Predator gennys?

wnjj wrote:
A few anecdotes:

1. Honda 2000 has run several A/C units we've tried with it, at least at lower elevations. All with ECO mode ON.

2. A Champion 2000 would not run the same unit the Hondas did.

3. A pair of brand new Yamaha 2000's would not start my uncle's A/C unit while on ECO mode, despite the running load being quite low. You could switch to ECO once the A/C was running but it would not restart once it cycled off. This defeats the purpose of ECO mode.

Your mileage may vary but it would take a lot for me to leave Honda. They've earned their reputation.

You do realize eco mode is like eco boost? It’s only eco until you need the power. But I’m only speaking for Hondas. Haven’t had enough Yamahas to say.
But the likely hundreds of Hondas (at work) just plain work all the time day in day out and their ratings are conservative.
Only times I ve experienced Hondas not working is if they get completely submerged, bad/old gas, low oil shutdown or stolen. The last one being the biggest reason your saw at the other end of the cord don’t work, because it’s driving away in the back of a tweakermobile.

As far as cost goes, no one wants a 10 year old china bomb 2k generator for more than $100 maybe.
Everyone will pay $7-800 for an old Honda that is low hours and good shape and $4-500 if it looks beat up, because it still runs.
Hondas don’t cost any more if you consider residual value.