Hi Kurt, I have never talked to you before but, I want to tell you that no matter what else you do in your life spend as much time as you can with your mom. My mom died three years ago and I would give anything to be able to talk to her one more time and tell her that I love her and miss her so very much. We just never think we will ever lose our mothers. Thank you for showing your family and letting us get to know them. Tell your mom that I hope she gets better fast and God Bless her.
We like to have a fan running all the time, summer and winter. I used to like to leave a window cracked open but now my husband is convinced someone will break in and carry one of us off. I don’t know about him, but once they got me in bright light, they’d turn around and bring me back! Lol! 😱
I know a guy that did exactly what you're talking about and ut worked great. He pulled an asphalt tanker and we would spend hours on road jobs idling so he came up with that. His generator is a Honda 6,000 watt amd it powers a heater, his roff a/c, his hot plates and crockpot, refrigerator and microwave. The awesome thing about it is it's so quiet.
You should look into mini-splits: a 20-22 SEER inverter 9000 BTU mini-split with heat pump capability would freeze you and Opie out of First Class in minutes, offering efficient cooling and heating. It pulls just 850-1250 watts, significantly less than the 2000-4000 watts of a rooftop RV AC unit, ensuring lower power consumption and reduced fuel costs with a smaller generator. A 6000 BTU mini-split (500-750 watts) would keep you comfortable. Mounting the mini-splits outdoor unit on the back of the cab with fabricated brackets is straightforward, and you can mount the indoor unit on the inside back wall or use a ceiling mini-split version in the sleeper. Most inverter-style mini-split heat pump systems operate quietly and efficiently, providing temperature control in extreme conditions, from cooling in summer to heating in winter down to -20 degrees. While an RV rooftop AC has a sound level of about 75dB (like a vacuum cleaner), a mini-split is about 25-35dB (whisper).
@@rlfedler In this scenario, a small to medium generator is the answer because a semi-truck lacks sufficient space on the cab roof to accommodate enough solar panels to charge 48-volt battery packs. These batteries are essential for powering an inverter capable of running a mini-split system effectively without losing too much power in the transfer. A solar charge controller would also be needed, further complicating the setup.
Hey here's a idea Kurt,Call Supertrucker Dan.Thats what he put on his Pete.Was just a generator.Im sure he could give you some ideas tips on what to do and not to do.And where he got his generator.
How are your puppies? The are so beautiful . We had a tea cup toy poodle. His name was Smokey. You could carry him in your purse or a deep pocket. Never a problem. . Keep them fur babies fed good food and lots of water and keep them excersized. They love to be with you
Opened a new Caseys in Willmar Mn a few years ago. After about a year the store was getting nasty. A short time later a Kwik trip came in a half mile down the road . 100% improvement. Better food selection, easy assessable gas pumps and spotless inside and rest rooms are always spotless.
My wife and I will keep your mother in our prayers and thoughts. Ive will pray for a quick recovery. Our parents are both gone and we miss them badly. Be safe out there.
Kurt, check with Dan because he did something like you are talking about with his trucks. Its a kubota generator in an APU box, runs on diesel. Think he got it in Joplin
Honda makes nice quiet units and they certainly would make one strong enough for what you want to power. Word of advice on the tank. I know the RV transporters have to be diligent on their extra capacity tanks that they are DOT approved for that usage. Their Xtra tanks actually have DOT certification labels approving that usage. There is a shop in Indiana called Dan's Service Center that would have such tanks. Not butting in , but I'd hate to see you put out of service for that reason. Take care, hope your Mom's doing better.
