Mama stops by the house to visit, and in conversation says Daddy got two generators from work that they were getting rid of. He is a foreman/superintendent/delegator/somethingorother for a construction company so it's not uncommon for stuff to follow him home. She says the company got rid of them because they quit running, so Daddy took them to my uncle who is a small engine mechanic. Come to find out, they both only needed carb work, and were running fine again in short order.
The two "generators:"
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I talked to Daddy later that day and he said when he found out what was wrong with them he tried to take them back to his company, but they said keep them.
Duane