Sincere Product Reviews: All Power America APG3004 Gas Powered Portable Generator

All Power America APG3004 1000-Watt 2-Cycle Gas Powered Portable Generator

If you need a small, lightweight, and low-priced gas powered portable generator to run a few appliances occasionally, or you need a small local power source for camping or emergencies, you might want to look at the All Power America APG3004 Gas Powered Portable Generator.

Its small size makes it the perfect little generator to take on camping trips so that you can run the coffee maker, lights, or perhaps a portable washing machine/dryer. There are many great such camping washing machines, and in fact, you can find one of them at this link… http://sincereproductreviews.com/eco-egg-portable-washing-machine-review/, and you can find others in the archives at the main site http://sincereproductreviews.com.

Features of the All Power America Gas Powered Portable Generator

Lightweight
Compact size, 44lbs
Runs lights, coffee makers or small tools
Low noise: less than 68dB
1-1/5-Gallon tank capacity
8-1/2 hours on run time for a light load
1000-Watt surge/800-Watt continuous

*** Non-CARB Compliant - not for sale in California

All Power America 2-Stroke Gas Powered Portable Generator - 1000 Watts

The All America APG3004 Gas Powered Portable Generator weighs only about 44 pounds. It features a pull start for easy starting and a carrying handle for easy transport. Just pick up the unit on the go and place it wherever you need it.

Certainly, this is not a full house generator, but it is still a serious power source. The All America APG3004 Gas Powered Portable Generator offers up a 1.5 Horse Power, 71cc motor - that offers 1000 Watts of peak (surge) power. That is quite a respectable load for a portable power generator equipped with a handle so one can carry it about.

The voltage rating is 115V/60Hz, 10amp with a 12 Volt DC output to charge your digital toys. In addition, it offers an integrated 12 volt, 15 peak amp DC, trickle charge, battery charger that comes complete with cables to charge your car battery in emergencies.

What Customers Say

The unit polls to mixed reviews, scoring only 3.2 stars out of five. However, this does NOT make this an inferior product. This is a very handsome and capable gas powered portable generator, but you need to go into things with your eyes wide open.

For example, one customer warns…

“Use oil that is labeled for 2-stroke engines. Such is a synthetic oil that does not burn. Standard lubricating oil burns...”

Now, what do you suppose would happen if some of the customers (who posted negative reviews) did not understand the importance of using synthetic oil? For some customers this would be obvious – but for others – a complete blind spot.

Another good customer tip:

“To those who complain about oil dripping from the exhaust: your mixture is too rich, has too much oil in it. This engine requires a 40:1 mixture. To 1 US gallon of 89 or higher octane gasoline add exactly 6.4 tablespoons of 2-stroke oil. To run the engine in you can use a slightly richer mix. I used 7 tablespoons oil to 1 gallon. The engine did not smoke, no oil dripped from the muffler, but afterwards there was a little black (carbon) deposit on the spark plug.”

By now, you begin to get the point. The All America APG3004 Gas Powered Portable Generator is a precision piece of equipment, and one really must read the entire manual – twice – and ask questions about anything which he do not understand. Ignorance can be bliss – but it also can kill.

When you add the (unavoidable) odd bad unit and possible shipping damage to the long list of customer (and shipper) mishandling possibilities, this gas powered portable generator just seems to shine – and the very reasonable selling price of $135.00 dollars (at amazon) only serves to make this portable generator more desirable.

The suggestion here is to put your unit to a test run. Verify your oil type and don’t cut any corners. Read the customer reviews before operation so that you have every scrap of information at your disposal to protect your unit. If any screws are loose after running a few minutes, tighten them.

If you understand this generator, things should be fine. Some basic aptitude for small engines will also help – but you don’t have to be a master mechanic to get this unit up and running – far from it. Here is what a few of the earlier customers had to say in their own words…

“If you understand small engines, buy this generator. If you're a mechanical moron, leave town when the storms come or just go to the FEMA shelters.”

“Great for the motorhome or when we need some back up power when camping etc.”

“The generator has proven itself to be dependable and very easy to use. For the break-in period, I chose to use the Trufuel 40:1 premixed fuel-oil to be sure that it's broken in properly.”

“It powers a 300w pr ch amplifier I use to DJ on the beach off a 100 foot cord and about 100 watts worth of lights till the sun came up. The music blurred out most of the noise.”

“Pretty hard to start this piece in winter. You'll have to pull hard, briskly and non-stop 15 - 20 times before it will start.”

“Learn about wattage and how many watts you will need to run what you want.”

That list tip might be the most important. Do NOT overload this (or any) generator. Remember that you have 1000 Watts of surge capacity. Don NOT attempt to run at this power level in any continuous power application. If you are not sure of load capacity, unplug something in the interim while using something else. Stay within rated load capacity – and you really should not experience any problems.

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As portable generators go, the All America APG3004 Gas Powered Portable Generator is tops with us. Durable, attractive, versatile, and designed for portability, this generator will be ready to go when you are.

So power up – and head off into the great outdoors. You’ll have the cushiest camping setup on the camping grounds – but of course – the other campers don’t need to know.

Have fun!