Harbor Freight Predator 9500-watt super quiet inverter generator (FIRST OIL CHANGE) 

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Thanks 🙏🏾

Thanks for watching Jason, I appreciate you sharing that with us👍🏾

noob question. are these magnet dipsticks one size fit all or do you have to know some measurements ahead of time?

That makes me happy to know it helped you Stay safe out there I hope you’re doing well

Yes they are, they work great on the metal parts but most of that is probably aluminum shaving magnets not gonna do anything for aluminum

@@GeneratorReviews and the cheap ones fail and the metal part falls into the crank and snaps the oil pump gear

@@shanwar9844 yep exactly!! Ends up making more problems

Thanks for sharing your feedback I appreciate you taking the time to help me out. Great idea 💡 Thanks

Here are the generator safety tips: This is just a safety reminder 1) Please do not allow an unqualified person or your children to operate the portable generator. Just because some manuals don’t say that doesn’t mean it’s safe. That is important against the generator safety rules. We also need to be keeping an eye on our children too. You need to make sure that your children are not playing near the portable generator especially when it’s running so they won’t get electrocuted. Generators pose electrical risks and they can be hot during an operation. Please keep your children away from the portable generator at all times. It is important to keep our children safe especially our little ones. Be aware of all the hazards. 2) Some people use their portable generators indoors which increases the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. It’s important to have a carbon monoxide if you have a gas generator. Never ever use your generator indoors even if your doors and windows are open and even in the garage is not safe to use a portable generator. Not even at your porch and your deck. It is never safe to use your generator indoors and in enclosed areas of your home. Your generator needs to be 15-20 feet away from your house. 3) 🔥generators cause fire hazards too. Never refuel your generator while it’s running. You need to let your generator cool off before refueling it and before storing your generator. Never overload your generator too. Never ever back feed your generator. You should never plug your generator into a wall outlet. Also never store propane tanks indoors. Please keep flammable things away from the generator as well and please don’t smoke cigarettes near the generator. Having a fire extinguisher next to the generator is also important against the generator safety rules. 4) generator operation; make sure your hands are dry before touching the generator. Never use your generator in wet conditions. Don’t let your generator get wet. You need a generator tent if you need to use your generator during wet weather. Please don’t wear loose clothes when operating the generator. Turn on your generator before plugging in appliances. Use the right cord for your generator. Please do not use worn out cords. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-I1jT3ANENvI.html and here is a video more about keeping others safe when using generators and also about our family’s safety. It’s always important to follow all the generator safety rules whenever you use your generator. Hope this helps

Please tell me if you can, your home apx. square footage, A/C Tonnage 2,3,4 or 5 and Amps required on your condenser if known?

Great point!

I always wonder why there is never filters on generators. I just assume it’s because they sit so long and often have small engines like on larger push mowers.

I agree and a better designed air filter location for maintenance, stupid.

@@shanew7361 Indeed.

Thank you

There is a guy that post videos on how to convert gas to propane… I’m sorry I can’t remember his name, but he has a video on this model as well as many other popular brands

@@deetrucker869 I think the guy you are referring to is Matt Nolff. Saw a few of his conversion videos. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wXk7vBQSzXo.html .

Thanks 🙏🏾

Both Gens are awesome in there own price point the Honda will always be super reliable but the Predator is a reliable work horse for the price as well.

Thanks! Keep up the great videos. I’m learning a ton!

@@sportsracer5 Here are the generator safety tips: This is just a safety reminder when using portable generator 1) Please do not allow an unqualified person or your children to operate the portable generator. Just because some manuals don’t say that doesn’t mean it’s safe. That is important against the generator safety rules. We also need to be keeping an eye on our children too. You need to make sure that your children are not playing near the portable generator especially when it’s running so they won’t get electrocuted. Generators pose electrical risks and they can be hot during an operation. Please keep your children away from the portable generator at all times. It is important to keep our children safe especially our little ones. Be aware of all the hazards. 2) Some people use their portable generators indoors which increases the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. It’s important to have a carbon monoxide if you have a gas generator. Never ever use your generator indoors even if your doors and windows are open and even in the garage is not safe to use a portable generator. Not even at your porch and your deck. It is never safe to use your generator indoors and in enclosed areas of your home. Your generator needs to be 15-20 feet away from your house. 3) 🔥generators cause fire hazards too. Never refuel your generator while it’s running. You need to let your generator cool off before refueling it and before storing your generator. Never overload your generator too. Never ever back feed your generator. You should never plug your generator into a wall outlet. Also never store propane tanks indoors. Please keep flammable things away from the generator as well and please don’t smoke cigarettes near the generator. Having a fire extinguisher next to the generator is also important against the generator safety rules. 4) generator operation; make sure your hands are dry before touching the generator. Never use your generator in wet conditions. Don’t let your generator get wet. You need a generator tent if you need to use your generator during wet weather. Please don’t wear loose clothes when operating the generator. Turn on your generator before plugging in appliances. Use the right cord for your generator. Please do not use worn out cords. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-I1jT3ANENvI.html and here is a video more about keeping others safe when using generators and also about our family’s safety. It’s always important to follow all the generator safety rules whenever you use your generator. Hope this helps

