PowerSystemsToday Home Standby Generators Blog Archive

How To Buy The Right Residential Backup Generator

Posted On: February 25, 2025

A home standby or residential generator can have some or all of your household systems, lights, and appliances running quickly after a power outage; here are some important factors to consider before making a purchase. ...

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Briggs & Stratton Introduces New PowerProtect Home Standby Generators With NGMax Technology

Posted On: November 2, 2023

Briggs & Stratton’s new 13 to 26-kilowatt PowerProtect home standby generators include new features like NGMax technology to extract maximum power and maintain efficiency in various applications. ...

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Generac Now Manufacturing & Offering Smart Grid Ready Generators & Battery Storage Systems

Posted On: August 27, 2021

Owners of Smart Grid Ready Generac products can now sell power back to the grid to offset some of their energy costs. ...

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Briggs & Stratton Tags 12kW & 20kW Standby Generators With 10-Year Warranty

Posted On: September 18, 2018

Briggs says this is the longest warranty in the generator industry; it protects parts, labor, and travel for the full length of the policy. ...

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Equipmentfacts Brings The Local Auction Ring To The World

Posted 10/28/2026

Live auctions used to have limited reach and a local pool of bidders, but Equipmentfacts’ simulcasting technology opens live auctions to bidders everywhere. ...

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Extend Your Sales Reach To Canada & Latin America With MarketBook

Posted 10/27/2026

The MarketBook Canada and MarketBook Latin America platforms connect farm and construction equipment and truck and trailer sellers and buyers through proven regional print publications and localized websites. ...

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Fast Track Iron Dealer Network Unlocks Wholesale & Exclusive Benefits

Posted 10/26/2026

Sandhills’ Fast Track Iron dealer network offers wholesale buying and selling, valuable information on asset listings, and exclusive sales tools. ...

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Get Precise Asset Valuations With Value Insight Portal (VIP)

Posted 10/26/2026

VIP is a publicly available, mobile-friendly tool offering the industry’s most accurate valuations for construction equipment, farm machinery, commercial trucks, and trailers. ...

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Sell On Your Own Terms With Standalone Timed Auctions

Posted 10/21/2026

Standalone timed auctions on AuctionTime let you customize the date, time, and pace of your auction to more effectively reach your target buyers. ...

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Did You Buy Power Systems In 2026? The Section 179 Tax Deduction Could Save You Money

Posted 10/16/2026

If you bought generators or other power systems and put them to use in the 2026 calendar year, the section 179 tax deduction could help you write off and recover some of those costs. ...

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Use Real-World Auction Results From Auction Values To Your Advantage

Posted 10/14/2026

Mispricing assets can be costly, which is why auctioneers, dealers, and other sellers rely on Auction Values for making data-backed pricing decisions. ...

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Run Your Business Like A Well-Oiled Machine With The New Sandhills System

Posted 10/12/2026

The new Sandhills System lets dealers quote and invoice, manage rentals, and monitor incoming leads, and it comes with a complete CRM system. ...

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AuctionTime Is The Online Auction Platform For Year-End ROI

Posted 10/9/2026

AuctionTime.com is the preferred venue for end-of-the-year sales of construction equipment, farm machinery, trucks, and more, with cross-platform marketing. ...

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Sandhills Sees Optimism in the Farm Equipment Market as Corn Prices Rise During Harvest Season

Posted 10/6/2026

Find the latest construction equipment, farm machinery, truck, and trailer market news with Sandhills Global's September market reports. ...

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