Home made APU

[barf]

I put an APU on this truck when I bought it new, 9 years ago. The APU has over 12,000 hours on it. It died on me just before Christmas, just after I spent $450 on some service and an oil change on it. I found a generator on a boxing day special for $400. It may be an economical way to go, but what a pain in the ass! I miss my APU.

-when you can't pull up to gas pumps, carrying a gas can across a truck stop parking lot.
-just the pain of handling gas, time involved pumping/pouring/extra tax paperwork
-I have to get out of the truck to start/stop it.
-requires much more frequent oil change (bonus though: no filters, much cheaper)
-I run where it's sometimes too cold for just an electric heater, and I'm worried about the truck starting in the morning, so I have to idle the truck on those nights.
-cold engine starts on cold mornings where I didn't idle all night (APU keeps engine warm)
-and now after reading this thread, I have to worry if DOT will ticket me for it

That's all I can think of right now. Money's tight but I'm going to end up fixing my APU.