Just to echo what Curt said, especially since he's been so fair-minded in judging the pros and cons of Honda vs the C-word.
I paid $300 for my 3500 watt (name withheld) generator, which is now available for $200 on rebate. If I had all the money in the world, and didn't mind spending ten times as much for marginally better performance, I would buy 2 Honda 2000's and a parallel kit. The only downside with this is the cost, and we already know that's no object for the OP. Otherwise:
--Portability is enhanced. 50 pounds twice is MUCH easier than even 70 pounds once, let alone 150.
--Reliability is enhanced (1 fails you've still got a second).
--Fuel efficiency is enhanced (not only are you only using 1 until you need 2, but genes seem to function more efficiently at 50% load).
Quote: Just to echo what Curt said, especially since he's been so fair-minded in judging the pros and cons of Honda vs the C-word.
Thanks for the kind words!
I remember when I was a kid (many, many years ago!) that anything that was made in Japan was junk. Now "Made in Japan" is a sign of quality (Honda, Yamaha, Sony, Nissan, Toytota, etc.).
I expect the same thing is going to happen with "Made in China" items, now that the Chinese realize they can be (more than) competitive on a world wide market.
05 Ford F-350 Lariat CC 4X4 PSD DRW Line X Retrax
02 Montana Big Sky 3295 RK (2) Honda EU2000is
When my grown kids were inspecting our new fifth wheel, one asked why we bought a trailer that sleeps 4. My reply was that we couldn't find one that sleeps 2!
I'm not trying to be argumentative here, because I have read a lot of your posts and I have a lot of respect for your opinion, BUT (LOL here) I have to disagree with this statement.
If you have, for instance, an AC unit running, the Yamaha 2400 will be running pretty much at it's max and maintaining a much higher rpm than two Honda 2000's. Under these circumstances, I bet the Honda's will be much quieter.
I had not thought of the noise that way before. Thank you for the tactful response.
I would be interested in a side by side comparison between the noise of 2 Honda 2000s running in Parallel Vs the 1 Yamaha 2400s
Personally, I don't have A/C yet, but from what I understand, the A/C unit will be louder than the generator anyways. Why don't people ever complain about A/C noise? =)
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