You’re basically describing the super trucker Dan said. Circulating your coolant through it is a good idea that way your coolant is warmer when the truck is off in cold temperatures
Just install a mini split on the back of the cab. Doesn't matter whether you get a residential or RV/truck one, it's going to be mounted on the back of the cab well protected. You can go cheap/generic Chinese, or high-end, ultra-efficient Fujitsu or Mitsubishi made in Japan. Doesn't matter as much as you think, especially if you're running it with free solar, but as an engineer I like super efficient equipment. All the piping and wiring to the air handler inside goes through a hole about the same size as the hole for a door knob on your house. Power it from LiFePO4 batteries feeding an inverter. A 12V 300Ah battery the size of a car battery and weighing 53 to 58 pounds (less than 10 gallons of gasoline), costs under $500 now. One was $432 on Prime Day, will probably be well under $400 by Black Friday. Charge it from solar, charge it from a DC-DC charger or inverter off the truck batteries, charge it from a 120V outlet, or as a backup, charge it from your (not great) idea of a little gasoline generator. One such battery has 3840 watt hours, so will power a mini split for as long as you're able to sleep, but go ahead and install two or three of them to scrap the idea of a gas generator as backup. Even a cheap quiet generator and 5 gallons of gas weigh a lot more than a 2nd battery. The heat pump can cool or heat, so you eliminate the need for inefficient resistance heating powered by a generator, you eliminate an APU, you eliminate idling the truck. Here is the math for two 12V 300Ah LiFePO4 batteries and keeping them charged. 7680 watt hours, OK to use it all before recharging. That's 10 to 40 hours of running a mini split, depending on size/temp/load/etc. Even if you run it down the whole, way, and have zero solar, 10 hours of driving while pulling 800W of charging from the truck, and it's back to 100%, which you don't even need it to be, and you'll rarely if ever be starting from 0% charge. You could drain and recharge it every day for 10 years, which is not something you're likely to do. How many generators would you go through in 10 years if you ran it several hours every day? Normally you wouldn't even need to charge it from 0% using truck power, if you have even just 200W to 400W of solar panels on the roof, back, or hood of your truck, charging it for free all the time. I'd recommend very flexible, thin CIGS technology panels. Several sizes and shapes of 80W, 100W, and 200W CIGS panels are available. They are 1/16 of an inch thick, come rolled up, just peel and stick. You can walk on them, drive on them, shoot them, and they still work. Sunlight is free, solar panels are silent, and LiFePO4 batteries are much safer than the batteries in cordless tools, or a gas generator. No noise, no fumes, no need to get the truck to a gas pump, no worries about gas tank regulations. If inept, you can do the same thing with a large portable LiFePO4 power station and "power station extension batteries", if you don't mind spending 5x as much as assembling a custom system of components. It's like a boom box vs a component stereo, as far as picking exactly the size, power, charging methods, and other specs.
Thinking of cosmetic plans, I know she has some paint issues but a good paint job is very expensive. Having all of your wheels machine polished, a new grill and some nice new polished battery box covers, along with your taller stacks and the little spoiler on top of the sleeper would totally transform the old girl and it wouldn't cost very much, and once everything is machine polished it is really easy to keep things nice and shiny, but you already know all of that.
I would hang an RV generator. Easy to install, runs on gas if you like, and it will power everything you like. I think a standard RV generator would fit right in that space. And while you at it, an RV AC would fit nicely on your roof too.
We are building a Overland camper set up , look at Ecoflow for the power wired into a new 2024 F250 Tremor with the HO charge system , and we also went with the Diometic HVAC system , no apu poisoning you or OP slick setup with no greasy kids stuff. The ecoflow will run everything inside your truck for 12 hours , spendy but well worth it , it will recharge as you drive.
Sending prayers for your Mother that God’s healing will be upon her Kurt. Sorry for being late but I just seen the video about you telling us that she’s in the hospital. Well wishes for her recovery and God bless enjoying watching your videos BROTHER take care. RUclips watcher , Jason
I had a cheap champion 4500 watt generator from tractor supply. Paid 299 for it back in 2012 and had it running everything plus fridge, microwave, and A/c. Winter ran a 1500 water heater. Had it for years, changed oil every other week. Burned 2 gallons of gas every 10 hrs. Lasted about 3 yrs
Kurt, to let you and the other drivers know the new I 69 interchange is open on the Southside of Indianapolis ! You can go directly from I 455 right onto I 69 South all the way to Evansville without stopping.
I mounted a box like that on my pete 2000 watt Honda worked great even had a remote for it good on gas and very quiet and I mounted a old school ac on roof
I did air conditioning similar to what you describe. I chose a dual fuel inverter (seems like everything is inverter) generator and run it off propane. I carry a 5 gallon gasoline can and can run off gasoline if propane fails. Gasoline does go bad and it is sometimes a pain to get gasoline in a loaded truck. Propane tanks can be exchanged or refilled easily and does not require a custom tank. I have dual tanks so I can exchange the empty and run off the other. I added a 3000 watt inverter and can run my ac off that (and the alternator) on the highway if my truck a/c has problems. I mounted my small already enclosed generator behind the sleeper and haven't had any problems. I have an RV air conditioner with an inverter compressor that starts and runs just fine off the 3000 watts. I had the cover painted to match my truck.
