I have the HF Hydraulic 1000Ib lift Cart and use it all the time. The 1000 lb version lifts higher, 34-1/2 in. HF currently has a coupon for the 1000lb cart. Nice informative video.
I am surprised just a normal fuel valve on there. The knobs are terrible. In the run position the fuel valve is only half open. And from run to off it moves the clone cable, but the choke is already open. Would be much better to separate those functions.
I agree I know that Honda likes to combine functions to make it easier for the user but for the mechanic technician we are going to question the sanity of the engineer why they designed it that way. This is also why I prefer Yamaha generators since they have the fuel petcock separate from the ignition switch and the choke lever. All of them are individual components that can be replaced.
Nice work. I usually adjust the valves on the OHV engines, especially with that many hours on it, the Honda's are very hard to start when out of adjustment, and you can get more power when adjusted correctly. I have fixed a few cables with a lead fishing weight crimped on the end of the cable. Usually works good. Thanks for a really nice video.
Thank you! Yeah IDK when they were adjusted last, but I do hear both valves "tick" when running which tells me they have lash on them. After the choke was fixed it fired off in a few cranks. 😁
And there are the main reasons I do not buy from Hobo Freight or Amazonia. One lists all the parts you could ever want for the item but stocks none of them {I doubt you will ever see that cable either} and the other misrepresents the items it sells. Great fix but I unfortunately think your excellent replacement will also break because of that poorly designed shutoff/choke selector. There is no "real" spring pulling that choke cable out of the housing so it's gonna twist itself up again in time. Keep up the great work!
Hey Paul you're absolutely right! A matter of fact update as soon as I posted this video and tagged harbor freight in it... The part that I ordered magically shipped and I got the FedEx notification. 100% agreed that my fix and the replacement part will break again definitely a bad design. Still keep in mind 976 hours of using said part and it just finally failed. Either way the repair should kick the can down the road a little bit further for the customer. It's no small chump change at $2,200 new but compared to the Honda it's supposed to be a clone of is far cheaper. It was an interesting repair and plus having the ability to really look it over I can honestly feel comfortable about answering questions about it should people ask me in the future. This is the first time I've seen the 9500 in the shop for me anyway
@Bassguitarist1985 I've had mine for almost 1500 hours and zero issues. Bought a 2nd one for my home and runs everything without fail. Very happy with this machine.
This is a different engine still HF. I run 670 cc 22 hp engines on natural gas compressors, and they run on natural gas. The last one ran over 26,000 hours! I use Shell T6 oil with Lucas oil stab, have 12" x 12" oil cooler with 180 thermostat.Just amazing how good these engines can be.
I think with the hassles/delays in getting the part, I would have drilled a tiny little hole in the side of the case for just a 14 guage copper wire long enough to get the side on with the wire through the side panel, and then make a loop on the end, and instruct the end user to just pull it out when starting and put it back in afterwords. That would have saved such a large disassembly task while waiting for the part.
Great video and explanation of how to fix. I only have 77 hours on my 9500 (owned about 2 years now), and haven't had any trouble with THAT switch (yet), but good information to know. I would be interested in getting a copy or link to the wiring schematic, as I am having trouble with the START switch. I thought my problem was the battery, but new battery did not fix. Switch works intermittently ... might take half a dozen tries before it works. Any experience with diagnosing or repairing the START switch? FYI for others, for the battery, the one sold by Harbor Freight was the only one I could find to physically fit in the small space allocated for the battery.
@@Bassguitarist1985 I can't find your email address in order to send you mine. Can you please point me to where I can find it? I don't see an "About" tab on your channel where email addresses are usually listed. Since I replied a few days ago, Hurricane Beryl hit and the generator has kept us out of the dark and cool for over 2 days now. If the START switch is faulty, not sure I want to replace with HF version. Are there any other brands you recommend? And, is it possible the solenoid is bad? While trying to start, there are no sounds whatsoever, until there might be a "thump" as solenoid tries to engage starter and then a few tries later it might actually start. After refueling several times now, START switch has not worked the last two times and I have instead used pull rope. Anxious to fix after power is restored to house so I am ready for the next power outage.
I'm glad I saw this video, first off when I saw that you played bass guitar I'm like well this guy's okay 👍. Anyway thanks for showing me that I should be scared of these inbredator generators since they don't stock parts for them. As I understand they only sell about 18 parts of the thing.
