Rent or buy a construction site generator?

On a job site, the generator is often rented by habit. For a few days of work, that makes sense. But when the generator runs for months on your sites, the rental ends up costing more than a new generator.

The rental pays for a new generator in under a year

Purchasing managers know it: when a generator is rented for months of work, the rental bill reaches the price of a new generator in under a year.

Once you buy it, the generator is yours: the following year, your only costs are fuel and maintenance. And it moves on to the next job site, and the one after.

A worn rental unit is not a new generator

Price is not the only problem. Rental generators are often old, end-of-life machines that already have many hours and their share of problems. A generator failure means a site trailer without heat, tools stopped and a crew waiting.

A new Perkins generator means:

• a Perkins engine and an original Stamford alternator;
• tested for 2 hours on a load bank, from 10% to 110% load, adjusted and ready to use;
• built for heavy-duty 24/7 use;
• a 1-year or 1,500-hour warranty;
• block heater and battery charger included.

What size for your job sites?

• Site trailers, lighting, small tools: the Perkins 20 kW ($21,000 CAD before taxes) is often enough for one or two trailers.
• Several trailers, heavier tools: the Perkins 60 kW ($35,000 CAD before taxes).
• Large sites, industrial equipment: the Perkins 100 kW ($44,000 CAD before taxes).

All our models with their prices: Perkins models. To size it to your loads: choosing the right generator size.

Renew your fleet

If your company rents several generators every season, replacing rentals with new generators pays off quickly, and your job sites no longer depend on a rental company’s availability.