Like your idea for the generator,and to help keep it quiet you could fit a small motorcycle exhaust to it and direct it towards the back of the vehicle,just a thought,good luck.I also like the fishtail aerofoil on the roof which could help with the fuel economy 👍
drivers side for ease to turn on, besides passenger side is the bathroom. Driving By Braille has a few videos on his generator he uses a Harbor Freight one on his KW. He carry’s a few fuel cans in the side box for his. Whale Tail. Get one from Canuck Industries.
Hey.. new here. I wish more truckers were like you, I'd have a lot fewer problems with them. One glaring example is years ago I was parked in a rest area at the far northern end of California off of I-5. I was in my 5th wheel. I parked WAY out of the way of everybody else by a tree at the far end of the lot. I awoke around 1 am to find a semi parked RIGHT NEXT TO ME with the reefer unit running full tilt right by my sleeping area. Talk about absolutely no consideration. I ended up packing up and leaving.
I upgraded my blower motor and went to a stainless steel box in my w900. Now, it's so cold I don't run it on high for long. At night I'm cuddled up with the fur babies under the blanket. My upgrade came from 4 state trucks for $400 plus 2 hours labor for installation.
Mr K is going off Truck Grid. wow. I love your Idea K, and I think Opie likes the idea. No more having to stay Home Dad. LOL Yes -15 F with the window Open a little and a fan on the floor to move the hot air around. Yep...the wife loves it also. 👍✌
Prayers for all the family Kurt.I might be wrong but when you said you used to take Troy to Wellington N.C I feel you was thinking about Wilmington N.C.Good luck with your project and I hope it will happen soon for you and Opie.
How yard doing Kurt, God bless you and your loved one's....enjoy every minute with your mom.....my mom left for heaven last July and man do I miss her, take care
We have been looking at the mini-splits. Seeing a lot used in cargo trailers, vans, big trucks and homes. There are 12v as well as 110....RVers who have them have said how much more efficient they are than the overhead RV air conditioner. Some are even heat/air models. This is about all I know, as we have been thinking about getting one, but do not have one yet ourselves.
in Australia, we have a system called an Icepack. similar to an APU, it is its own, separate diesel engine, plumbed into the trucks diesel supply, has its own starter motor, i am not too sure if it has its own a/c compressor etc? but it has its own outlets into the bunk. Has its own radiator etc. and they are designed to mount and run on semi trucks. and also as an added bonus, they have their own alternator, and start battery, so they can give enough charge to start a flat semi. worth checking out if you haven't already set your own thing up.
Hope your mom gets to feeling better, I always sleep with a window cracked open in the winter time, that way if you have a exhaust leak you have fresh air coming in and you don't get carbon monoxide poisoning, and helps with other things, like windows don't frost up, summer time it helps with keeping the dew off the windows when it is humid out, like now 😂
Having a generator running, mounted on the cab would make it nice and cool inside, but too noisy to sleep is my guess. The generator would need to be off of the cab, on the ground when running. Preferably located at least 20 ft from the truck cab.
Prayers and good wishes for your Mom and family. Glad you are helping Opie down the steps, instead of him jumping off the 2nd step(that had to hurt!). Where would the AC unit go, so it doesn't breathe in any exhaust?
Your ideas for first class sounds great especially the wing on top and those tripacs are ok if the truck isn't running and drive safe out there and see you next time sending prayers to your mom that she gets better 🙏🙏🙏🙏
The idea of a roof top AC unit sounds nice. I'm glad I have a good AC system in the Toyota Venza, especially as hot as it was nearly all July. Has a good heater for winter too. Opie looked like he was enjoying circling the trees to pee. Nice to see him back.
I always have a fan running summer or winter. I'd take mom with me occasionally. She loved riding in the truck. Would be nice to hear her voice again. Hope your mom is doing ok.
Great idea, i ran my roof top air con from a cassette petrol generator for my motorhome, 2 us gallons for 8 hours on 26 foot MH, less for your small truck aera.
