Originally Posted By: TedT
If you are talking about one of those two stroke generators, they are wonderful, though a bit irritating to listen to. I use one on the job while my partner uses a $700 Honda. I can buy several to his one or a heck of a lot of oil and gas.
Yes the little 2 stroke. My next spring project is rebuilding the deck at the back corner of the property and there is no power there, and I don't want to string extensions from the house to that far. So a small gen to run a miter saw, small air compressor, recharge cordless drill/driver batteries, maybe a little lighting to late evening etc. I have other projects where a small gen will come in handy later.
My current old beat-up Honda gen has served me, and many others well over the years, but the main generator has gave up and the engine has gone through a few repairs in the last few years. Not worth the repairs now. It has a lot of hours on it, but dead now.
Years ago, I had a tiny Honda 350 watt generator. It was so small and did great running a few lights & radio up at the cabin, charging the boat batteries, take on other camp trips etc. Small, quiet, and sipped so little gas. It got stolen during a camp trip years ago. 350 watts won't run the small compressor or saw, so I'm looking just a little bit bigger for a few projects.
But if your saying the sound is too annoying, them maybe I'll reconsider. I'll probably start the deck in about 4 months, so I have time. I don't want to listen to a mower or chain saw sound for for hours just to have some power. So maybe reconsider or maybe give it a shot.
Thanks
