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[arto98607]

Ran the Subaru for an hour two days ago. The heaters also tested the idle control system well.View attachment 1159251

Nice looking generator but it's disappointing how so many designs have way too small diameter wheels for anything other than asphalt pavement or concrete surface.

I have replaced tiny wheels on some equipment to be able to push them on gravel etc. and have a small collection of tiny wheels in the back corner of my shop!



Couple of examples with proper size wheels, and a handlebar out of an old exercise bike...

 

[Sawyer Rob]

it really didn't have the 20+ hp it needed, but that FI engine started marvelously in the cold and was utterly reliable for me.
Mine was the lowest possible model, I think a 450?
huge value at ten grand and ride was superb. Just was kinda noisy and slow. Most of those small utv's have terrible sounding engines.
I'd like a liquid cooled one with a nice set of pipes on a 25hp twin.
shut the motor up and let's hear the pipes, or not hear them at all.

Subaru apparently decided making cars had become so complicated, so demanding from tech investment, they just couldn't fiddle with small engines any more. Thank goodness we still have Honda.

Biggest complaint I heard about the 400's was, too much vibration and noise and not enough power.

I sure like my new 520 though,

SR

 

[bigtiller]

I have 3 Honda inverters, 7000, 2200, and 2000 watts.
I ran the 7000 & 2200 for 1.5 hrs Friday, after a squirrel climbed the pole and fried himself, blowing a line fuse on the pole.

 

[ultrarunner]

Biggest complaint I heard about the 400's was, too much vibration and noise and not enough power.

I sure like my new 520 though,

SR

I looked at a 400 at one time and then found a deal on a diesel…

Might need to revisit and consider the 520.

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

Nice looking generator but it's disappointing how so many designs have way too small diameter wheels for anything other than asphalt pavement or concrete surface.

I have replaced tiny wheels on some equipment to be able to push them on gravel etc. and have a small collection of tiny wheels in the back corner of my shop!



Couple of examples with proper size wheels, and a handlebar out of an old exercise bike...

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True! Did the same

 

[daugen]

nicely done, great idea
wheels on my Westinghouse have already fallen off, must less be too small.
you have given me a great idea to replace them all

 

[Sawyer Rob]

I looked at a 400 at one time and then found a deal on a diesel…

Might need to revisit and consider the 520.

I also have a 500 so I wasn't kidding or guessing when I said the 520 has some good improvements.

SR

 

[Williy]

i can work for her for free I though that was slave labor

willy

 

[aba4430]

nice looking Subie gen Aba
Subaru stopped making small engines and gens in 2017.
Their engines were excellent, in fact Kubota used Subaru to make the sixteen horse one lunger I had in my Kubuta utv. I believe Kubota bought the rights to that engine.
Yours looks like new, you clearly take care of it.
Subaru 22hp v-twin is a nice engine
Do you plug that into a transfer box for whole house power?

I see some still being sold as new in commercial markets.
They have full five year warranties, that's impressive

Yes, unfortunately Fuji Heavy Industries got out of the power product business in 2017. Yamaha got most of their Power Products.

Separately, the generator only has @33 hours and I got it in 01/2017. Came inside a steel cage frame on a pallet; made in Japan. Subaru made this model for Makita (G12000R), Yamaha (EF12000DE) and perhaps also Kubota and Hitachi, not sure. My RGV12100 has never experienced a true power outage. My home now has a standby, so this is more for emergencies. It still has the Yuasa AGM (GYZ32HL) battery I installed in 2017. I do take care of it running it periodically and performing oil changes; even with @33 hours it has had a few oil/filter changes.

I do have a 50 amp GE power inlet box and this 50' Southwire cable, both sitting inside boxes. In addition to the standby, the current home also a 30 amp inlet. I will have to get an electrician to replace the 30 amp with the new 50 amp inlet box someday.

 

[aba4430]

Nice looking generator but it's disappointing how so many designs have way too small diameter wheels for anything other than asphalt pavement or concrete surface.

