A simple question to all truckers with APUs

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by OOwannaBE, Aug 10, 2016.

  1. Brandonpdx

    Brandonpdx Road Train Member

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    Oh the liberals will cry if they even see a truck parked somewhere let alone hear it doing something.
     
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  3. ZhenyaP1991

    ZhenyaP1991 Medium Load Member

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    I hate the new Tripac with three knobs in the sleeper. It sounds like a warzone next to your ear. Reefer is quiter than new tripac. Currently I have the older one and its much better
     
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  4. MrEd

    MrEd Road Train Member

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    Why ya wanna be hating on the liberals? Lol
     
  5. OOwannaBE

    OOwannaBE Medium Load Member

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    I heard some trucks where the APU was louder than the truck. My only question is if people knock on your door to leave because of the noise
     
  6. rachi

    rachi Road Train Member

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    I wouldnt worry about it. But i did have a guy dump his pee bottle on my hood before he left cause my reefer woke him up. I was asleep when he did the cowardly deed.
     
  7. Pacific Islander

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    My truck has a Comfort Pro APU, and I have parked next too many trucks with Tripac APU's. I am always amazed at how quiet those Tripac APU's are.

    For comparison, my Comfort Pro is about 5x louder than any Tripac APU I have ever heard. Heck, it's even louder than the reefer, and yes a few times at a few walmarts i have been to, i have had to just idle the truck instead of run the APU, as one can literally feel the Jurassic Park vibrations emanate once i run that beast of an APU.

    I have already decided that once I buy my truck i will be getting a Tripac as well.

    All that said, I would run aTripac APU anywhere as they are so quiet. It's shocking how much noise difference there is in different APU's.
     
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  8. OOwannaBE

    OOwannaBE Medium Load Member

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    There were times I found an abandoned building in New York and parked there with no problem or complaints. The second I idled my engine to recharge batteries a security guard ran up and told me to leave due to engine noise of my brand new truck which is as quiet as a car.
     
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  9. purpleprime

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    Even the rig masters are quiter than a truck on high idle with the fan running to keep the ac cool
     
  10. OOwannaBE

    OOwannaBE Medium Load Member

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    I plan to open mine up when I get around to buying it and use Dynamat insulation to deaden the sound even more. When I was 16 I dynamated my whole car interior I could no longer hear any road noise it was soundproof.
     
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  11. tscottme

    tscottme Road Train Member

    I've definitely had to idle sometimes because other idling trucks were making too much noise for me to sleep through.
     
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