Spend and help your parents out and ask questions about everything you can think of. You never know it might be the last day you see them. I lost my mom back in 11/2020, I miss talking to her. Hope your mom gets well .Keep them both healthy and active. God bless and safe travels
I hope your Mom is doing better Kurt. I know it's hard when they start getting up in years. I know she thinks that not everybody needs to know about her personal dealings, but I know when I went through some very serious health problems for almost two years, it was kinda nice knowing that there were people that had me in their thoughts... My dad passed away unexpectedly a year ago. He was 84. About four months ago my Mom fell and broke her leg and hip, and her arm and shoulder. She was in a rehab facility for almost two months. She's back home but she still isn't able to do a lot of things or walk without a walker, and she can't drive yet, so I'm the designated Uber, Uber food delivery and shopper for her, but that's alright. I don't mind and she only lives about 15 miles from me... It's amazing how much a serious health issue changes a person especially when they get older.
1987 Pete 352 with a 13,500 btu rv air conditioner mounted on top works like a dream . I’ve got a champion duel fuel Genny w remote start . I highly recommend the remote start feature . It will run for 9 hours with the standard tank it comes with ( gas tank ).
I work in movie production (teamster) I m working on stranger things Netflix project. We are at stage most of the time so I’ve got house power to run it 80% of the time .
They make roof mount heat pumps now. Cools when hot and provides heat when cold. Look into those. Genset will need air flow around it for cooling: a total enclosed cabinet is not a good choice.
Folks out here in Eureka where there is lots of humidity had constant trouble with their gasoline generator gas lines in their motorhome gelling up to the point they disconnected it. The repair place told them to run it every 2 weeks at least. They claim they did and still had trouble. We here in Redding run our 2 gasoline generators (one in RV other fir emergency fir the house) once a month. Never have any trouble but we have very low humidity. Just thought you should know. Husband said something about what is in the gas affects it too. (Corn?)
Hi Kurt, I have never talked to you before but, I want to tell you that no matter what else you do in your life spend as much time as you can with your mom. My mom died three years ago and I would give anything to be able to talk to her one more time and tell her that I love her and miss her so very much. We just never think we will ever lose our mothers. Thank you for showing your family and letting us get to know them. Tell your mom that I hope she gets better fast and God Bless her.
We like to have a fan running all the time, summer and winter. I used to like to leave a window cracked open but now my husband is convinced someone will break in and carry one of us off. I don’t know about him, but once they got me in bright light, they’d turn around and bring me back! Lol! 😱
Lol I see myself in the bathroom mirror and I almost run away.
I know a guy that did exactly what you're talking about and ut worked great. He pulled an asphalt tanker and we would spend hours on road jobs idling so he came up with that. His generator is a Honda 6,000 watt amd it powers a heater, his roff a/c, his hot plates and crockpot, refrigerator and microwave. The awesome thing about it is it's so quiet.
I got 4 fans ,1 ceiling, 1 box, 1 round oscillating, and 1 ionizer. I've slept with a oscillating fan for 45 years every night. LOVE FANS 😎🤟
I. Like the fan . You need to keep the air moving, can’t sleep if air is not moving. Feel
Like I am being smothered. 5:28 5:29
agreed, I find fan noise very soothing
You should look into mini-splits: a 20-22 SEER inverter 9000 BTU mini-split with heat pump capability would freeze you and Opie out of First Class in minutes, offering efficient cooling and heating. It pulls just 850-1250 watts, significantly less than the 2000-4000 watts of a rooftop RV AC unit, ensuring lower power consumption and reduced fuel costs with a smaller generator.
A 6000 BTU mini-split (500-750 watts) would keep you comfortable. Mounting the mini-splits outdoor unit on the back of the cab with fabricated brackets is straightforward, and you can mount the indoor unit on the inside back wall or use a ceiling mini-split version in the sleeper.
Most inverter-style mini-split heat pump systems operate quietly and efficiently, providing temperature control in extreme conditions, from cooling in summer to heating in winter down to -20 degrees. While an RV rooftop AC has a sound level of about 75dB (like a vacuum cleaner), a mini-split is about 25-35dB (whisper).
@@chrisg8566 ….. does that run off of battery or generator?
@@rlfedler In this scenario, a small to medium generator is the answer because a semi-truck lacks sufficient space on the cab roof to accommodate enough solar panels to charge 48-volt battery packs. These batteries are essential for powering an inverter capable of running a mini-split system effectively without losing too much power in the transfer. A solar charge controller would also be needed, further complicating the setup.
