I currently have a 7250w (running watts, and on propane) unit that I use for power outages. I bought it after the derecho came through and wrecked absolutely everything and people were without power for weeks on end. We were incredibly lucky and got our power on after something like 2 days (and others nearby only lost it for a couple of hours). That made me realize that I needed to step up my game a bit. Well I've always had my eyes open for a bigger non portable and enclosed unit and I think they I found it. I randomly browse marketplace to see if there's something I can't live without and the other day I found this thing. Basically an 18kw Kohler unit set up for LP (probably 20kw on gas). The seller seemed like a pretty honest guy and gave me no reason to doubt him. He disclosed that it had an oil leak and would be in need of another front (mag) seal. Evidently there was another that was installed and it failed too. He was told by the servicing dealer tech that the crank has a groove in it and that is the cause of the leak. The thing is that at 250hrs, it doesn't have squat for time on it and it was new in 2014, so I offered him $500 for it as I am a bit worried that it may be caused by a blow-by problem. We'll see... Another minor issue that it surges after it comes off of load - well the anti-surge spring is laying in the bottom of the enclosure. The bushing on the throttle control servo is a bit worn too, so I'm hoping that a new bushing and re-installing the spring fixes that.
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