Originally Posted by sloinker
Originally Posted by emmett442
Originally Posted by sloinker
If you look at the Harbor Freight Predator pressure washers and the Generac's, you will notice many models are exact less the paint colors and decals.
I just checked to confirm and it looks like this is false.
I looked up an equivalent model to my Generac, and the Harbor freight has a cheapo frame, pneumatic tires, and most importantly an axial pump.
Not the same, at all.
Generac did start making some cheaper small homeowner grade units. Maybe those are the same as the HF. I don't know.
I physically went to Menards, Home Depot, Tractor Supply and Harbor Freight yesterday and looked at what they had in person as I am in the market to replace my old electric Karcher with a gas model. I was left with the impression that the Harbor Freight Predator Models and the Generac's were pretty close. The Motors and pumps being exact iirc. Generac has many models but HF only a couple. Truth be told, after looking at what was available at all those locations and online I am more undecided than ever on what to buy. Everything has pretty much gone to axial pumps, even many of the commercial units, triplex pumps double the price on most washers and don't make a lot of sense for most residential consumers.
I got a 'commercial" Generac unit with a triplex pump for $100 more than a equivalently specd HF unit with a axial pump. Frame assembly is much better, too.
Makes a lot of sense, even for residential, to me.