Generac GP3600 3600-Watt Portable Generator vs Behlen Country Galvanized Round Stock Tank, 100 Gallon
What separates them
These two differ on 1 recorded specification. The Generac GP3600 3600-Watt Portable Generator is $269.01 dearer. They are different kinds of product — portable generator against livestock stock tank — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.
Generac GP3600 3600-Watt Portable Generator vs Behlen Country Galvanized Round Stock Tank, 100 Gallon
Generac
Generac GP3600 3600-Watt Portable Generator
$499.00
An open-frame generator at half the price of an inverter unit, and the difference is the waveform: this runs tools, pumps and lights and should not run a laptop directly.
Full details →Behlen Country
Behlen Country Galvanized Round Stock Tank, 100 Gallon
$229.99
100 gallons is roughly a day's water for eight to ten cattle in summer heat, which is the figure that decides tank size rather than herd count alone.
Full details →Who the Generac GP3600 3600-Watt Portable Generator is for
Buy it if: Job sites and outages running tools, pumps and lighting rather than electronics.
Avoid it if: Anyone powering computers or modern appliances directly, who needs inverter output.
Who the Behlen Country Galvanized Round Stock Tank, 100 Gallon is for
Buy it if: Cattle and horse watering where durability against sun and horns matters.
Avoid it if: Acidic or heavily mineralised water supplies, where poly lasts longer.
Specifications, side by side
1 of 19 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Generac GP3600 3600-Watt Portable Generator | Behlen Country Galvanized Round Stock Tank, 100 Gallon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $499.00 | $229.99 |
| Warranty | 3-year limited residential warranty | 1-year limited warranty |
| Capacity | not published | 100 gal |
| Depth | not published | 2 ft |
| Drain fitting | not published | Standard threaded plug |
| Engine displacement | 212 cc Generac OHV | not published |
| Freeze protection | not published | None -- de-icer sold separately |
| Fuel capacity | 4.0 gal | not published |
| Fuel type | Gasoline | not published |
| Material | not published | Galvanised steel |
| Noise level | About 75 dBA | not published |
| Outlets | 2 x 120 V 20 A, 1 x 120 V 30 A locking | not published |
| Output type | Conventional AVR, not inverter | not published |
| Running watts | 3,000 W | not published |
| Runtime | About 11 hours at 50 per cent load | not published |
| Shape | not published | Round |
| Starting | Recoil | not published |
| Starting watts | 3,600 W | not published |
| Typical use | not published | About 8 to 10 cattle per day in summer |
| Wall construction | not published | Corrugated sidewall |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.
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