need advice on generator & A/C

I saw this RV on craigslist. http://salina.craigslist.org/rvs/3230567192.html

I was thinking I could buy this thing and take out the generator (Onan generator's like this are $3,000+ new) and the AC. and install it on my truck. I've been wanting to get a generator and A/C. It seems like I'd still be able to turn around and sell it without the generator and A/C for $1500-$2000.

Does this seem like a good idea ? I can put it on my stepdeck and drag it home, there isn't much for decent loads out here in west Kansas anyways.

One negative is this is strictly an A/C unit, I'd rather have A/C & heat. But I guess with the generator I can just get a little electric heater for winter.

 

Do you think it's too tall ? I know it's not wider or longer than this bus.



you're right it is a gas generator, but good diesel gen's cost $10,000 plus and they claim the gas ones perform better under mixed loads. diesel gen's don't do so well unless you keep a heavy load on them. I would have to come up with a tank though. true enough.

p.s.- I don't care for APU's, overpriced and noisy. I would buy a new Honda gen and Coleman A/C heater before I would ever shell out for an APU

 

Thanks for the tips. I passed on the RV, like Starline said it's something I may have a long time, no point in trying to save money on a 20 year old unit. The coleman roughneck is what I'm leaning towards for heater-A/C. It would be nice to plumb in a diesel generator, but I also think a nice quiet Honda gas unit would serve me well. (It wouldn't hurt my fat behind to walk over and get gasoline once in awhile either !) But I haven't decided on that yet.

One thing that I have to consider is my truck is an '04 with 745,000 miles. At first I was thinking I would be trading it for something else, possibly something with an APU. Now I am leaning towards rebuilding the engine when the time comes and running it for another 4 or 5 years, so that makes shelling out for a generator and heater-A/C a little easier.

 

Thanks for the tips. I passed on the RV, like Starline said it's something I may have a long time, no point in trying to save money on a 20 year old unit. The coleman roughneck is what I'm leaning towards for heater-A/C. It would be nice to plumb in a diesel generator, but I also think a nice quiet Honda gas unit would serve me well. (It wouldn't hurt my fat behind to walk over and get gasoline once in awhile either !) But I haven't decided on that yet.

One thing that I have to consider is my truck is an '04 with 745,000 miles. At first I was thinking I would be trading it for something else, possibly something with an APU. Now I am leaning towards rebuilding the engine when the time comes and running it for another 4 or 5 years, so that makes shelling out for a generator and heater-A/C a little easier.