Save yourself the trouble. I have 2 Honda 7000. Had several probs w/them. Had one in the shop for something like 3 months under warranty. Dealers did NOT record some probs it had and that cooperate Honda knew it had as well. And now it needs $1000 worth of work. Has around 1000 hrs.

Appreciate you watching buddy thanks 🙏🏾

That’s how I felt about breaking in my personal generator and its going on 18 years now. I guess we can be OCD buddies lol.

@@GeneratorReviews love all your videos, you have the best generator reviews online period and I thank you

It’s not the oil we’re looking at it’s the metal flakes in the oil that can damage the cylinder walls we’re trying to get that out.

Thanks I plan on doing just that changing it after probably another 10 hours

244 lbs and 37.2 oz

Wow that's great to hear

Did you install a 30 or 50 amp inlet box?

@@Heaven-SentMemories I ran the 50 amp and changed the plug on the cable end to the generator down to 30 amp. I used an Eaton brand plug from Lowe’s.

@@Heaven-SentMemories I currently have a transfer switch but I got a 50amp Inlet box to install just haven’t got to it yet

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Yessir that’s exactly what I do great minds think alike thanks for watching 🙏🏾👍🏾

Thanks for subscribing 👍🏾

Thanks Karl for sharing your thoughts with us and you are spot on 👍🏾 they don’t stay in stock very long

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Bored!

Great option I think you would like it. Air filter is a pain but at least it’s not a monthly maintenance

Yep! It would definitely help for the metal shavings but most of the shavings I saw looked like aluminum and I tested it with a strong magnet and it wasn’t picking up the shavings in the oil.

Thanks for the clarification, sir. In your opinion, would this run a food truck two to three days a week, 5 hours a day? What is the max amp output you’ve seen? Thank you again in advance!

@@bluetidesexperience max power vid ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3wODt9QII-0.html

@@bluetidesexperience I definitely think it would run the food truck but remember it’s very heavy

Thank you sir! Merry Christmas 🎄

Finally!!!! Someone understands what I was talking about. Thanks 😊 👍🏾💯

coming soon I wanted to put some hours on it and do the first oil change before the test

Agreed!! 👍🏾

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qof2INa7Q2w.htmlsi=Jtb5NAmUAAQfvDFv Not the same Generator but same concept

nope, you should pay extra for this feature.

thx John

Here are the generator safety tips: This is just a safety reminder 1) Please do not allow an unqualified person or your children to operate the portable generator. Just because some manuals don’t say that doesn’t mean it’s safe. That is important against the generator safety rules. We also need to be keeping an eye on our children too. You need to make sure that your children are not playing near the portable generator especially when it’s running so they won’t get electrocuted. Generators pose electrical risks and they can be hot during an operation. Please keep your children away from the portable generator at all times. It is important to keep our children safe especially our little ones. Be aware of all the hazards. 2) Some people use their portable generators indoors which increases the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. It’s important to have a carbon monoxide if you have a gas generator. Never ever use your generator indoors even if your doors and windows are open and even in the garage is not safe to use a portable generator. Not even at your porch and your deck. It is never safe to use your generator indoors and in enclosed areas of your home. Your generator needs to be 15-20 feet away from your house. 3) 🔥generators cause fire hazards too. Never refuel your generator while it’s running. You need to let your generator cool off before refueling it and before storing your generator. Never overload your generator too. Never ever back feed your generator. You should never plug your generator into a wall outlet. Also never store propane tanks indoors. Please keep flammable things away from the generator as well and please don’t smoke cigarettes near the generator. Having a fire extinguisher next to the generator is also important against the generator safety rules. 4) generator operation; make sure your hands are dry before touching the generator. Never use your generator in wet conditions. Don’t let your generator get wet. You need a generator tent if you need to use your generator during wet weather. Please don’t wear loose clothes when operating the generator. Turn on your generator before plugging in appliances. Use the right cord for your generator. Please do not use worn out cords. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-I1jT3ANENvI.html and here is a video more about keeping others safe when using generators and also about our family’s safety. It’s always important to follow all the generator safety rules whenever you use your generator. Hope this helps

