I'm looking for a generator for my Moto-D digital tire warmers. They say 800 watt. The 5000 watt I have for the house is way to noisy for track day's. I'll buy what I have to but would prefer to spend it on track day's. To many give 20 feet noise readings, who cares I don't want to move my noise towards someone else. Looking for a generator that I can have near me and not go deaf and piss of the neighbors.
I would generally say go Yamaha or Honda... they are fantastic and will hold there value on top of lasting forever... that should always be a first choice that said... money is tight. the champion 2000w or Ryobi 2200w work very well I've had both. i would say that i wouldn't expect them to last as long but they do well
Buy a used Honda or Yamaha and you can easily get your money back out of it if you ever decide to sell it.
https://www.amazon.com/Champion-Pow...1488255484&sr=8-6&keywords=champion+generator Champion 2000 burst watts/1700running watts. $441.97 53db @ 23 ft.
I agree with Shamrock. I have used that Champion generator for a couple of years now, its been reliable and quiet. Works well to power warmers plus a couple of fans with no issues.
I have that same Champion that I picked up from Boris. It is my back up, but is super quiet and works just fine. The Yamaha is first but as STT Staff we "need" spare everything. This is a good generator and very reasonably priced.
Sure leaning towards Champion, did see Gander mountain might be going out of business. Stopped by there site and got a 15% off coupon. The are out of the inverter Champion's but the honda with the discount would be 850$. But 400, vs 850.. Or instead of a 2000 w get this for $700. https://www.costco.com/Champion-280...ertified,-Low-Decibels.product.100302560.html
I bought a used Yamaha and am happy as can be with it. If you look you can find them used for the $500-$600 range, would go that route over a off brand. Its very comparable top the Honda but can normal be found a few hundred cheaper.
GOing on my 3rd season with my Champion 2000w inverter. If you get one, get an hourmeter for it. Change oil after the 1st 8 hrs and 50hrs thereafter. You WILL need to siphon the oil out when you change it. Forget trying to tilt it. You'll make a big mess in the bottom tray. I used the oil that came with it, then synthetic when I changed it.
I just picked up a Briggs P3000 inverter generator and am impressed with it so far. I bought it from an online retailer and paid I think $1200 with free shipping. I've seen them a little cheaper on ebay. It's got some nice features for the price. Not as quiet as the Honda or Yamaha but not far off. Has a 1.5 gallon tank. I ran it last weekend at Jennings to keep my heater going and it ran all the way through the night without refillling. Probably not the case running the a/c but still. It's 3000 max and 2600 continuous
after owning honda's and yamaha's they are worth the money. They don't pop up used often for a reason. I literally have over 1,000 hours on my 4500 inverter yamaha, and done nothing but oil change. spend a little extra if you can and get one of those two.
Is it necessary to have a generator that is quiet? Isn't there a lot of noise at a track anyhow? I've never been there so I am completely ignorant to this.
A loud generator, unless you're able isolate it with a lot of distance, is nothing like the noise of a racetrack. It can be like when you're at a campsite and somebody pulls in next to you playing music you hate, all day long. Today, the cheaper quiet ones are pretty close in price to the annoyingly loud ones. The expensive quiet ones last forever and hold their value. Last trackday, I saw the next pit's Briggs & Stratton generator come out of the trailer... and just to try and avoid the headache, I pulled an extension cord out of my trailer and said, "Hey plug in to my Yamaha!" No thanks, they said, so I got to enjoy the sound of a Briggs powered cement saw all day long. :rolling eyes:
it is extremely satisfying to be able to get back to your pit and actually relax in your pit or be able to talk to you friends without having to basically yell because the dude even 2 or 3 pits down has his commercial genny sitting right next to his bike... I used to have a commercial 3k genny... I ran a 100ft HD cord placed it exhaust facing away from anything and pitted along the grass everywhere I could ... when I couldn't I placed the genny blocked by as much stuff as I could.. and made sure the noise didn't bother anyone.. I literally walked around asking... most people wont go to that trouble.. and many get offended about it once going to a few quiet genny its amazing how much more calming it is
I told you just to move across the parking lot with us.... That was Chris Jensen.... He is a nice guy I am surprised he didn't take you up on that offer...