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Astro_Guy. Just curious to know if anyone in the BITOG community owns the Harbor Freight Predator 3500 Watt Inverter Generator, and what they think of it. Presently I run a Champion 3500 Watt generator for essential backup. It is reasonably efficient, but a little loud. This Predator machine looks to be both quieter and a little more efficient.
As I mentioned, I have the Predator 3500 inverter generator. Our inlaws have the champion one with the key fob start option. Ours is much quieter and better on fuel. The inlaws were mad when they found out ours was only $700 and they paid almost $1000. This little unit is very well built and runs like a charm.
MO. Jan 8, 2023. #1. I picked up a Predator 3500 inverter generator at Harbor Freight and the manual said the spark plug is a Torch F7RTC. I picked up the NGK equivalent but when I went to swap it, the stock plug was a LG F6RTC.
It is a Champion 3500 / 4000 peak open frame model, full 3600 RPM run mode. This one has been running Rotella T6 5w-40 for the past three years. These generators take about 20 ounces of oil; it may be a good idea to standardize on something you will always have around. Keep in mind that this is 20 ounces of oil every two years without use, or ...
On my new generators and lawn mower, I changed the oil at 20mins to do an initial flush of the engine. Then again at 1hr, 5hr, 10hr. Then every 10hr after that until the oil drained clear. Ok, so the owners manual says to run the initial oil during break in to 30 hours and then drain.
As some may recall, my old Robin Subaru inverter generator started on fire, so I got an HF Predator 3500 inverter. I was at about 20 hours, so I decided to do a break in oil change and spark plug exchange. The change from the HF “Torch” plug to an NGK iridium is a recommended upgrade. The generator is quiet, but not low pollution.
The Predator 3500 inverter is $689 at the moment. If you go to HF, buy something and give them your email address, chances are you will get a 20% off on one item coupon shortly thereafter. I have a stack of 20% off coupons due to HF advertising in a lot of magazine, mail flyers, etc.
JHZR2. As some may recall, my old Robin Subaru inverter generator started on fire, so I got an HF Predator 3500 inverter. I was at about 20 hours, so I decided to do a break in oil change and spark plug exchange. The change from the HF “Torch” plug to an NGK iridium is a recommended upgrade. The generator is quiet, but not low pollution.
Maryland. Nov 8, 2023. #3. Astro_Guy said: I have an open fram Champion generator purchased right after hurricane Sandy in 2012. It saw us through a number of eight hour power interruptions up until 2018 when a Predator 3500 inverter generator joined the fleet. It probably has on the order of 50 hours of runtime.
See photo and explanation. These are the factory original plugs from three Chinese powered machines. From left to right, we start with the Bosch brand plug taken from the HF Predator 3500 after 18 hours of use. It had been run for two minutes without load, so don't read anything into the condition of the tip.