I bought a nicely packaged 1800watt briggs and Stratton generator. It was made to look like a quiet Japanese one, with lots of panels and a small footprint. I thought I would buy American, also since I used to love briggs and Stratton powered minibikes and go karts. Anyway, the Japanese generators are way quieter, and have better regulation. They're more expensive, but I couldn't believe the difference in noise when I heard the newest generation of Japanese inverter generators.
My old 1086 farm tractor that is Massey powered, is like a 1979 diesel USA motorhome. Rough around the edges, nothing fancy, but you just fall in love with how durable and simple it is. Except it doesn't have particle board.
