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Would your generator survive being hit by a truck?

24 November, 2008 – When WA farmer Dud Bell looked up to see his Honda EM50is generator hurtling down the road at 60 kph, he thought it was time to say goodbye.
A truck had slammed into his Ute and flung the generator from the back tray, sending it somersaulting down the road into what he assumed would be oblivion.
“I thought it was absolutely stuffed. The amount of times it bounced, I thought there was no way that thing could have survived,” said Mr Bell.
He took the generator into JT Chainsaws and Mowers in Busselton, WA, to assess the damage for insurance purposes.

“Dud came in with this generator that looked very sick, but when we installed a new battery it started straight away!” said Gavin Cook, the Dealer Principal at JT Chainsaws and Mowers. “It still went, I couldn’t believe it. They patched it up and it’s as good as new. I’m still using it now,” tells Mr Bell. Dud Bell runs a dairy and beef farm and uses his Honda EM50is, as well as a smaller EM30, for a wide range of jobs around the farm. Out on the land Mr Bell needs equipment that is both robust and dependable, and relies on Honda?s Advanced Four-stroke Technology to get jobs done in challenging conditions. “I use the generators for angle grinding and drilling out in the paddocks, powering the caravans when we go away, even to have a shower and light up the house when the power goes out.” “I’m really happy with the Honda generators. They don’t annoy people because they’re so quiet. My wife and I often use them to power our two air conditioned caravans, which is a huge job and requires a lot of power.” “We’re not too fussy with them, we always stick them on the dirt and they just go. We tried to do that with another brand and it only lasted nine hours. I’ve been using the Honda EM50is for three years and have never had a problem, not even when it was hit by a truck!”

ARB Differential Covers

ARB Differential Cover

When off road, it is inevitable that obstacles and debris will be encountered that could potentially damage your differential. To help prevent this, the new ARB Differential Cover has been engineered from high tensile nodular iron to protect both the differential and ring & pinion set from any off road hazards.
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MSR Whisperlite Internationale

By far one of the best stoves for hiking. I have had this baby for 10 years and it still performs well. The Pump has broken, although it still is useable. I haven’t seen another stove as compact, reliable that boils a pot of water so fast.I have had my stove for 10 years now [...]

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