Coleman Powermate Generator

[bigreid]

Does anyone have, or been around a Coleman Powermate Pulse 1850 or Powermate 1850 generator (Honda ECU lookalike)?  How loud are they, how well do they hold up?

[cheezer64]

   I have a Powermate 8550. I've had it for 2 years now, it runs my 26' toyhauler with ease.  Noise wise---- it's louder than the honda generators.

   When I'm at MAM, it runs for 5  days- 4 nights. Go through about 40 gallons of fuel. Not to bad for running nonstop.


                                                                                    Cheez 

[Super Dave]

I had a John Deere branded generator that was made by colman.  2500 watts.  Was a good generator for the money.  Wasn't the loudest, certainly wasn't the quietest.

[Sobottka]

i have the pulse 1850 . it will run a set of warmers with no problem. small, light and somewhat quiet... but not like a honda. quieter than most though

[Gsxr1000]

I have one of these generators.  It is imho too small to be of much use and I will be selling mine this spring.  If you are ONLY planning to run ONE set of warmers it works fine but I soon discovered the joys of electricity at the track and it is not getting the job done anymore.

[Suzy]

Why not go SOLAR??? They may seem pricy, but consider it will pay for itself with the money you don't have to spend on gas to power it, or worry about an electrical hookup. 

http://www.solar-components.com/powergen.htm

http://www.solar4power.com/solar-power-devices.html

[Super Dave]

The number of those that you'd need to develop enough wattage would pay for the trailer, the gas, and a really nice quiet generator.

Would be cool if it could work, Suzy.

[cshaffer66]

I have one and it does the job.  Its not too loud, I would say medium loudness, with honda being quiet.  I have run two sets of warmers off it, we use tirebakers warmers and I think they are pretty low wattage.  Some might argue the warmers won't get up to full temp, but I don't think I'm fast enough to notice.  Some of the Chinese generators are quieter, but if they break, where do you get parts.  I would buy a honda if you can afford it, but my next choice was the powermate 1850.

[stickboy274]

We have a generator that we sell for $350 that runs two sets easy. One of the engineers from the company races vintage with us. He put together a package that was quiet and affordable so he wouldn't have to hear any loud generators near him at the track.


e-mail if anybody wants details.

[surftheasphalt]

I have the 1800 and is loud and runs only on set of warmers

[Suzy]

The number of those that you'd need to develop enough wattage would pay for the trailer, the gas, and a really nice quiet generator.

Would be cool if it could work, Suzy.

Well golly gee Dave, how many watts do you need  , let's see if I can find more....

here's 300 watts???  

http://www.cetsolar.com/solarpak.htm

[Suzy]

1500 Watts????? 

http://www.cetsolar.com/xpower1500.htm