Fuel when idling?

Wow never had our engines burn up. Must be something.with a weak pump/pumps

 

Don't know if you would actually just burn it up but proper lubrication is key

 

Yeah oil flow thru bearings n stuff

 

Idling 10 hrs a day x 5 days per week x 52 weeks = 2,600 hours per year x 1 gal of diesel per hr x $4 per gallon = $10,400 of diesel fuel to idle per year not including wear and tear on motor excessive idling does to it.

New diesel APU $8,000 to $10,000 that would still use around $400 over the same time not including regular maintenance cost.


I'm going the total electric route with Maxwell ESM and 7 deep cycle AGM batteries including store bought AC unit for a total of $3,000 to $4,000 that does not use any diesel nor needs maintenance except annual battery terminal cleaning I can do myself.

 

Idling 10hrs a day, 5 days a week, 52 weeks a year. So you're that guy..

 

I use deep cycle batteries and an inverter on its own system, when it gets low i use a 40amp charger to charge them back up on its own power.

 

Not me. Using numbers others have posted. I try not to idle any, but I am tired of sweating during the summer and freezing during the winter while in the sleeper along with worrying if the truck will crank if I drain the batteries too much.

Trying to stay over 9 mpg average without idling.

I am even adding more solar panels to my tractor make sure the batteries stay healthy.

 

I am swapping out my modified sine wave inverter for this pure sine wave inverter/charger http://www.donrowe.com/KISAE-Abso-2000-p/ic122055.htm

 

Good advice...low oil press for that long will trash the turbo.

 

Do you run yours off of a separate system than your truck? i do i heard it damages the computer over time