Ford FG9250E Q Series Electric Start Petrol Generator

The Ford FG9250E is a Q Series petrol generator with electric start — a frame-mounted set for site power, backup and general standby use.

Electric start is worth more than it sounds on a larger petrol set. Recoil starting a high-compression engine in cold weather is genuinely difficult, and a machine that is awkward to start is a machine that gets left in the van.

Size it on the worst moment rather than the average: motor-driven equipment draws several times its running current while it accelerates, and a set chosen on steady-state figures will trip every time the compressor cuts in. Our sizing guide works through that calculation.