Daddy Tanuki
Emperor Of Solar
my used 15 year old denyo 10kw welder genset has 1900 hours on it currently, it had 1600 when i bought it used. most of the ones that come up for sale on yahoo are sitting at the 6xxx hour mark and sell for about 2k. i have seen several at auction that had over 10,000 hours. something that costs that much and has the same rough life expectancy of a sears and roebuck air compressor is not worth considering for any emergency equipment.
these you will normally see on construction sites here in japan as a power source for a sector of the worksite with 5 or 6 scattered over a typical worksite. they run for 8-12 hours per day with stops only for refueling. on a really large site, or one in the northern areas where its cold, they will run 24-7 with the eco idle turned on during the off hours to prevent starting issues in the cold conditions.
the only thing i have done to mine in the 300 hours of operation besides normal oil changes and fuel filter changes is i had to replace the alternator and water pump after i had had it a year. the alternator locked up broke the belt and evidentially the water pump had started leaking around the same time. so i swapped it, the thermostat and the hoses at the same time.
these you will normally see on construction sites here in japan as a power source for a sector of the worksite with 5 or 6 scattered over a typical worksite. they run for 8-12 hours per day with stops only for refueling. on a really large site, or one in the northern areas where its cold, they will run 24-7 with the eco idle turned on during the off hours to prevent starting issues in the cold conditions.
the only thing i have done to mine in the 300 hours of operation besides normal oil changes and fuel filter changes is i had to replace the alternator and water pump after i had had it a year. the alternator locked up broke the belt and evidentially the water pump had started leaking around the same time. so i swapped it, the thermostat and the hoses at the same time.