diesel generator

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(06-23-2021 )Ricky Wrote:  

(06-23-2021 )RollinCoal Wrote:  personally i dont like carrier's design, its literally a shrunk down house unit and the control boards are crap
Overall Im with Rawze Id idle the truck berfore adding the extra expense of an apu
Now they would probably work well on a small camper but not a truck

I have tried a lot of different generators, gas and diesel. I bought a Hatz diesel 3500 from Craigslist a few years ago. I didn't pay much for it and it had crazy low hours. It was a little noisy but I hardly ever park in truck stops so I didn't mind. I used it until I turned it off one day and the roof mount AC was running a it messed the head up. Now I just use a Honda 3500 inverter generator that is super quiet and runs two nights on a tank. I would never mess with an APU, most people I know are always working on them. My set up might be back yard but I have been using it for a long time.

Have you ever had a DOT inspection? Are the Gas generators DOT compliant and carrying a gas canister?