Generator hours
How many hours of generator use would be a lot? Looking at used class A and I really haven't used one a lot, generally shore power.
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- Depending on how it was maintained I would agree 2000 to 3000 hours. Ive seen flat head propane powered fork lift engines with 6,000. Cleaner fuel, strict maintenance program.
- An Onan could be around 2000 hours.
A generac would be looking at less.
A genset with very few hours could have gasoline sitting in carb and turning to varnish. - A gas engine one... couple thousand hours. A diesel... 8-10,000 hours would start to worry me but more because of the amount of use of the MH, not the generator.
- Most problems with generators are due to lack of use and it's rare that a generator dies before the RV. Opinions vary but many exercise their generators a couple of hours per month just to ward off issues like gummed up carburetors etc.
