Kenworth Idle Management System (KIMS) or APU?

599477

{"text":"Anyone have a KIMS system? Want to know if this battery based no idle system keeps up. I know APUs break all the time and require maintenance, so this would be a great alternative. Thoughts?","videos":"[]","link":"{}","pics":"[{\"description\":\"\",\"height\":375.0,\"name\":\"\",\"url\":\"\",\"width\":500.0}]","canComment":true}

631628

{"replyTo":"","text":"I would say do a cost analysis, idle time fuel consumption versus fuel consumption hauling around 500 lb of dead weight over the course of X number of miles.","replyToPid":0}

53811

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656325 发表于 2019-04-20 18:55:15 It’s electric. You would have to keep your batteries charged up, But I think electric is the way to go. Not as heavy as an APU.

","text":"it qualifies for the apu exemption","replyToPid":17476}

656325

{"replyTo":"","text":"It’s electric. You would have to keep your batteries charged up, But I think electric is the way to go. Not as heavy as an APU. ","replyToPid":0}

649422

{"replyTo":"","text":"Have that system in the Pete I‘m driving right now.\nI would prefer the APU, lasts longer then the batteries.\nEspecially when you’re parked in the sun, the batteries go down pretty quick.\nAnd you have 500lbs lost payload, for the apu you get the exemption ","replyToPid":0}

725145

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599477 发表于 2019-06-17 00:15:07 Do you have a separate battery bank or did they replace your truck batteries with the AGMs?

","text":"I don't know but there are 4 agm under driver seat","replyToPid":122564}

599477

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725145 发表于 2019-06-16 21:41:16 I think I have that in the Pete 579 I'm in right now.  I like it a lot, keeps the sleeper super cold.  there is an auto start button on the dashboard so when the batteries get low truck auto starts to recharge.  the batteries usually last 10 hours with it.  only had it startup a few times.

","text":"Do you have a separate battery bank or did they replace your truck batteries with the AGMs?","replyToPid":122405}

725145

{"replyTo":"","text":"I think I have that in the Pete 579 I'm in right now.  I like it a lot, keeps the sleeper super cold.  there is an auto start button on the dashboard so when the batteries get low truck auto starts to recharge.  the batteries usually last 10 hours with it.  only had it startup a few times.","replyToPid":0}

650004

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599477 发表于 2019-04-20 22:22:48 Why?

","text":"Because they work better... get Thermo king tri pac.. ","replyToPid":17547}

415632

{"replyTo":"","text":"Oh. Ok.  Maybe it is decent then.  How much is theyre system","replyToPid":0}

599477

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415632 发表于 2019-04-20 14:58:11 It will run your battery down and leave you stranded

","text":"They add 4 batteries that are kept separate from your starting batteries","replyToPid":17385}

415632

{"replyTo":"","text":"It will run your battery down and leave you stranded ","replyToPid":0}

599477

{"replyTo":"","text":"I think it’s about $6k after install","replyToPid":0}

656325

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649422 发表于 2019-04-20 16:48:00 Have that system in the Pete I‘m driving right now.\nI would prefer the APU, lasts longer then the batteries.\nEspecially when you’re parked in the sun, the batteries go down pretty quick.\nAnd you have 500lbs lost payload, for the apu you get the exemption

","text":"Oh that is right","replyToPid":17426}

656325

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53811 发表于 2019-04-20 19:24:32 it qualifies for the apu exemption

","text":"Right. ","replyToPid":17494}