Hey here's a idea Kurt,Call Supertrucker Dan.Thats what he put on his Pete.Was just a generator.Im sure he could give you some ideas tips on what to do and not to do.And where he got his generator.
How are your puppies? The are so beautiful . We had a tea cup toy poodle. His name was Smokey. You could carry him in your purse or a deep pocket. Never a problem. . Keep them fur babies fed good food and lots of water and keep them excersized. They love to be with you
I FOLLOW HIM TOO GREAT GUY !
I was here to say the same thing, SupertruckerDan may be able to offer tips and advice.
Prayers for your mom, Kurt🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Awww Im sorry your mom is feeling poorly, hope she feels better quickly.
Opened a new Caseys in Willmar Mn a few years ago. After about a year the store was getting nasty. A short time later a Kwik trip came in a half mile down the road . 100% improvement. Better food selection, easy assessable gas pumps and spotless inside
and rest rooms are always spotless.
My wife and I will keep your mother in our prayers and thoughts. Ive will pray for a quick recovery. Our parents are both gone and we miss them badly. Be safe out there.
Kurt, check with Dan because he did something like you are talking about with his trucks. Its a kubota generator in an APU box, runs on diesel. Think he got it in Joplin
Hope you’re feeling better mama, someone has to keep this boy of yours in line
I like that fresh air in the winter too
SUPER PRAYERS 4 Ur Mom!!!!!!🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Honda makes nice quiet units and they certainly would make one strong enough for what you want to power. Word of advice on the tank. I know the RV transporters have to be diligent on their extra capacity tanks that they are DOT approved for that usage. Their Xtra tanks actually have DOT certification labels approving that usage. There is a shop in Indiana called Dan's Service Center that would have such tanks. Not butting in , but I'd hate to see you put out of service for that reason. Take care, hope your Mom's doing better.
We need prayers for Loveland and Estes as we both are in the path of a fast moving wildfire
My prayers are with everyone effected. Please evacuate when told 🙏
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hope your mom gets better soon prayers for her
Prayers for your Mom 🙏
Prayers for your mom hope she gets well soon
Opie looked excited over those A/C plans.
Prayers for Moma
No load bar on those pallets of tomato products, you must be feeling lucky !😂
Yeah me too fan on window open in the middle of winter I like the freshest of cold air I have PSD cheers Bruce From New Zealand 🇳🇿
You’re basically describing the super trucker Dan said. Circulating your coolant through it is a good idea that way your coolant is warmer when the truck is off in cold temperatures
I'll believe it when I see it......I've been waiting for years for you to install the front fender turn signals 😂😂😂
I hope your mom feels better soon.. Thank you for creating and sharing this with us..
Just install a mini split on the back of the cab. Doesn't matter whether you get a residential or RV/truck one, it's going to be mounted on the back of the cab well protected. You can go cheap/generic Chinese, or high-end, ultra-efficient Fujitsu or Mitsubishi made in Japan. Doesn't matter as much as you think, especially if you're running it with free solar, but as an engineer I like super efficient equipment.
All the piping and wiring to the air handler inside goes through a hole about the same size as the hole for a door knob on your house. Power it from LiFePO4 batteries feeding an inverter. A 12V 300Ah battery the size of a car battery and weighing 53 to 58 pounds (less than 10 gallons of gasoline), costs under $500 now. One was $432 on Prime Day, will probably be well under $400 by Black Friday. Charge it from solar, charge it from a DC-DC charger or inverter off the truck batteries, charge it from a 120V outlet, or as a backup, charge it from your (not great) idea of a little gasoline generator. One such battery has 3840 watt hours, so will power a mini split for as long as you're able to sleep, but go ahead and install two or three of them to scrap the idea of a gas generator as backup. Even a cheap quiet generator and 5 gallons of gas weigh a lot more than a 2nd battery.
The heat pump can cool or heat, so you eliminate the need for inefficient resistance heating powered by a generator, you eliminate an APU, you eliminate idling the truck.
