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Old 03-17-2024, 07:31 AM
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Travel land RV in Airdrie has Onan generators. Two types, one gas only and one gas/propane. $1599 and $1699 respectively. They are inverter and sales guy said 53 dB. Might have to check on that, but might be a pretty goo deal if you happen to be in the market!
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whats 53 db?
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Old 03-17-2024, 11:51 AM
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whats 53 db?
53 db is the decibels for noise level.
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Old 03-17-2024, 11:09 PM
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53 db is the decibels for noise level.
Lol As soon as I pressed enter , I remembered what it was.
I used a readers years ago after builder a few quite gen. sets for the oil field .
53 is nice and low indeed
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Old 03-18-2024, 10:10 AM
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Have being running the Cummins/Onan P4500 for a few years now and it just purrs , remote start with recoil back-up ,30 amp female to accept RV plug , wheels and retractable handle so its easy to move around. Zero problems and good on fuel . Very well built ,Honda quality for 1/2 the price.
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Old 03-18-2024, 10:34 AM
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Have being running the Cummins/Onan P4500 for a few years now and it just purrs , remote start with recoil back-up ,30 amp female to accept RV plug , wheels and retractable handle so its easy to move around. Zero problems and good on fuel . Very well built ,Honda quality for 1/2 the price.
These units look interesting for sure.

I camped next to a fellow who had one. The remote start looks slick. They are not as quiet as a honda or yamaha but its not a huge difference.

What's the run time on yours? I had the smaller honda 3000i that was built similar. Folding handle, wheels, 70lbs dry....was a nice unit but got rid of it due to the run time. 5 to 7 hours on a full tank with that one.
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Have being running the Cummins/Onan P4500 for a few years now and it just purrs , remote start with recoil back-up ,30 amp female to accept RV plug , wheels and retractable handle so its easy to move around. Zero problems and good on fuel . Very well built ,Honda quality for 1/2 the price.
Just curious how many hours you have on it? Does it use a separate starter?
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whats 53 db?
About as loud as a dishwasher or washing machine. For a genny..... pretty quiet.
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Old 03-17-2024, 12:24 PM
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https://arrkannrvparts.com/products/...onan-generator

Was looking into the specs on this model as a option to a Honda 3000 inverter.
Seems to check all of the boxes for my needs - limited use power failures - and much less costly than the Honda.

Arrkkann website lists a sale price of $1499

Thanks to the OP for the heads up.
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Old 03-17-2024, 03:02 PM
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Bought a BE 3600 watt for a good price, I believe it is basically an Onan. Use it for the hunting cabin when solar isn't available. I have about 1000 hours on it in 2 years and it's pretty much done. It's a great generator but you get what you pay for. Also it doesn't have a starter it some how uses the stator in generator to crank and it cranks fairly slow so in cold temps a bit of an issue. Thought it was great but I'm buying a Honda this spring and keeping the other one for backup I guess.
If you don't plan on using it a tonne it's probably a good deal.
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