I’d love to have an Espar but to spendy right now. Gonna give that Vevor heater a try for my first setup. Nice video and install. At least I’ll know for the future
I wanted to but don’t think the factory tank has an auxiliary port to hook up to and I didmt feel like dropping the tank and drilling into it to make a port. Not in this weather at least. I think the external tank I did will be fine for now. Down the road I may do something differently with the fuel feed.
@@Brett_Cook from the videos I’ve watched, an average 8 hour run consumes a quarter of a gallon. My external tank that I added is 2 gallons. Should be no issues there but I see what you mean. 😁👍🏻
@@justinbohall3860 I taught myself how to weld while building my frame. lol. Never did welding in my life. Amazing what you can learn on UA-cam. I believe UA-cam these days is better than school 🤣
Sorting a botch job on Mercedes sprinter campa, The floor was butchered we're the heater is, lots time and patience to sort out, as you say it's not complicated. Stay warm Alex👍🇬🇧
Really nice install Alex, you did well. I'm just curious, does your heater over-produce hot air in your truck? Mine will have the cab @ 120 degrees within minutes, I had to install a diverter valve to bleed off some of the hot air. I plumbed mine into my auxiliary diesel tank to supply an endless supply of fuel, also decided to run the heater off of a power station instead of truck batteries. I run a 12 volt cooler like yours, my heater, and various USB charging devices at night. So far, it has worked perfectly. I plan on doing the same thing with one of the new small 12 volt A/C units during the summer. With the cost of idling and clogged EGR stuff, they will pay for themselves very quickly. Stay safe and keep the blue side up!!!
Thank you! I have not been on the road yet to try it out. Only powered it on for a test run. I don’t think it should overheat the cab since the co troller is a thermostat just like the house I would think it will kick off or out the flame out when it gets to set temperature and kick back on when it gets cooler. I’ll have to try it out at night to see how it works. Definitely better than idling. I have never idled my truck because of the emissions being intact.
@@Mr.AlexKogan Unfortunately, I found out the hard way about idling. On the road, loaded, and the only EGR cooler within 450 miles was at the dealership that I visited. $3,700 later... I went on my way. To say the least, I was livid. The "warranty manager" informed me that it WAS NOT covered by the warranty. There was nothing to do but bite the bullet, I couldn't risk having the load pulled from me and losing even more, no more idling for this guy! Lol Take care Alex.
When you take your CDL hotshot driving test. Can you drive a 3/4 ton truck and flatbed trailer or do you have to have access to a semi? I'm in Kansas. Thanks 👍
I did mine in a Ram truck with a 40ft gooseneck. You just won’t qualify for air brakes since the truck doesn’t have air brakes but if you plan to do hotshot then you really don’t need air brakes on your CDL.
Badass item to have. I don't feel mechanically inclined enough to install something like that myself lol. I'd just have to shell out money to somebody to do it for me. Hats off to you Alex. You back in the road this week after Thanksgiving?
Thank you Justin! I’m excited to try it out during a cold night. It’s really not hard to install. Looks harder than it really is. Just very time consuming to do everything neat. One suggestion is do it inside a garage or if it’s warm out. Installing it in cold weather makes it uncomfortable. I am still at home. Might stay home another week and then get back on the road. I’ll have to see.
Thank you! I haven’t heard of any installs mounting the unit outside since it has electronics in it. Possibly you could but don’t take my word for it. I think in my truck the spot I found is perfect for it. It’s hidden and out of the way. I kept my hard had and safety vest in that spot so now I need to figure out where I’ll keep those things but I much rather have heat at night 😁
Hey buddy love your videos. I’m in Jacksonville Florida and getting ready to pull the trigger with an LLC and hotshotting. Can you please let me know which load boards do you use? Thank you!💯🙏🏼
Thanks man for the reply. Which one do you recommend? I think there are three different options. $39, $129, and $159 I believe. Also as far as insurence goes….did you just keep your auto insurance then get liability thru same company or what do you recommend on that too? Thanks again man and that new truck is AMAZING!💯💯💯🔥🔥
@@nickangersola Thank you! 🙂 Call Truckstop and ask them for a discount. I got the $159 plan and they gave it to me for $100 each month for the first 3 months. I don’t know what the cheaper ones offer but I figured even $159 a month is not a lot if you’re able to get good loads from the load board. As far as insurance it’s a completely different policy because you need commercial insurance for truck and trailer. It’s not cheap.
