Limited space for an APU

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  1. Marshall Lucky

    Marshall Lucky Bobtail Member

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    I own a Volvo 610 with a lift axle and a wet kit mounted on the cat walk.

    Any suggestions for an APU?
     
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  3. 25(2)+2

    25(2)+2 Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    Seriously. what year and engine, and if I had a Volvo, with the retarder setting to put pressure against the exhaust to keep the engine warmer at low idle I would set it up with a remote start, so that I could shut it off and restart it from a sleeping bag.

    As for space, some have put an APU under the passenger side door, if there is nothing there, but on the newer trucks, there is a DPF , and after treatment device inside a box mounted there, actually, not just on Volvo, either.
     
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  4. barroll

    barroll Road Train Member

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    Get a smaller fuel tank, and put it behind there.
     
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  5. Marshall Lucky

    Marshall Lucky Bobtail Member

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    Cut the weed burner off and put the exhaust back to vertical, chopped 14 inches off the tank and squeezed a carrier comfort pro on. Fits good.
     

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