Posted by Ignoramus20845 on April 4, 2008, 6:19 pm
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
Posted by Greg O on April 4, 2008, 10:39 pm
> 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.
Greg
Greg
Posted by Neon John on April 4, 2008, 11:02 pm
>> 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
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Posted by Ignoramus20845 on April 4, 2008, 11:18 pm
>>> 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
Posted by Pete C. on April 5, 2008, 2:37 am
Ignoramus20845 wrote:
>
> >
> >>> 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