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Originally Posted by TK THE TRUCKER
Idling 20 days a month=200 hours=200 gallons of fuel=$944
Most APU payments are in the $200-$300 dollar range.
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The problem runs in that you aren't normally idling 12 months a year. The warm season is only from about June - September. The cold season is from November - February. That's 4 months out of the year that you aren't idling at all, but you still have a payment.
The fuel cost savings calculators are generally skewed towards constantly idling every night, which isn't the case. Plus, those who have APU's will tell you that they tend to use it on days they wouldn't have even idled. This is one of the reasons I couldn't justify spending upwards of $10,000 on an APU.
Charged: If your dad doesn't want that Rigmaster, give me the info on it, and I'll buy the thing.