Gen Set hours, how many...

[SEMO Mike]

Obviously the hour meters only go to 999.9 so it will not read 3000. But if you are doing regular maintenance you would know when it turned over and I think would keep track of it - thus you could know that it has 3000 hours on it. I remember my old cars turning over to zero after 99,999.9. I Knew they had over a 100,000 miles on them, the odometer didn't have to tell me. His point was - use the generator, it is made to run for hours.

[blacktie.shooter]

Originally Posted by Old Snipe

I remember an article in Motorhome magazine a couple of years ago where a gentleman borught his MH in to the dealer because he was having an overheating problem, the tech found a mouse had made a nest and it was blocking the air flow. Upon cleaning it out, the genny ran fine. When they looked at the hour meter, the generator had over 25,000 hours on it and never had anything but routine maintenance done on it!

Originally Posted by Triker56

That is a big Hour Meter. Most RV hour meters can only go to 9999.9 hours then turn over to 0000.0 and start all over.
Even a google search for a hour meter only came up with ones that could only go to 9,999 hours. Found none that could record 25,000 hours.

Originally Posted by DandS

Exaggeration is the fuel for legends.

I have to back up Old Snipe, I remember the article, and posted the gist of it in another thread. I'm not saying you're not all correct, I thought about that, also, at the time. I cannot quote exactly what the article said, but I do recall that it satisfied my question as to the real number of hours.

I'm not an electrician, nor even particularly knowledgeable about it, but it does seem to me that gensets are like electric motors - they run for freaking ever, when they are allowed to run. What kills them quicker is the surge from starting and stopping. I do understand that gennies are designed to accommodate that more than a simple electric motor.

You also have the petroleum powered engine; same deal. Why do over-the-road tractors go so long between in-frames or majors? They run! Sometimes almost continuously. So a couple grand on your hour meter? Don't sweat it, just run it (frequently) and maintain it.

[hamguy]

Originally Posted by DandS

Exaggeration is the fuel for legends.

I've told you a million times. DON"T EXAGGERATE!

[Old Snipe]

Originally Posted by Triker56

That is a big Hour Meter. Most RV hour meters can only go to 9999.9 hours then turn over to 0000.0 and start all over.

Even a google search for a hour meter only came up with ones that could only go to 9,999 hours. Found none that could record 25,000 hours.

Don't blame me, it was in MH magazine. Now I'll have to track down the issue.

Ken, thanks for the back up! I only lose my memory occasionally!

Best Regards!

[blacktie.shooter]

Originally Posted by Old Snipe

Don't blame me, it was in MH magazine. Now I'll have to track down the issue.

Ken, thanks for the back up! I only lose my memory occasionally!

Best Regards!

There is something that causes that, but I don't remember what you call it!

[MonacoMama]

...so Bama ...will you use your Sawzall when it is time to replace it? (I'm sorry- I couldn't resist!)