I got a flyer that says reg 149.99 on sale for 129.99....

click on this it shoud take you to the flyer
October Parking Lot Sale
Oct 7 - Oct 9 Flyer

goto page 2 $79.99

saw this thread so thought I would do a quick update on my little genny. Used it many times over the past year+ and still going strong. Mine usually starts up after 3 or 4 pulls and runs fine with load. It does tend to be a bit surgey without a load but I'm used to it now so doesn't bug me. I haven't had to do anything to mine so far. I always add some seafoam to my fuel/oil mix and use merc outboard 2 stroke oil which has worked great so far. I've already got my moneys worth so from now on, it is all gravy.

Well if these are really gonna be $79 bucks again I better finally pick one up I guess !!??

Parkinglot sale in Houston this weekend, the I45 north location had several pallets of em.

The e-mail I got yesterday says they are at $79 again.

picked one up today for my dad 79.99

Got one. Seems well made.

3 hours into break in with a 300w work light so far...

Don't throw a heavy load on them prior to break in. I tried to turn over a small air conditioner and it killed the unit. I went to restart it and could feel that it had much more resistance when pulling the rope than before. Did start and has run for several hours since but probably starved the piston of oil a bit and so scored the jug. So break the puppy in prior to anything over 600wats of load would be my suggestion. Still starts on 2nd pull.
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Local HF had a bunch of these still outside today for $79. If I didn't live in an apartment I definitely would have gotten one of them. Don't think the neighbors would appreciate me running a genny on the balcony

Finally grabbed their 1/2" torque wrench though. I've been waiting and finally got it for $9.99. I also got one of the 12V portable air compressors for $20.

http://www.harborfreight.com/12-volt-100-psi-high-volume-air-compressor-96068.html

If it will get my tires from 25 to 35psi it will be a success. If not, I'll return it. The reviews are pretty good on it.

actually i don't think it would be a problem in an apartment. these are amazingly quite.

Ok, my Harbor Freight had two left, so I grabbed one yesterday. I just finished re-reading the entire thread to refresh my memory and take some notes concerning oil, storage, and plug replacement. I'm pretty clueless when it comes to all things electrical, so, you guys may have saved my ass from plugging things in just to see what I can and cannot power up/blow up. Forgot to get a good quality extension cord and a dedicated fuel container for this little critter, that will be on the list of things to get today.

With taxes, my cost was $84.78. Too bad they nerfed coupons so you cannot use them on generator purchases.

I too grabbed one this past weedend for $79. Ran it for a few hours with a couple of lights and fan to break it in. I replaced the plug with a champion and it sounds so much better, almost like a totally different machine. Should have bought two of them.

I bought one also but now have slight buyers remorse .

Unit is still NIB but my research indicates that it will not run mu electric Poulan chain saw as I had hoped .

I will probably br returning the genny for a bigger one w 2000 watts or so .
chain saw sticker says it pulls 12 amps /

ANY GOOD deals on 2000 watt gennys anywhere ???

I hear good things on Champion units

put it on craigslist for 100.00. i bet it sells. especially now that the sale is over.

Hooked my up to my freezer today just to see if the compressor would start. It wouldn't.

what's the rating on the freezer? you have to check such things before just plugging them in

I've been tinkering with mine for a few weeks now.

Ran it today while I was working outside, and hooked up a small heater. Switched it on at low (700w) and the engine kicked down but held fine. For kicks, I turned the heater on high (1500w). The genny was working hard, but it held without tripping the breaker. I let it run like that for an hour.

Not sure if the genset is underrated or if the breaker is bad, but I'm impressed with how it preformed.

The heater won't trip the breaker, it's not really running at 1500 watts. It's running between 800 and 900 watts. If you try to run a miter saw the breaker will trip.

Yep.

When the generator is overloaded, the output voltage sags. It protects the generator, but can quickly kill the appliance it's powering.

What type of spark plug should I get for this thing?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000CSEZQ0

Does it really make a difference over stock?

it did on all 3 of mine. they ran much smoother and the voltage was much steadier. i also suspect life on the plug will be significantly longer.

one thing i notice was less fouling on this plug s the stock plug.