Best OFF GRID or EMERGENCY Generator /1 YR / 1,000 HOURS / Harbor Freight PREDATOR 3500 Review
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“Gas isn’t even over 2 bucks right now.” Well… unfortunately that didn’t age well. Bummer.
When pull starting any gas operated tool/lawnmower/ snowblower,generator etc pulling the cord halfway out twice then give it a full pull makes starting gas engines easier and it works. Thanks for the video informative and interesting
I’ve heard dozens of raves about these and finally needed one recently because of the ice storm that recently ripped up western WV and just so happened to catch one coming off the truck at the local store. I have a Honda 2000 and it’s awesome, I can’t say enough how impressed I am with my predator 3500! It’s quiet, quality, and very efficient.
I've had mine for over two years, and it been great
I have a predator I think its a 4300. We only use it a few hours a month when the power goes out. But it has never let us down. These honda clones are great for the money. I actually went with this brand because I seen it was what you used. Call them up and demand that referral fee.
I’ve had one since 2020 and it’s a bulletproof beast. I almost completely strayed away from harbor freight generators after buying the $100 tiny pos that wouldn’t start once but glad I took the chance on the predator 3500. Thanks for the video man.
When I go camping I have a 30 year old 650 watt gen.
That I use to run a 100 ft string of Christmas lights that I use for area lighting.
Works great lights up a huge space.
everyone loves them.
it's February 15 2021. The great Freeze got to devour most of the US including Houston Texas where I live. I live in the country in my 37 ft fifthwheel and the freeze got the power throughout Texas to stop. I started my predator 3500 in sub freezing conditions with the electric start. I havent ever charged the battery and it still starts right up. I've owned it a year and bought it used. I absolutely love this generator. I'll buy another one for sure some day.
I’ve been on the fence about getting one and didn’t think harbor freight would have a decent one! I appreciate it!!
Yeah man I'm very blown away with it! I'll buy another one (if) this ever craps out. I used and abused this sucker and never missed a beat
Good to know. I have had this generator in mind. Thanks for the review.
This is a great and very helpful honest and detailed review. Ty for taking time to give us a whole years worth of experience with such an important item. Hopefully Predator contacts you and starts sponsoring you.
Very clear, concise and honest review. Wish more people were like this on CZcams. Thanks!
It is a great generator for you Jason , I’m glad it has worked well .just watched Jaylena’s video and came here to watch you . My two favorite people 💕🙏💕
Great review Jason. It has stood up to the test. That is great. I am very thankful that you are honest about things. So many people out there these days aren't. Stay safe, warm and well. God Bless You.
Jason, been wanting one!! Excited to use it!! Thank you for your words, and lesson.
Keep being you love your videos and your family God bless you and your family
Very helpful - I appreciate the details that you shared, that's impressive performance for daily-use equipment! Thanks!
We have one. Works awesomely. Live in NE. Great for when power goes!
I also live in Oklahoma. I bought two of these and I run them parallel to run both my A/C in my fifth wheel. When I don’t need the A/C I can run everything on one. Also used one of them to power my house during the recent snow event when we were without power for several days. It was able to run heaters in the well house as well run everything in the house except heater but I used the wood burning stove for that. Great piece of equipment.
Mr.J what a review..Quite the sales person. Harbor freight owes you big time.Peace.
Sold!!! I was looking to get a generator for my OffGrid as a backup system...
Thx for your honest review 😁👍🏼
Same here!.lol
Thanks for the review! I know I need to get one of those soon too! Enjoy the nice weather today
Jason, I definitely need one of those. Great review buddy. Have a great week.
Thank you for this review we have been looking into buying this for a couple months now. Btw your channel got a shout out from preppernurse1 in his live last night. You have a lot of fans over there too. Keep doing you Jason and it'll keep coming together.
I bought one of those generators about 8 years ago still going strong it's the Honda knock off
To be honest, I really think predators are made in the same contract factory as Honda small engines. And they just rebrand them. If you open this up, the design is identical as Honda.
Excellent review just a straight up review that lets me know that this generator is all I hoped it would be. I saw a more professional video on this generator but your video was very helpful. Thanks for posting and especially going into detail of your own experience with it. Excellent review!
Aww man I wish I knew this video existed when I brought that generator back to life years later! lol
You please always do you, from reviews to building doesn’t matter I always enjoy what you put out so if you wanna do more review reviews then do them because one thing I can say the reason why I keep coming back to the Crockers the whole family is because of the honesty and the forwardness and no Clickbait!