Here is the math for two 12V 300Ah LiFePO4 batteries and keeping them charged. 7680 watt hours, OK to use it all before recharging. That's 10 to 40 hours of running a mini split, depending on size/temp/load/etc. Even if you run it down the whole, way, and have zero solar, 10 hours of driving while pulling 800W of charging from the truck, and it's back to 100%, which you don't even need it to be, and you'll rarely if ever be starting from 0% charge. You could drain and recharge it every day for 10 years, which is not something you're likely to do. How many generators would you go through in 10 years if you ran it several hours every day?
Normally you wouldn't even need to charge it from 0% using truck power, if you have even just 200W to 400W of solar panels on the roof, back, or hood of your truck, charging it for free all the time. I'd recommend very flexible, thin CIGS technology panels. Several sizes and shapes of 80W, 100W, and 200W CIGS panels are available. They are 1/16 of an inch thick, come rolled up, just peel and stick. You can walk on them, drive on them, shoot them, and they still work. Sunlight is free, solar panels are silent, and LiFePO4 batteries are much safer than the batteries in cordless tools, or a gas generator. No noise, no fumes, no need to get the truck to a gas pump, no worries about gas tank regulations.
If inept, you can do the same thing with a large portable LiFePO4 power station and "power station extension batteries", if you don't mind spending 5x as much as assembling a custom system of components. It's like a boom box vs a component stereo, as far as picking exactly the size, power, charging methods, and other specs.
Thinking of cosmetic plans, I know she has some paint issues but a good paint job is very expensive.
Having all of your wheels machine polished, a new grill and some nice new polished battery box covers,
along with your taller stacks and the little spoiler on top of the sleeper would totally transform the old girl
and it wouldn't cost very much, and once everything is machine polished it is really easy to keep things
nice and shiny, but you already know all of that.
Split unit a/c & mount it on the frame in front of pogo stick
Hope mom is doing better 🙏 so God-bless and safe for you and the German
great idea...prayers for ur momma
I love the smell of diesel. I love the smell of the old school trucks and busses going by. lol Can't smell the newer trucks much.
Kurt, I was just fixing to say that would be a fail but when you talked about manning a gas tank, that’s a different ball game👍👍👍
I would hang an RV generator. Easy to install, runs on gas if you like, and it will power everything you like. I think a standard RV generator would fit right in that space. And while you at it, an RV AC would fit nicely on your roof too.
Or an RV mini-split. That's eliminate the diesel heater too.
KW style boxes mounted on each side of frame between drives & fuel tanks for generator & gas tank
The Honda generators are great, but exceedingly expensive. I have been looking at the 5,000 watt Predator from Harbor Freight.
We are building a Overland camper set up , look at Ecoflow for the power wired into a new 2024 F250 Tremor with the HO charge system , and we also went with the Diometic HVAC system , no apu poisoning you or OP slick setup with no greasy kids stuff.
The ecoflow will run everything inside your truck for 12 hours , spendy but well worth it , it will recharge as you drive.
Hope your mom is feeling better. She will be in my prayers 🙏 and so will you and your family
Great to see you both back on the road. Give your mom a hug and wish her the best and get well soon.
Thoughts and prayers to your mom and hope she feels better soon
Sending prayers for your Mother that God’s healing will be upon her Kurt. Sorry for being late but I just seen the video about you telling us that she’s in the hospital. Well wishes for her recovery and God bless enjoying watching your videos BROTHER take care. RUclips watcher , Jason
I had a cheap champion 4500 watt generator from tractor supply. Paid 299 for it back in 2012 and had it running everything plus fridge, microwave, and A/c. Winter ran a 1500 water heater. Had it for years, changed oil every other week. Burned 2 gallons of gas every 10 hrs. Lasted about 3 yrs
Get one of the larger Harbor Freight Predator inverter generators. They are quieter.
Get Better soon Momma Schmidt 🙏💞🙏
Kurt, to let you and the other drivers know the new I 69 interchange is open on the Southside of Indianapolis ! You can go directly from I 455 right onto I 69 South all the way to Evansville without stopping.
I mounted a box like that on my pete 2000 watt Honda worked great even had a remote for it good on gas and very quiet and I mounted a old school ac on roof
The box had a hinged top and it was vented and protected from the salt and rain
You can take care of those bad paint spots on your hood by buffing the spots and spraying a clear coat on them.
Prayers to you, your family and your Mom. 🙏🙏🙏
Ask your buddy trucker Dan that runs a flatbed. He has a side mount generator with a rooftop AC
Oops nevermind he runs off one of his diesel tanks
Roof mount a/c can also heat with the heat strip in them.
