A&A PO89's and Self vend sports balls

[dperry]

I have a number of A&A's PO89's and I just recently purchased a few bags of the 1in self vending sports balls to be used in those machines.  I noticed that the balls are quite large, prolly about 35mm, much larger than the 27mm or 32mm that you normally see for bouncy balls.  Well, I was a little concerned that they may be too big to vend in those machines, and I think I was right.  They will pass through the wheel ok, but they get stuck in the chute.  Is anybody else having this issue?

[Jax Snacks]

You need a capsule wheel to vend them.  They are best used in a junk mix however.  Also good to add some puzzle balls and smile balls.

Jax

[dperry]

The wheel is not the problem.  It goes past the wheel and gets stuck in the bend in the chute.

[antoniocinisi]

a location once made me change these out because they are very cheap and break in half.as was mentioned these are best in a mystery mix.

[Jax Snacks]

The wheel is not the problem.  It goes past the wheel and gets stuck in the bend in the chute.

That's wierd!  Never head that one before, but I don't have A&A machines either and have never had that problem.

Jax

[dperry]

Update:

I have these sports balls in a Mexican restaruant and they sold out.  Restocked them the next cycle and they sold out yet again.  Wish I had the soccer balls during the recent soccer frenzy.

Had to use them in a NW super 60 tho.  The vista wouldn't vend them.

[will.vend]

I use the self vend mix that cardinal sells, I have never had a problem with them getting stuck in the chute of my po89's. In fact it is one of my best sellers at 50 cents, I know some of you all said use them as a filler for a mystery mix but I think your losing money. The head filled with this colorful mix is eyecatching, maybe that's why it sells so good for me. I made a display that says "Toy Box" it has the choking hazard warning right below the header.

[sherlock]

Have you checked. the metal plate at the front of the chute?

Is it shaped correctly -- or can it be bent in a way to give you more room?

How many PO89's have you tried the mix on?

I ask because I had regular 1.1" acorns getting caught on one of my PO89's a few months back.

I took a look at that face-plate I mentioned above and the elbow was a little off (not bent as much as it should be).

I bent it into the proper shape and no more problems.

Even if it looks good on the machine you're using -- try bending the elbow enough to give you room.

It should be easy to try since it's removable.

[dperry]

Have you checked. the metal plate at the front of the chute?

That actually is the first thing I tried.  If you bend it too much, it won't slide into it's slot.  It's a tricky little thing.  I'll have to try it with some other vistas and po89's.