I was very pleased with my 3500 open frame, and had high hopes for this unit. I am on my third unit (1 yellow and 2 red) and am unimpressed, to say the least. FWIW- it seems to handle my PD9260 reasonably well, although I have never been below about 70% SOC on 225 AH AGM's. What I simply cannot live with is the the rough idle. A quiet generator is still very noticeable (if not annoying) when the RPM's change continuously, with, or without load. Call it choking, burping.....wuttevr, it just isn't steady. I was going to stick it out until I camped next to a guy with a very obviously clapped out Honda 2000 last weekend. Trust me- the thing had seen some miles. Yet it sat there and purred, perfectly, for hours (at 7700 ft elevation). Now I know it is against CCC rules to compare it to a Honda, but it is impossible not to, as that is the yard stick. I am either going to wait for the bugs to get worked out, or throw another $350-$400 at it and do it right.