I’ve only done a test run. Haven’t actually used it. I hooked it up to my truck battery. Should consume 1-1.5 amp hours per hour. I have two batteries in my truck. Hope that will be enough power. Each battery in my truck is 70 or 80 amp hours.
U put a heater in, but the cold i can handle with blankets and sleeping bags usually. What about in the summer time? When its 100 outside and still 90 at night I was gonna get a portable unit that ran both and just put it in my auxillary box running into back window. Cost about 1500 for heat and air! Hook it into a protable 3k watt charing unit. Im sure there are eaiser ways but i dont want atart drilling holes in my truck just yet
I like to keep my truck looking clean. When we start talking about mounting tubes through the back window that’s when the truck becomes looking like something from ghostbusters movie. I’m mot a fan of that. I’m still thinking about a solution for the summer time. There are some units available like zero breeze but you still have to route tubes outside. I don’t have a solution yet but hopefully will think of something for next summer. I had a sleeping bag for winter which did an amazing job but it’s still uncomfortable when you get out of it and everything else in your truck is cold. I think it’ll be more comfortable to sleep with the heater.
To me the air ride trailer is definitely worth the extra money. Non air ride trailers are a bit rough and bouncy over bumps and road imperfections. Also sometimes there are loads that require air ride trailers. On your current job is $135k gross or net. If it’s net then don’t even think about hotshot.
@Blue_Sky_Hotshots yeah I don't wanna work for someone for the rest of my life I'm 30yrs old and ready to go all in on something to leave to my future kids
@Mr.AlexKogan gross I'm sure my net is way less. I wanted to get started with hotshot and eventually have a fleet but just wanna make sure before I leave this job behind.
@@Realblkmagic Hard to give you advice without knowing what you are netting off that gross. If you are keeping at least 60% of that then I’d say stay with that job but ai also don’t know what type of work it is. Hotshot business is tough right now. One day it’s good and next day it’s bad. It’s like gambling. Lots of time away from home too.
Hey alex when you first started driving did you ever have some scary situations involving tight turning in a crowded city or having to do some crazy maneuvers that had you sweating?
Most definitely. One time my Google maps took me through downtown Chicago and also in Boston I think. My palms were sweating for sure. Very narrow roads and very right turns. After those situations I started using two maps. Google maps which does fantastic job on highways and most other roads and trucker path which is truck specific. There were other cities where I’ve been on right turns too but can’t remember them all. It happens. Maps aren’t perfect.
Thank you for answering. I know it all comes down to practice but I just got my 33 foot today and man it's a way different feel than driving a 26 foot box truck lol! The parking space I got I didn't map put carefully enough and man it was so tight trying to cut that hard left to get out of the fence i was within in inch of scraping my new shit! I got out reevaluated a few times and made it by a hair, and decided a big rig lot would be best for a beginner like me lol
Hard lefts and rights are a pretty scary sometimes! Finding just hugging right shoulder and pulling as far forward as possible makes it easier but figuring out those boundaries as a new guy is a bit of a swearting process for me
My setup isn't quite as fancy I got the 2500 with a big tex capable of pulling around 9 or 10k. I do love ur truck though so clean! Do u stay way back from semis to avoid chips or do you just recognize those as a part of it and roll on? Lol. Sorry for all questions but your really my favorite hot shot guy man! Ur just about business no flash
Trucker path aww that would have saved me from being routed into a Christmas parade today and having to take hard turns down residential streets with winding roads cars everywhere and my brand new mega ramp not scraping the shit out of all God green earth! Lmao. I'm sure u hated hearing that the first time too! Tue Maga ramp scraping. Bit I'm pretty sure that comes with it. I managed it within my first 600 miles lol
@@peterd3419 Ah ok. It’s hard to explain where it is. In the video you can see where I’m cutting the carpet. There’s plenty room behind it. It’s kinda tucked away around the foundation under my bed frame. Also the fresh air comes in from underneath the truck. There’s an intake tube for air and an exhaust tube for hot exhaust air.
Hard question to answer. Depends how much money you have to spend to get started. It’s not as good as 2 years ago but hey, I’m still doing it and surviving 😁👍🏻
Well done! Looks professionally installed. As always appreciate the videos. 😊
Thank you! Appreciate the positive feedback 🙂
Very clean setup, fit in the truck pretty well!
