Predator 5000 & Predator 3500 Paralleled Does It Work?

I was planning the buy the Predator 5000 until I started reading all the overload issues they continue to have. That and $300 for a 2 year warranty turned me off. I went with the Westinghouse iGen 4500DF instead. That one seems to have most of the bugs worked out by now.

It looks like they share load fairly well. Better than I was expecting. Great video.

This video presented itself as I was scrolling. Very informative.

Great video and great job explaining everything that was going on. Very informative and nice to know thanks I will definitely wait before I get one myself

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Happy Sunday. Great video and info.

Good information! I still haven’t opened the box on my Predator 2000 that I bought over 2 years ago! 🤠👍🇺🇸

Would like to see this with the Genmax 7250 and a smaller one like a 3500 or 3300

This was a very ii=interesting and factual presentation.

Good stuff

I use a soft starter for my roof AC it's the Spartan soft starter from Amazon works very well doesn't trip out my inverter charger and inverter generator

question, both generators are 120 and max is 30 amps, when you parallel them, I assume they are now 50amp but how can you run a 240v AC if both are only output 120v? I thought to run 220v, you need both generators to output 220? I have the similar scenarios with a Champion (30 amp output with 120/240v) and Wen (120v, 20amp) generator but wondering if using the wen parallel, would this setup help me run my AC plugging into a 50Amp inlet? TIA.

I've actually had my 5000 generator stall when starting my 2nd A/C. Happened only once. I don't have the load whine issue. So far very happy with it.

How is the 5000 doing these days? Have a 3500 that’s been a charm. It’s saved 30k of coral and fish in my reef tanks during storms. Looking to buy a 5000 for a second generator to power RV.

I have a 3500 already. Looking to power my 50 amp rv with 2 ac’s. As I understand it, it will only match the amps of the smaller generator in parallel? So I should just get another 3500 instead of the 5000 to parallel with the one I have now? Thank you

My predator 5000 stalls every time i plug in my RV. i have to shut off all the breakers and plug in the unit then come back to the breaker box and flip the breakers on and off until the generator keeps up. Starting the A/C unit is the worst though. i have to flip the on and off a couple times before the generator will run it with out intervention.

Did you get the newer 5000 and if so is DC coming back on. Traded my 5000 in for the newer updated one. It doesn't rev up anymore. Apparently it had do something with the board. Haven't tried it out yet with the 3500 though

I'm using the predator 3500 for our 43foot 5er. Running the 15K AC unit with the washer/dryer combo and in "Dry Mode" is tripping the unit a couple times though looking like it's holding for the time being, very obviously maxed out though. With that, brings me here... researching paralleling different size units and will it work... So, wondering if I paralleled the small 1200/1400 with my 3500... would that give me that "little extra" while running what I mentioned or will it fry the little one? Would I need another 3500 and parallel the 2 35's? Will it give me that extra bit to do what I want done while doing what I do in this trailer? Full time is sometimes a pain in the ass.....

If you indeed buy a Predator generator from Harbor Freight make sure you spend the extra $329 and get the extended warranty for two full years. Predator only comes with 90 day warranty new. I bought a Honda because dealer had a pile of Predator generators sitting there waiting on repair parts, some parts are no longer available so generator will be useless. I ended up spending 2-1/2 X the money snd buying a Honda so I didn’t have to deal with it.

You can actually make a parallel cord using parts from home Depot or something