3000W Chinese Gensets Info.
professor95 wrote: EDIT ADDED 45/5/2013- When this thread started in March of 2005, I never expected to see it survive this long or amass the quantity of information that has been shared here. In...
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I would say one of the definite downsides for many of these chinese units is the fact that they don't seem to keep a particular unit with a particular configuration very long. I think that will make it difficult to find parts if you have one and need it serviced in 5-10 years. By then they may have switched engines/importers half a dozen times. I know its been said that honda parts MAY fit, but I don't know if that has been proven.
External Honda GX200 engine parts will fit the JiangDong 196CC, 6.5 HP engines. (carb, shroud & rope starter, ignition, etc.) Inside parts (piston, rod, cam, crank, etc.) are believed to fit as well (no proof yet). Not sure about the other clones.
As for 5-10 years? Let me guess, you are an old guy like me. You still have a 1966 Ford Galaxy you bought new after college and the Craftsman lawnmower you bought back in '88. Your VCR is a top loader and your TV still has a tuner that only selects 13 VHF channels.
Just kidding..........
If the generator was a Honda that set me back $2,000 dollars, or an Onan that came in at over $3,000 - sure, I would be pretty upset if it became totally obsolete and no parts were available in 5-10 years. But for a $250.00 Chinese import, I don't care if parts are not available in 5-10 years (I could possibly adapt or make other parts work if needed). "If" it does make it 10 years, that is only $25.00 per year - pretty good depreciation ratio. By then there will be a newer technology that is most likely cheaper and more efficient.
