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What is a normal average price that would be paid for the heat and A/C in cab unit? Is there any interest in some good fitting aftermarket copies?
Tom
Tom
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Could you make a recommendation (linked, preferably) to a suitable aftermarket unit?I sold my last Gen 2 setups for $600 each. I would look at a larger back wall unit. Would be cheaper IMO and alot of them are higher BTU units for the large cab area.
This unit here is extremely powerful. My m915 cab is a good sized cab. it has a 56 degree inside temp when it is 107 outside. THere is a top unit the same seller has that is a bend 90 degree for more vents. I keep the big open end capped off so i can have overwhelming cool when i want it.Could you make a recommendation (linked, preferably) to a suitable aftermarket unit?
Thanks in advance.
Great; thank you.This unit here is extremely powerful. My m915 cab is a good sized cab. it has a 56 degree inside temp when it is 107 outside. THere is a top unit the same seller has that is a bend 90 degree for more vents. I keep the big open end capped off so i can have overwhelming cool when i want it.
You can see how big the coil is.
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You have to buy a 40amp wGreat; thank you.
Please forgive my ignorance on this, but is this a plug & play unit that I just add power to?
you have to ad compressor to engine so you need comrpessor, belts and brackets too.Great; thank you.
Please forgive my ignorance on this, but is this a plug & play unit that I just add power to?
There are hydraulic units available that run off transmission fluid pressureyou have to ad compressor to engine so you need comrpessor, belts and brackets too.
Depends on how many BTUs the condenser is capable of handlingGoing back to an OEM setup, in theory, wouldn't a BAE dual-fan condenser work with the M1079?
And a condenser and fans...you have to ad compressor to engine so you need comrpessor, belts and brackets too.
Yes. The evaporator and condenser need to match the compressor and environment. You can mount the condenser on the back or top of the cab, but because the cab needs to tilt that adds a lot of line, volume and complexity to the system. Down in front of the radiator is the simplest install.I have purchased the OEM M1078 cab heater/AC unit to swap out with the heater only unit.
In theory, should any suitably rated condenser hook up to the unit with the correct hoses / wiring?
I have seen Red Dot units with sufficient BTU output that I could mount on the rear exterior of the cab to avoid the whole fording / submerged parts issue. Are these a feasible alternative (provided all the CAT 3316-specific components are attached to power the unit)?
To answer your question, I would think so. I have all the dimensions and measurements. I was going to just build a "copy" and stuff it with a Coldmaster unit off eBay (you can find 34K BTU heat/AC units that would fit nicely in a "replica Red Dot" Gen 2). But my access to the sheet metal machinery to make it are in Louisiana and I haven't made it back there since this COVID crap hit.What is a normal average price that would be paid for the heat and A/C in cab unit? Is there any interest in some good fitting aftermarket copies?
Tom