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darz5150
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# Posted: 22 Apr 2024 05:33pm
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I just bought 2 brand new in the box sportsman inverter generators for $100 a piece. They are the 1000 watt surge models.
They have 4 left. I am thinking about getting a couple more. I looked them up and they are $249 from northern tool, and higher other places. Seems like a good deal.
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gcrank1
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# Posted: 22 Apr 2024 06:24pm
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For a lot of my uses a small one would work....just. Are those 2 stroke? I do like my 2K peak Lil' Champ(ion), maybe about 40#. Not too bad if I don't have to carry very far.
Wonder if the Sportsman will run a corded elec chainsaw?
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darz5150
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# Posted: 22 Apr 2024 06:35pm
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It's 4 stroke.
I just plugged in a harbor freight electric chainsaw. After I read your ? Ran it fine. I don't want to push too hard during the break in. Also ran an angle grinder no prob.
The12 volt battery charge outlet is putting out a pretty steady 14.9/15 volts. So I assume that wouldn't smoke a battery if you charged it.
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Brettny
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# Posted: 22 Apr 2024 07:08pm
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Does it look like this? I have owned one of these for about 3yrs and at 100hrs it started knocking, blowing smoke and shutting off. I almost tossed it in the garbage. I then as a hail Mary tried adjusting the valves and it runs like new. All I do with mine is put 30a at 12v. It will run nearly 12hrs doing that with a 0.5gal tank full of fuel. There also very quiet.
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darz5150
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# Posted: 22 Apr 2024 07:21pm
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This is the one.
I've had a sandstorm 4000 duel fuel for quite a while and have never had a problem.
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darz5150
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# Posted: 22 Apr 2024 07:39pm
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Brett do you remember what you set the valves at? Maybe I should write it in the owners manual
Just in case.
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Brettny
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# Posted: 22 Apr 2024 08:06pm
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I cant remember. I do know that at about 90hrs it should be done because that's when it started running badly.
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darz5150
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# Posted: 22 Apr 2024 08:33pm - Edited by: darz5150
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Thanks.
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paulz
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# Posted: 23 Apr 2024 11:50am
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Had one of those die on me earlier this year, in the middle of showing a drive in move (just me and a pal fortunately). Started knocking and smoking. Might have been my fault, had it a few years and no maintenance. Pulled it apart, plenty of valve clearance. Felt rough to turn over, maybe piston or lower end. Gave up and tossed it. Reviews are good for most part, maybe just mine..
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travellerw
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# Posted: 23 Apr 2024 01:11pm
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Damn you guys are lucky.. we don't have any cheap options like that up here.. 1000W would even work for charging my batteries on cloudy days.
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Brettny
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# Posted: 23 Apr 2024 03:10pm
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Quoting: travellerw 1000W would even work for charging my batteries on cloudy days.
1kw is really pushing it. Even 700w is for continuous. I'm pulling 400w and feel like that's all I would expect out of the thing for hours on end. The only reason I bought mine was to charge my 12v bank at 30a. It does that very good, very quiet and very cheaply.
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Fanman
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# Posted: 23 Apr 2024 04:55pm
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I have the 2000W (I think that's the size) Sportsman dual fuel generator and it's worked fine so far. I've only ever run it on propane to avoid gumming up the carburetor, a barbecue size bottle runs it for around 18 hours.
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darz5150
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# Posted: 23 Apr 2024 07:12pm - Edited by: darz5150
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Brett. Do you or have you used the 12 volt output?
Quoting: Fanman Sportsman dual fuel generator and it's worked fine so far.
I mentioned earlier, I have the dual fuel sportsman Sandstorm 4000. I run it off lp and gas during major power outages. I've had no problems. It runs 2 fridges, 2 freezers a window ac unit and all the other stuff. I don't run the water heater all the time tho. Only when everything else cycles off.
I put stickers on things when I buy them to help keep track. I bought it Sept. 2018.
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Brettny
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# Posted: 23 Apr 2024 07:28pm
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I have used the 12v output. Just for jumping a battery though. Its output is un regulated and I believe I have measured it at 18v before.
To charge my FLA battery bank I use a 120v to 12v charger.
When I first got this aboit 3 yrs ago they also sold the same model with parallel ports. I looked at the wire diagram of one of these and the parallel ports are just jumped off the 120v legs. Nothing special but the plugs.
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gcrank1
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# Posted: 23 Apr 2024 10:06pm
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I use a 120vac smart charger off my gen also.
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darz5150
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# Posted: 24 Apr 2024 02:04pm
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Lol. How ironic. I literally just got finished changing the oil and servicing all my generators.
Was washing my hands..... Then boom.....
Power Outage!
Oh well. I wonder what the people without solar power and generators are gonna do? Lol
My life hasn't changed.  
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darz5150
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# Posted: 18 May 2025 01:27pm - Edited by: darz5150
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My daughters neighborhood got hit by the storms that ripped through St. Louis Friday.
They have been without power coming up on 48 hours.
They have been using the sportsman generator. Rotating it from freezer.. lights fans.. phones etc.
They said it has performed perfectly.
I didn't realize that it could power a fridge or deep freeze, but they said no problems at all with the little genny. 
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gcrank1
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# Posted: 18 May 2025 02:29pm
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I sometimes wish I had kept my little 800/1000w 2 stroke unit, sold it to a friend for $100 to offset my cost for the Lil'Champion. At that point 40# didn't seem so much to move (and isn't) but the smaller lighter one would have been easier to run corded tools here and there. Then I bought cordless tools too.....
Btw, I haven't run my 3kw or 5kw gens since getting the Champ. Just found out the electric start bat for the 5kw is dead....again....
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Brettny
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# Posted: 18 May 2025 06:29pm
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These little things definitely have there place. I havent used mine in about 1yr because I have been running power tools how ever I do believe once my cabin is cooled down it could run my 12kbtu mini split.
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paulz
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# Posted: 18 May 2025 07:25pm
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Quoting: gcrank1 sometimes wish I had kept my little 800/1000w 2 stroke unit,
You mean one of these lol? Got a ton of use framing my cabin, before the little 4 strokes came out. It’s still here somewhere, unused for a long time.
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darz5150
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# Posted: 18 May 2025 07:44pm
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Lol. I've had one of those quite a while.
They are way off on the power rating.
Mine easily runs a circular saw or whatever.
I've bounced mine out of the back of the Log Dawg a few times. Still runs fine.
Ole smokey. Lol
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gcrank1
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# Posted: 19 May 2025 09:04am
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What do think they really have for output?
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darz5150
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# Posted: 19 May 2025 09:41am
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Not really sure. But the saw I run with it is 12 amps.
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paulz
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# Posted: 19 May 2025 09:49am - Edited by: paulz
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Mine ran the cut off saw for every stud and beam in my build no problem. Looked last night, it’s still tucked away in the shop. As I mentioned earlier, I bought one of those new 4 stroke cheapies, it bit the dust just running the movie projector.
New stuff ain’t always better I guess. Kind of miss that ring a ding ding sound. Chainsaws now Lfp too.
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darz5150
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# Posted: 19 May 2025 09:59am
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Quoting: paulz that ring a ding ding sound.
Your not kidding there. It has its own sound for sure. Lol
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