Testing the CHEAPEST HARBOR FREIGHT INVERTER GENERATOR Predator 1400
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- Is the Predator 1400 Inverter generator worth buying? Find out. I get TONS of requests to look at the new Predator inverter line of generators. See how this one did & if you should buy it or not.
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Predator 1400 Specs:
Starting Watts:1400
Accessories Included DC cable, spark plug wrench, oil funnel
Running Watts: 1100
Engine displacement (cc): 54cc
Fuel type: Unleaded gasoline
Horsepower (hp): 1.88
Output voltage (volts): 120 VAC
Product Height 15.5 in.
Product Length 18.5 in.
Product Width 10.7 in.
Product Weight 33 lb
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How much you pay
Heh heh, oil funnel, that's for pissing in a jug while you drive Heh Heh, oil funnel 😜
As other have commented about your use of time most excellent. Short and straight to the point. A huge respect for your viewers. I know for me I only have a limited amount of time I can budget before demands on my time call me away. If I watch a video that does not get right to the point or has a lot of filler I click off. I just don't have that much time to waste. Many thanks for your format and respect of your viewers time.
Nice job..impressive..
So let me get this right if this can run for 7 hours on 1 gallon of gas and it takes a Tesla 20 hours to charge off of 110v. I can go 400 miles on less then 3 gallons of gas? Why are hybrids only getting 50ish miles per gallon? Are Hybrids using more gas then necessary or am I nuts?
No jibber jabber. Straight to business. I love it.
I'm not even looking for a generator but you covered all the curiosities, provided a lot of extra info and completed it in
I live off-grid and use a Predator 2000... Love it! Cost is not just purchase price. I ran 12.5 hours on one tank (1 gal) charging my computer, recharging my drill battery and running my frig and freezer. The 2000 Generac is 1.2 gals and 10.5 hours at 25% load. I average 8 hours of runtime per day. About 240 gallons per year. The Generac would require at least 40 more gallons, a $120 (@ $3.00 per gal.) or more savings. AND! I started my Predator last winter on second pull at -22 Fahrenhite. My brother and nephew have Honda 2200's that won't start at 30 degrees above. I like my Predator, economical, quiet and dependable.
Hell yeah I live off grid too
Can it power enough for a small air conditioner
Power on an ocsilloscope shows its dirty electricity. I wouldnt run a computer with that, good way to wear out your sensitive electronics.
Very helpful. I'm building my business out of a storage unit while being homeless so I need to be able to cook, light up and charge everything. This sounds perfect
Yep. I love mine. I have the 3500. I'm here to look at this one because I'm about to pic that up, too. We use them to power off grid camps.
Have owned a predator for 7 years, 8700 watt max power unit, it has performed flawlessly for several ice and snow storms here in Oklahoma. Highly recommend this brand
That was a very clever way to test the CO detector.
I agree assuming it doesn't fail and has to be bypassed.
Awesome review without irritating music or long pauses and delays. Thank you!
You always offer a wealth of comparison reviews on a variety of equipment. Thanks.
Very nice of you to say thank you I appreciate it
I love when you post. Keep up the amazing work
Harbor Freight has raised their prices significantly over the last 18 months. I live in TX and got the 2000W predator inverter generator in 2020 for $430
They stopped sending coupons here. I've got a Menard's few blocks away.
Here in North Georgia too. Emails are the way they do it now. I think
The high prices are partly because idiots buy them, go camping, and bring them back to the store.
OOOOOOOOOF
Biden-Flation strikes again!
I like how fast you talk as you describe all the details, and the generac price watt compare and contrast at the end.
thanks for taking us along.!! Great video - love your posts.!!
I’ve watched several of your reviews and find them ALL to be very well done and helpful. Thanks !
I needed a unit th-cam.com/users/postUgkxOTeIs0vv4_9B5hsmnLsk9r930uDQLu_Y that I could store in my home when I wasn't running, so it being light and running on propane were key requirements. I can store the propane tank/bottle outside yet store the generator in my home when it's not in use as I will never put any gas in the engine. It is so light, and on echo mode, which I expect is how it will be used most of the time, it is pretty darned quiet (certainly compared to all the generators I hear in my neighborhood after each power outage).Many of the previous reviews had me concerned that it would be difficult to start on propane, but I have to say, I had absolutely no problem at all. I primed it first using the choke...3 pulls, heard the engine want to start, flipped it to propane, and one more pull and she started. I ran it for 2 hours the first time and plugged it in my fridge. And when I was done, I put the propane tank away and carried the generator to my basement for next time.I could not be happier.
