Sportsman GEN154 2,000 Watt 80cc 4-Stroke Portable Generator
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Product Characteristics
- Effective and trustworthy 4-stroke 80cc portable generator
- 2,000 peak watts/1,500 running watts
- 1.32-gallon fuel tank
- 9-hour runtime
- Non-CARB Compliant/Not For Sale In California
Item Description
Amazon.com Item Description
Excellent for camping trips or as a backup power source at property, the Buffalo Tools 2,000-watt portable gas generator features a four-stroke, 80 cc engine for painless begins. It has an automatic low-oil shutoff mode to prevent engine damage, and with a 1.32-gallon fuel tank, the unit will run 9-hours at a 50-percent load. The generator is EPA authorized, and comes backed with a 90-day warranty.
From the Manufacturer
1500 Running Watts. Runs Up To 9 Hours 50 Percent Load. Perfect Size For Hunters And Campers Running TV's, Radios, And Compact Stoves.
Buyer Critiques
I bought one of these about 5 months ago from a common on the internet seller for $199.99 with absolutely free SH. If you already personal, or you are thinking of obtaining this gen set, you must read this. If you have seasoned some of the similar concerns, possibly this information will be valuable. I am a retired Plant Engineer from a major world class manufacturer in the US and have 40+ years of experience with machinery and equipment so I know a lot about gear manufacturing and repair. I actually like the notion and concept of this gen set since its modest, light, and it seriously does run about 9 hours (50% load) on a tank (1.three gal.) of fuel but it does have its problems. I can sum up the challenges I've had in two words, Excellent Manage! I can not speak for all the units out there, only mine. From what I have been able to collect from my investigation, there are a variety of generations of this generator manufactured to date. I think mine is someplace in the middle with a manufacture date of Oct. 2007, so some, or all, of these problems could have been addressed with the newer ones. I will give you the fine, the bad, and the ugly, as I skilled it. I have two other generators that I use for emergency power but I needed a thing little, light, and far more fuel effective to use at the fish camp and hunting lease. I required only about 1100 watts for lights, and to maintain the RV batteries charged, so this 1 seemed the great match. Most people invest in the biggest generator they can get not realizing that they have to move, retailer, and feed the hungry beast. When I bought this one particular, gas was over $four.00 a gallon so it was senseless to use a bigger one particular for my needs and waste valuable fuel. When I took it out of the box I liked what I saw. I filled it with oil and gas and started it as per the manual. I was disappointed that it took 7 or eight wholesome pulls to lastly start off it. Even even though it was new it ought to start off much easier and quicker when you use the choke. After letting it run for 5 minutes or so I put it under a 1000 watt resistive load. It worked fine but I noticed a substantial quantity of oil below the engine. Really disappointed, I shut it down and checked for any loose nuts, screws, oil plug, and so on., but could not establish from where the oil was leaking. It continued to leak even although it wasn't operating so I knew it was a beneath oil level leak. I drained the oil/gas and named the seller expecting to exchange it. Of course they recommended that I follow the manual and call the mfg. which I had currently done. On the third day of calling the seller and demanding to talk to a supervisor, and demanding an exchange for one particular that functioned correctly devoid of leaking oil, he lastly told me they had been out of stock and didn't know when they would be restocked and provided a refund of the complete obtain cost. I took his offer you and ask him how he wanted me to handle the return SH. His reply shocked me. They didn't want it back and he asked me if I would dispose of it. Confident I would! I assume he had an thought what the challenge was and it wasn't worth it for them to spend return SH, repair cost, and then getting to sell it as refurbished for a reduced price. I was certain that with a tiny time I could determine the trigger of the leak and possibly fix the challenge. I was unable to see from exactly where the oil was leaking without having removing the generator from the frame so that is what I did. It appeared that the oil was coming from under the front motor mount so I removed both motor mounts. I nevertheless could not tell exactly where the oil was coming from. I cleaned the bottom of the motor and then filled it with transmission fluid (do not run it like this) realizing the red color would be easier to detect. It worked! The oil was coming from a "casted in hole" that could be utilized for an oil drain in other applications. Manufacturers normally do this a lot so they can use their product for completely different applications and mounting configurations. They just don't drill the unused casted hole all the way by way of. The trouble was that in the bottom of the hole the aluminum was so thin that there was porosity in the aluminum casting. The oil was leaking perfect through the casting bottom even although no flaw was visible. An uncomplicated