Usable if you are mechanically inclined & persistent.

I have had my 2300 for about 7 years. Have had to disassemble and clean the fuel petcock a couple times. The breaker failed and wouldn't carry a sufficient load so I bypassed that. I may burn up the generator one of these days. I'm planning to leave town in a couple weeks with my RV so I tried to start it and the recoil starter spring broke. I have not been able to find a replacement part. I also have gas leak if I leave the petcock on with the motor not running. ~ Final judgement. The motor and generator have given me many hours of use. The peripheral stuff is a pain in the ass. When I have to replace this unit I will spend the extra dollars for a better unit.