On Sat, 08 Oct 2005 20:15:33 GMT, Bill Janssen
wrote:

Well I have a HF 4 KW genny and I have used it twice. Have about 7 hours
on it
so it is still fairly new. I ran two refrigerators and a freezer and a
couple of lights and TV.

I have a 50 foot # 8 extension cord so the noise isn't too bad. It is
easy to start
on the rope starter even though I have the electric start option (but
no battery).

Bill K7NOM

Good data, Bill. Sounds like it can handle the loads OK. I still
have a very low opinion of Chinese bearings, though, from experience.

If/when the bearings do go, they're probably a standard metric size
that is available from a good supplier like Nachi, etc.

Don W0LAP