Portable Generators

[mapleveneer]

I have to agree with Conley and Weaver way up top.  Get a welder, then you can fix other things that break, too.  I picked up an old Miller Legend welder (1992) for $500 last year with a 5 Kw generator output.  Running as a generator it turns 1800 rpm, just purrs along, you hardly know that it is running.  Power was off at the house for three days last spring and it worked flawlessly.  The newer Bobcat models have 10Kw generator output.

[Qweaver]

We just used the Hobart 11000w(9500w full time) to power the house for 6 hours and I was able to run the entire house as long as I did not try to use the HVAC and range at the same time.  I didn't try running both but the math said don't do it.  But with the pellet stove on and the HVAC off, we could run everything else.  This machine is very quiet compared to my old Lincoln 7000w.