Gary S Minnesota 51 #1 Posted March 30, 2023 Picked up an original Wheel Horse brand front mount generator unit, the smaller 3000 watt. 2 ea 120V outlets. It is complete with lift bar, flag and drive belt. Very nice paint and decal etc. also has the volt meter gauge. Came as part of a 520H package I purchased. Any suggestion as to what a fair selling price would be? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,503 #2 Posted March 30, 2023 Pictures? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rick3478 428 #3 Posted March 30, 2023 4 hours ago, Gary S Minnesota said: Picked up an original Wheel Horse brand front mount generator unit, the smaller 3000 watt. 2 ea 120V outlets. It is complete with lift bar, flag and drive belt. Very nice paint and decal etc. also has the volt meter gauge. Came as part of a 520H package I purchased. Any suggestion as to what a fair selling price would be? I've seen the 3KW go for as little as $200, but complete and working I'd expect more. The light and reliable little Honda portables sort of hurt the market for these, but the old tech has a following and these are getting hard to find. I dunno, start the bidding at $500 and see what happens? FWIW, I never thought these made sense on a hydro tractor, as you end up leaving it running unattended and what happens if the hyrdo starts to creep and move? Also way mismatched power-wise on a 520, the 3KW would make more sense on a 308 or 310. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gary S Minnesota 51 #4 Posted March 30, 2023 Agree on the power issue. If I keep it I will mount it on my 314-8 for when I need some short term electricity away from the buildings. Will try to post some photos later today. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gary S Minnesota 51 #5 Posted March 31, 2023 Mounted the generator on the 314-8 today. Seems to work just fine! 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 17,685 #6 Posted March 31, 2023 On 3/30/2023 at 12:23 AM, Rick3478 said: I've seen the 3KW go for as little as $200, but complete and working I'd expect more. The light and reliable little Honda portables sort of hurt the market for these, but the old tech has a following and these are getting hard to find. I dunno, start the bidding at $500 and see what happens? FWIW, I never thought these made sense on a hydro tractor, as you end up leaving it running unattended and what happens if the hyrdo starts to creep and move? Also way mismatched power-wise on a 520, the 3KW would make more sense on a 308 or 310. Disengage the hydro pump drive (and set the parking brake at the same time if it is a Sunstrand)??? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rick3478 428 #7 Posted March 31, 2023 4 hours ago, pfrederi said: Disengage the hydro pump drive (and set the parking brake at the same time if it is a Sunstrand)??? In my experience, the parking brake won't hold back a hydro, and not all models have a provision to disengage. The 520 might, I am not familiar enough with all possible versions of it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 12,178 #8 Posted April 5, 2023 (edited) On 3/31/2023 at 12:19 PM, Rick3478 said: In my experience, the parking brake won't hold back a hydro, and not all models have a provision to disengage. The 520 might, I am not familiar enough with all possible versions of it. Nope. None of the Eatons have a tow valve. Agree that the brake doesn’t hold a creeping Eaton. The parking brake does hold the motion control in neutral, but that’s only as good as how well its been adjusted to eliminate creep! Edited April 5, 2023 by Handy Don Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
