Fairbanks Morse Generator

[Bennie]

I'm going to be looking at an old generator, 8hp 4000W 120/240V. Hasn't been run in 15 years or so. It will need a little work but the price is right. I don't really know anything about it. Anybody have any input? From what I've heard these were really good back in the day. Is that true? Worth looking at?

 

[DieselDent]

Never knew they made little stuff, ive worked on 3500hp Fairbanks Morse opposed piston diesels the size of semis when I was active in the CG. If its any thing like them it will leak but run forever.

 

[DieselDent]

Did a little looking and it may have been made by Onan and the engine is Fairbanks Morse.

 

[Steevo]

You might want to look into government surplus, if you are after a genset:

http://www.govliquidation.com/auction/view?auctionId=5861281&convertTo=USD

 

[Bennie]

Thanks for the input guys!

Great suggestion Steevo, my next generator will likely be a MEP-002A.

Right now I have a Honda 5KW for backup. This old one just caught my eye. Have a little fun fixing it up and if I can't find a use for it just sell it. I haven't seen a pic of it even but I thought it might be kind of cool.

 

[930dreamer]

Fairbank & Morse made the magneto's for a lot of gen sets.

 

[sarman47]

Fairbank & Morse made a great marine engine. One of the ships I started sailing on in 1987 had (4x) Fairbanks Morse 38D8-1/8OP 8cyl. They are opposed piston with a vertical drive. Those engines were built in 1970 and are still in service today.

 

[Bennie]

Well you never know what you're going to get until you show up. It's an old Fairbanks Ward 4KW with a Briggs 8hp. Needs the carb cleaned and the tank is a little dirty/rusted, really not that bad though. It was a backup gen that never left the garage. Picked it up for $60.

*muffler is not pictured but I have it. It was routed out through the wall.