jwalton Posted April 4, 2017 Share Posted April 4, 2017 I am going to be making the leap into cold food, I know there is a lot more problems to deal with in cold food, but we are going to start targeting blue collar factories. Does anyone have a good recommendation for carousel style machines? I am most interested in using AMS but they are a little pricier, and have found a lot of carousel machines for reasonable prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryChris Posted April 4, 2017 Share Posted April 4, 2017 The only thing that I ever found from my research is that you should look for a National 431 or newer and try to avoid a National 430 unless it's dirt cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwalton Posted April 4, 2017 Author Share Posted April 4, 2017 ok thanks for the tip, I will definitely keep that in mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anacapa Vending Posted April 4, 2017 Share Posted April 4, 2017 Avoid the National 430 even if its free. Buy a 431 that has already been professionally refurbished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chard Posted April 4, 2017 Share Posted April 4, 2017 We only use AMS for cold food. They're great machines. Sent from my SGH-M919 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwalton Posted April 4, 2017 Author Share Posted April 4, 2017 Ok thanks for the info. I really appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vendcobros Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 The best solution I've found for cold food is getting 1 or 2 conversion shelves for a dn5591. This gives you the cold food big locations will demand without dedicating an entire machine to it. My experience is that people want to have the option of cold food but generally won't actually buy it unless the prices are nearly cost. Additionally, with a carousel people look for the newest product, with a conversion shelf they're forced to buy what's in front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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putrevus Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 The best solution I've found for cold food is getting 1 or 2 conversion shelves for a dn5591. This gives you the cold food big locations will demand without dedicating an entire machine to it. My experience is that people want to have the option of cold food but generally won't actually buy it unless the prices are nearly cost. Additionally, with a carousel people look for the newest product, with a conversion shelf they're forced to buy what's in front.It looks great , where do you get these shelves.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vendcobros Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 I bought them directly from dixie narco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anacapa Vending Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 Id be worried using a food machine without a health sensor. If the compressor on that 5591 fails people are going to buy a moldy sandwich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falls Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 The 5591 actually has a health guard system built into it's programming if that's something you'd worry about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orsd Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 11 hours ago, falls said: The 5591 actually has a health guard system built into it's programming if that's something you'd worry about Yep, remember that the 5591 had a milk vendor configuration offered, thus the board will have a health timer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
putrevus Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 On 4/15/2017 at 11:52 AM, vendcobros said: I bought them directly from dixie narco. i have 5591 which I want to convert, could you please give me the web link for the trays from dixie narco. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walta Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 The 5591 is the worst “food machine “ever sold. 1 The refer unit is controlled with a mechanical cold control getting it adjusted so it never gets below freezing and never gets over 42° will require several trips to the machine. 2 When you load the machine with 150 bottles soda of 90° soda from your truck you close the door of the machine if it fails to get the temperature in the machine below 42° within 30 minutes the it will go out of order with a health error. (note the refer unit in this machine is to small to pass this test). Then what will you do throw out the food or reset the error and sell the questionable product? 3 The baffle in the delivery bin is opened by the weight of the product. The one piece rubber baffle is great for soda but too heavy for food items to open. The multi part baffle made for food is often damaged by soda bottles. Walta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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