Posted: 11/30/2005 2:46:27 AM EDT
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Just curious if anyone has experience good or bad with the coleman 6250 watt generator. I picked one up this weekend. My plans are to use this when I go hunting, backup for power failures ( we're due for a bad winter sooner or later) and to run power tools when there's no on site power available. Also would like to quiet it down more, any suggestions ? |
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#1. Go visit the AR15.com Survival Forum. #2. If you are looking for a quiet generator, don't buy a Coleman, regardless if it has a Briggs engine on it. #3. Never buy a generator with a Tecumseh engine. #4. See #3. #5. You will spend more $$$, but you can never go wrong with a Honda generator. |
| I have an 8000W Coleman. They're okay, not excellent, but certainly adequate for most purposes. They are noisy, mine has an 18 hp Briggs 2 cylinder, and it really roars, If you buy a used one, make sure you check the rear armature bearing, and replace if necessary. These generators use a plastic end housing, and if that bearing locks up, or even overheats, it will ruin that rear housing. If the bearing locks up, it will turn the bearing, spinning on the armature into a miniature lathe, wallowing out the plastic housing, the armature will eventually flop around until it contacts the stator. This will leave you with a rather unattractive door stop, but the engine will still be good. |
Briggs 10HP.  I bought it for it's big assed fuel tank and if I have to run my home furnace on it I can  Damned loud though. I was thinking of building a box out of T111 siding and putting a heavy foam on the inside with a few air vents. I'd make it have a swing out door so I could wheel it in and out. Inside the box it should be alot quieter to the neighbors. Does anyone know if a 6250 watt (5000 continuous) is sufficient to run a small wire feed welder say 125 amp? |
5kw equates to about 40 amps at 120v. So you should be fine, but there should be a label on the welder that tells you its power draw. |
never had any problems in the last 3 years with mine.always starts, but it is loud just like the Briggs. 10 hp 5000/6250 watts. plugs and oil changed at the start of winter and at the end of winter.stated once a month hook 1000 watt flood lights.run it for a half hour. |
 Already got one! What do I look out for? Hooked it up to house panel post Wilma. No issues ...... |
thats is a good question people like to bash Tecumseh engine,but never post what the problem of them are. |
How did you hook it up to your house ? Please tell me you did it the right way with a double throw disconnect switch . |
That is G13 classified. just kidding. 1. Find proper plug for 220 outlet on genny (an adventure in itself, btw check Home Depot FIRST  )2. Use 10 gage wire MINIMUM (I used the four wire version) 3. Disconnect house from city (I removed the meter thereby cutting the connection, panel was not setup with main breakers  )4. Connect wire to heaviest amp circuit breaker (wont get into wiring diagram here) 5. Turn off all breakers 6. Turn on genny 7. Turn on breakers one at a time 8. Viola! No extension cords running around all over the place
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They tend to have carburetion issues. Also, they can be a bitch to start when cold. One time last winter we needed the 4K watt Coleman (with a Tecumseh) to run a drill. After wearing out three arms pulling the damn starter rope, I went home and got my Honda 1,000watt EU genny and ran the exhaust from it right onto the Tecumseh's carburetor. After five minutes of that, it finally started. They also are not as fuel efficient as a comparable Briggs engine (which isn't as fuel efficient as a Honda). |
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do you think taking a piece of installation and put it around the carb might help? what kind of temps are you talking about? i have only used mine when the temps have gotten into the 20's. just asking it maybe help prevent me a problem. gas consumption no really have been able to figure it out yet. mine holds 7 gallons and runs all day. |
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The insulation won't help unless you have a way of warming the carburetor in the first place. Otherwise, all you'd be doing is holding in the cold. The temps were in the high teens or low twenties. A seven-gallon tank is pretty big for a generator (most are 4-6 gallons). In all likelihood they went with seven because of the higher consumption. Hope this helps. |
The lack of fuel efficiency has been observed  . These Floridians think 40F is cold but I dont think that will affect the genny (too much )
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