We lived in
Florida for 12 years and with the storms 15-20 years ago I bought a Generac
4K. It got us through 3-4 storm
power outages. It ran O.K. but broke a rocker arm once.
The owner of a power
equipment shop in Port Orange let me pull a rocker off a junk blown
engine. Later on I bought a Gov surplus Lister/Petter 6.5 H.P.
diesel on a 40 gal tank/trailer. Was used for
heating tents in the desert. Had a nice blower and heat
generator. I stripped off the blower/heater and built a frame to hold a Harbor freight 10K gen
head coupling to
engine shaft. It was the noisiest little engine I ever heard.
I
sold it with the house but kept the Generac. Still have it and change out the
fuel every year and test run when ever I remember. Since then I picked up a 6.5 K.W. Kubota lowboy. owner asked $1,200. in rough condition. Wifey talked him down to $775. and he loaded it in the pickup for me. Only needed a degreasing and a voltage
regulator. also found a new Honda 2,000e show room unit for $750.
Boat has a 7.5 K.W. Onan. Got it running and it can power every thing on the
boat. Not all at the same time. Did I mention I like generators. Like little toys to play with.