Yamaha ef2000is inverter generators with Twin Tech cables

I don't have a 3000i, but I think they are a nice generator. I'm curious though about your original post.

FishHaggis wrote:
I need a light genny for my four stroke snowmobile

Why do you need a generator for a snowmobile? I have no experience with snowmobiles, but I just can't imagine what one would need a generator for.

FishHaggis wrote:
Okay so twinning two 2000s is out. The U.S. border is just too far away and I want to keep my shopping local. Besides our dollar is a lot less than the American one right now so the savings just is not there. Now I am looking at a big one for the travel trailer and backup at the house. I am looking at the Honda eu3000i now. Would get the Yamaha but it's twice the weight for some reason. I need to keep it light so my kids or wife can lift it in and out of the truck when I am not there.

Anyone out there have the Honda eu300i?

The dry weight of a eu3000 is 134 pounds. And I can tell you from experience that is an awkward 134 pounds. It is a task for two adults to lift the generator into the truck. It is VERY difficult for one person to do it on their own. Just making sure you have the right expectations if you are going to have your wife or kids lift it in and out of the truck.

For some reason the Yamaha is twice the weight of the Honda 3000. 134 lbs is just too heavy for what I need. Check out the Honda 3000 and it says it's 68 lbs. I lifted one at the store and it is that light.

My sled is a four stroke so no pull cord. If it's into the -30's, it may not start so it's typical to bring a small generator into your camp to make sure the sled starts in the morning. My sled has a battery blanket, a coolant heater - pump and a battery maintainer wired in it and all fed to a plug. At home no issues, but if I am out fishing all day, I want the sled to start and get me home.

A two stroke is a pull cord so more dependable start. The engine tends to blow up after 3-4 years though while a four stroke lasts a long time and is much better on gas. A friend hunts muskox and his old two stroke needed about twenty - 5 gallon fuel cans but it's a bit less than half the fuel needs on his new four stroke. That's a lot of fuel to store in your komatik or boggan you pull with the sled. A lot of guys have both a two stroke and a four stroke sled depending on what they need it for.
It's often in the -30s here.

YouTube Allan Gofenko and you can see the need for a small genny for the sleds. His most recent video is this Christmas where he has issues with a fox at his camp.

Unless you need the air conditioner the single 2000w will work just fine.

A 2k generator with a hybrid inverter will allow air conditioning to be used.

That new Honda 3000i is impressive. Half the weight of the Yamaha or the Honda 3000is. I can see why you are leaning towards it. I didn't even know it was available until I saw it on the website.

EU3000i is 78 lbs but is not electric start.

EU3000is is 134 lbs and is electric start

Yamaha 3000 iS is 136 lbs and electric start

Yamaha 3000 iSEB is 154.3 lbs and is electric start and has 500 watt boost