I just measured the bottom of the generator then I cut a small bucket to fit it.😊👍🏾

I'm putting some runtime on it first 50+ amps is gonna be a heavy load

Yep you’re right!👍🏾

Interesting side note, but unrelated side note, Driving instructor would do this to simulate the car suddenly dying at speed, and you have to shift into neutral and restart while at speed.

When you change the oil within the first hour there’s more metal flakes and shavings inside that oil inside your engine getting rid of it will prolong your generators life. I’ve been doing this for 25 years Thanks for watching

Soft start on your A/C might help with that problem but the 9500 won’t have that issue. Thanks for watching

I think it’s pretty quiet for the size of that thing. I’ll do a sound test in my next video with it. hopefully you pre-order it from me.👍🏾

Just a little under 1/2 a quart

The couple of ACs I was talking about were the two 13,500 BTUs on the RV. I have not tried it on the central AC I plan on doing so but I have a lot of subscribers saying that it did run there 4 ton AC You shouldn’t have any problem running it on Eco mode if you plan on keeping it for a long time that’s all I would run, no need to stress out your generator in wide-open throttle

I ran it for half an hour

Yep!! The earlier you change the oil and get that metal out of the generator gotta be better for the long-term use but the funny thing is I tested that metal with a magnet and it looks to be aluminum shavings none of that metal would stick to the magnet.

@@GeneratorReviews whoa! that is good to know!

It’s holding up pretty good 👍🏾

I put a little over 1 quart I think it’s like 1.1 quart

The next one I will 👍🏾

That would be nice 👍🏾 especially an engine at that size.

Well the Predator probably has no warranty on it and the AI power is dual fuel. I guess if I needed the extra power I would get the Predator but the Ai power is not as powerful or time tested as the Predator

I use Mobile 1 synthetic 10w 30

This could be a number of things it could also be as simple as cleaning your spark arrestor

Metal flakes in an engine oil typically indicate some form of internal mechanical wear occurring within the engine. As engine components like pistons, bearings, and camshafts wear down over time, small metal particles can break off and Ignoring metal flakes in the oil can lead to more severe engine problems and potential failure if left unattended. But in this case, the metal flakes are from the new engine production.

@@GeneratorReviews oh ok thank you!

Yes, that is why we recommend changing the oil ASAP

@@GeneratorReviews thanks. Great video

@@GeneratorReviews Now for someone who hasn't done this before, What is the recommended rule of thumb when changing out oil to get all the flakes out? Is it just a process that happens over time with routine Oil Change so you leave some flakes in, or does one fill and empty the oil over and over until all the flakes are gone in one go? Just trying to understand the logic and not over think 😅

Thanks for watching the 12mm is what you need

It always helps

Yes I like them makes oil changes a lot easier

Yes the Power Horse 7500 it’s an awesome generator very quite and I like the 50 amps output

Check out Amazon the should have it

Mobil 1 5w30 synthetic oil is what I use

Yessir I will replace those ASAP I already have it.

Most of the flakes in oil is aluminum…. magnetic stick is worthless 👍👍👍

Just follow the manufacturers recommendations you’ll be OK. Don’t feel confused or overwhelmed as long as you change your oil once a year depending on your use, if it falls right around manufacturer recommendation you’ll be all right

It holds 37 fluid ounces There are 1.15625 quarts in 37, or 37 ounces = 1.15625 quarts.

I had some 10/30 Castrol GTX it’s pretty much just to get through my break-in period and then I go to mobile one 5-30 synthetic after four oil changes

I’ve run my 9500 About 12 hrs and never did a break in period because I didn’t have this knowledge. Is it too late to do?

@@ddbell34 Absolutely not!! Just change the oil use regular 10/30 repeat that after about 50 hours. Once you get to the 250 hrs or fourth oil change your golden. You can go to 120 - 150 hours or just once a year oil change with synthetic 5w30

Thanks for sharing this message with us but sorry you’ve been getting lemons that’s not good

I have one and it runs like in this video with no problems.

Carpet??

I prefer using regular 10w30 conventional oil for the first few oil changes for the break-in period.

You are right 👍🏾💯😉

I probably did.