Quote:
Originally Posted by JRTJH
I just read the pdf periodic maintenance charts for the Harbor Freight 3500 generator and the Honda EU3000IS. The oil change requirement, air filter cleaning requirement, spark arrestor cleaning requirement are the same. Honda requires a spark plug change at 300 hours or annually, HF doesn't address changing the spark plug as periodic maintenance.
I'm not sure what point you're trying to make, but these manuals indicate very similar maintenance requirements.
https://manuals.harborfreight.com/ma...3999/63584.pdf
http://cdn.powerequipment.honda.com/...s/31zt7601.pdf |
This can be read several different ways. And perhaps HF has changed their manual(s) since I last looked about a year plus ago because I don't recall all of the oil change intervals it shows here now (
), but here's why I said what I said. Every 20 Hrs? I understand Honda's position of changing after the first 20, then every 100 hrs. HF leaves a bit to the imagination i think. I have two Honda's (EU3000's). They are essential for hurricane season and portable for recreation use (occasional boondocking, and I mean "Occasional!" I prefer a 30amp pedestal power source). I chose the Honda's over the HF because of the service requirements at that time. I applaud HF, and their manufacturer, for this new service interval. They even skipped the first 20 hour requirement on this revision, which may mean it has a larger oil capacity.
