Maverick APU or battery wanna be APU?

Discussion in 'Maverick' started by Cheez, Sep 6, 2014.

  1. Cheez

    Cheez Light Load Member

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    Does Maverick have APU or those battery things they like to call APU. Also do they have inverters. Looking for refrigerated co with APU
     
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  3. arjeepguy501

    arjeepguy501 Light Load Member

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    APU is battery. All trucks have inverters, I believe 1000 wts.
     
  4. Cheez

    Cheez Light Load Member

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    Thanks!

    i have had one of those before and to me they just don't work as good as the generators
     
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  5. RERM

    RERM Road Train Member

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    1500 watt inverters, and yes, the battery APU's suck.....
     
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  6. JimTheHut

    JimTheHut Road Train Member

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    I never had an issue with mine....worked fine all the time....but I know some guys who did.
     
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  7. Chinatown

    Chinatown Road Train Member

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    Tri-Pac APU:

    Holland Enterprises
    Lessors Inc.
    Tribe Transport
     
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  8. kiteslinger

    kiteslinger Bobtail Member

    sorry to dig up a zombie thread ..but have they upgraded to any type thermo APU's
     
  9. TokyoJoe

    TokyoJoe Road Train Member

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    Nope, mine seems to work fine though and my truck is a 2013
     
  10. dragginmaster

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    How well does it work trying to sleep in the daytime when its 100+ outside? Where do you set your knobs at?

    Do they have the functionality in the trucks that it will start the engine when the batteries drain low?
     
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