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Sportsman 1000W Inverter Portable Gasoline Generator
$170
$280
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Tractors Supply Co has Sportsman 1000W Inverter Portable Gasoline Generator (GEN1000I) on sale for $169.99. Select Free Ship to Store.
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- 1000 peak surge watts / 800 rated running watts, run time: 6.3 hours at 50% load, 0.55 gal. fuel tank
- Lightweight and portable, easily grab and go for a convenient power source
- Powers sensitive electronics with stable and constant voltage
- Sine wave gives clean, stable voltage, and reliable power, safely charge phone, tablets, and other electronics
- One 120V AC outlets, one- 12 Volt DC outlet
- Low oil shutdown and indicator light, engine shut off switch, economy switch, overload indicator light, oil capacity: 10 oz., SAE 10W30
- Compact size and weight make it easy to travel and transport, uses unleaded gasoline
- 1.3 HP, 5,000 RPM, 40cc, 4 stroke, noise level: 56db with no load, recoil start
- Watts on various appliance and devices can greatly vary. It is best to check the wattage of the device you would like to power to make sure it is below the running wattage of the generator
- Generator is not recommended for high altitude use above 3,000 ft.
- EPA approved, CARB compliant, available for sale in California
- Includes a 1-Year Limited Manufacturer's Warranty / 2-Year Emissions Warranty
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Written by SubZero5 | Staff- About the deal:
- The Sportsman 1000W Inverter Portable Gasoline Generator (GEN1000I) is $110 less (39% savings) than the $279.99 list price.
- About the store:
- Tractor Supply Company Return Policy can be found here.
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Tractors Supply Co has Sportsman 1000W Inverter Portable Gasoline Generator (GEN1000I) on sale for $169.99. Select Free Ship to Store.
Thanks to community member studlyjuddly for finding this deal
About the Product
Thanks to community member studlyjuddly for finding this deal
About the Product
- 1000 peak surge watts / 800 rated running watts, run time: 6.3 hours at 50% load, 0.55 gal. fuel tank
- Lightweight and portable, easily grab and go for a convenient power source
- Powers sensitive electronics with stable and constant voltage
- Sine wave gives clean, stable voltage, and reliable power, safely charge phone, tablets, and other electronics
- One 120V AC outlets, one- 12 Volt DC outlet
- Low oil shutdown and indicator light, engine shut off switch, economy switch, overload indicator light, oil capacity: 10 oz., SAE 10W30
- Compact size and weight make it easy to travel and transport, uses unleaded gasoline
- 1.3 HP, 5,000 RPM, 40cc, 4 stroke, noise level: 56db with no load, recoil start
- Watts on various appliance and devices can greatly vary. It is best to check the wattage of the device you would like to power to make sure it is below the running wattage of the generator
- Generator is not recommended for high altitude use above 3,000 ft.
- EPA approved, CARB compliant, available for sale in California
- Includes a 1-Year Limited Manufacturer's Warranty / 2-Year Emissions Warranty
Editor's Notes
Written by SubZero5 | Staff- About the deal:
- The Sportsman 1000W Inverter Portable Gasoline Generator (GEN1000I) is $110 less (39% savings) than the $279.99 list price.
- About the store:
- Tractor Supply Company Return Policy can be found here.
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Lol, what has the world come to? Imagine the look on the face of the employee that actually had to enter this description. If only there was a more portable technology that would allow us to charge up our phones on the go.
Standard 1/3 hp sump pump 800 (Running) 1300-2900 (Starting). It should be written on the pump.
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I did so to check & verify several things, one being the watt rating on the inverter module. Even the included manual listed the inverter module as only having a 700 watt limit rating (NOT 800 watts, nor 1000 watts). See attached pic for manual's 700 watt inverter module rating. (0.7kw = 700 watts)
I did numerous load tests upon running the generator and found it would only put out approx 675-685 watts before the engine cut out (stopped) due to "overload". All tests were done with stable 'resistance-type' loads.Therefore, the top wattage I could get out of this generator (as many others have also experienced) was 685 watts MAX.
