Ok, its hot.. anyone put ac in a 5 ton?

[Rene M]

I have found very little in my searching. Either you all live in a cooler place or this is going to be very hard..lol


I have seen the red dot units all over the place but i want to drive in high water and the condenser would need to be a roof type mount. I dont have that much roof? lol

 

[Ewa Marine]

Just suck it up and be hot!!
OOrah.
Cpl Brad Hayes
USMC.

 

[Rene M]

Ha ha.. yeah i was expecting that.. I am surprised its taken this long to get that response.

 

[Hammer]

Insulate!
It will help for sound, heat, cold, and will always be a good thing if you DO put AC in the truck.

 

[militarysteel]

make your own, nuts and bolts, make it happen, post pics.

 

[davidkroberts]

ive been kinda kicking around the same idea. I think im going to get that 12V fan unit that circulates air out of a beer cooler. Im not sure what ill end up doing but didnt someone on here have the red dot unit in the classifieds.

 

[wreckerman893]

If you have a hardtop put a small room AC in the back window and run it off an inverter.

Redneck??? You bet....... but as one of Murphy's Laws states "if it's stupid and it works, it ain't stupid".

You will still need to insulate the crap out of it and chink up all the holes but it might make it bearable in Texas. Houston is otten n ell in the summer.

I managed to survive many years riding around in deuces and 5 tons with no AC.....like the Platoon Sgt. used to say....SUCK IT UP CUPCAKE.

 

[armytruck63]

Don't drive during the hottest part of the day, if possible. Oh wait, Houston, it's probably almost as hot at night as it is during the day.

 

[hklvette]

four-down-sixty AC? Or in the 5 ton's case, two-down-55

 

[OPCOM]

On the Cummins NHC 250, the power steering pump seems to be where the A/C compressor wants to be.

At the bottom of this page are some pics of Cummins types with accessories. Maybe this will make some ideas for the A/C compressor location.

http://www.bunkerofdoom.com/travel/ss2009/8109_build/th/index.html

 

[goldneagle]

I put an A/C unit in my m820A2 5 ton. I used an inverter to power the unit.

Here is a link to my thread on it:

http://www.steelsoldiers.com/5-ton-up/42982-redneck-c-tool-boxes-my-m820a2.html?highlight=Redneck+A%2FC

 

[Excuse Me]

The folks at Boyce equipment have installed many. According to Brett, they use a unit that fits between the seats and have a bracketry setup for the cummins. I'm unsure of the brand, but if I buy my 5 ton from Boyce, it will have this unit.

I also found through asking about, that a company called Red Dot makes many air cond units for nearly all mobile apps. They have roof tops, headliner units, back wall units, etc. They also ahve heater/air cond combos. Pretty affordable too. They can get pump brackets for many specific engines, but also sell the heck out of the generic bracket "kit", where you make your own using the basics that connect to the compressor itself which I believe includes the adjuster parts.
Harold Electric Co. specializing in Ag & Mobile Products
This company is in Walla Walla Wa. They also have a mod that they do to the roof tops to keep them working when the trucks are travelling at a very slow speed.

 

[Autocar]

I bought one of the surplus A/C kits from Dilvoy last month. Later this summer will install and document. Very complete kit-every part immaginable included. Don't know how many mods will be required to fit into 5 ton, but guess I will find out.

 

[OPCOM]

I'm thinking for the 800 series the compressor ought to go near the alternator because there isn't much room near the steering pump, but what we need is pictures showing an installation..