Free generator!! Well almost

[The Tuul Crib 7,336]

Just before my neighbor moved out he called me and asked me can you have a look at this generator.He told me he sold it

to a guy who took it and filled it all the way

up with gas and couldnt get it started. So the guy brought it back to my neighbor. Come to find out it was sitting for several 

months and we all know the what gas 

does after a long period of time! Gas was 

pouring out of it when l got it. I just put a new carb on and popped of the second 

pull! All this for 15 bucks!  He hasnt called me back and that has been nearly two

months ago!!

Edited March 27, 2021 by The Tuul Crib

[8ntruck 7,016]

Last fall one of my neighbors had her generator out in the driveway.  They were trying to get it started.  Said she sold it and the payer was coming over to pick it up later in the day. 

 

It would fire, then quit.  I noticed that the handle and 'landing gear' was not installed, and the generator was nowhere near level.  I blocked it up on a 2x4, getting it somewhat level, pulled the rope 2 or 3 times and off it went.  The gas in the tank had run away from the pickup.

[wh500special 2,187]

Hard to beat that deal. 
 

I have one similar.   A couple years ago one of the guys at work was complaining that he’d bought too small of a generator for his race car and wanted a 5000 watt instead.  I asked him what he had and he just said that it was a little Honda 3000w. 
 

Turned out to be a little inverter type like shown in the photo.   So I traded him my Home Depot 5000w noise machine for the Honda which is better suited to my needs. 
 

he never took the 5kw generator home.   Then quit working for us. I called and texted and he eventually just told me not to worry about it.  
 

so, he basically gave me the Honda.  
 

meanwhile, I let the 5000w unit sit so long the carb has clogged up...

 

steve