We bought a new Predator 4000 generator from Harbor Freight. There was an optional wheel kit but we bought a 4-wheel garden cart to transport the generator around our property because we had one we've been using for hauling stuff around and really liked it.
The cart was only $56 after we applied a 20%-off coupon, so far we think the cart is equal to the much more expensive garden cart we previously bought at Northern Tool ($100 after $20 discount).
The Harbor Freight garden cart came in a very beat up box but it went together perfectly and included exactly the right amount of all the nuts, bolts, washers and cotter pins.
After we assembled the garden cart we unboxed the generator, added oil and gas, it started on the sixth pull of the rope, not bad for a brand new engine.
Note: New Predator engines ship with a few ounces of oil in them already, I started with 12 ounces of oil and finally had to put in about 15 ounces to get it up to full.
The Predator generator is now living on the new garden cart, after breaking the engine in we pulled the cart out to the agricultural area and cut down some seriously ugly orange trees that were riddled with bugs and disease. Mary is replacing the rotten orange trees with banana plants which have a wonderful tropical look and will potentially produce fruit.
Here are photos of the new generator.