Picked up my predator 1400 today, open box brand new just was cut open during pallet removal paid $230! Thanks for the video!
Excellent review. To the point. No wasted time. Great job!
I like it. It's been running and it's carrying oil. The start was awsome. Thanks harbor
Outstanding review, very in-depth and of high quality. Thank you.
Nice review. Seems like a solid product that may be worth it when it hits the tent/clearance sales.
Very good video, informative with no BS. Thanks!
Never knew General had a 1200. Will be deff looking into one of those
Great quality video. Amazing review you did things I didn’t think of thanks. Love it
Excellent video. Thank you for all of that information and your suggestions at the end. You helped me to decide.
One of the few reviewers who does good, data based reviews! Harbor Freight and Northern Tool are making themselves non-competitive with their high pricing. I'm surprised at their prices, I'm finding even Home Depot is beating them in price at times.
Vthd....I think it's Volts Total Harmonic Distortion....? THD was something we looked at back in the day of 'stereos'. THD, not THC........
Very nice presentation, sir. Professional, good tempo, comprehensive. Super nice job, sir.
Ton of info and well communicated. Awesome work my man. Just subscribed. 👍🏻
Appreciate that
That was a great video! And...it got you a new subscriber. Me!!! I bought two of these last year and a coupler that lets me put the two together for more wattage. I haven't used them yet, but plan to keep one on my smaller (Westerly Centaur) sailboat to run a small air-conditioner or freezer-plate type ice-box. I plan to test one out on video soon, using it to operate the blower for a player-piano that I put on a farm wagon to "serenade" the neighbors and cows.
I especially like how you went ahead and did the review, but at the end you pointed out a very big flaw in its price and power versus its competition!
A lot of times I see their 2000w version on sale for $449. I’d buy that instead
Got my eye on that one too
I got a champion 2000 at home depo on sale 400 bucks ,,good little unit
I bought that one and am happy with it. Very quiet when charging my boat. A little louder when I run a small ac .
@@jj-eo7bj I have two champ 2k... I've had issues w both within the first 20hrs
Excellent short video my friend! My brother just paid up for a Honda which is a great machine, but your info is going to save me some money on that Generac!
A crew was using one on a jobsite to run drywall screwguns,I was amazed how quiet it was you could not hear it when our generac was running
Very good review, thanks because I'm considering this purchase, now I'm going to wait.
looking for a generator for an outdoor show and this was super helpful thank you! ✨
I just used my fairly new GP2200i with synthetic oil for a 39+ hour outage, .. it performed flawlessly and had "just the right balance of frugality and power" for comfort .. it powered fridge, all lighting, laptop charger, fan .. an occasional tiny 600w microwave .. and movie night with popcorn during the outage. I feed one 75ft 10-gauge cord split three ways with a 10-gauge splitter to three 25ft 12-gauge lines through the house. One for appliances, one for electronics and the third for a fan and floor lamps. Perfect for a longer outage.
That's awesome to hear. When I first made the review of that people dumped all over it saying it was fake, I was paid. None of that was true, I just saw a lot of good things, and now a year+ late reviews for it are awesome and I am thrilled to see yoru feedback. It's a great generator, especially for that price its unbeatable.
Hi. Do you mind elaborating more on your feed into the house and consumers. So you mentioned one long cord and three smaller. Do you than just hook it up to some stand alone lights or is it somehow tied into the panel to run “all the lighting” like you mentioned in the beginning of your comment. I am trying to figure out the most economical way to run the basics with just enough power. Probably something in the 2200-3500 watts. The smaller the better obviously because it would be easier to haul around and take camping for example.
You continue to be my best subscription brother!
Thank you. I live in the desert and need something for cooling if the grid goes down in the summer. The Generac is an affordable emergency option until I can get the solar set up I want.
Yet another highly polished, well presented video...But, I'm surprised that you are not recommending the Wen 2,350W/1,900W Inverter Generator (56235i). At $420 to $440, it seems to be an excellent value albeit with very few amenities. But, it seems to be a good value even if I would like a larger engine than 79.9cc's. As long as I'm wishing, a gas gauge, a power meter, an hour meter and a few more plug options would be nice! Low cost, light weight, quiet, robustly built & fuel efficient- I can hardly ask for more for so little?
