Craftsman Quality Product December 29, 2011

Easy to start, always ready. Used many times at home and at Deer camp works great. More power than I ever needed.

The 5600 Craftsman generaor performs like new after 2 years. December 19, 2011

Im a contractor in New Jersey . I needed to replace an old  vangard generator. I investigated the performance specs of a number of generator brands. In the end I would only feel comfortable with my sears pick. The price was right , and the specs seemed quite good as compared to a similar  and very expensive Honda version. Its been two plus years averaging  two full days a week. This 5600 watt Craftsman generator stands up to any brand. I start it with one pull. It powers my compressor, mitre box,skill saw, halogen lights quite well off a 100' extention. I have to recommend this generator. I could have made a huge mistake by either paying for a cheap 'throwaway' or an expensive generator when that kind of expenditure would have been totally unessasary . Sears makes a good product.

Great generator February 12, 2010

I bought this generator 1-1/2 years ago. When I brought it home, after minor assembly, I added the included oil, filled it with gas. It started on one pull and ran perfect. I connected it to my home and "test drove" it for a couple of hours, and it ran flawlessly.

Well, the other day, 2/7 - 2/10, in the "Old Dominion" we had a record snow storm and lost power for 4 days. When we first lost power it was 15 degrees outside.  I was so glad that I had this generator. I wheeled it out of the garage and turned on the fuel petcock, pulled the starter cord, and like magic it was back to life, purring like a kitten.

I power my whole home (gas furnace, hot water heater, well-pump, two refrigerators, 42" HDTV, and whole house lights and outlets) with this Gen. except for the A/C Unit and Dryer. It might be nice to have a larger generator, but then again it uses more fuel than this one. I was getting more than10 hours on a full tank. Oh yeah, the stat-station is a great meter. Better than an hour meter, the stat-station not only gives you a percent of power being used, but also warns you of when to check (and change) the oil, check/change air filter, and change spark plug at pre-programmed intervals.

This 'bad boy' pumps out the power that kept my family comfortably warm, with plenty of hot water. It provided us with a safe secure felling when my poor neighbors had to abandon there homes because of the frigid temperatures we had encountered during those days.

Be prepared; don't wait until this happens to you. Everyone loses electric - when will you be hit. I was not about to let that happen to me and my three little ones. Believe me, the time to buy a generator is when you do not need it, because when you do need it . . . it is probably too late.

The Craftsman Briggs & Stratton Generator 5600 watt is ok December 02, 2009

The Craftsman Briggs & Stratton Generator 5600 watts is OK for camping but a little noisy. The leg that holds the front of the generator up is not good it keeps bending and the rod it is attached to is a little light weight too. Other than that it works Good