Buying a new refrigerator

Just found coleman 40qt coolers for $58 shipped om ebay....

 

I have had a large Dorm version for about a year now. Girlfriend didn't need it when her job was outsourced. It was just right due to the large capacity. The problem now is the new truck has a different type sleeper with no reasonable space except the floor. Reckon I need something smaller now. The Coleman plug-in type seem to last, well maybe a year. So right now I'm also searching for a different solution. And IMO the one I have been running with was not effected by the road vibrations. Velcro helped a lot on the door.

 

peterbilt, 387 usually has a fridge in them...my question is, do these units work well and stay working when the truck is off...If they are wired in to the truck? And should i just plan on having a apu unit?

 

they will only have a fridge and or APU IF the carrier specs there trucks with them, MOST DO NOT. I would plan on getting a 6 yr old POS with 800,000 miles on it, and be happy if you get something better!




American Trucker

 

Get a small 120v dorm fridge for $99 and save yourself (and your food) from the 12 volt JUNK on the market.
Power with an inverter.

For around $200 you can have a first rate setup, and extra power for fans, heater, or electronics.

 

just installed this one in the tractor tonight. 79 bucks. cant beat that with a stick. i have a thread going about this very subject.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Black-and...-Black/15715125?findingMethod=rr&ssm=0&sspt=1

i have a 500 watt inverter and it powers the fridge fine.

 

we had issues with compressor types in the cascadia - went with truckfridge as they have the mounting brackets - now to get off my rear and install it, mostly just bolting the fridge in the cabinet

 

Good question about the 387 factory fridge.. I assume it is a 12v unit with a compressor? Can somebody confirm that? Does it work well? Also, assuming I end up with a truck w/o a fridge, where can I get the one the PB factory uses? (Other than at the dealership for what I assume will be an astronomical price)..

On a directly related question (Since I am to be an owner/opp. and will be purchasing either a 387 or a 72/86" studio sleeper W900) same questions for the W900...

 

If your a company driver spend the money on a real 12v fridge, nothing is worse then buying a fridge to fit a certain truck only to then be place in a different truck. Unless o/o or lease driver you never know what truck you will be in next week and nothing is worse then a fridge full of warm food.

 

That is good advise. But.. I'll be a O/O and and the only experience I have with the 12v fridges is the one I had in my class A RV and the one I replaced it with when it died. I was not real impressed with the cooling abilities of the OEM unit or the brand new "Top of the line" big brand name one I replaced it with. Both were tri-power units, using 12v 110v or propane. I do not think either of them had a compressor but used some other form of technology to make things cold.

I also have one of those "12v coolers" that uses some kind of electric chip to create a temperature difference between outside air and the air inside the cooler. As long as it is in an area of mild temps (like in the house or car with A/C) it works ... "OK". Put it outside (in the shade) on a hot day and forget it.

So, as an O/O that will have only 1 truck to contend with I want a fridge that will make things COLD. Will the 12v units do that?

Specifically, I am looking at this: http://www.truckfridge.com/tf2600.html I'll have to make a custom cabinet for it but that is not a problem. Does anybody have any experience with this unit or maybe one of their smaller ones?