Looking to buy a new reefer unit looking for the right model to buy will be transporting ice cream
Buying a new reefer unit for hauling ice cream.
Discussion in 'Refrigerated Trucking Forum' started by ktrucking, Aug 9, 2018.
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You also need to focus just as much on the trailer specs. You need to probably avoid used trailers, too
There are “ice cream specs” for trailers apart from the unit. -
Yes, you need an ice cream spec unit.
As far as engines go. They both put out maximum 68000 btu of cooling. Carrier uses 6 cylinder compressor tk uses 4 cyl. Carrier weighs 175 pounds less, and is a bit louder. Price is probably about the same.
I have a trailer with ice cream spec and a carrier 7500 x4 unit. (Great dane). It serves me well, I would buy another. Look around frozen customers, most of them use carrier as well. If I didn't do frozen a lot and was more produce/meat/ less demanding for the unit, I would have went thermo king.
Don't forget to plug the drain holes when doing frozen.Ryan423, BoostedTeg, DTP and 1 other person Thank this. -
As the others have said, I wouldn’t buy just any conventional reefer for ice cream. I only hauled ice cream a few times but if I remember right I had to run the unit at -30. So it’ll definitely work the unit much more than hauling produce, milk, etc.
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Bottom line is you want high capacity units with ability to cool down rapidly and deep, and want as much R value you can get in all 6 sides of the trailer. Trailers lose R value with age.
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Instead of asking in the new driver's forum, maybe calling a dealer who deals with this may be helpful.
Just a thought.Hitman Thanks this. -
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