fix for any one who knows their way around tools and procedures. I had to come across the correct size tap and place threads in the casted hole as the mfg. would have carried out for a bottom oil drain. You ought to use a flush mount plug for this for the reason that the front motor mount fits against the bottom of the motor casting. I also utilised sealant since I knew I would never will need to get rid of it. I filled it with oil and major dilemma solved! Now for the hard beginning problem. You should be truly cautious with this one particular due to the fact the recoil starter cage is plastic. I certainly wish they would have spent a couple of extra cents and produced it of metal. The manual will tell you not to pull the starter rope all the way out. This is due to the fact you will pull the plastic recoil starter housing appropriate off the motor. If you are a large person with long arms this will be a challenge. I've read numerous complaints exactly where this has happened. There is a seller on ebay that has sold a number of of these for parts/repair, and all are missing the recoil starter. No doubt broken by more than pulling the starter rope. Bear in mind, it takes a variety of speedy, wholesome pulls to get started this thing. It feels to me like the compression must be a tiny higher so I pulled the valve cover to check the valve clearance. It was correct but I was surprised at how weak the valve springs are and I suspect the valves are not seating 100% on this a single. This would account for being tough to begin and lack of power which I will address later. I removed the spark plug and checked the gap. Too close! Only .020" which would outcome in a lowered spark. Should be about .030". I gapped the plug and attempted it once again. Not considerably improvement but I actually didn't like the cheap plug that came with it so I went to the auto components store and purchased a excellent branded plug. This helped drastically! It begins with about half the pulls as ahead of. Even though it still doesn't commence as effortlessly as it ought to, this was a large improvement. Now for the load test. The mfg. description claims 1500 watts running load but that is a stretch for this one particular. No load voltage is 109 volts = OK. With 500 watts resistive load, it went to about 120 volts = quite fantastic. With 1000 watts resistive load, it was about 117 volts = ideal! When I added one other 500 watts for a total of 1500 watts the engine strained just to keep operating and the voltage dropped to 98 - 99 volts = also low. I lowered the resistive load to 1350 watts and the voltage came back up to about 109 volts = OK. It's only fair to say that other units that are running appropriately just may possibly run at the claimed 1500 watts. As I stated above, I suspect the valves may very well not be seating 100% on this a single which would account for the strain the little engine was in at 1500 watts. Anyway, this is all that I want so it works for me. Do not bother with the 92+ octane gas as the manual recommends. I tested 87 octane gas and 93 octane gas and could tell no difference, with or without having a load, in the performance or voltage. At about 100 hours the sheet metal shield on the muffler fell off leaving three ¼" holes in the muffler where the shield was spot welded to the muffler. Not a massive predicament but a tiny extra noise. For me the shield is not crucial anyway. The muffler is tucked nicely inside the frame and you would actually have to be attempting to get burned by it. If the further noise bothers you just do what I did. Go back to the auto parts retailer and invest in some muffler patch putty. Just smear it over the little holes and let it cure as per directions. It can be sanded and painted with high temp. paint following it cures if you want. After about 4 months the fuel line created a crack and began leaking. I replaced it with quality 3/16" fuel line and added an in-line filter. I switched to full synthetic oil immediately after about 30 hours of operation so the engine should last a long time. A single other note when I place it below a 1000+ watt load the engine started working tougher and developed additional vibration. If the generator is setting on a smooth surface, it will begin walking away caused by the added vibration. The cheap, clip-on vibration pads just do not function. Cut a piece of old carpet padding (18" X 18") and set the generator on it. I've place about 200 hours on this little unit and it still runs fine. All in all, just after about $25.00 for parts/supplies, and eight hours of troubleshooting and labor, I have exactly what I want and I am pleased with it now. I believe it will now run reliably for a lot of years of moderate use. I am sorry this is a bit lengthy but I hope this has helped a person.
I purchased this generator and was quite disappointed. The housing surrounding the pull cord is produced of quite affordable plastic that will break just after a few pulls, and cause the cord to tangle. It is absolutely nothing but a headache. The motor mount exactly where the engine attaches to the cage is also made of low top quality steel that will also break on you. In general it is crap. Spend a little bit extra and decide to buy one that will not give frustration.
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