Onan vs. Generac Death Match II

[JohnnyC]

There may be a Death Match II in the near future (maybe). While down of the municipal dump this morning to drop off my Jeep Cherokee's old exhaust that fell off earlier this week, I found a Generac iX2000 in the Appliance Pile of Death.

Against better judgement of polluting an Onan environment in my garage, I loaded the Generac into my vehicle and took it home. I did not spend much time on it, but it is a no start however it has compression. The gas smelled fresh and upon popping off the side cover it was serviced in 4/2016. Upon a very quick inspection, I assume it has no spark, but I do not have time to look into it now.

If I can get it to run, I would like to find an 2,000 watt Onan, service both generators then run both side by side at 80% or more rated capacity in an even competition match until one of the two dies of horrible fate. For those that remember, I ran a 4.0 BFA against a China junker Champion 4000. The Champion 4000 was new out of the box and only survived 26 (or was it 28 hours) until it threw a rod and the block cracked.

Below are several pictures of the Generjunk.

JohnnyC
New Jersey

[YellowLister]

I would of picked it up to.. being so easy to get to.. You need a lk or aj now

[Kevin K]

Or maybe a 2.8KV MicroLite...

[Wayne 440]

Originally Posted by Kevin K

Or maybe a 2.8KV MicroLite...

I would be reluctant to guess which one would die first.

[Graycenphil]

I bet at least half those appliances could be brought back to life easily.

[Kevin K]

Most of them probably can be brought back easily. One of my friends has a friend that works at a municipal dump. When he sees anything that looks good, into the back of his truck it goes, and is delivered to my friend, who fixes it in most cases, then it's sold on Craigslist and they split the money. Most repairs are just clean the carburetor, replace a switch, or a new magneto. In a lot of cases the item is a current model still being sold in Sears or Home Depot.

The reason it's at the dump is people can't repair it themselves, and the service shops want $100 to $200 up front just to look at it. It's more cost effective just to buy a new one.

Unfortunately, the dump in my area has a "no picking" policy, or I would have a nice easy source of spare cash.

[Steve Dawkins]

Uh-oh, I think the "i" in the iX2000 model number may indicate that it's an inverter unit. You may have to break out the soldering pencil after you get the engine running.

[JohnnyC]

Regarding the appliances seen in the dump and bringing them back to life.

Yes, most can be brought back to life. Although most, if not all the appliances made cheaply, frequently I can find 2 or three compatible appliances and build 1 good one. What you see is only one pile. There are other piles such as the cast iron pile, aluminum pile, steel pile and dumpsters for just about everything including electronics. I find all kinds of neat things in the dump almost weekly.

As for what gets dumped, it pisses me off at times. It is so sad that most people in my area will throw away almost perfectly good items, only to go and purchase new items for replacement. At times I am baffled. Maybe folks in my area have too much money to be bothers to fix something minor, or too dumb to know how to fix anything. Maybe both. Lots of pencil pushers here, but they lack total common sense and physical mechanical ability.

Their loss, my gain...

JohnnyC
New Jersey

---------- Post added at 01:24:52 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:21:31 PM ----------

Originally Posted by Steve Dawkins

Uh-oh, I think the "i" in the iX2000 model number may indicate that it's an inverter unit. You may have to break out the soldering pencil after you get the engine running.

Yes, it is an inverter. I googled it earlier.

JohnnyC
New Jersey

[Graycenphil]

Washers and dryers are the best. If you see a pair on the curb, it's a good bet at least one of them is working fine. One broke, and the people decided they want a matched pair so they throw them both away.

Funny thing is, sometimes they are both working just fine. I guess the owner just wanted a different color.

[len k]

I've found and fixed lot of nice stuff on the curb. Never bought a snow blower or lawn mower since I was a kid.

As a kid parents made me mow the lawn with a old fashion push reel mower, no engine, human powered. At around 14 I found a couple junk 3hp lawn mowers and swapped parts to make a running one. ( one had broke crank other broke rod). Then I mowed the lawn with power, no more pushing.