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Purely anecdotal, but in reference to my earlier post, I run one almost a 100 hours a year (come to think of it, I have guests stay at my cabin a lot too when I'm not there, so probably more than that) for 10 years now- no problems.

Have a spendy 3000 watt Honda. Quiet and every aspect works as advertised. Takes a little engineering though getting it into or out of ones rig.

Thanks for the report.

I don't know what Honda states for the service life of their generators, but 10 x 100 = 1000 doesn't seem like a lot of hours. Roughly two hours per week. Are these high duty cycle, or closer to idle?

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I bought the Honda 2200 this winter. I have a big loud heavy one that is too hard for my wife to take outside. The honda weighs 46 pounds. It is easy to start, sips fuel, and we can barely hear it running. My wife has already had to use it several times while I was at work. We are glad we spent the.price for it.
The people I know that have them say they are rel iable for many years.

very happy with my 3500w inverter predator for the past 7-8 years. 1/3 or less the cost of a honda.

The honda is the reference standard in 2000watt.....but can't hold a candle to the yamaha 2400ishc in terms of performance if you ever have a big FLA draw. Variable governor is awesome too.

I have two Powerhorse generators I got from Northern Tool.I can hook them up parallel if I need to.After dealing with extended power outages during Harvey and the more recent February freeze,I felt I'd be really screwed without one.I was able to supply my basic electrical needs as well as saving the contents of three freezers and two refrigerators.I picked up my second one after the February freeze.I changed the oil and drained the gas on my older one and have it stored as a backup since my new one has a two year warranty,I'm using it as my primary now since my older one now has around 700hrs on it.They are well made generators and run around 8hrs on a gallon of gas.I've used the Honda's at work and all honesty,I cannot say they are any better.Those small inverter generators all seem to be very good generators.The main thing is keep good fuel with fuel stabilizer and clean oil in them and they will give you flawless service when you need them.

Decided that supplies weren't going to get better so made the purchase. Bumped size up to the Honda EU3000iS. Lot of good ones out there it seems. This one runs very quiet and had some features I liked.

I’ve been very happy with my Honda generators.

My Honda 2000 is over a decade old, runs intermittently through the year for 70-100 hrs depending on year and it starts second or third pull every time.

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My old suitcase Honda eu2000i has helped build a few off grid homes. Used the crap out it and with some care it's still going strong.

Yes, you have to trigger the skilsaw before the generator kicks in, but so what? Our forefathers used hand saws.

For camp trailers, I'd always been told 2 Honda 2000's When we bought our 5th wheel 4 years ago, it seemed the dealers were pushing Yamaha so we went that route. Now I'm hearing those dealers are going back to Honda due to capacity issues with the Yamaha.

The Yamaha 2000's we have are barely adequate for running the AC and don't always work, and we've actually had a Kuerig coffee maker bog down and kill a single Yamaha 2000. I now wish I'd gone Honda...

Yep, go with a Honda. You won't regret it!

Yamaha 2800I

68# & quiet

I have an old Honda EU 2000. I bought it in July 2004. Sometimes I dont run it for months but I likely have well over 1,000 hrs on it. It does not use oil, it is quiet and easy on gas. The only thing is , when not in use for a few months , it can take about 15 pulls , however, it always starts. My only regret is that I didnt put on an hour meter.

I don’t know if it’s the best but it has taken a beating over the past 3 yrs and that’s the Harbor Freight Predator 2000.

My fishing buddy carries this in his crabbing boat and in his crawfishing skiff when doing either on hot days and there are many. He uses it to power a compact but very high cfm fan to keep his catch cool and prevent spoilage.

That one has been mistreated badly.