I bought a GL7000 for home backup about 18 months ago since I'd wanted one for years. Not specifically a Kubota, but a good quality diesel generator. I didn't want anything that was permanently wired into the house so that I'd have the option to use it around the property if needed or load it up in the truck and use it elsewhere. I bought a nice switching unit to connect it to the electrical panel in the house but have yet to hook it up. I made a heavy duty cart for it to move it around the garage, or from the garage to the house.
It provides around 20 hours of run time at 50% load, and around 10 hours of runtime at 100% load. It's not excessively noisy, it's smooth running and is certainly a very well made, quality generator.
Is it good value for money? I don't know. Are there much better options? I don't know.
I made a short video when I first bought it to show the noise and vibration that can be expected. It doesn't have a governor so runs at constant rpm.
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