Wife is going to start taking trips with me. So Ive decided before the cold weather hits to breakdown and spend the money on a APU.
I have a volvo vnl and freightliner cascadia gonna put one on each of them.
So my questions are who makes the best, most trouble free? Must have auto start and either a remote control or inside panel to start without getting out.
Being a cheap ### id prefer to buy used. But since its for momma, will buy new if I have to.
What is the best, trouble free, reliable Apu on the market?
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I've had good luck with my Thermo King... Has 10,000 hours on it atm, the Carrier I had was junk and I never hear anything good about them from others that have them.
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i have a thermo king. i like it, had a carrier on a different truck the blower motor was very loud. i bought my thermo. from dales apu sales and service in springfield mo their great guys.
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I’ve never run Carrier…just Thermo King, always had good luck with it. Cold/hot never had an issue. Couple summers ago a sensor went bad causing it to shut off so it wouldn’t overheat, but it was a quick fix.
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Thermo king with an espar D4 heater
Not to hijack
But to you other TK owners
Have you ever ran an overhead or is that no necessary?
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I’d look at Green APU if I were you. Three cylinder Kubota instead of two, parts available at any parts store or Pilot/Flying J and 24 hrs/7 days a week tech support. I currently have a Carrier, next truck will probably be Green APU.
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3k on my Thermo King. Hardly any problems at all. Every now and then it throws a code (little triangle symbol) and I reset it and go again.
I am actually thinking of buying an Espar controller and separating my Espar from the Thermo King unit this winter. Mine is set up where the Espar runs on the TK controller. This just doesn't make sense to me since my TK is getting older.Midwest Trucker Thanks this.
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