Was working on my Honda generators and was just wondering how many hours one can get from these gensets. Who has the most hours on their Honda?Thanks

hard to say - I don't have a hour meter associated with mine. It was purchased in July of 2008... Probably 30 or so camping trips where it would have been for three hours aday - most camping trips are over a weekend but a few have been 10-12 days long.Several short runs around the house for things... A couple of full time runs for a full week one time and three days another time when the hurricanes came thru the county....

I have an old Honda 650 watt genset that's still running strong. JUST enough juice to satisfy my converter IF the 4 6-volts are not lower that 80% SOC.I also have a EU1000 that's giving me fits. I have had that bastage torn down about 4 times & still can't keep it running.

After 10 years on one and 6 on another, I have yet to work on them! I have no idea who has the most.

I have a Honda 500 that I bought in April, 1985. It is still running good. I never subject it to direct rain. I always find a place to tuck in it under cover and place it on a board, never directly on the ground. There is no hour meter on it so I have no idea how many hours are on it.I also have a 2000 that I bought in July 2005. It is running good also. Again, I always tuck it in some area out of direct rain and I always put a plywood board under it so it doesn't set directly on the ground. This one doesn't have an hour meter either.LeRoy

Have an eu3000 i bought used in oct 09.Still runs strong.As for hours i have no idea but do quite a bit of trips to glamis during winter where it prob runs atleast 10 hours for the weekend,and the weeklong trip it prob gets atleast 30 hours put on it.I also use it for summer trips too to other places.My guess is atleast a 100 for glamis trips and prob atleast another 100 for other trips i do.When this one does go i will replace it with another 3000.

How many hours on your Honda EU Generator? | Good Sam Community

slowlyiturn
Explorer
Aug 30, 2013
no solar, yes charging batteries.
mchero
Explorer
Aug 29, 2013
slowlyiturn wrote:
dry camping in mexico for the last 2 years with this Honda 2000...560 hours. run it about 4-5 hours per day

You using it to charge up your batteries? You using any solar?
slowlyiturn
Explorer
Aug 29, 2013
dry camping in mexico for the last 2 years with this Honda 2000...560 hours. run it about 4-5 hours per day
mchero
Explorer
Aug 26, 2013
Interesting link Snowman! Thanks!
Snowman9000
Explorer
Aug 25, 2013
There is a way to read the hours via the number of times a light flashes after startup. I only bothered to do it once, so I've forgotten the exact instructions.

EDIT: googled it...
http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_10_17/649696_Honda_EU2000i_Hour_Meter_Info.html
mikestock
Explorer
Aug 25, 2013
I bought my EU3000is new in 2001 and used it for an average of 6 weekends per year for football tailgating. For me, being retired, these weekends are usually 48 hours minimum and living in Alabama it means air conditioning (15k) most of the time. In addition, I have probably used it for 1000 or more hours during power failures at my home. All together I would expect that my usage is 4000 hrs. or more, during the 12 years I have owned it.

I did my first valve adjustment a couple of months back and found they were still within specs before adjustment.

I change my oil frequently and always use Mobile 1 synthetic oil.
MEXICOWANDERER
Explorer
Aug 24, 2013
The Yamaha 5500 ESD recommended oil and filter changes after 100 hours of operation. A diesel. An oil change and filter every four days.
Huntindog
Explorer
Aug 24, 2013
No hour meter on mine, so no precise figure, but several thousand hours is a realistic guess. I have the extended run tank, and it uses so little fuel that it rarely gets shut off.

A while back there was a guy here that said he had over 15000 hours on his... Smoked but still ran.
Atlee
Explorer II
Aug 24, 2013
You change oil after 20-45 hours?

whs9841 wrote:
I use my EU2000i pair for tailgating, so they get used anywhere from 20-45 hrs per weekend (depending on the weather). 6-7 home games a yr for the last 7 yrs., so I probably have around 1200 hrs on them. I change the oil after every tailgating weekend, and I clean the air filter every year. The only other maintenance I've done is replacing the spark plugs, cleaning the spark arrestor (only twice), and replacing one pull cord. I also start them up periodically in the off season to keep everything lubed up well. I don't see any reason why these things won't run another 6-7 yrs, if not longer.
randy328
Explorer
Aug 24, 2013
Motorcycle racing, so runs quite a bit at a race. Friday through Sunday many times. I log the hours, rounded off for posting here.

eu2000 2450 hrs
eu3000 1100 hrs