How long would you go without AC

I ran my Truck 2 summers without it, just a few yrs back. Had to plan the day. Especially way down south. Be moving or parked,and inside somewhere, between 1:00 and 5:00 pm. Sleep at night, after getting north as far as possible. Either way, around 9:00 am, once it hits 72 degrees, Id wake up. I vowed to never put another York compressor on again. Took a long time to get my current Sandens set up, along with all new everything. It was rough, but not impossible.

 

I don’t blame you. I had changed at least 10 York compressors between 2 Trucks over 17 yrs. A/C is a must have. I worked the city one summer in a 78 GMC Day Cab, 14-17 hr days. No PS, No A/C, No Radio, No Nothing. Winter I froze. Those were not good old days. It sucked, but the money was great.

 

The trucks had ac, but my dad never ran it either. 5'2" 130 lbs and Armstrong steering. He had a friend who was a former NFL lineman and he was having none of that! Power steering all the way.

 

Exactly. Well, I think it was after school started. My dad picked me up from kindergarten to go get the boat trailer.

 

If it's my truck, getting the ac is a low priority. If it's somebody else's, it's getting fixed, now!

 

The '72 Pete in my avatar had manual steering. ( center point, was a bit easier)To be honest, I liked the feel of it, although, a steer tire blowout would yank the wheel out of your hands, I heard. I hauled rail cans out of Chicago with it,,,I know,,and can only remember a few times I got in trouble with it. Tight docks mostly, but other than that I liked manual steering. My 1st trucking job, they had a R model Mack as a spare with manual steering. It was a lot harder to steer than my Pete. The boss said, "drive that truck for a week, you could arm wrestle anyone".

 

from the trucks parking space to the garage.

but seriously, i too have driven trucks in the warm days of summer in the rockies, truck getting hot, me getting hot, brakes getting hot..

so much sweat, the Hoover Dam would not have protected the towns below.

but as i aged..??

from the trucks parking space, to the garage, or i just went home....as i had nothing to lose, at ANY time.

 

Today marks one more day for me without it. Lol.
Maybe I will get it installed tomorrow or the next day.

 

I wouldn't at all.
Hell I barely go outside without a neck fan nowadays.

Looks kinda goofy but hey whatever. You are cool while everyone else is sweating at the dirt track

It's like $5 direct from China or 20 30 bucks marked up from a USA dealer. Same junk.
Lasts bout 4 hours before you charge it up again.

Im using it right now as to not put myself into poverty by running the air lol.
Does a real nice job.