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Posted by Pete C. on April 5, 2008, 2:37 am
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Ignoramus20845 wrote:
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> >
> >>> Someone is offering to me a MQPower generator (often seen as rentals)
> >>> with 7k hours. How much life is left there, assuming good maintenance?
> >>> It seems well maintained. I believe it is a 4 cyl Isuzu diesel.
> >>>
> >>> Might swap my DJE for it.
> >>>
> >>> i
> >>
> >>Seems like allot of hours to me. To put it a perspective, 7000 hours at 30
> >>MPH equals 210,000 miles. Would you buy a car with 210,000 miles on it?
> >>A friend on mine ran a lawn service for many years. He ran a few Kubota
> >>diesels over the years. 3500 on a lawn tractor and they were starting to
> >>show the miles. Engine were starting to use oil, other parts were failing.
> >>He would run the machines maybe up to 4000 hours and trade. He kept
> >>meticulous service on his machines.
> >
> > There are diesels and then there are diesels. To use your car analogy, the
slow
> > speed diesel in a semi truck is typically good for 1,000,000 miles to first
major
> > overhaul. The life of a slow speed (1800 or less RPM) generator diesel
engine is
> > significantly milder, running at constant speed and usually less than full
load.
> >
> > Izuzu makes one of the best slow speed diesels. If this is indeed a slow
speed
> > generator and it appears that the maintenance is up to snuff then I'd not
think twice
> > about 7000 hours. It's just getting broken in good.
> >
> > The OP really didn't give us enough information to make a definitive
recommendation.
> > What size generator and whether slow speed or not, for instance, and what
kind of
> > service it has been used for. One can presume that a unit popular with
rental
> > companies is both rugged and long lasting. Beyond that, more info needed.
> >
> > John
> >
>
> Multiquip dca25ssiu, slow speed. looks good. /i have not tested it
> yet. Seller asking 4.5k
>
> i
The MQ gensets are very high quality. I've sat on the trailer a MQ
Whisperwatt 15KW diesel set was mounted on and you just about had to
look in the window at the gauges to see if the thing was running.
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> with 7k hours. How much life is left there, assuming good maintenance?
> It seems well maintained. I believe it is a 4 cyl Isuzu diesel.
>
> Might swap my DJE for it.
>
> i