Rooftop AC

One word for this: HONDA. I use a 2500 ei . Will run 8-9 hours with 6000 BTU AC. 2.7 gallon tank on the unit, carry a 1 gallon gas can to walk across the lot 2 time to fill it up. DOT is fine with it because it has a shutoff valve between the tank and the carb. Also runs the block heater all night. Will also charge the batteries if needed. All for $1300. Webasto keeps me warm. Wasted my money on an ONAN, built way to light for our use.

 

35!!!!! Geez, that's one sick pussycat. Even without a block heater, my older than you, Cummins will crank in the low 20s. Everybody wants to call every fire truck, in the county, when I do that, though. Cough, cough, gag, gag.

 

GO NORTH???? Son, you live in Indiana and that ain't betwixt Alabama and Mississippi!!!!

 

Dam Yankee. Welcome to the South. NOW GO HOME!!!!!!

 

I ran the EU3000 last night, got down to 16 IIRC.
Plugged the block heater in after a little idling, and ran the heater and battery charger. Kept the cab in the low 60's I think (never looked) and the truck fired up immediately with a nice warm block and fully charged batteries.
Be the same here tonight I think, in Sioux Falls, so will repeat the operation again. I may wire in the block heater and put it on a breaker so I can disconnect it from inside when not needed if this carries on. Running a lead from the generator to the block heater plug is such a hardship, even though I moved the block heater plug to the passenger side, which is where the generator is.
Total cost in gas was just under 3 gallons, for @9hrs of heat etc. Not too shabby IMHO.
I looked into the Webasto heaters, but seemed like a lot of coin for just a bunk heater to me. More so with already having the EU3000 mounted etc
Now if the darn portable heater wouldn't set the fire/cabon monoxide alarm off when it first fires up, I'd be a happy camper!
On a separate note, I added a new headache rack and step box when blades finished, now just need to give the old gal a paint job to make her look all purdy again!

Martin

 

Well, I got to see a Honda 3000 in action last weekend, and frankly with my truck running and standing next to it on the truck parked next to me I couldn't even hear it. Problem I got is I got a 3000 watt Onan off Ebay for $100. So that's what will be on my truck soon ! Hey, if it's too loud I'll mount it under the back of my trailer and run a cord !!