I know that you get what you pay for....AND suffer frustration when something goes wrong.... AND ...Chinese power tools are generally a POS......
BUT
I actually have had good luck with Harbor Freight power tools and appliances....come with a manual and phone
number.
Have called and receive parts in short order on several things including hydraulic line for the little wood splitter.
That said.....
DW had purchased a 2000 w genset at Aldi's as a special for around $150 bucks....in 2005.
Has run good up till the season....
Kinda like this...https://www.alibaba.com/product-deta...697a8c3ewAbtTD
I keep it in the shed as a back up to the bigger Colman 7000 W unit...
Was small enough to load in a trailer, pulled behind the 4 wheeler,.... and run a extended electric pole chain saw for cleaning low hanging limbs on the trails.
Soooo
A few branches....so dug it out.....Generally keep it stored empty....just a small amount of old gas w/Stable.
Dumped in some fresh gas...gave a shot of starter fluid...started and ran of a few seconds....and quit.
Started looking it over found the gas line had rotted....took off...replaced...(have spare).
Retried...would run on the fluid...but was not getting gas....valve?
Tried several positions on the valve...didn't seem like it was getting a good flow. ... then outlet fitting broke off.
Needed a new valve.....so on saturday , go to town day...stopped at my Stihl dealer...
He laughed....Chinese POS....Nope...can't get parts.
Hardware store did not have a fitting so looked like a new home made tank was in order.
Now before I went thru building one though I would make sure the carb was working.
No gas in the bowl.....
Took it off, took of the bowl.....was pretty dry and was rusty(???) on the inside....Never seen that before.....
So started looking....and I can buy all the carb from China for 3.6 -5.2 USD....
If I could figure out which one in need.
https://www.alibaba.com/product-deta...2bd13975DvDl7b
I thinking "door stop"
Then again, worked good for 12 years for $150 bucks....Hummmm
I hate not being able to fix stuff....To be put on hold for now...
Te next one will be a Honda...
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