I highly doubt that, as I've done extensive wattage testing with mine. (See above, also).
I believe these are a BIG YMMV, with many only putting out in the range of 600-700 watts, at best. Some may get lucky and get one that ends up putting out more, but I believe those are the exception, rather that the rule.
It may help that we run with eco off (we found that caused it to give out on sudden changes). If you want to do a part by part check, ours is nearly the same model, but with parallel ports. If you think it might be the inverter, perhaps they ship a different inverter on that model.
I wouldn't be surprised if they ship different parts even on the exact same model.
Apr 11, 2020 youtube review (1:17) shows it was 149 dollars one year ago.
Apr 11, 2020 review (1:17) shows the price was 149 more than one year ago.
But you're not a moron and 'bentrinh' is correct.
It's a common problem with these units due to both a design flaw in the fill line AND the manufacturer printing the manual to say "Add xx ounces of oil (I recall it was about 3 ounces too much), while later adding a yellow tag to say add a lesser amount than what the manual states.My unit isn't right here, but I believe the difference was like 11 ounces vs a corrected 8 ounces. Those numbers are by memory, so they may be off a tad, but that little bit of excess oil made the problem fairly common.
It may help that we run with eco off (we found that caused it to give out on sudden changes). If you want to do a part by part check, ours is nearly the same model, but with parallel ports. If you think it might be the inverter, perhaps they ship a different inverter on that model.
I wouldn't be surprised if they ship different parts even on the exact same model.
I ran my tests with both a "Kill-a-Watt" unit (just to also test the Kill-a-Watt unit and see how accurate it was), as compared to a Fluke meter that I knew I could rely on for accurate load readings. Surprisingly, the Kill-a-Watt was only a little off from the Fluke meter. Almost negligible.
But in all tests, my unit could not break the 685 watt 'barrier' and that was with steady/stable resistive loads. Inductive-type loads (pumps, motors, fridge compressors, etc.) would create non-stable startup & load variances that wouldn't be anywhere as accurate, so I didn't even 'go there'.
I ran all tests with 'eco-mode' OFF.
I still find it hard to believe you got anywhere near 1,000 watts out of your unit. Was that tested with a quality/accurate meter? Anyhow, if you did get that, I consider it a very rare 'golden egg'.
Apr 11, 2020 youtube review (1:17) shows it was 149 dollars one year ago.
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But you're not a moron and 'bentrinh' is correct.
It's a common problem with these units due to both a design flaw in the fill line AND the manufacturer printing the manual to say "Add xx ounces of oil (I recall it was about 3 ounces too much), while later adding a yellow tag to say add a lesser amount than what the manual states.My unit isn't right here, but I believe the difference was like 11 ounces vs a corrected 8 ounces. Those numbers are by memory, so they may be off a tad, but that little bit of excess oil made the problem fairly common.
I also wouldn't be surprised if different designed parts/modules were put on the same model generator, at different times.
I ran my tests with both a "Kill-a-Watt" unit (just to also test the Kill-a-Watt unit and see how accurate it was), as compared to a Fluke meter that I knew I could rely on for accurate load readings. Surprisingly, the Kill-a-Watt was only a little off from the Fluke meter. Almost negligible.
But in all tests, my unit could not break the 685 watt 'barrier' and that was with steady/stable resistive loads. Inductive-type loads (pumps, motors, fridge compressors, etc.) would create non-stable startup & load variances that wouldn't be anywhere as accurate, so I didn't even 'go there'.
I ran all tests with 'eco-mode' OFF.
I still find it hard to believe you got anywhere near 1,000 watts out of your unit. Was that tested with a quality/accurate meter? Anyhow, if you did get that, I consider it a very rare 'golden egg'.
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