Anyone use the APU Center in Missouri?

Nope. Two totally different engines and always will be. When you buy another company you either keep it exactly the same or shut it down. Same thing with Western Star when it was bought out by Daimler. Made exactly the same as always. When Milky Way buys out Butterfinger they don't change the Butterfinger into a Milky Way!

 

Ran into a guy that said he got a Dynasys at a place somewhere in Dallas area with the same OOIDA discount. Its hard to beat $500. He also told me to get on of there two new units not one of there first ones.
Loves his so far but we'll see how it goes.

 

I purchased my Rigmaster in 2004, it had it's ups and downs, but overall I was very pleased with it.
On one of my visits to the Detroit Diesel dealer in Toronto, On. I walked over to the Rigmaster factory and the CEO showed me the yellow motor and told me that Cat had purchased Perkins Diesel.
At that time there was no difference between the Perkins engine and the Cat engine, except for the color, what they have done later on, I don't know.
3 weeks before my warranty ran out, I had a problem with my Rigmaster, sent them an e-mail about it and they extended my warranty for another month to make sure it would be done, so I had it done at the factory when I went home for my regular time off.
When I parked my truck and decided to sell my Rigmaster in 2011, nobody was interested in the entire unit, but I sold it one piece at a time, which worked out good for me.

 

A little off topic but it took years for my mechanic to drill this into my head.

Companies do not go out and design and manufacture custom parts for lets say a Cat, Perkins or any other type of engine. The block, yes sometimes but everything else is a common part used by everyone. Same with trucks. The only difference is they have a deal with the manufacturer to make them 10,000,000 parts with their name on it and part number. Other then that, everything is a common part.

An an example. The glow plugs for a Rigmaster are sold at Napa for a fraction of the price or ordered online. They are ordered depending on depth of thread and voltage. That's it. Same with AC compressor, alternator, fuel filters, air filters, belts and EVERYTHING else.

Here's a little economics lesson. When a company is thinking about building something new they need projections from the sales staff on how many units they will sell over a 10 year period. Based on that figure they order that many custom made parts to be built. If the new product is a flop they are stuck with a gazzilion custom parts nobody can use. That's why they use off the shelve.

When I was home last they had an RV in the shop. It kept on over heating. Come to find out both electric fans for the radiator were shot. They cost $1,200 each. My mechanic went online to a fan dealer and simply picked one with the right hole pattern and size. It was the same F*****ing fan for $89.95

My belt tensioner went out on my truck. It was $250 to replace. My mechanic went to the industrial supply store and laid the bearing on the counter. Didn't say a word. Parts guy took a caliper, measured, came back with bearing and walked away $50 lighter in my wallet.

 

Old thread I know, but is this shop in Gretna Big Rig Repair? I have a Rigmaster with issues and nobody wants to touch it let alone stock parts.

 

Big Rig Truck accessories on highway 6 in Gretna, NE will have the parts & expertise to fix your Rigmaster, along with a fancy showroom full of pickup truck chrome & a decent waiting area. Just be sure to call ahead as they sometimes have a week-long waiting list.

Bus N Truck Accessories in Strafford, MO (across from the Springfield TA) is another place with the parts & expertise. And unlike the shop in Gretna, if the part you just bought fails in 3 months (because rigmaster), they'll actually replace it for free. Just don't expect a fancy showroom or waiting area.

 

Awesome. Great info, thanks.. I'm ready to toss this thing off a bridge.

 

Big Rig is the place to go. Plenty of space to park and you can stay overnight

 

Prob easier for me to get to MO over NE, but I'll take either at this point.

 

I've been to Gretna, NE many times to Big Rig. It would be worth the trip. A #1 place