@@winstonsizemore2385 hey thank you for watching! Normally the parts are stocked but the bigger stuff not so much. It's essentially a Honda clone very similar though not an exact fit for some pieces. These machines are very popular in the food truck industry and if they're well maintained and broken in properly in the beginning I've seen them last far longer. Another customer brought in the same machine and it had well over 1600 hours on it just brought it in for normal maintenance and doing the valve lash.
its a wonder it didnt break that cable sooner seeing as between run and off it wants to over extend the cable past off choke makes me wonder if that is why they had a ball end on the carb end so the cable can over extend without resistance but then what is the fastner for ..... its clear with the 2 ideas at the carb that its undecided how to solve the issue and they left it if it was me i would leave the cable fastner loose and let the crimp pull the choke closed
I just bought and used this generator during a tropical storm and am getting ready to store it. How would you recommend to drain the fuel from the tank. I have stabilized ethanol 87 I put in in a pinch. I'd like to get it out. I've run the carburetor dry and drained the last drops from the carb.. Could I just drain the whole tank through the carburetor drain port?
@@billpalmer887 draining tank through carb will take forever. Use a vacuum pump suitable for gasoline for the tank, and drain the carb bowl. Stabilized fuel will not stop it from absorbing moisture from the air, only prevents phase separation between ethanol and gasoline. Water absorption is what destroys fuel.
Somehow my combination knob went missing! I ordered a new one from HF but of course, it's on back order. Any ideas how to get this started without turning the knob? I tried long needle nose pliers but it didn't work. Of course, I have two weeks of events coming up where I'll need it everyday 😭
@@icedreammmshop the knob itself or the entire assembly? I think the knobs themselves can be had below. Compatible replacement knob for Predator 9500 watts inverter generator from harbor freight for the Off-Choke-Run switch selector and compatible screw - new 3d printed part a.co/d/d6lAs2I
Wow!!! That was definitely a designed failure point. The way the switch flexes that cable back and forth inside the switch it was designed to eventually cause the cable to break. You should cancel the order on that switch.
@@josephcoriz1221 room humidifier! I have .boiled my strings in water/white vinegar. Cleans them up great, but doesn't really brighten the tone or make them last longer.
Yes essentially that's exactly what I did! The parts still in there working great and I did get him the OEM replacement part from Harbor Freight. I'll be getting this machine back soon enough as his inverter unit failed over the summer. Extreme heat tends to age these components quickly.
I had a hard time finding it on the machine. If you bought it from harbor freight if you provide your phone number or some other identifying information like your customer number to harbor freight they can track your purchase and all the pertinent info to the model number. I gave them the phone number to the customer who owns this machine and they were able to find out the exact model and serial number.
@@brendangriffin1791 compared to weather machines out there It's the better price than a Honda or Yamaha. They seem to be pretty decently built but they are also being used in a lot of food truck applications and that's a very tough environment in general.
Underwear for rags!! Awesome!!!! Great fix for your customer!
Ha! Cheap and effective!
I have the HF Hydraulic 1000Ib lift Cart and use it all the time. The 1000 lb version lifts higher, 34-1/2 in. HF currently has a coupon for the 1000lb cart.
Nice informative video.
Hell yeah that cart is awesome! Definitely on my radar to purchase!
Just bought one of these inverter/generators. GREAT video. Thank you
Thank you for watching! Yes it is a good machine!
Thank you so much for this video I run 2 of these generators for my food truck and this was my problem! It fixed it perfectly!
@@eherrington1 thank you for watching and glad I could help out!
I am surprised just a normal fuel valve on there. The knobs are terrible. In the run position the fuel valve is only half open. And from run to off it moves the clone cable, but the choke is already open. Would be much better to separate those functions.
I agree I know that Honda likes to combine functions to make it easier for the user but for the mechanic technician we are going to question the sanity of the engineer why they designed it that way. This is also why I prefer Yamaha generators since they have the fuel petcock separate from the ignition switch and the choke lever. All of them are individual components that can be replaced.
Nice work. I usually adjust the valves on the OHV engines, especially with that many hours on it, the Honda's are very hard to start when out of adjustment, and you can get more power when adjusted correctly. I have fixed a few cables with a lead fishing weight crimped on the end of the cable. Usually works good. Thanks for a really nice video.
