Roehl - My Adventure Begins 5/16/11

If you have good batteries, then you should be able to run the bunk heater for 8-10hrs. If batteries are not good, then it might take some trial and error... Good luck.

 

I have a 2005 international. I got it in April though, and didn't need the bunk heater too much. Through the summer I had no issues with battery power as I was idling the truck like mad to stay cool. I don't have an APU. "What's up with your MPG?" ... "LOL, leave me alone!"

A couple weeks ago, as it started cooling down, I've needed to idle the truck less and less. There were a few times over the summer, like up in Canada when I didn't have to idle for a while and the truck had a little trouble starting up, but it always did.

In Maine 2 weeks ago, I left the truck off for 11 hours or so, didn't run the bunk heater, but I leave my 12 volt fridge on all the time. This has never been a problem, and one morning the truck wouldn't start up. I got a jump from someone in the lot and ran the truck for 10+ hours that day. Parked in VA two nights later, same thing happened.

The TA shop guy noticed that the battery ground was corroded off, and there was evidence that one battery had boiled over at a point.

After 2 weeks of asking to get to a terminal for a few issues I'd been having with the truck, including a non functional blower up front, (Yeah, no AC, no heat, no defrost...), they got me into a terminal.

They ended up replacing 2 batteries, and an alternator.

My advice would be to check the wires on the batteries, make sure there's nothing that looks wrong with them, and when you have a chance, get through a terminal and ask maintenance to test them. That's the only way to be sure you won't end up stranded with a dead truck.

 

Good deal, glad they got you fixed up. I hope that with the new trucks the load on the shops will lighten up a bit, and maybe the wait times will be less to get serviced. It was starting to get a bit crazy trying to get things done. I am bumbed about the new trucks not having the Tri pac APU on them. I guess I will have to go back to the old ways of cooking in the truck. It is all good.

 

PA you oughta get one of those great 07 condos, or the new cascadia condos

 

I had one of those great 07's before I got hurt, spent more time in the shop than out on the road training. I just want a truck that will run, thats all. If I can't keep the wheel turning, I can't make any money. I guess I need more training before I can start training again also. I don't know how long it will take to make that happen. Not long I hope. Adam was supposed to get with Roger and get the ball rolling on that. I hope in the next couple of weeks I can get that done.

 

You throw the deer on the cat walk and skin it out while waiting for the new tire

 

A deer can do alot of damage, even if you just run over a dead one in the road, same goes for a gator, the large chunk of rubber off a blown tire can cut the bottom right out of your fuel tank if you happen to put a steer tire over it. Glad you made it to saftey and got fixed.

 

hi zangief, hows it going ? i was at the west memphis yard a few weeks back and we talked and i helped you slide your trailer tandems. just wanted to say hi again and stay safe !