True that ! 🇺🇸💙🤗
I changed the oil 2 times at 12 hrs. Lots of metal. Do that. Love this thing. Later your probably good. Got it for 400 lol love it!❤
Good timing. Off work today cuz of the snow. Glad your back on the grind bub keep the vids coming
Goodmorning Jason thank you for the review of the generator hope you have a great day....😊❤
I’m going to look into getting one of these generators.. why in the world do 17 idiots give this honest review a thumbs down???!!! The review was great.. we get a lot of Harbor Freight tools etc.. and as you say some of it’s great ,some not so much..
I bought Nick one a few years ago and was iffy if it was going to be good as the Honda, it did not disappoint. It works just like you said Jason. It definitely does the job. ❤️👍❤️👍
Hope they sponsor you! Definitely sounds like a great generator!
We have had one of these for a few years now. It has never let us down. We live at 5,200 foot altitude so it only puts out about 2,600 and can peak at 3,000 +/- but at high altitude that's true for any generator. I had to drill a few holes in the cover to help it breathe but again, that's not a fault with the generator, that's just an altitude thing.
We have less than 500 hours on ours but need it to power medical equipment when the power goes out. It has been super reliable, I just wish it had a fuel shut off to keep fuel out of the carb when it doesn't get used for a while. For the cost I couldn't recommend these more.
My dad just bought one and I must say it’s a beast! Awesome review video keep up the good work!
When you were looking for recommendations for a good generator, THAT is the one I has heard was equal in quality to a Honda generator at half the cost. Several Nomads use the Predator and love it because it is very quiet. 👍
Thanks Jason, I have considered this product but wasn't sure about it. Great review, you sold me on this! Blessings
Great video and very informative. Thank you and enjoy the peace and quiet living away from this crazy world and all it’s nutcase people. I also live on a farm and just bought one of these Predator inverter generators .
We cant say enough good things about our Predator generator!
I have an generator. Wright off the bat it burned oil. Loud. Junk. So I've been shopping for a while. Thank you so much for sharing this one on performance and sound.
Definitely worth the money. I love harbor freight. I'm also cheap... but they do have some nice stuff there. That thing is way quieter then I thought it would be.
Thanks jason putting this one on the wish list!
This is a serious piece of equipment.
Just to keep running through the weather up the alone is a feat.
Great timing! I was just looking for a review on Harbor Freight's generator because you swear by it. We have a dual fuel 220 generator from Costco that's pretty loud, but it works well. It's on wheels so difficult to move around. The HF generator is lighter and we could move it around the property.
Great video Jason! A lot of information you gave out about it! It sounds like a great generator! They need to let you promote things for them!☺☺☺
This is exactly what I wanted, and the person and usages I was looking for. I need to augment my solar array and this is a cheap option. Until I can find a generator that starts up when battery bank voltage drops to low. Thanks for taking the time to post.
Absolutely, Glad it could help! This is a few years later and still use a 3500!
You’ve sold me on purchasing this!
Merry Christmas, hope you have a good one
Man that thing has saved your life really.
Thanks Jason. I think you just helped me convince my husband on this one!! Shoot dang!
I've been looking at & wondering about this generator for 2 years now & just wasn't sure if it was any good. Watched a side-by-dide comparison last year, but you still just never know.
Thanks for the recommendation.
Thank you 🎄🎈
Harbor frieght has some good tools. They just opened one in kingsville I'm planning a trip over to harbor frieght soon.
Great video Crocker, I’m shopping for an emergency generator for power outages. So thank you. ML&Aloha Your Boy Kekoa&Ohana.🤙🏽🎄🎁
Hi Jason, good to know, I'll have to keep this one in mind. That's a nice little emergence must have, i'd say. Have a great weekend =)
Great generator review Jason.
Good Morning!! Great Review!😊❤️
Jason I've shopping and bought some Harbor Freight tools so I've got experience with them myself. I'd suggest anyone buying from there. Take a coin in the store flip it before buying anything with moving parts . Heads , yes it's good, tails it won't last, then you knock on wood and hope for the best and expect the worst!
Thanks for the video homeboy very cool
No problem Bro-man!
Thanks Jason
I have the 4300 and run it 24 7, that's about 2200 hours every 3 months. Wouldn't have any other kind. I have been using generators for over 10 years. It runs everything in my house. Cost for gas about 3 350 a month.
