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Used Volvo Diesel Generators

Volvo Penta industrial engines sit in the premium tier of the used market: fewer machines, higher hours, and an owner who usually kept the service records. They are bought for reliability at a rating rather than for the lowest price in the class.

Our Volvo stock runs from mid-range commercial sets up to container-scale machines, mostly in silent canopies. The engines are the industrial TAD and TWD families rather than a marine derivative, which is the distinction that matters when a set is expected to run as prime power.

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Used Volvo generators listed on this site

39 individual used sets are listed below. Each one is photographed where it stands and carries its own parameter table. Ratings are prime power in kVA at 0.8 power factor.

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In stock

Volvo sets we hold

Current used stock carrying Volvo. Each set is listed individually with its own photographs and parameter table.
Item Detail
Sets in stock A premium line, a smaller number of sets
Rating range 62 to 625 kVA
Build forms Silent canopy and containerized
Rating basis Prime power in kVA at 0.8 power factor, with the standby figure given where the documentation supports it
Price Quoted on request. Send the rating, the site voltage and frequency, the destination port and the duty

Brand notes

Volvo in a used set

What the brand means on a used machine, and what it does not.
Item Detail
Origin Volvo Penta, Sweden
Engine families seen in this stock The industrial TAD and TWD six-cylinder families, in the ratings used for generating sets
Alternator pairings Usually Stamford or Leroy-Somer; quoted from the nameplate on each set
Parts Available through the Volvo Penta industrial dealer network, which covers the major Southeast Asian markets but is thinner than the Cummins network outside the cities
What the brand does not tell you Whether the engine is an industrial unit or a marine or vehicle derivative. The plate gives the family and the rating, and it decides both the parts and whether the machine is suitable for long running hours

Requirements

What to check on a used Volvo set

Inspection points that matter on a used Volvo machine, in the order we check them.
Item What we check Why it matters
Engine hours and the hour meter itself The reading, and whether it agrees with the service records An hour meter is the easiest thing on a set to replace, and the hardest to verify afterwards
Engine make and model The plate on the block, not the badge on the canopy On a used set the engine is the value; the canopy is sheet metal
Serial number and build year Read from the block and checked against the documentation It fixes which revision of the engine you are buying parts for
Oil pressure and blow-by Hot idle oil pressure, and the crankcase breather with the engine running Together they say more about bore and ring condition than any other two checks
Coolant and oil condition Colour, level, and whether there is fuel or combustion gas in the coolant Contamination is a sign of a head gasket or a liner problem rather than routine wear
Alternator Make and model, insulation resistance, and a visual check of the windings The alternator is the second most valuable item, and moisture damage hides until it is loaded
Control panel Model, firmware, and whether the protection settings can be read and changed A panel that cannot be configured is a panel that will be replaced
Load test Load bank run at 100%, 75% and 50%, with the figures recorded A set that starts and idles proves very little about a set that has to carry a load
Corrosion and enclosure Seams, fasteners, base frame and the radiator core On a coastal or island site this is the difference between a repaint and a rebuild

Questions

Questions we are asked about Volvo sets

Why does the badge on the canopy not settle which engine is inside?

Because used sets are re-canopied, re-badged and re-painted as they move between owners and markets. Two machines that both read Volvo on the side can carry different engine families, different alternators and control panels from different decades. The plate on the engine block and the alternator nameplate are what the quotation is actually about.

How are these sets rated?

Ratings are quoted as prime power in kVA at 0.8 power factor, with the standby figure given where the set and its documentation support one. Prime and standby are two different ratings of the same machine, and a set that has run for years as prime power should not be re-labelled as standby without an inspection.

What is included with a set bought here?

The set as photographed, its parameter table, the load test figures where they exist, and the documentation we hold. Transfer switches, tanks and enclosure work are quoted separately

Can the set be re-wound or re-configured for another voltage or frequency?

Voltage changes are usually a reconnection of the alternator and are quoted per machine. Frequency is not: a 50 Hz set runs at 1500 rpm and a 60 Hz set at 1800 rpm, and the engine, the radiator and the alternator rating all differ. If a project needs the other frequency, the right answer is another machine rather than a conversion.

Who services a used Volvo set in Southeast Asia?

Through Volvo Penta industrial dealers in the region, or by the buyer’s maintenance team with parts from the same network

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