ClimaCab Battery Powered APU

not the clima cab but I do have a battery apu and so far so good it lasts about 12 hrs unless its on hi then about 9-10

 

Yes , my last truck had a Clima Cab

Clima Cab simply cannot handle high or extreme outside temps

 

ClimaCab I had, was not designed to provide ANY KIND of in cab power.
Heating and Cooling only.
It did have a button you could press to discharge the ClimaCab and charge the Truck batteries in case it would not start.

 

You'll to find a older truck with a tripack or get kw t680. But you'll need to put 5k down in it

 

Parksmart (freightliner or western star)or climacab (cummins) are not battery APU's. There solely for HVAC reducing or eliminating the need for idle time.

external diesel fired power units or battery powered units provide 120 v POWER and HVAC capabilites without idle.

 

You can get whatever diesel powered APU you want on a NEW tractor, cascadia, kw, etc, but you have to work that into the payment structure. You don't necessarily have to put anything down to get a diesel APU. If you are going used it's whatever that tractor is equipped with

 

Not all of the diesel tripacs come with the inverter (its an option), mine doesn't have it. They are still great units but be prepared to drop some $$$ on an inverter if the unit you get doesn't have one.

 

does anyone know of a tech that knows anything about these units?
I have a 1.5 and its acting up, took it to a Cummins dealer down south (they won't even look at it in Canada), and they just want to replace everything, with no assurance it will work.

I need to talk to someone that actually knows how to repair it!

Any and all advice accepted.

Can't even find a forum for these.

 

also if anyone knows of one for sale, new or used, I am interested

Joe