Thank you! Yeah IDK when they were adjusted last, but I do hear both valves "tick" when running which tells me they have lash on them. After the choke was fixed it fired off in a few cranks. 😁
Thanks@@Bassguitarist1985
Very nice fix enjoyed the video
And there are the main reasons I do not buy from Hobo Freight or Amazonia. One lists all the parts you could ever want for the item but stocks none of them {I doubt you will ever see that cable either} and the other misrepresents the items it sells. Great fix but I unfortunately think your excellent replacement will also break because of that poorly designed shutoff/choke selector. There is no "real" spring pulling that choke cable out of the housing so it's gonna twist itself up again in time. Keep up the great work!
Hey Paul you're absolutely right! A matter of fact update as soon as I posted this video and tagged harbor freight in it... The part that I ordered magically shipped and I got the FedEx notification. 100% agreed that my fix and the replacement part will break again definitely a bad design. Still keep in mind 976 hours of using said part and it just finally failed. Either way the repair should kick the can down the road a little bit further for the customer. It's no small chump change at $2,200 new but compared to the Honda it's supposed to be a clone of is far cheaper. It was an interesting repair and plus having the ability to really look it over I can honestly feel comfortable about answering questions about it should people ask me in the future. This is the first time I've seen the 9500 in the shop for me anyway
@Bassguitarist1985 I've had mine for almost 1500 hours and zero issues. Bought a 2nd one for my home and runs everything without fail. Very happy with this machine.
I knew what that cable was as soon as you pulled out the switch. Have dealt with a bunch of these on my bikes, replacing them.
New tool in the toolbox on how to replace/fix them! MTB cable is used everywhere
This is a different engine still HF. I run 670 cc 22 hp engines on natural gas compressors, and they run on natural gas. The last one ran over 26,000 hours! I use Shell T6 oil with Lucas oil stab, have 12" x 12" oil cooler with 180 thermostat.Just amazing how good these engines can be.
Thanks for the info!
Wow,and I am used to 5k being a common large generator, great video thumbs up
Yeah 7600 running watts, 9500W surge. Thank you for watching!
I think with the hassles/delays in getting the part, I would have drilled a tiny little hole in the side of the case for just a 14 guage copper wire long enough to get the side on with the wire through the side panel, and then make a loop on the end, and instruct the end user to just pull it out when starting and put it back in afterwords. That would have saved such a large disassembly task while waiting for the part.
Love the coffee cup.
@@mikedsokc thank you!! Love their coffee!!
I agree - that one knob has too many functions! Nice repair!
Thank you!
Great video and explanation of how to fix. I only have 77 hours on my 9500 (owned about 2 years now), and haven't had any trouble with THAT switch (yet), but good information to know. I would be interested in getting a copy or link to the wiring schematic, as I am having trouble with the START switch. I thought my problem was the battery, but new battery did not fix. Switch works intermittently ... might take half a dozen tries before it works. Any experience with diagnosing or repairing the START switch? FYI for others, for the battery, the one sold by Harbor Freight was the only one I could find to physically fit in the small space allocated for the battery.
@@retirednongeek7405 shoot me an email..I have the schematic. Parts are available from HF too including the start stop switch
@@Bassguitarist1985 I can't find your email address in order to send you mine. Can you please point me to where I can find it? I don't see an "About" tab on your channel where email addresses are usually listed. Since I replied a few days ago, Hurricane Beryl hit and the generator has kept us out of the dark and cool for over 2 days now. If the START switch is faulty, not sure I want to replace with HF version. Are there any other brands you recommend? And, is it possible the solenoid is bad? While trying to start, there are no sounds whatsoever, until there might be a "thump" as solenoid tries to engage starter and then a few tries later it might actually start. After refueling several times now, START switch has not worked the last two times and I have instead used pull rope. Anxious to fix after power is restored to house so I am ready for the next power outage.
@@retirednongeek7405 sure. bassguitarist1985 AT yahoo DOT com
Good work. I enjoy your video. You are very skilled.
I'm glad I saw this video, first off when I saw that you played bass guitar I'm like well this guy's okay 👍. Anyway thanks for showing me that I should be scared of these inbredator generators since they don't stock parts for them. As I understand they only sell about 18 parts of the thing.
