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No you can't hook a 1000 to a 2000. The new models are a 2200. My 2000 is new enough I can hook to a 2200.Do you have the cables to hook them together?
No you can't hook a 1000 to a 2000. The new models are a 2200. My 2000 is new enough I can hook to a 2200.Do you have the cables to hook them together?
I’m thinking a 2200 is all I need. They are small enough I can lock them up in the headache rack.No you can't hook a 1000 to a 2000. The new models are a 2200. My 2000 is new enough I can hook to a 2200.
Do the Espars draw much juice?
It draws some. The fan and igniter and thermostat run off the truck batteriesDo the Espars draw much juice?
Does the shore power charge batteries if you're hooked up?It draws some. The fan and igniter and thermostat run off the truck batteries
That’s what tugtoy does. Stores it inside his enclosed headache rack. Pretty slick setupI’m thinking a 2200 is all I need. They are small enough I can lock them up in the headache rack.
I think so. But that’s a good question. I really didn’t get to play with the truck last week and didn’t read any of the manuals.Does the shore power charge batteries if you're hooked up?
I thought about getting a roof a/c and may at some point. But for now a small window unit will do.I think Rontonio has a set up with a generator and roof ac/heat. You could ask him when you talk to him today @Humble pie
Depends on how the shore power is setup.Does the shore power charge batteries if you're hooked up?
I suppose you could get a trickle charger. They probably don’t take much juice.Depends on how the shore power is setup.
If it’s just for power, there’s no charger and it just provides hotel power.
If you have something like the Xantrex Freedom HT, it’s a charger/inverter power supply all in one.
I suppose you could get a trickle charger. They probably don’t take much juice.
The truck has a bunk heater installed already. Their is no room on the frame to install an apu. Their is no room behind the cab either. Cabinet rack has to go there as well as the hydro tank for the wet kit.Yes, you can do that.
Before I did any of this, I would add up all the potential costs.
Factor in Summer and air conditioning, and be realistic about it. Don't say you don't need it unless you really don't need it or plan to use it. Otherwise, you end up idling an engine that wasn't meant to be idled. Some of these things, you may already have.
bottom line, you want that new engine shut off as much as absolutely possible, especially if you plan on keeping it any length of time.
- Generator Cost
- Build A Frame/Case to house it
- Battery charging: And the time spent worrying about it.
- Air Conditioning
- Bunk Heater
- Cold Weather: Keeping the fluids/engine warm in cold temps
The cost of a diesel powered APU is intimidating at first, but when you factor in the entire lifetime cost, maybe not so much. Having a system that you can walk away from for any length of time has a value. The overall cost of the unit, vs. the individual cost of ultimately building your unit one piece at a time.
I can't comment on Carrier, but with a Thermo King Unit, you can do maintenance on that thing once a year, and that is more than required in most cases. If you go by hours used, you might be closer to two years per maintenance interval, and the maintenance cost is actually pretty cheap at a Thermo King dealer.
The truck has a bunk heater installed already. Their is no room on the frame to install an apu. Their is no room behind the cab either. Cabinet rack has to go there as well as the hydro tank for the wet kit.
These are the reasons I’m looking at an inverter generator. A 2200 watt is 19”x12”x19”. That will stow in the cabinet behind the sleeper. It weighs 49 pounds. A small window a/c unit weighs 36 pounds. So for less than a 100 pounds I have everything that 400 pound tripak will do.
I found a good low hour tripak for 2500 bucks. I just have nowhere to install it.View attachment 72578
No this one is not set up with opti idle. I was going to get it on the freightliner I ordered as well as the bergstrom nite battery apu. Sadly FL couldn’t fulfill the order in a timely manner.If you remove those wheels that aren't touching the ground, you have room for an APU
I like the truck, looks like it is ready to go make some money!
So, yeah, a generator setup like you are seeking out is likely going to be the best option.
by chance, was this set up with opti-idle?
I suppose you could get a trickle charger. They probably don’t take much juice.