Generac GP3600 3600-Watt Portable Generator vs Husqvarna 120 Mark II 16 in. Gas Chainsaw
What separates them
These two differ on 3 recorded specifications. The Generac GP3600 3600-Watt Portable Generator is $269.01 dearer. They are different kinds of product — portable generator against gas chainsaw — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.
Generac GP3600 3600-Watt Portable Generator vs Husqvarna 120 Mark II 16 in. Gas Chainsaw
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 →Husqvarna
Husqvarna 120 Mark II 16 in. Gas Chainsaw
$229.99
A 38.2 cc engine and a 16 inch bar puts this squarely in the firewood and storm-cleanup class -- it will fell a 12 inch tree and it is not a felling saw.
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 Husqvarna 120 Mark II 16 in. Gas Chainsaw is for
Buy it if: Firewood cutting, storm cleanup and property maintenance.
Avoid it if: Professional felling and milling, which need a larger displacement saw.
Specifications, side by side
3 of 18 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Generac GP3600 3600-Watt Portable Generator | Husqvarna 120 Mark II 16 in. Gas Chainsaw |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $499.00 | $229.99 |
| Engine displacement | 212 cc Generac OHV | 38.2 cc |
| Fuel capacity | 4.0 gal | 0.3 qt |
| Warranty | 3-year limited residential warranty | 2-year residential warranty |
| Bar length | not published | 16 in |
| Chain brake | not published | Inertia activated |
| Chain pitch | not published | 3/8 in mini |
| Chain tensioning | not published | Tool-free side mounted |
| Fuel mix | not published | 50:1 two-stroke, gasoline and oil |
| Fuel type | Gasoline | not published |
| 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 |
| Power output | not published | 1.5 kW |
| Running watts | 3,000 W | not published |
| Runtime | About 11 hours at 50 per cent load | not published |
| Starting | Recoil | not published |
| Starting watts | 3,600 W | not published |
| Weight excluding cutting equipment | not published | 10.3 lb |
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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