I did air conditioning similar to what you describe. I chose a dual fuel inverter (seems like everything is inverter) generator and run it off propane. I carry a 5 gallon gasoline can and can run off gasoline if propane fails. Gasoline does go bad and it is sometimes a pain to get gasoline in a loaded truck. Propane tanks can be exchanged or refilled easily and does not require a custom tank. I have dual tanks so I can exchange the empty and run off the other. I added a 3000 watt inverter and can run my ac off that (and the alternator) on the highway if my truck a/c has problems. I mounted my small already enclosed generator behind the sleeper and haven't had any problems. I have an RV air conditioner with an inverter compressor that starts and runs just fine off the 3000 watts. I had the cover painted to match my truck.
KW STYLE BOXES 4 generator & for fuel tank
Like your idea for the generator,and to help keep it quiet you could fit a small motorcycle exhaust to it and direct it towards the back of the vehicle,just a thought,good luck.I also like the fishtail aerofoil on the roof which could help with the fuel economy 👍
Prayers to mom!! 🙏🙏🙏
drivers side for ease to turn on, besides passenger side is the bathroom.
Driving By Braille has a few videos on his generator he uses a Harbor Freight one on his KW. He carry’s a few fuel cans in the side box for his.
Whale Tail. Get one from Canuck Industries.
You've got a good plan on the generator, but you should seriously consider a mini-split HVAC over the RV style roof shaker.
sending Good thoughts and prayers for your Mom hope she's feeling better soon .
Hey.. new here. I wish more truckers were like you, I'd have a lot fewer problems with them. One glaring example is years ago I was parked in a rest area at the far northern end of California off of I-5. I was in my 5th wheel. I parked WAY out of the way of everybody else by a tree at the far end of the lot. I awoke around 1 am to find a semi parked RIGHT NEXT TO ME with the reefer unit running full tilt right by my sleeping area. Talk about absolutely no consideration. I ended up packing up and leaving.
A beer keg would be a good fuel tank
Thoughts and prayers for your mother, hope she's better soon!
I upgraded my blower motor and went to a stainless steel box in my w900. Now, it's so cold I don't run it on high for long. At night I'm cuddled up with the fur babies under the blanket. My upgrade came from 4 state trucks for $400 plus 2 hours labor for installation.
I love your generator idea, I think I’m going to steal it … 😄
Mr K is going off Truck Grid. wow. I love your Idea K, and I think Opie likes the idea. No more having to stay Home Dad. LOL Yes -15 F with the window Open a little and a fan on the floor to move the hot air around. Yep...the wife loves it also. 👍✌
Prayers for all the family Kurt.I might be wrong but when you said you used to take Troy to Wellington N.C I feel you was thinking about Wilmington N.C.Good luck with your project and I hope it will happen soon for you and Opie.
Speedy recovery for your Mom Kurt 🙏🙏
How yard doing Kurt, God bless you and your loved one's....enjoy every minute with your mom.....my mom left for heaven last July and man do I miss her, take care
We have been looking at the mini-splits. Seeing a lot used in cargo trailers, vans, big trucks and homes. There are 12v as well as 110....RVers who have them have said how much more efficient they are than the overhead RV air conditioner. Some are even heat/air models. This is about all I know, as we have been thinking about getting one, but do not have one yet ourselves.
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in Australia, we have a system called an Icepack. similar to an APU, it is its own, separate diesel engine, plumbed into the trucks diesel supply, has its own starter motor, i am not too sure if it has its own a/c compressor etc? but it has its own outlets into the bunk. Has its own radiator etc. and they are designed to mount and run on semi trucks. and also as an added bonus, they have their own alternator, and start battery, so they can give enough charge to start a flat semi. worth checking out if you haven't already set your own thing up.
Your future plans for the W900 sounds on point. Good luck with it. Prayers for your mom hope everything checks out alright. 🛐
Kurt, look into a quiet run gasoline generator at Harbor Freight. A lot of RV owners are using them. Your plan sounds great. Be safe out there.
Hope your mom gets to feeling better, I always sleep with a window cracked open in the winter time, that way if you have a exhaust leak you have fresh air coming in and you don't get carbon monoxide poisoning, and helps with other things, like windows don't frost up, summer time it helps with keeping the dew off the windows when it is humid out, like now 😂
Cool mods idea Kurt! Sounds like a plan. :)
Hope your mom feels better.
