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   Novy | Dec 23, 2003 01:12am | #1

   BTDTBTTS

    Why would a cabinet installer need a generator ?

   On a hill by the harbour
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   UncleDunc | Dec 23, 2003 03:32am | #2

   Take a look at this thread.

   http://forums.taunton.com/tp-breaktime/messages/?msg=37869.1

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   brownbagg | Dec 23, 2003 04:29am | #3

   any thing with a honda motor on it, no other choice, forget asking, only Honda, trust us, Honda.

   The best employee you can have but you wouldn't want him as a neighbor " He the shifty type"

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   Sphere | Dec 23, 2003 04:57am | #4

   absence of electricity makes the heart go for HONDA

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   Lateapex911 | Dec 23, 2003 07:24am | #5

   Hondas rock, no doubt, but the ne Yamahas look like they will be contenders. Better voltage stability, quite, light, and it's a Yamaha...

   Jake Gulick

   [email protected]

   CarriageHouse Design

   Black Rock, CT

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   ccal | Dec 23, 2003 08:37am | #6

   I need 5000 watts to kick on my emglo twin tank compressor and you will need more than that if you want it to run a saw at the same time as compressor.

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   Cletrac | Dec 23, 2003 03:02pm | #7

   I spent 2 months putting up the frame for a pole barn using a generator.....there was no greater incentive than to get to a point where I could complete the electric service. My air compressor ran ok on the generator but only with the cord plugged directly into the generator it would not start on an extension cord.

   Dave

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   joeh | Dec 23, 2003 08:18pm | #8

   Love my Yamaha.

   Joe H

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   johnharman | Dec 24, 2003 02:47am | #9

   I've had a Yamaha for 2 years and it workED great for the first year. Last Dec. it went into the shop to get fixed because it was eating oil and had no power. Paid $300.00 to get it fixed.Six months later it was doing the same thing. They took it back and rebuilt the whole thing- didn't cost me a dime. Got it back, and last week it started doing the same thing again.

   I'm a framer, so the thing runs all the time. I've got a few saws that are 220v, and when I use them, it take a while for the voltage to get up to where I can use them.

   This will be the only Yamaha I ever own. If it happens  after it's fixed AGAIN, it goes in the dumpster. If I had it to do over again, I'd have a Honda. If I had to guess, I'll be owning a Honda in a few months.

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   dmac15075 | Dec 24, 2003 03:47am | #10

   I worked for a heavy equipment company and when it came to the small generators that we used in our service trucks we installed units from Northern Tool.

   We had used a number of different brands, and anything other than the Honda engine always gave us trouble. So we switched to Honda generator sets. But they started getting pretty expensive and we gave the Northern gensets a try figuring that we never had a generator end go bad, only the engine. So far I can tell you that we are pleased with them. They don't look as nice as the Honda, but typically they are about half the price and perform just as well.

   We usually install a minimum of 5,000 watt units on a truck. Just when you think you have enough power you always need another tool.