Thank you! 👍🏻
Very clean install. It's always better to spend a little extra time and do it right the first time. Took me a while to learn that lesson.
Thank you! You are 100% correct. 👍🏻
Great install. Was in Miami last week visiting the in laws and now back in cold TN. Stay safe.
Thank you! I’m still in Miami enjoying the warm weather. Unfortunately have to get back on the road sooner or later and out into the cold 😁
From 1 middle Aged Man to the Next. Who woke up Pissing Excellence That day!💪💯. Good job Brother
Thank you my friend!😁👍🏻
Clean install for sure
Thank you! 🙂
I’d love to have an Espar but to spendy right now. Gonna give that Vevor heater a try for my first setup. Nice video and install. At least I’ll know for the future
Thank you! 👍🏻
Good for you on the install! Every night you sleep better and cheaper than a motel pays for that heater--doesn't take long.
Thank you! I never slept at motels but having heat is well worth the price. 👍🏻
Nicely done
Thank you! 🙂
I've got one of the Chinese diesel heaters. Love it! You're going to enjoy the hell out of it. Should have tapped it into your fuel tank on the truck.
I wanted to but don’t think the factory tank has an auxiliary port to hook up to and I didmt feel like dropping the tank and drilling into it to make a port. Not in this weather at least. I think the external tank I did will be fine for now. Down the road I may do something differently with the fuel feed.
@Mr.AlexKogan no doubt it'll work, just a little less worrisome about running out of fuel in the middle of the night. Thats all.
@@Brett_Cook from the videos I’ve watched, an average 8 hour run consumes a quarter of a gallon. My external tank that I added is 2 gallons. Should be no issues there but I see what you mean. 😁👍🏻
Super nice! I just goty bed built today!
Thank you! Did you go with metal or wood bed frame?
@@Mr.AlexKogan wood for now but I'd like a metal one like yours eventually
@@justinbohall3860 I taught myself how to weld while building my frame. lol. Never did welding in my life. Amazing what you can learn on UA-cam. I believe UA-cam these days is better than school 🤣
@@Mr.AlexKogan between UA-cam and Google I really feel like anything is possible haha!
@@justinbohall3860 For sure!
Sorting a botch job on Mercedes sprinter campa, The floor was butchered we're the heater is, lots time and patience to sort out, as you say it's not complicated. Stay warm Alex👍🇬🇧
Thank you! Yes, not complicated just time consuming to do a clean job.
Boom 🎉🎉🎉
Really nice install Alex, you did well. I'm just curious, does your heater over-produce hot air in your truck? Mine will have the cab @ 120 degrees within minutes, I had to install a diverter valve to bleed off some of the hot air. I plumbed mine into my auxiliary diesel tank to supply an endless supply of fuel, also decided to run the heater off of a power station instead of truck batteries. I run a 12 volt cooler like yours, my heater, and various USB charging devices at night. So far, it has worked perfectly. I plan on doing the same thing with one of the new small 12 volt A/C units during the summer. With the cost of idling and clogged EGR stuff, they will pay for themselves very quickly. Stay safe and keep the blue side up!!!
Thank you! I have not been on the road yet to try it out. Only powered it on for a test run. I don’t think it should overheat the cab since the co troller is a thermostat just like the house I would think it will kick off or out the flame out when it gets to set temperature and kick back on when it gets cooler. I’ll have to try it out at night to see how it works. Definitely better than idling. I have never idled my truck because of the emissions being intact.
@@Mr.AlexKogan Unfortunately, I found out the hard way about idling. On the road, loaded, and the only EGR cooler within 450 miles was at the dealership that I visited. $3,700 later... I went on my way. To say the least, I was livid. The "warranty manager" informed me that it WAS NOT covered by the warranty. There was nothing to do but bite the bullet, I couldn't risk having the load pulled from me and losing even more, no more idling for this guy! Lol Take care Alex.
@@gatorfdx Yikes. That’s for sure a hard way to find out.
@@Mr.AlexKogan Maybe I'll start a Go Fund Me page for my hard lessons!!! Lol
@@gatorfdx That’s not a bad idea 😁👍🏻 I need to add that link to my page here too 😁
When you take your CDL hotshot driving test. Can you drive a 3/4 ton truck and flatbed trailer or do you have to have access to a semi? I'm in Kansas. Thanks 👍
I did mine in a Ram truck with a 40ft gooseneck. You just won’t qualify for air brakes since the truck doesn’t have air brakes but if you plan to do hotshot then you really don’t need air brakes on your CDL.
