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Firman Dual Fuel Generator vs. Honda Generator: Which is BETTER?

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Which generator is BEST? Join Jeff and Brady as they do a thorough investigation on this comparison! We use both of these generators on our off grid Alaska homestead. The extremely COLD Alaska winters are a good test of their integrity and quality.
We are doing Alaska homestead chores throughout the entire year, so a good generator is crucial for us.
Join us to see what our thoughts are on the comparison! We were not sponsored, so this is an HONEST GENERATOR REVIEW!
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20 Comments

@lyndadraper8684 3 months ago

Like that your son is so involved and knowledgeable, taking initiative:-)

@hexhead5732 5 months ago

Thank you for the info on these generators

@TheBuckeyeFarm 2 months ago

OLLIE'S has this unit refurbished for $499 refurbished August 6 20026 Thank you for the information.

@DebbieDee-lx6uk 1 year ago

Good to see that Jeff is better

@travisfaught2708 4 days ago (edited)

Got a Firman 3342 from marketplace, sat in a garage for 3 years never used. 12V battery was dead. Called Firman and they said, we can’t warranty it but we want to take care of you so let’s get a new battery sent out. You bet when I get a larger unit or even a smaller unit, it will be a Firman.

@elizabethvillalobos4504 1 year ago

So good customer service is priority on my book. Thanks for the information.

@phyl692 1 year ago

Glad your backs improving.

@maryhall6584 1 year ago

Nice review, Brady did great

@redracerproductions 1 month ago

I bought a similar Firman model from Costco several years ago to use with our travel trailer. The first time I went to use it the pull start was broken and something else was wrong. Firman customer service told me it was a common issue that happened in shipping. The box was fine so that had me concerned about it riding around in a truck bed. Also, it’s silly heavy to one person lift into a full-size truck bed.

@AlaskaSawdustSplinters 1 year ago

Great video!

@Scotty-kc1co 1 year ago

the netherlands is a great fan, keep on going !

@elizabethvillalobos4504 1 year ago

Hi Brady!! Elizabeth from Willow. Keep sharing

@cathyjones3403 1 year ago (edited)

Excellent information on these generators 👏👏👏👏also Simple living Alaska had a video on the smaller generator you have so check out his video. His had ice frozen in it at one point but he thawed it out and it worked well

@NancyEdeline-bx1pj 1 year ago

That was great information. Jeff, glad to see you up and going forward. I think a small generator like one of those would be great for the RV. Brady, I hear you are the , go to, guy for all electronics! Excellent career. Do you have a business name and/or cards?

@patrickmckowen2999 7 months ago

👍

@aspendell209 1 year ago

Certainly many folks run their homestead generators out in the elements for the first year when building their initial structures. But most have at least a small insulated enclosure for the generator by the 2nd winter, to keep the intake air above freezing when running. You can buy a an extreme weather mod from Honda that heats the intake air before injection. I don't know why they don't just sell models with this mod everywhere in AK. Finally, Eco mode merely throttles down the engine when no load. Once a couple hundred watts of draw is placed on it, it will throttle to full non-Eco RPMs. So if you don't want to wait that 2-3 secs for the engine to throttle up every time u start ur skillsaw, you would use full RPMs. Or every time a freezer kicks in.

@philliphall5198 1 year ago

Honda has parts and that’s a game changer for us service workers

@jewels7832 1 year ago

I bought a dual fuel generator a few years ago & had to use it after the hurricane. I used propane & think it's definitely better than fuel cuz of the smell. I wish mine had push button start...lol 😊

@HHeirloomIA 1 year ago

What about in the deep cold temps? Hondas can struggles very cold temps. How does the Firman do in negatives?

@jerrychiasson9857 9 months ago (edited)

Gone through a few generators benchmark died Yamaha died Honda died now I just bought a Firman like yours it’s when it hits -35 or 40 that we start to have issues in the northwest territories… I run zero30 synthetic…. I’m almost thinking I need to build a insulated box for the generator to keep it warmer…….