TKK Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Are these good? Got them down from $3800. A pop refurbed to $2500 a pop refurbed for 25 units. Im looking for reliable glass fronts, whats the pros and cons about them? Vendo vue 40s and royal 550s i hate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orsd Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 58 minutes ago, TKK said: Are these good? Got them down from $3800. A pop refurbed to $2500 a pop refurbed for 25 units. Im looking for reliable glass fronts, whats the pros and cons about them? Vendo vue 40s and royal 550s i hate. Make sure they are Bev Max 4s and not 2s or 3s. If they are 4s and properly refurbished that is a golpher smoking deal. As in I would be making calls to line up a semi to haul them to my shop right now and working out how to pay the seller. Even if they are just good used and not refurbished if they are Bev 4s that is still a decent deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anacapa Vending Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 Are they good lol. They are the best glass fronts made. If you had a relationship with a bottler you could probably get all or most of them at no cost to you. If you are going to buy them I suggest buying them in stages to reduce your risk in case the distributor is sketchy. God knows most of them are... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKK Posted August 30, 2019 Author Share Posted August 30, 2019 The bottlers here are my enemies. Im glad i didnt join them, as im taking a bunch of their accounts. They are bevmax 4s, but ive never had any. I also got a guy who worked from coke and knows how to fix em easy. He just said the cups mess up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkinthepark Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 35 minutes ago, TKK said: The bottlers here are my enemies. Im glad i didnt join them, as im taking a bunch of their accounts. They are bevmax 4s, but ive never had any. I also got a guy who worked from coke and knows how to fix em easy. He just said the cups mess up. Where do you put a credit card reader on a front like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southeast Treats Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 7 minutes ago, darkinthepark said: Where do you put a credit card reader on a front like that? You have 2 good options: 1) Use the MEI 4 in 1 validator bezel on an MEI validator. You can buy the complete kit as an option from USAT instead of their regular card swipe. 2) Crane sells an upper front section with the second knockout for a card reader. Notice the plastic front on the service door is in sections, you only need to replace the top section. You could maybe try to drill and mount above or below the machine display panel with some kind of shim, but I have never done that, just a thought that occurred to me... the interior of the service door is metal so you would have to scope it out first to see if it's doable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKK Posted August 30, 2019 Author Share Posted August 30, 2019 How.much is the mei readers? And the plastic panels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anacapa Vending Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 Mei validator/readers suck because you lose the ability to do contactless (I believe). The plastic piece with knockout for card reader is around $32 from Vendors Exchange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southeast Treats Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 The MEI readers are pricey, especially if you buy them by themselves from crane. You would have to check with USAT sales to see what the kit price is now, I think it was about $100 more than the standard setup. Or you could buy them on validators complete. As far as the door panel you need to call crane parts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southeast Treats Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 3 minutes ago, Anacapa Vending said: Mei validator/readers suck because you lose the ability to do contactless (I believe). The plastic piece with knockout for card reader is around $32 from Vendors Exchange. The contactless works fine with USAT but not at all with Nayax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKK Posted August 30, 2019 Author Share Posted August 30, 2019 What problems have u guys encountered? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orsd Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Make sure they are not bottler assets though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKK Posted August 31, 2019 Author Share Posted August 31, 2019 Yes they said they arent they come w generic wraps but you can do dr pepper or coke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southeast Treats Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 On 8/29/2019 at 11:17 PM, TKK said: What problems have u guys encountered? They are pretty reliable, minor problems like any machine. Get some spare parts like delivery port and elevator motors if you are going to add a lot of them, the motors don't go out often but if they do the whole machine is down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKK Posted September 3, 2019 Author Share Posted September 3, 2019 Yeah ima load up in parts for sure i ordered 25 to try em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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