On Tue, 19 Jan 2016 05:15:24 -0800 (PST), "
wrote:
How loud is it?
-jsw

Not all that loud. If it were outside and I were inside with the windows closed, it would be barely noticeable by me or my neighbors.

The small generator my son & I were given is quiet, 10 metres away the
noise is hardly noticeable. This was a good score, it was broken as
it had been dropped and the fuel tank mounts were broken and the air
cleaner smashed. 2 bits of 3 x 25 strap and new bolts, a carby clead
and it runs well.
This came as part of buying a used Yanmar diesel water pump for our
fire tanker. The original fire pump's B&S motor's carby had
disintegrated with zamac rot and we cannot get a replacement in Oz and
a new one from USA is $123 + $50 postage which works out to about $250
Oz - a real rip off. I can get a new complete pump from Bunnings
for about $275.

With the Yanmar (working) pump came a Honda pump, Honda 1900w
generator, 1 Honda 10hp motor, 2 Honda 5hp, 1 with 2-1 reduction
gearbox, a Honda 3.5 hp with threaded shaft and 2 Mitsubishi 5hp
motors, all non runners.

The pump was siezed but with a pump dismantle & clean + carby
clean and new starter cord and some "Start ya *******" (ether) and a
few pulls it runs fine. No.2 son gets that to build his fire tanker.
for his 3 acre block.

The 1900W generator just needed a new cord and carby clean & tune
up + SyB, runs great. Previous owner probably too lazy or stupid to
replace the cord - will probably sell it as we already have 5kW
diesel & 2.3kW petrol generators.

The 10hp is missing the fuel tank and throttle control but afrter a
clean and temporary fuel tank it runs, all we have to do is make a new
throttle control.

The 2 x 5hp Hondas both run after cleaning carby's and swapping
them over as one carby is buggered. A new one from Hong Kong is
$15.95 delivered, same thing from Sydney is $19.95 delivered but 2
weeks faster.

The 3.5hp responded to TLS and a carby clean an now has the pump
from the B&S on it but is a bit underpowered, still, it is a spare
until we build another trailer.

We still have to work on the Mitsubishi's, that is for this
weekend.

Does anyone know where I may be able to get a carby for the 5hp
industrial B&S at a reasonable price?
Thanks,
Alan