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_DJ_1
Explorer II
Dec 30, 2014

Got my Hillbilly AC!!

Had my Dealer install it. They know what kind of roads and trails I use so they built it STOUT. Replaced the rear wall with 1" plywood, sub flooring I think. Welded up a bracket and bolted it clear thru.

Then I went across the street to the boat cover shop and they made a cover for it.

My Dealer did a very nice job, especially trimming the inside. But I'm not going to crank the top up just to get a picture. Too cold!!!





  • RoyB wrote:
    Looks like a nice install. Have no idea why your subj line calls this a HILLBILLY AC... Ken
    If you have ever met DJ, you would understand why. With his penchant for a Corn Cob Pipe, Overalls, bare foot all the time and his pet goat following him around, the title suits him fine.:B

    Hey DJ!!!! Excellent. Comfort is what it is all about, after our fight to get this old. Hope to see you on the road, in 2015! Now don't use that new A/C too much over the next few months.

    b
  • Nah ~DJ~. Yours is a first rate system.
    Now this here is a "Hillbilly AC...

  • The cold air coming from that baby when it is 100 degrees out is gonna feel just as good as mine falling out of the ceiling when its 100 degrees here!
  • RoyB's avatar
    RoyB
    Explorer II
    Looks like a nice install. Have no idea why your subj line calls this a HILLBILLY AC...

    With the walls so thin even your install may suffer some with the wild vibrations you may experience. Hoping the installed bracket supports all of the unit weight and not depend much on ears like a strong window unit install does.

    Others have put more of the Window AC Units inside the trailer for better support. Some have even sit the inside heavy part of the AC unit on a table top arrangement all boxed in of course.

    Be interesting how the thin walls are going to hold up over time supporting the whole AC unit overhang weight..

    May be just fine for you but may deserve some close watching on how well it holds up.

    My 120VAC WESTPOINTE 8000BTU Home Window unit runs just fine on my 2KW Honda generator.

    Just my observations
    Roy Ken
  • How many BTU'S is that unit? Do you plan on running that from shore power or generator?

    Looks good DJ.