It got confused is $350 per month?
Wow 3500 a month in gas. My power bill is only 125.00 a month. I think your better off throwing that thing away and paying the electric bills
@@DavidRamirez-fe5dd I think he meant 300-350/month
@@zac1608 yep hot that. Thanks
Buddy this topic fascinates me. I know this post is old. But are you still running the same Predator generator? How many hours on your generator? I love to go to sources like you who use this stuff to the max. Thanks in advance. Also, if anyone else has 1000+ hours on a Predator, please let me know the size generator and max hours you got in it. Thanks!
Wow we need to get one of those for the ranch 😊
That would be nice to have for a back up.
GREAT product review
Scene that generator and have been watching your channel since possibly late Feb beginning of March 2020. I have a Briggs and Stratton generator and its LOUD. Honda is nice but for $2000 it should be. Predator seems to be decent and definitely quieter than my Briggs. Thanks for this review 👍 - Enjoyed it
Great review bud. When I ever get in the market for one I will give it a try.
I have a predator 4375 and I love it,pull rope only but it runs my whole camper ac and all,got it on sale alot cheaper than that though,you got your money Worth
I also have the one you have but it is not an inverter. The one Jason has makes clean power, pure sinewave, no spikes.
@@eunicehenderson9095 I once knew a girl who liked spikes, she was a Goth girl, pretty weird, but fun!
Great review....Hope your warm ....😁🙏🇱🇷
Thanks for the tips fam, apprecaite it..
Great vid again.
Like the one I use with my horse trailer
That was a gr8t review. With all the tiny houses you could open a Airbnb charge so much < not sure how you do meals > other than a continental breakie of bagel, muffin , fruit & coffee , tea and such. Stay safe & take care of you all. Thanks for sharing eh :))
I have a Coleman generator ( 17 years old ) still runs like the day it was new .... I do take very good care of it .... I keep it in my shop ..... when I use it at camp I keep it under a tree .... however it isn't as quite as the predator ..... I am going to pick up a bit of a bigger one at harbor freight..... I will Not waste my money on the Honda..... I own some harbor freight tools and they work very very good .
Yamaha has a generator that is equivalent to yours and they cost $1600. I am going to get the Harbor Freight like yours. Thanks for the tip. Take care. Vaughn
I miss the country tank tops. Great review. I'm getting a Predator.
Good review for harbor freight
looks like a good one to have!
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Maybe with this video u can get sponsored by them or harbor freight. Good luck Jason. Great honest opinion.
Great review J :-)
Have to go old school here.... Maintenance my man.... Oil and a spark plug, less than $10.... It'll run great for years if maintained properly. Wow I think I sound like my dad. Great vid....
As far as clones go, these are great. Even the regular predator motors in general.
Great video Jason. Hope they will sponsor you.
Good thorough review ;)
This generator is about to be sold out ! Hurry up and get one ! Great review Jason
I hate loud generators .thanks for the video bro.can't wait for the next pod cast
Only thing I have had to do is tighten all my connections on the back of that panel. I have double the time on mine and it still runs strong doesn’t use any oil starts every time.
I’ve always been a Honda guy. The price is great on these Predator. 3500 watts could run the tiny house 👍
We need one of these for our Rv. My husband is always looking up coupons for harbor freight. They have great deals at times. That is his go to store.
They have a coupon right now I think for $600
@@TheCrockers awesome, thank you. I’m going to check it out and let my husband know.
TY, Sir.
That was worth it good one
Great info!
Great review be safe and God bless
thank you for this...very helpful!
Thank you..
Not too long ago you mentioned that you run this generator up to 14 hours some days. That got me to thinking about something. I was already guessing that you most likely weren’t using 100% of its power. You could buy a battery charger plus whatever you would need for your future solar system BUT just from the batteries on out. Then while having to use the generator anyway, you could be charging the batteries to use during other times & save some wear & tear on the generator. Even just a couple of batteries now would be useful I would think.
Nice information thanks.
Here because of a Harbor Freight ad.... haha! nice. And your dog is super cute.
Haha I appreciate you coming by!
Good one for you God Bless.
Jason that was very informative..we have a harbor freight in Kingsville now..
Yeah my dad was super excited about them building one!
@@TheCrockers oh yes.. you know how it is in Riviera..very few choices..we only had lowes and walmart
Nice!