Thanks for the great review and suggestions.
We been using them at work for years. They work well
Not even in the market for a generator, but great information and honesty! Thank you
Glad it was helpful!
I worked for Sundstrand Aerospace now part of UTC. The main product is aircraft generators. They make both constant speed generators and wild frequency generators with inverters. Both are required to put out a sine wave power. You said this generator is good for powering electronics and showed an accurate and well filtered sine wave. However; you didn't describe the load used. We had to more then double the filtering and make adaptive sine generating software code to deal with a near 100% electronic load. Rectification only draws power in a narrow portion of that sine wave.
Great video as always. You’re going to hit 1M subscribers soon. 👍
Thank you, very nice of you to say
Great video review. But if you are not looking for a suitcase style inverter generator I went with the WEN GN400i RV-Ready 4000-Watt Open Frame Inverter Generator for $395.00 to my door and that is not a sale price. Has been a solid performer for me.
Absolute professional video. Subscribed.
Great video!!! Thanks for the info I found it useful
Very concise and complete.
Super great advice ! Much thanks
Nice review generac makes great items. My sister has them for her backup on her house. Been a solid performer for the past 12 years of it used 7 times.
can you plug a refrigerator and window AC unit?
That was very helpful! Thanks! Thumbs up!
Snap-On box, Tek scope, damn, I'm jealous. Great video.
Great review, thanks for it.
Clear, succinct and objective.
Scored one today for 180$ used at harbor freight. I think it's great for that price
I have the 2000 and love it ran my ac all Summer with it. I broke one arm and was still able to do the oil change on it.
Thanks for the review.
Thanks for the review. Can you tell me how well corded power tools, with their intermittent power demand, work with inverters? They don’t draw power like a fan or a fridge but are more variable. Is this a problem for either the tools or the inverter? Thanks.
Thank you so much. This video was so helpful
Damn good review. Nice job!
Excellent, review, thanks 👍👍.
Informative, thank you
Own 2 harbor freight generators. The 8750 absolute beast runs my plasma cutter and welder and the 1400 I just bought in an emergency situation for my 2nd property 2 hrs from home. Save my house from freezing ran both my boiler pumps and the oil furnace when a tree took out my power lines. Super quiet no problems and it was -3f ran like a champ.
Bro, well done. Thanks!!!
Thanks! Awesome info! 👍👍
Great video... short and to the point...
I have one of these and it is a great unit. I highly recommend this unit.
Good information, because I am in the market for a Generator. But I don't want to spend a arm & a leg, I think I'll take a look at the video you posted for that other generator you talked about on this video.
Ticks a lot of box's especially with that monoxide cut off. Question does the Generac have a monoxide sensor?
Great breakdown as always. 🍻👏👏
Yes it does.
Great review. I’m looking at getting one for my storage unit/ man cave. I just want to it for a tv and led lights
The 1200 Generac has the exact same housing as the Harbor Freight 1400. Different face plate, but it's obviously made by Generac. Great video, great information! Thanks!
Yep its the CALIFORNIA version
Great vlog!!
Great video. I searched for the Generac generators and could not find them at the price you noted. Especially the 1200.
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I’ve had mine now for 4 years starts and runs super good still.
Not this model, its new... 2000 watt? Years dont matter....how many hours?
@Zzst Z BS for what? lol
@Zzst Z damn, caught me another troll and I didnt even have bait on the hook..lol
@Zzst Z ZZ dude, dont you know I am a generator specialist? About half dozen of us live out in the az desert and solar wont run an ac unit at the needed level. Generators out here get ran hard...not like for camp out or a jobsite..more like 24/ 7 for months...we dont even shut off to add fuel, everybody siphons fuel for safety...shut down for oil change every 100 hrs. Full syn oil, it's the only thing that will handle the heat. What is heat? Air temp average 110* up to 120* it might cool down to 90* at night. Most people run high efficiency window mounts...around 1200 watts...the 2000 watt predator works ok light duty/part time use....out here it's the one to have if you buy 2 to last the summer. Harbor freight is happy to warranty it...one time...I have no doubt they tear down and inspect...that's why the second time warranty is a tough deal...I been a mechanic all my life. I real one...24 years GM service tech including a full year college electrical theory and application...I can fix anything, if I can get parts...motor sticks a valve and bends it because they us crappy valve springs I have to spend the time to find a replacement valve measuments... there is no replacement parts available....can even find a pull start assembly...the pull start rope is junk, no big deal I know how to rewind one...it takes an hour just to get it apart...if something goes sour in the inverter....and the entire electrical systems runs through it, it all goes in the dumpster. The motors are Chinese, they use garbage rings, if they wear out the motor is junk because the cylinder walls wear out of round. I can get it bored, no problem..cant get an oversized piston. They are fine and dandy for light use...2000 watt honda will eat it for lunch...one guy been running one going on 3 years, I've cleaned the carb twice and cleaned out the muff one time...it uses a little oil but it will still run 100 hrs without hitting the low oil cut off....everybody runs inverters because recharging lit ion batteries without inverter is a good way to blow up and burn shit down. We figure the honda has a little over 20,000 hrs....that's equal to 10 predators...I know my shit, and my shit says you are the stupid one running your mouth about something you dont know jack shit about.