I have replaced tiny wheels on some equipment to be able to push them on gravel etc. and have a small collection of tiny wheels in the back corner of my shop!



Couple of examples with proper size wheels, and a handlebar out of an old exercise bike...

View attachment 1159298 View attachment 1159297they were out of stock everywhere.

The RGV12100 and RGV13100T generators did come with tiny wheels from the factory but an optional wheel kit with handle was available. I looked but was not successful in procuring the optional kit for my 12100. With a dry weight of @330 lbs and full weight of @415 lbs., the generator is a pain to move/turn etc. Someday, I may change the wheels to suitable larger ones.

 

[WinterDeere]

I also have a 500 so I wasn't kidding or guessing when I said the 520 has some good improvements.

 

[bdhsfz6]

The problem with a PTO generator on wheels is, you have to hook it up to the 3pt, or risk it flipping under a sudden heavy load.

I mount mine on a trailer with a wider stance. That way, all you need to hook up is the PTO.

With a caster wheel on the tongue, it rolls around the shop floor like a dolly. It's also convenient to haul around the property with the tractor.

 

[RjCorazza]

The problem with a PTO generator on wheels is, you have to hook it up to the 3pt, or risk it flipping under a sudden heavy load.

I mount mine on a trailer with a wider stance. That way, all you need to hook up is the PTO.

With a caster wheel on the tongue, it rolls around the shop floor like a dolly. It's also convenient to haul around the property with the tractor.

I went with a wide trailer also, but I do connect the tongue to the tractor. Some do, some don't.
I store the generator in a shed that the tractor doesn't fit into, so the trailer allows me to wheel it out when I need it.

 

[WinterDeere]

I went with a wide trailer also, but I do connect the tongue to the tractor. Some do, some don't.

Can't imagine the damage a PTO half shaft could do, whipping around in the air, should the tractor and trailer ever manage to somehow drift apart. Best case scenario, they only wreck the PTO shaft, but they're still without power until repaired.

 

[Smokeydog]

3pt pto generator couldn’t be easier to connect and store. I agree pto generators need secured and driveline straight. Bought mine used and did change the platform as some are better than others. Spends considerable more time stored than use. Needs to be easy to deploy in all weathers.

Do use corrosion-X spray on pto splines, shafts and couplers on all equipment helps make easy, clean connections versus grease. Have noted no wear even with heavy cutters.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Can't imagine the damage a PTO half shaft could do, whipping around in the air, should the tractor and trailer ever manage to somehow drift apart. Best case scenario, they only wreck the PTO shaft, but they're still without power until repaired.

I put a pto shaft on mine that has a shear pin in it, if it ever gets jammed up that way, the pin will shear and prevent damage.

SR

 

[3930dave]

Some v. good looking gens and tractors on here lately !

Liking the BigFoot mods on the gens...... need some off-roading videos of these too !

Rgds, D.

 

[Racer4]

Went up to my mom’s house today and got the 2 generators out of the garage for her. Brought them down to my garage to clean them up, service, and sell them. One is an old McCulloch 3300 watt job, with a flat head Briggs on it. Vintage 70’s.

The other is a Troy Bilt 13kw with an electric start Briggs OHV. Last time they were serviced was 2017. Probably haven’t been run much since. I need to drain whatever gas is left out and put some fresh in to test them. Luckily both have fuel shutoffs and were run until the carb was empty.

Picked up an oil filter and plug for the Troy Bilt from ACE hardware.

 

[daugen]

that's a very cool McCulloch
a name from the past

 

[Racer4]

that's a very cool McCulloch
a name from the past

I remember as a kid, going with my dad to Sugarman’s in Eynon, PA to buy it. Was sort of a Montgomery Ward type store. They had a little of everything there. Actually there was a MW store down the road from S-man’s. Remember going there too.

We used that generator to run sump pumps, fridge and deep freezer, along with a few lights when the power went out.