As an aside, weather here for the Sturgis Rally is nutz.
Having a generator running, mounted on the cab would make it nice and cool inside, but too noisy to sleep is my guess. The generator would need to be off of the cab, on the ground when running. Preferably located at least 20 ft from the truck cab.
Prayers and good wishes for your Mom and family. Glad you are helping Opie down the steps, instead of him jumping off the 2nd step(that had to hurt!).
Where would the AC unit go, so it doesn't breathe in any exhaust?
Your ideas for first class sounds great especially the wing on top and those tripacs are ok if the truck isn't running and drive safe out there and see you next time sending prayers to your mom that she gets better 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Tk unit would be perfect
Prayers for Mom🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️
Prayers for your mom Kurt.
The idea of a roof top AC unit sounds nice. I'm glad I have a good AC system in the Toyota Venza, especially as hot as it was nearly all July. Has a good heater for winter too. Opie looked like he was enjoying circling the trees to pee. Nice to see him back.
Thoughts and prayers for mom, I followed my leader he has great ideas.
I always have a fan running summer or winter. I'd take mom with me occasionally. She loved riding in the truck. Would be nice to hear her voice again. Hope your mom is doing ok.
Great idea, i ran my roof top air con from a cassette petrol generator for my motorhome, 2 us gallons for 8 hours on 26 foot MH, less for your small truck aera.
Prayers go out to you and your family
Next to never I like that thought🤣🤣🤣
Mr Kurt U can get sum KW Style boxes from salvage yrd from around $400
Prayers coming your moms way. Stay safe out there😊
Solar panels are real quiet and you already have a power station…. Just a thought…
If you’re buying a generator please look into the Honda inverter. They are the most quiet you’ll ever experience.
I don’t have windows but vents are open in winter…also as a fellow adult man child chocolate milk is a good choice
You need to talk to Dan "Super Trucker". He runs a generator for his needs! He might have some ideas for your dreams!
Safe Travels out there
Another good video. Thank you for taking us along.
Spend and help your parents out and ask questions about everything you can think of. You never know it might be the last day you see them. I lost my mom back in 11/2020, I miss talking to her. Hope your mom gets well .Keep them both healthy and active. God bless and safe travels
I hope your Mom is doing better Kurt. I know it's hard when they start getting up in years.
I know she thinks that not everybody needs to know about her personal dealings,
but I know when I went through some very serious health problems for almost two years,
it was kinda nice knowing that there were people that had me in their thoughts...
My dad passed away unexpectedly a year ago. He was 84. About four months ago my Mom
fell and broke her leg and hip, and her arm and shoulder. She was in a rehab facility for almost
two months. She's back home but she still isn't able to do a lot of things or walk without a walker,
and she can't drive yet, so I'm the designated Uber, Uber food delivery and shopper for her,
but that's alright. I don't mind and she only lives about 15 miles from me...
It's amazing how much a serious health issue changes a person especially when they get older.
1987 Pete 352 with a 13,500 btu rv air conditioner mounted on top works like a dream . I’ve got a champion duel fuel Genny w remote start . I highly recommend the remote start feature . It will run for 9 hours with the standard tank it comes with ( gas tank ).
I work in movie production (teamster) I m working on stranger things Netflix project. We are at stage most of the time so I’ve got house power to run it 80% of the time .
Curt, that’s a great idea . You won’t be disappointed. Easier than you think and it’s not an intimidating job .
They make roof mount heat pumps now. Cools when hot and provides heat when cold. Look into those. Genset will need air flow around it for cooling: a total enclosed cabinet is not a good choice.
Hope Mama Schmidt is doing better. Be safe
Generator is a good idea. It would be better if it was a diesel generator, that way you could just fuel your truck and the generator at the same pump.
Folks out here in Eureka where there is lots of humidity had constant trouble with their gasoline generator gas lines in their motorhome gelling up to the point they disconnected it. The repair place told them to run it every 2 weeks at least. They claim they did and still had trouble. We here in Redding run our 2 gasoline generators (one in RV other fir emergency fir the house) once a month. Never have any trouble but we have very low humidity. Just thought you should know. Husband said something about what is in the gas affects it too. (Corn?)