mercer transportation

Called em yesterday. Not bad prices. What do you use for heat? I wonder if my apu can run the rooftop ac. The apu still runs good just the inside part is messed up. No ac no heat. I Sony wanna have to take whole apu off if I don't have too

 

Well, my rooftop is 9200 BTU and my 3500 watt gen doesn't even kick into high gear.

 

I have a 9000BTU unit because that's all my gen will support. If you have 3000 watts or more I'd really recommend the 13K or 15K BTU units. I have an older mid-roof century so that's a pretty small area, and in 100 deg temps it struggles while the sun is beating down. Larger sleepers will benefit from a larger unit if possible.

 

Get an Espar or Webasto unit for heat. You will use a minimal amount of fuel and will crack your windows open in -20 temps it you run it on high! I use a Honda EU-2000 gen for rooftop AC and to charge batteries and power tools or whatever else. Also have the Maxwell engine start module and three Optima yellow tops installed. I don't worry about the truck turning over in -20 temps and don't even consider idling it. If for some reason you manage to drain your batteries by leaving something on, a simple jump from another battery will get the Maxwell recharged in typically 15 minutes, 30 maximum. People say it isn't worth the cost, but when it gets cold I sure see a lot of people paying hundred of dollars for jump starts (sometimes several times per season) and replacing batteries that they've run down and ruined. Have to look at it as a whole package, not just individual items. If I had rooftop real estate I'd get some modern flexible solar panels and they would be enough to keep batteries topped off.

 

Hmm I got a scan gauge my voltage jumps all over. 13.3 to 14.0 while driving. I thought this was a batteries related. But got 4 new ones. While idle it's normal 13.8-14.0

 

I might be wrong but isn't that normal?

 

Mine is always fluctuating when I'm driving . I had it checked and mine was 13.8 at idle and mechanic told me it will always fluctuate while driving. I was woried because sometimes it would go down to 12 on the gauge when driving

 

Oh maybe it's normal lol. Been calling about new exhaust tip. Most are telling me I need to buy new exhaust pipe n cut it. Guess I'll order it online

 

Coleman has a rooftop unit made especially for rough use like a truck will give. It also has heat strips available to use for heating in cold weather. It's called the Coleman Roughneck. Several drivers here have them. Do a search and see if you can find the thread. There are pictures of them installed in their trucks also.

 

I'm new to this forum and been thinking of applying to work for mercer i have been reading for about a month on here and was just wondering if there is any good freight in and out of arkansas i will run just about anywhere but i would rather run the Midwest or north and south.is that possible and is it possible to slide thru the house on the weekends any help will be greatly appreciated