied with their Kipors over the Honda.

Hey Richard,

You know...I am just not sure how these people than make these claims unless they have owned both. I own a Honda, and not a Kipor. Hence the reason I can not say just how similar they are or not. I believe this to be true of these other people as well.

One could make a comparison/analogy between the Makita and the CE rotary (from another MOL thread). Though the specs etc look similar, they are not the same. Many people make statements how they like their CE buffer etc. But again, unless you have owned both... Little details do make a difference. If it walks like a duck, and acts like a duck, does not make it a duck.



Tim

[OctaneGuy]

I was making my post on the 20 or 30 posts I read at the RV website I linked earlier about people who sold their Hondas for Kipors and found it offered a better value for the money. More Watts for less money. Apparently with the Honda, bridging two, 2000 Watt units requires another $200 accessory after spending $800-$1300 on each unit? So many are recommending to buy the larger ($800) 3000 watt Kipor and forgetting the bridge if you need more than 2000 watts.

But I agree about the reasoning Tim. A Makita is definitely not a CE--a clunky, noisy, shakey rotary by the way!

Originally posted by 2hotford
Hey Richard,

You know...I am just not sure how these people than make these claims unless they have owned both. I own a Honda, and not a Kipor. Hence the reason I can not say just how similar they are or not. I believe this to be true of these other people as well.

One could make a comparison/analogy between the Makita and the CE rotary (from another MOL thread). Though the specs etc look similar, they are not the same. Many people make statements how they like their CE buffer etc. But again, unless you have owned both... Little details do make a difference. If it walks like a duck, and acts like a duck, does not make it a duck.



Tim