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The Kohler engine in our generator has been bulletproof for ten years and 6-700 hours FWIW. It's not their bottom of the line engine but you don't hear much bad about Kohlers.
I don't know if Coleman is still in business or if they are still making generators but if so - stay far, far away.
Honestly, I'd go with a company that makes generators and has a dealer network. Onan, Kohler, Gillette are brands that come to mind. But those companies may not make small gensets.
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The way around bad gas is to get one that will run on LP and buy a 100 gallon tank (or in our case a 1000 gallon tank).
An electronic battery maintainer is a good idea.
A PTO unit sounds like a good idea, but when you need to keep the house running while simultaneously plowing snow it doesn't work out so well.
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How do those PTO units maintain a steady 60Hz under changing loads?
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But if it varies more than a few percent it can cause trouble with electronics. The governor is a rather crude device.
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I wouldn't be as concerned with overloading the tractor as I would be with poor quality power that damages expensive electronics. Noise, spikes, sags, surges, etc. Some generators specifically say "safe for electronics" while others don't mention it. At least that's the way it was 10 years ago when we bought ours.
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Cutter, I agree about DR's mobile home idea, it's not a bad idea at all, especially with the high gas prices depressing land yacht prices. The deal on Coleman's is that some of them have nylon bearings in the generator that just don't last. Not sure what models those might be but clearly it's not yours.
Joel, for five of the last seven years we have had at least a one week outage during the coldest part of winter, and usually over Christmas. It's really nice to have Sat TV and internet during those times, along with the ability to cook and heat and light the house. Our little 14.5kw genset does *most* of that except run the heat pump. With two fireplaces we can keep the house above 60 degrees. One of these years I'll install radiant floor heat on the main floor to add extra heat from the propane fired hot water. But it's not as cold here as there, I don't remember it ever falling below zero here. I came >< this close to buying a 45kw propane genset this year after the ice debacle in December.
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SamSpade,Good portable generators are easy to find.
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Keep in mind that bad portable generators are also easy to find  Hey, I'm just sayin'
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