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marco (207.112.227.159)

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Posted on Sunday, November 03, 2002 - 10:15 am:   

I have noticed the Kubota GL6500-s Water cooled Diesel Gen Set on Ebay NIB available for about $3700.00. The unit is in a sound proofed box and is available with a remote fuel attachment (it has its own tank as well. Size is similar to the Onans.

any comments on this genset, good or bad?

thanks for the help
Peter Broadribb (Madbrit) (170.215.32.184)

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Posted on Sunday, November 03, 2002 - 11:00 am:   

This model, if I remember correctly, is a 3600rpm unit and so will be far more noisier than the 1800rpm gensets. I am sure the one I saw advertised is a 2 cylinder motor which will be nowhere near as smooth as the 3 and 4 cylinder gensets.

These may be an upgrade on the old China diesel units with the addition of the "quiet" box.

I think I would like to see and hear one before I bought it.

Peter.
Geoff (64.1.0.56)

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Posted on Sunday, November 03, 2002 - 12:39 pm:   

A few people have bought these units and installed them in their buses. They use a 2 cly Kubota water cooled engine. As I remember, one person had no problems, another have a failure of some sort. These units run at 3200 rpm driving a 2-pole generator end at 3600 rpm using a belt and pulley system, so there is maintenance there. They are advertised as running quiet (67 dbl) but I also would like to hear one run. It may work out for you, it certainly saves a lot of work not having to build a sound enclosure for it. But keep in mind they units are not as durable as a water-cooled 1800 rpm diesel unit. If you look back in the items for sale section of this board you will see a recent post asking about diesel gensets-- I posted a link to a unit similar to the one you are looking at on e-bay. This unit didn't sell, perhaps the owner would still sell it if you contact him. It was about a $1,000 cheaper than what you are looking at and it is the same thing, just another brand.

--Geoff
'82 RTS w/ 7kW Isuzu water cooled 1800 rpm diesel genset
jdexsquid (66.32.96.45)

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Posted on Sunday, November 03, 2002 - 2:41 pm:   

I have a GL6500S Generator in my Crown. It runs fairly quiet, but mine needs some work. Someone put a different alt on it which is less than 6.5kw. The unit is very nice and durable, but at 500 pounds is quite heavy! It also required a large enclosure (I don't have the exact dimensions. Let me know and I'll pull a tape on it). I've put a Honda muffler on mine and it really reduced the noise. By the way, if anyone knows where I can get a used power head (original) for this unit I would sure appreciate it!

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