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[bmaverick]

The returns can be good, but sometimes the sale prices are better. I can't complain on either of my predator generators. The 2000 has been through hundreds of hours, storms, high humidity, etc. and still runs great.

And HF has moved to Dual Fuel too. An awesome move on their part!

I prefer propane over gasoline. If the genset was only used on propane, you can go years between a runtime without needing to do regular maintenance runs like gasoline.

My last maintenance run was 4 years later on the 9,800W genset.
It fired up on the first try!

A 60-gal or 100-gal tank or even a pair of the sizes would be a good investment for a backup. Propane really doesn't go bad.

 

[Happy in NC]

The winches are showing their normal price and you take 40% off of that...

Thank you! Forgot to hit reply earlier.
Scored the 25oo for 50 bucks out the door.
A lot lighter then the 12k winch I got a couple of years ago for the tractor

 

[bmaverick]

Thank you! Forgot to hit reply earlier.
Scored the 25oo for 50 bucks out the door.
A lot lighter then the 12k winch I got a couple of years ago for the tractor

NICE.

I grabbed a 2500-lbs on a BF deal a few years back for $44. Good to see you got a deal very close to mine. I can mount to the back or the front too. Just grab the mounting plate for a few $ more.

 

[part-time-Farmer-NC]

Anyone use " HF BAUER 20V Cordless, 3/8 in. Ratchet" and a dewalt battery? From what I had read it appears they are interchangeable. I have a few 2, 4, 5 amp dewalt batteries for my dewalt tools. I wouldn't mind a battery powered ratchet. Hate to buy extra batteries for different brands though.

 

[California]

Note the indestructible impact deep sockets are also today's special. (12/19). $14/set, limit 4 sets so you could get both SAE and Metric on this coupon.

 

[Happy in NC]

I grabbed a 2500-lbs on a BF deal a few years back for $44. Good to see you got a deal very close to mine. I can mount to the back or the front too. Just grab the mounting plate for a few $ more.

You don't use the fairlead guide?

 

[Gregster613]

The returns can be good, but sometimes the sale prices are better. I can't complain on either of my predator generators. The 2000 has been through hundreds of hours, storms, high humidity, etc. and still runs great.

I'm just curious, I've got one of the portable predator generators - do you run yours once a month whether an outage or not? Mine states in the manual to run monthly. I put a sticker on the handle to remind me, but sometimes I forget. Haven't had any problems yet but am scared if I don't run it then something nasty will happen? Thanks for your thoughts.

 

[KubotainNH]

And HF has moved to Dual Fuel too. An awesome move on their part!

I prefer propane over gasoline. If the genset was only used on propane, you can go years between a runtime without needing to do regular maintenance runs like gasoline.

My last maintenance run was 4 years later on the 9,800W genset.

I like Propane also so bought a dual fuel Champion inverter gen. Sadly, it doesn't vary motor speed like a Honda EU or the Lifan unit I have that the mice got into. That Lifan was all enclosed and made a nice house for the critters. I bought the Champion because it's open station and hopefully not as hospitable for little varmints. Plus the Champion has nice large wheels and not the roller blade wheels on some of these units. I have yet to find the perfect reasonably priced unit.

I've heard concern that one reason to run the gen with a load, at least once a year, is so the gen head doesn't loose it's magnetic field which would mean no power.

 

[Happy in NC]

I run mine about every 6 months. No problems yet. Stabil the fuel

 

[BryceSteiner]

I'm just curious, I've got one of the portable predator generators - do you run yours once a month whether an outage or not? Mine states in the manual to run monthly. I put a sticker on the handle to remind me, but sometimes I forget. Haven't had any problems yet but am scared if I don't run it then something nasty will happen? Thanks for your thoughts.

Kinda.
the one that I keep at my house (5000 quiet) i run about once a month or so for 15 minutes to an hour. It runs well and it's push button start, making it much easier for me to be reliable on starting it.
The one (2000 queit) that keep on my property in another state only runs when I get there. It's supposed to be once a month but sometimes it's once ever 3 months. However, I've never had a real problem with other than it uses a teaspoon of oil if it's not perfectly level. It's hard to be sure it's perfectly level in the mountains and valleys.

 

[jyoutz]

Note the indestructible impact deep sockets are also today's special. (12/19). $14/set, limit 4 sets so you could get both SAE and Metric on this coupon.

I bought both the SAE and metric sets today. They seem very heavy duty and the price can’t be beat.

 

[bmaverick]

I bought both the SAE and metric sets today. They seem very heavy duty and the price can’t be beat.

I have the metric set for the impacts. I've slammed them in the top tier Milwaukee, Dewalt and Rigid guns multiple times over. They keep performing flawlessly!

 

[sd455dan]

I bought both the SAE and metric sets today. They seem very heavy duty and the price can’t be beat.

Me too, they had lots of SAE but I got the last Metric set in the store, lost or broke a couple of the previous impacts
over the years, so should have backups for both now, and granddaughter ditched her Jeep a week back and I told her to get it aligned, front end shop won't do it without new ball joints and quoted her over 1300 labor Plus parts.. so new impacts may come in handy soon and she is going to add learning how to do upper /lower ball joints to add to front, rear axle and filter auto trans fluid changes she has already learned to do.
Kind of cool having a Grand daughter that is interested in and willing to maintain her Jeep.

 

[BryceSteiner]

I've paid more at Napa for one socket than the entire set from HF. Quality-wise I think they're both top notch.
A while back I bought their really large socket set (I think there is six or eight and larger than 1") came in a case, and it sure comes in handy.

 

[part-time-Farmer-NC]

Thanks ya'll for letting me know about the sockets. I went last night and got a metric and standard set of each.

 

[Gregster613]

Kinda.
the one that I keep at my house (5000 quiet) i run about once a month or so for 15 minutes to an hour. It runs well and it's push button start, making it much easier for me to be reliable on starting it.
The one (2000 queit) that keep on my property in another state only runs when I get there. It's supposed to be once a month but sometimes it's once ever 3 months. However, I've never had a real problem with other than it uses a teaspoon of oil if it's not perfectly level. It's hard to be sure it's perfectly level in the mountains and valleys.

Thanks for the reply and information. Now I don't feel so awful when I forget to run mine often enough. I try to keep up with it but other things often get in the way and I sometimes forget.

 

[BryceSteiner]

BTW - This is Free bucket weekend for ITC members with any purchase.

 

[5030]

Last free bucket I got lasted about a month. Was filling it with sudsy water to wash the buggy and it was running out the bottom. The bottom was so thin it failed right away. Took the metal handle off it and roasted it on the burn pile.

 

[2manyrocks]

Pretty crazy how much any five gallon bucket costs these days. The ones that seem to have lasted the longest for me seem to be dry wall mud buckets.

 

[bmaverick]

Pretty crazy how much any five gallon bucket costs these days. The ones that seem to have lasted the longest for me seem to be dry wall mud buckets.

Menards by us are usually 1/2 the price of HF for buckets.