Badass item to have. I don't feel mechanically inclined enough to install something like that myself lol. I'd just have to shell out money to somebody to do it for me. Hats off to you Alex. You back in the road this week after Thanksgiving?
Thank you Justin! I’m excited to try it out during a cold night. It’s really not hard to install. Looks harder than it really is. Just very time consuming to do everything neat. One suggestion is do it inside a garage or if it’s warm out. Installing it in cold weather makes it uncomfortable. I am still at home. Might stay home another week and then get back on the road. I’ll have to see.
@@Mr.AlexKogan Hell yeah take all the family time you can afford to for sure. Much respect man 💪
@@JustinMettleMcMahan Thank you! 🙂
Nice install brother! Do you think that unit can be mounted somewhere underneath the truck?
Thank you! I haven’t heard of any installs mounting the unit outside since it has electronics in it. Possibly you could but don’t take my word for it. I think in my truck the spot I found is perfect for it. It’s hidden and out of the way. I kept my hard had and safety vest in that spot so now I need to figure out where I’ll keep those things but I much rather have heat at night 😁
@@Mr.AlexKogan It’s definitely a good spot, however it could be a little noisy for some.
@@harleyhoracio1 oh no. It’s way louder in the video. It was in turbo mode as well. It’s super quiet when it’s running at normal speed.
Hey buddy love your videos. I’m in Jacksonville Florida and getting ready to pull the trigger with an LLC and hotshotting. Can you please let me know which load boards do you use? Thank you!💯🙏🏼
Hey! Thank you! Happy to know you enjoy my videos. The best load board is Truckstop. There are a few others but this is the better one in my opinion.
Thanks man for the reply. Which one do you recommend? I think there are three different options. $39, $129, and $159 I believe. Also as far as insurence goes….did you just keep your auto insurance then get liability thru same company or what do you recommend on that too? Thanks again man and that new truck is AMAZING!💯💯💯🔥🔥
@@nickangersola Thank you! 🙂 Call Truckstop and ask them for a discount. I got
the $159 plan and they gave it to me for $100 each month for the first 3 months. I don’t know what the cheaper ones offer but I figured even $159 a month is not a lot if you’re able to get good loads from the load board. As far as insurance it’s a completely different policy because you need commercial insurance for truck and trailer. It’s not cheap.
How much of the battery usage does it take to run it. Do you hook it up to your main battery or have a separate battery?
I’ve only done a test run. Haven’t actually used it. I hooked it up to my truck battery. Should consume 1-1.5 amp hours per hour. I have two batteries in my truck. Hope that will be enough power. Each battery in my truck is 70 or 80 amp hours.
U put a heater in, but the cold i can handle with blankets and sleeping bags usually. What about in the summer time? When its 100 outside and still 90 at night I was gonna get a portable unit that ran both and just put it in my auxillary box running into back window. Cost about 1500 for heat and air! Hook it into a protable 3k watt charing unit. Im sure there are eaiser ways but i dont want atart drilling holes in my truck just yet
I like to keep my truck looking clean. When we start talking about mounting tubes through the back window that’s when the truck becomes looking like something from ghostbusters movie. I’m mot a fan of that. I’m still thinking about a solution for the summer time. There are some units available like zero breeze but you still have to route tubes outside. I don’t have a solution yet but hopefully will think of something for next summer. I had a sleeping bag for winter which did an amazing job but it’s still uncomfortable when you get out of it and everything else in your truck is cold. I think it’ll be more comfortable to sleep with the heater.
Yes your right it will look bad but I'm only gonna run the exhaust tube when I'm actually running it at night so no one will see it in the day lol
@@PowerlifterRich That’s a different story.
Hey Alex! Where did you get that unit? Ken! Oh!
www.heatso.com/espar-airtronic-as3-d2l-12v-7500btu-heater-kit
Looking to get into Hs soon. i have a ram 3500 h/o is the air ride trailer worth the extra money ? Or just stay with my plant job making 135k a year ?
Depends on if money is your primary motive for the change?
To me the air ride trailer is definitely worth the extra money. Non air ride trailers are a bit rough and bouncy over bumps and road imperfections. Also sometimes there are loads that require air ride trailers. On your current job is $135k gross or net. If it’s net then don’t even think about hotshot.
