I bought one of their little tailgator 2 stroke generators to run a sump pump from the river to water my sunflowers. Man, that little motor runs like a sewing machine. Just hums right along. It will not generate one single watt of power but the motor runs great.
The generators are in my top 5 best harbor freight purchases. It sounds like that one can only run one small thing at a time though.
It wouldnāt power a light bulb. Took it back but they wanted all the gas drained. I had a son with me and didnāt want to pour the gas out on their sidewalk wirh him watching lol. Now i have another project motor
Anything from their is definitely hit or miss. Itās just not hit or miss from one item to another it can be hit or miss on the exact same item. One generator or saw may work great for one but the exact same generator or saw for someone else might not run right from the start. The quality control on these products have to be next to none. I guess thatās one way theyāre able to save money to sell a cheaper product. Iāll use certain items from there for home use or something I donāt use everyday but would feel better sticking to an engine that has a proven track record for commercial use.
Hey, at least weāre not as bad as mechanics. A lot of them wonāt touch a wrench unless itās snap-on. And SO makes Honda look cheap!
This whole thread is great. Iām on the fence, but a part in my mind says I WANT THE BEST, even though Iām not that type of guy, I donāt have it like that. But for my clients, I want the best, for my business, I want the best, I want to be the best, I want to have the best cleaning company around. Itās a tough journey, but it can be done, one step at a time.
Wondering how that eorked out for you.
I donāt worry about how much something costs anymore. I am concerned about how much something costs to use. Success creates a whole new dynamic. Today I want to know how likely my equipment will fail and what I can do to prevent that failure. I want to know, most importantly, that I will not spend time repairing equipment that better choices would have prevented me from owning in the first place.
STAY AWAY FROM PREDATOR ENGINES IF YOU ARE BUSY ENOUGH IF A DAY OR TWO OUT OF COMMISSION WILL ULTIMATELY COST YOU MONEY!
Totally, reliability is more important when problems literary take from your hard earned profits.
I ended up going worth a Honda instead of the predator
Nicely played, Youngster!
Thats how my mechanic is at my shop. Snap on truck rolls through our place and knows hes gonna get him for SOMETHING lol.
And if they make a good living I get it but there are a lot mechanics doing not so great that owe tens of thousands to the SO dealer!
When he pulls in we yell to the mechanics, ādrug dealers here!ā
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I always say buy quality the first time so you only cry once.
How did I miss this predator thread? lol
You were busy with one of your 4 jobs?!
Hey Brodie, what are the other four?! I am sensing a topic for a YouTube video! ļø
Lol I thought you meant like I only had 4 jobs lined upā¦ was about to make a road trip to slap you.
4 jobs like safety, washing, and plowing? I guess hunting would be number 4 but that doesnāt start for another 2 weeks!