@@pejoarda772 Ya, i dont know how i hooked hooked him, i wasnt even fishing for trool :}
► Thanks for the test. I was planning to buy a predator. Now I have more information to make a better decision.
Glad I could help
Not to mention that the generac also offers parallel connection
Very well done review.
Thank you kindly!
Excellent video very informative! I was actually in the market for a small generator for my RV. I think I'll go with the generac also I can I can float 500 bucks. Thank you very much!
That's pretty cool I like it👍
Own that exact generac for almost a full year, easily 100-200 hours on it. Great machine, very fuel-efficient and quiet.
Where did u buy yours
I bought a Westinghouse iGen2200 and it's awesome. A bit more than $500 and worth it.
Good review!
Great video. Thanks
Great review
Awesome info!
I bought a 2000w one of these 4 years ago. Still works great. Keep up on oil changes, should last a long time.
can you plug a refrigerator and window AC unit if needed?
@@plucky2115 definitely the fridge. Usually when I lose power, it's in the winter time. And I need to run my refrigerator and the fan on my fireplace insert for heat. It has no problem running those two together. I guess it would depend on the size of the AC unit. My advice would be to bump up to the 3000 watt unit which is also extremely quiet. Then you wouldn't have to worry at all.
@@corywilliams1698 thank you 👍 that gives me an idea with a 2000w my AC UNIT shows 450 watt.
Nice job on the video
Thanks so much for this review. I’m planning to get the Generac. Ima subscribe to your channel now, bye😁
Great video!! I wasn't looking for a generator but what kinds of appliances could these run? They are fairly cheap so maybe I would purchase one for an emergency!
Is the general as was quiet I wonder? Thanks for vid. Just getting ready to buy one and this was super helpful.
Definitely, the Generac is very quiet. Here is the review for it here: th-cam.com/video/EXuP6tQACa8/w-d-xo.html
Great video!
Well done video thanks
I keep one of these for my Amateur Radio station……works perfect!
Cool for all I care about in FL is a small AC window unit and TV which this will power during a power outage.
I have seen the predator first hand and it is a good generator. It can handle 10 amps continuous.
Works great thank you
Thx for the video and info. I would have just blindly bought the predator... now I’m looking
Build quality is everything with any device like this. the gas engine needs to have a durable cylinder, piston & rod assembly or it will end up like many of the Chinese scooters and motorbikes, with a dead cylinder. and these only have 1. also, the copper windings in the stator are always a concern, that's where a lot of the savings are made as well. same goes with power hand tools. I ended up with a Briggs because of the USA design and the known-for cast iron cylinder sleeve, not aluminum or other alloys which won't last. as long as I want it to anyway. I paid $600 for a 2000W and I know it's a good build. it's been over 10 years, no issues.
Great vid been looking into an inverted. That 2200 generac might be the 1
It's a good one. Champion makes one (2500 W max) that's also dual fuel for not a lot more-definitely a good option for those that don't use it frequently or don't want to deal with gasoline.
Great video.can use a window Air conditioning unit wit this generator?
My Honda eu2200i is super quiet, it’s amazing! Keeps me cool now that the heat is coming 👌
Great job here ! Even though I detest generators ! Every time I go camping some kermudgion has their generator running that you can hear for miles ! I go camping for the quiet and nature. I leave all the noise that I hate at home ! People spoil everything ! Garbage left behind, screaming children , generators , dogs, and constantly talking loud and their crappy choice in so called "music " !
Because everything in nature is always peace and quiet. Not.