Me Buying Generator??

At that price Barry it would be hard to resist. Just carry a long extension cord and put it a long way from other campers. They are noisy suckers.

Their great even if not used for camping. We use ours via ext cord for running a small 150watt flood light during a blackout, lights the hole house or even keeping the tucker box freezer on......... cheap insurance with lots of uses.........

Cheers

Look mate... You Get What You Pay For - you should buy a Honda for $1500 - much better product [irony :)]

My 550W GMC is still going strong after about two or three years of light use - cost me $98. If it dies tomorrow I'll be happy with it's performance.

Mike Harding

Go for it , you will wonder why you didnt buy one before , 3 things to do to the GMC 2 stroker ....1 rip out the factory spark plug and replace with an NKG or Champion .. 2 fresh as possible fuel at 50:1 ,, switch off fuel tap and run carby dry prior to storage or non use even for a day or 3 .... you wont be dissapointed.

You know, it doesn't matter what (cheap) price you can pick one up for.
You gotta have a specific use for it.

18 months ago, my brother gave me a Gennie that he got (bought cheaply) from his local CFS unit he belongs to as they were upgrading their equipment.

"Thanks" I said and promptly fired it up to see how easily it started.

Since then, it's sat on the floor of my overcrowded garage, unused but not forgotten because I trip over it every time I go in the shed. I've just got to find a "spot" for it. The fuel in it has probably gone off as well. I just cannot think of a practical use for it, unless we were to have a prolonged power outage at home.

Regardless of anything else, it just takes up too much valuable room in the vehicle, or camper, for me to bother with and that's even assuming I could even put up with the noise while camping. That's why I go camping, to get away from the noise of everyday life.

Basically, I find I don't need another power source in the bush. The small solar panel I have (40 watt) works remarkably well for what I use it for and should I find I need an alternative power source to charge the "Thumper" because of a distinct lack of sunlight, well, I figure the Jack has a much better muffler on it anyway.

A really good price. They are about $160 at Bunnings.

Where is he (your son) getting it. I would also like one at that sort of price!

Phil I

Hi, Barry ...............

Me, too ...........
I have the GMC 850 unit and it runs like a charm, every time.

As I go relatively remote looking for the elusive gold bits, I rely heavily on safety/survival things to ease my mind ..............
a loss of battery power is really the pits to me, so my little GMC is used solely for charging ........ at the moment, anyway.
BUT, can be used for grinders/cutting, re-charging cordless drills, stuff like that ................. even your microwave/casserole cooker/hairdryer/vacuum cleaner/
and other essentia stuff.

Like others have said before ......... clean fresh fuel, change the plugs to NGK and you're well on the way. Mine runs all day on one tank of fuel .... truly !!

NOISE : not really much different to any other generator, despite what the specs advise. I just tuck mine behind a bush/tree/where-ever and live with it.
Mainly start it when I leave camp for the day, still running after a day in the field, turning it off for 'arpienoon drinkies' only if neccessary.

Have heard that you can extend and re-direct the exhaust outlet to expel into a hole dug in the ground ......... just haven't got around to looking at the mechanics of it yet.
And yes, for me anyway ........... the benefits far outweigh any downside .........
BUT admit that storage/carriage can be a problem for some ............

Me, I'm a Troopie bloke .............. it don't matter to me !!

Gday All

I'd buy one at that price too.... Agree with the turn the fuel off and empty the carby, same with most pre mix 2 stroke engines. Beware of the voltage spike as it runs out, the cheapies have poor voltage regulators and a 2 stroke running out of fuel sometimes revs like hell, resulting in a bit more than 240 volts.

Cheers Andrew