3000W Chinese Gensets Info.
professor95 wrote: EDIT ADDED 45/5/2013- When this thread started in March of 2005, I never expected to see it survive this long or amass the quantity of information that has been shared here. In...
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Wgeorge11 wrote:
I'd keep one camera pointed up if you're planning on using that shelter. Congratulations!
The photo is deceiving. The truck is forward, going up a slope. Therefore it looks much taller than the fiver. Both the fifth wheel and the truck are the same height (13'3"). The RV port is 15 feet at the center, 12 at the sides. The Volvo will drive through. In fact, if the weather stays this nasty I plan on putting it under the RV port and putting some tarps up on the sides so I can do some electrical work. The turn signal and tail lights on the Volvo are separate, the fiver combined. In 2004 Volvo started controlling the truck lighting from a computer. Actually pretty cool because when a light is out the DID (Driver Information Display) immediately tells you which light to replace. Anyway, the Hoppy converter doesn't work with the Volvo lighting computer so I have to build one using Bosch mechanical relays that have a coil. The coil provides enough resistance for the computer to "think" it is a lamp filament. It is snowing! So, I built up the module this afternoon. Now I get to install it and hope it works.
The Volvo was 1/2 full of fuel when I picked it up. That's 150 gallons. Yes, it holds 300 gallons and will take a second mortgage to fill it up. The DID has a fuel mileage function and a really neat bar graph showing where the economy range is. The 200 miles from Roanoke to home has a lot of steep inclines to pull. I think I can actually improve on the mileage on level Interstate.
As far as the APU goes I am thinking at this point that I may take the Champion Chinese genny out of the 5th wheel and mount it on the Volvo along with a large bank of AGM batteries weighing about 600#. This would get some weight off the front camper jacks. Obviously, there is plenty of room on the back of the Volvo for generators, golf carts, batteries, tool cabinets and maybe even a small motorcycle. I also have a huge space under the passenger side lower fairing for batteries or even holding tanks if I decide to put a small sink in the sleeper area (which I probably will do).
My only gripe is the color of the interior - mauve. But, I guess I can live with that since it is clean and in good condition. It is really no different than driving a big motor home or bus.
