Factory quote coordination

tri fuel generator

Tri Fuel Generator Sourcing is an independent sourcing partner for US buyers who need a tri fuel generator quoted as a whole machine. We collect fuel set, watt ratings, quantity and destination, then request factory wholesale quotes. We do not manufacture, hold inventory, or resell under a factory appointment. Fuel piping, conversion kits as a standalone trade, and site installation stay outside this brief.

Product • Rating • Quantity and unit • Destination

Illustration of a multi-fuel portable genset beside propane and natural-gas fittings, not a completed project
Application illustration only. Not stock, not a listed model, and not a project this service completed.

Ratings a tri fuel generator request has to settle

A tri fuel generator is not interchangeable with a neighbouring dual-fuel or single-fuel set just because the printed watt number matches. Gasoline, propane and natural gas each carry their own continuous and surge figures on a real datasheet. Each row below is a buyer decision until a named supplier confirms the offered model. kW and kVA are not interchangeable; if you quote both, say which one is the generator nameplate.

Item to confirmWhat you provide
Fuel setGasoline, propane, natural gas, or all three, in the order you will actually run
OutputContinuous watts and surge watts, each tied to one fuel; voltage, phase and frequency in Hz
InterfaceNEMA receptacle codes and counts, or hardwire terminals; start method
EnvironmentOpen frame or inverter enclosure, noise limit with measuring distance, indoor or outdoor placement

Which purchasing requirements separate a tri fuel generator from neighbouring options? Three fuel paths versus two, inverter versus open frame, and portable versus standby-style housings are different line items even when someone writes the same watt figure. Dual fuel inverter generator, dual fuel portable generator, tri fuel inverter generator, tri fuel portable generator and a conversion kit are five inquiry options on this site; they are not one SKU. Diesel, solar power stations and natural-gas-only standby packages belong on other briefs.

Procurement questions and service boundary

What does an independent sourcing request for a tri fuel generator have to contain?

One line per machine: product form, fuel set, continuous and surge watts on the fuel you will run, output voltage with phase and frequency, NEMA receptacle codes or hardwire scope, start method, open-frame or inverter, quantity with units, destination state or ZIP, and requested timing. Optional budget may name currency and whether the figure is per unit or for the whole order. High-end, mid-range, budget or undecided is a buying preference, not a verified factory rating. No existing quotation is required to start.

Which part of the tri fuel generator specification stays the buyer's decision?

Fuel set, frame type, whether natural gas is in scope, receptacle mix, and whether a transfer switch is a separate purchase remain open until you approve them. We restate gaps; we do not fill them with a catalogue default. Automatic transfer switch pairing, gas-pipe sizing and licensed electrical work belong to the buyer's installer, not to this website. A published derating table from one model is not a family-wide ratio.

What is outside this service?

We do not manufacture gensets, hold certified stock, install, energise, or convert a two-fuel machine into a three-fuel machine. Conversion work, propane plumbing and utility-gas service are excluded. We do not publish a savings percentage because this site has no same-scope price comparison on file. Availability, MOQ, packing and lead time come from the factories that answer the same written brief.

How are documents handled?

List datasheet, listing record and packing basis for the exact model offered. Series certificates, a sister inverter chassis, or a retail cart page are not evidence for the unit you intend to buy. Ask the factory to confirm listing status in writing for that catalog number. UL, CSA or EPA marks are model-specific claims, not badges this site assigns.

Read the nine-line sheet and the note on two fuels versus three before treating two replies as interchangeable. Then open inquiry options or how a matching request is written.

Buyer scenes and what the brief must name

Project buyers

Work from a load schedule and need matched continuous watts on the fuel that will actually be supplied on site. The schedule, not a photograph of a similar cart, is the source of truth. Transfer-switch current and generator output current in A must be stated separately; they are not the same line.

Rental and fleet buyers

Need repeatable line items: same fuel set, same receptacle mix, same start method. A retail unit price on a distributor cart is not this site's stock list and is not a wholesale factory quotation.

Facility teams

Need a replacement that fits the existing pad, fuel fittings and receptacle plan. Natural-gas inlet pressure, hose length and whether a regulator ships with the unit stay on the sheet when gas is in scope.

Send the tri fuel generator brief so factories can quote the same machine

Request Factory Quotes

Factory replies set price and timing. Tri Fuel Generator Sourcing does not publish a stock figure, a discount percentage or a guaranteed lead time.