@@winstonsizemore2385 hey thank you for watching! Normally the parts are stocked but the bigger stuff not so much. It's essentially a Honda clone very similar though not an exact fit for some pieces. These machines are very popular in the food truck industry and if they're well maintained and broken in properly in the beginning I've seen them last far longer. Another customer brought in the same machine and it had well over 1600 hours on it just brought it in for normal maintenance and doing the valve lash.
its a wonder it didnt break that cable sooner seeing as between run and off it wants to over extend the cable past off choke makes me wonder if that is why they had a ball end on the carb end so the cable can over extend without resistance but then what is the fastner for ..... its clear with the 2 ideas at the carb that its undecided how to solve the issue and they left it if it was me i would leave the cable fastner loose and let the crimp pull the choke closed
Thank you for the tip!
I just bought and used this generator during a tropical storm and am getting ready to store it. How would you recommend to drain the fuel from the tank. I have stabilized ethanol 87 I put in in a pinch. I'd like to get it out. I've run the carburetor dry and drained the last drops from the carb..
Could I just drain the whole tank through the carburetor drain port?
@@billpalmer887 draining tank through carb will take forever. Use a vacuum pump suitable for gasoline for the tank, and drain the carb bowl. Stabilized fuel will not stop it from absorbing moisture from the air, only prevents phase separation between ethanol and gasoline. Water absorption is what destroys fuel.
You need a Pender Lift, we all do!
Somehow my combination knob went missing! I ordered a new one from HF but of course, it's on back order. Any ideas how to get this started without turning the knob? I tried long needle nose pliers but it didn't work. Of course, I have two weeks of events coming up where I'll need it everyday 😭
@@icedreammmshop the knob itself or the entire assembly? I think the knobs themselves can be had below.
Compatible replacement knob for Predator 9500 watts inverter generator from harbor freight for the Off-Choke-Run switch selector and compatible screw - new 3d printed part a.co/d/d6lAs2I
@@Bassguitarist1985 the knob itself. I ordered a new one but I'm trying to figure out a way to start it until the knob arrives.
@@icedreammmshop pliers?
Wow!!! That was definitely a designed failure point. The way the switch flexes that cable back and forth inside the switch it was designed to eventually cause the cable to break. You should cancel the order on that switch.
Already in transit since posting this video and tagging Harbor Freight. At this point it's good as a spare! It will fail again sadly.
In the back ground steam? R u boiling bass strings 😊
@@josephcoriz1221 room humidifier! I have .boiled my strings in water/white vinegar. Cleans them up great, but doesn't really brighten the tone or make them last longer.
Zero THD! I’m impressed.
Goose Egg! 😁 That's because it's a pure sine inverter.
Bicycle brake and shift cables might be used to make the length you need.
That's exactly what I used! 😁
@@Bassguitarist1985 I saw that right after I posted my suggestion! Great job. You can desolder and resolder the ends on those cables.
Can you re-wire the Control panel so that the loads are balanced?
There might be a way. I have not studied the schematic thoroughly enough to see if it's possible.
I fix one of those generator with a brake bicycle Cable and works
Yes essentially that's exactly what I did! The parts still in there working great and I did get him the OEM replacement part from Harbor Freight. I'll be getting this machine back soon enough as his inverter unit failed over the summer. Extreme heat tends to age these components quickly.
@@Bassguitarist1985 use 20w 50w oil in summer and 10w 30w oil in winter
Do you know where on the machine you can find the model number and serial number? I'm need some parts for it, but they show two different models.
I had a hard time finding it on the machine. If you bought it from harbor freight if you provide your phone number or some other identifying information like your customer number to harbor freight they can track your purchase and all the pertinent info to the model number. I gave them the phone number to the customer who owns this machine and they were able to find out the exact model and serial number.
I had to find this today, it's on the back side (if you're looking at the start button, to the left) where the warning label is.
So would you guys say its a pretty good unit otherwise?
Yeah! A lot of food trucks use them. Have over 1k hours on them running strong.
My comment seems to be gone. Did I say something wrong?
I had to re-upload the video so maybe it was on the original? There was an audio and video sync problem
It won’t START
@@bmcc12 you have the same machine?
@@Bassguitarist1985I have the 2000 Yamaha and it won’t start. Any interest? I am also willing to pay any charge that you want.
I really like this machine. I now have an electric start dual fuel inverter gen set with electric start. I would love to have it back to its glory!
Would you pay $ 2300 for this generator
@@brendangriffin1791 compared to weather machines out there It's the better price than a Honda or Yamaha. They seem to be pretty decently built but they are also being used in a lot of food truck applications and that's a very tough environment in general.