Was wondering if any of you have had a pump installed on a truck with an Apu. I guess I'll get the answers soon enough when I go to a shop to see about it. But I don't see a lot of space to work with. The pump would usually go where the Apu is. I guess it could go on the other side and just run a hose across. But there's not a lot of space over there either. Would probably have the steps removed.
I might be doing some long distance trips so still want the Apu.
Installing a pump on the truck, space is an issue.
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I don't have an apu but mine is on the drivers side. The fuel tank was shortened to accomodate. Which really sucks. The passenger side was also shortened but not as much. I have no idea why. LOVE having only 100 gallons out of what used to be 240 gallons.
I have an 07 w900. Was once a Werner sleeper truck. Now it's a daycab with really long frame.Gulf Thanks this. -
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Depending on the pump you’ll be using you can mount it on catwalk behind the sleeper. That’s how I did mine to avoid pulling off fairings.
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You can install a tower on the passenger side and use that as an additional mounting location. My compressor is mounted to a tower but my stack had to be removed for a weed burner.
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Mount it on the rear of the frame.
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Wow, never saw that kinda' set-up. Mildly inconvenient I suppose. How does it work for you?
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That allowed him to fab mounts from inside the frame rail web that looked like only the pump hung down just enough to line up a shaft from a side-mounted PTO with the 90 degree pump housing so a pipe directly in and a 90 plate to send bottom facing outlet back out underneath the inlet.
There are a lot of ways depending on the pump, etc.
This under the rear of the frame would shorten the amount of suction hose needed and would work great with a short hose if the trailer had a nose line...does anyone still have hard piped 'nose' lines?????Gulf and ChicagoJohn Thank this. -
I drove the company truck for 6 weeks while I was doing an OH, it was great. Only needed 1 hose for a center and 2 for a rear. Instead of 2 & 3 line now. We very rarely need to pump off, so I deal with it, but if I was pumping a couple times a week, I'd spend the money and mount the pump on the rear for sure.spindrift Thanks this.
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