Gretsching Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Hey guys, I've been talking to Betson a little bit about the new AMS Steeley soda/ beverage machine. It's fairly new so I can't find a whole lot of information on it, as far as reliability goes. Anyone have any experience with one of these? I have several AMS snacks and combos on the road currently and I'm pretty happy with them. The Steely looks pretty nice cosmetically. Was hoping I could vend 16.9 oz bottles out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post orsd Posted February 20, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 20, 2020 Honestly it's really too new for anyone to really know anything about it. I have not seen any in the wild so far. Personally, I would stay away for now. Parts and knowledgeable techs are probably going to be harder to find. And its probably going to stay that way until a bottler starts buying them or they start aggressively financing and marketing like USI does. And even then the market for new stackers is shrinking. And quite honestly, unless the account demands new there is no real point in buying new stack machines. A refurb DN 501E or Vendo 721 is just as good, and the money is better spent on new glassfronts for those picky accounts anyways. Put it this way, Coke, Pepsi, and 7up are all aggressively rebuilding machines. 80% of the time I see a Coke or Pepsi machine with new graphics it is a refurb. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryChris Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 20 hours ago, orsd said: Honestly it's really too new for anyone to really know anything about it. I have not seen any in the wild so far. Personally, I would stay away for now. Parts and knowledgeable techs are probably going to be harder to find. And its probably going to stay that way until a bottler starts buying them or they start aggressively financing and marketing like USI does. And even then the market for new stackers is shrinking. And quite honestly, unless the account demands new there is no real point in buying new stack machines. A refurb DN 501E or Vendo 721 is just as good, and the money is better spent on new glassfronts for those picky accounts anyways. Put it this way, Coke, Pepsi, and 7up are all aggressively rebuilding machines. 80% of the time I see a Coke or Pepsi machine with new graphics it is a refurb. I know that my local 7up bottler told me they held onto their 501E's because they were reliable (compared to glassfronts) and the techs knew how to fix anything. I think that same logic applies to a lot of us regarding stack vendors such as a 501E compared to a bevmax, at least as far as knowledge on how to fix them goes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orsd Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 1 hour ago, AngryChris said: I know that my local 7up bottler told me they held onto their 501E's because they were reliable (compared to glassfronts) and the techs knew how to fix anything. I think that same logic applies to a lot of us regarding stack vendors such as a 501E compared to a bevmax, at least as far as knowledge on how to fix them goes... There really isn’t anything short of damaged sheet metal on a 501E that can’t be fixed for less than 3-400 and a couple hours. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apple Leisure Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 1 hour ago, orsd said: There really isn’t anything short of damaged sheet metal on a 501E that can’t be fixed for less than 3-400 and a couple hours. Just curious, what kind of repair on a 501E might take a couple of hours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orsd Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Apple Leisure said: Just curious, what kind of repair on a 501E might take a couple of hours? Complete replacement of all rotors, or complete replacement of all wiring. Other than that not much really. Unless your doing it in your garage on a Saturday and are a few beers in. 😁 Edited February 21, 2020 by orsd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryChris Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 A lot of small time vendors get rid of 501e's for cheap because they are "old, big, and bulky" and pay top dollar for seaga combos instead. They think we are stuck in the past because we won't switch to combos lol. Even when you explain it all to them, they just ignore you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southeast Treats Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 This is the first I have heard about AMS doing a drink machine... I wonder how similar it is to a Royal? I like the Royal 650/660's but with the direction they are heading you have to wonder how much longer they will be around... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew0582 Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 ams is some of the greatest people ive talked to in vending, their tech support is the best ive dealt with. I would be interested in what the price is on those machines. I still would choose a vendo 721 over that because the price would be cheaper used Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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