@Blue_Sky_Hotshots yeah I don't wanna work for someone for the rest of my life I'm 30yrs old and ready to go all in on something to leave to my future kids
@Mr.AlexKogan gross I'm sure my net is way less. I wanted to get started with hotshot and eventually have a fleet but just wanna make sure before I leave this job behind.
@@Realblkmagic Hard to give you advice without knowing what you are netting off that gross. If you are keeping at least 60% of that then I’d say stay with that job but ai also don’t know what type of work it is. Hotshot business is tough right now. One day it’s good and next day it’s bad. It’s like gambling. Lots of time away from home too.
Hey alex when you first started driving did you ever have some scary situations involving tight turning in a crowded city or having to do some crazy maneuvers that had you sweating?
Most definitely. One time my Google maps took me through downtown Chicago and also in Boston I think. My palms were sweating for sure. Very narrow roads and very right turns. After those situations I started using two maps. Google maps which does fantastic job on highways and most other roads and trucker path which is truck specific. There were other cities where I’ve been on right turns too but can’t remember them all. It happens. Maps aren’t perfect.
Thank you for answering. I know it all comes down to practice but I just got my 33 foot today and man it's a way different feel than driving a 26 foot box truck lol! The parking space I got I didn't map put carefully enough and man it was so tight trying to cut that hard left to get out of the fence i was within in inch of scraping my new shit! I got out reevaluated a few times and made it by a hair, and decided a big rig lot would be best for a beginner like me lol
Hard lefts and rights are a pretty scary sometimes! Finding just hugging right shoulder and pulling as far forward as possible makes it easier but figuring out those boundaries as a new guy is a bit of a swearting process for me
My setup isn't quite as fancy I got the 2500 with a big tex capable of pulling around 9 or 10k. I do love ur truck though so clean! Do u stay way back from semis to avoid chips or do you just recognize those as a part of it and roll on? Lol. Sorry for all questions but your really my favorite hot shot guy man! Ur just about business no flash
Trucker path aww that would have saved me from being routed into a Christmas parade today and having to take hard turns down residential streets with winding roads cars everywhere and my brand new mega ramp not scraping the shit out of all God green earth! Lmao. I'm sure u hated hearing that the first time too! Tue Maga ramp scraping. Bit I'm pretty sure that comes with it. I managed it within my first 600 miles lol
Hi Alex! Love from Cali Col. Nice job with that!.
My bro i want to get into distpach, could you share your distpach information?
Hey! Thank you! I normally don’t share my dispatcher info. Did you say you want to become a dispatcher or looking for a dispatcher?
Where is your cab air intake?
I’m not sure which air intake you are referring to.
The opposite side of the unit where the hot air comes out is the intake
@@peterd3419 Ah ok. It’s hard to explain where it is. In the video you can see where I’m cutting the carpet. There’s plenty room behind it. It’s kinda tucked away around the foundation under my bed frame. Also the fresh air comes in from underneath the truck. There’s an intake tube for air and an exhaust tube for hot exhaust air.
I installed mine too but it’s make so dry air inside, it make feel choke lol
I’ll take dry air vs freezing air 😁
Information no one shows is wiring battery connections and the fuse box!!
This video wasn’t really meant to be a detailed how to installation. 🤷♂️
Is good time to do hotshot in 2024?
Hard question to answer. Depends how much money you have to spend to get started. It’s not as good as 2 years ago but hey, I’m still doing it and surviving 😁👍🏻
so if i do i can still make some profit at the end of the month@@Mr.AlexKogan
@@francotube77 yes but don’t plan on making a lot when you get started because you’ll have new authority and not everyone will work with you.
Thanks
Who is your dispatcher? You spend a lot of time out west
That information has to remain top secret 😁
Dude. Check out my man Obsessed garage. A nice as you keep your truck trailer, perhaps that garage can be next. LOL
Would be nice 😁
$103 k for a truck and it doesn't have a block heater.
Wait, you actually think that’s a block heater?!? 😂
It’s a heater to keep the inside of the cab warm when I’m sleeping at night. I don’t idle my truck.
Can I have gifts 🎉🎉🎁 for the first coment
Yes! This video is a great present from me. Now you can take the idea and grab a diesel heater for your truck as well 😁
@@Mr.AlexKogan😂😂😂
@@Mr.AlexKogan nice I'm just joking I'm your fan from Morroco
@@abdoveli I know 😁👍🏻