Questions about having a microwave in my semi-truck

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  1. laaylor

    laaylor Road Train Member

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    Mine does and my little Walmart microwave fits in there fine..
     
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  3. tscottme

    tscottme Road Train Member

    Get the $40 700 watt microwave from Walmart. I put my microwave on the surface just below the swingaway TV mount in your picture or in open box above the swingaway TV mount. There is usually a strap, or fittings for a strap, that will hold the microwave or TV base down to the surface it is sitting on. If there is no strap than you need to put the microwave where the bumps on the road will not cause it to fall. All I did to protect my microwave while driving was wrap the glass platter that rotates in a towel and leave it in the microwave. Or, if your microwave comes with an air-filled sleeve for the platter, just use that to protect the glass platter.
     
  4. tscottme

    tscottme Road Train Member

    Use a heavy rubber bungee cord if you can find places to hook onto something on either side of the microwave.
     
  5. Plantfoam

    Plantfoam Medium Load Member

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    Yup, the cheapest little microwave from Walmart fits in there nice and snug...I've never has one burn out from riding around in the truck
     
  6. expedite_it

    expedite_it Road Train Member

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    I ordered a 4' strap on Amazon.com to hold the microwave down in the microwave shelf. Thanks to everyone for the feedback.
     
  7. Wasted Thyme

    Wasted Thyme Road Train Member

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    :eek::eek::eek:
     
  8. MIT

    MIT Road Train Member

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    Strap never worked so I go strapless. I have a T680 with a microwave cubby. A bar comes across the front so it doesn’t fall on floor but it slides around so my plastic utensil boxes and ziploc baggy box sort of keep it in place
     
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  9. expedite_it

    expedite_it Road Train Member

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    How about a picture of it?
     
  10. expedite_it

    expedite_it Road Train Member

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    You omitted a word when you quoted me.
     
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  11. The Crossword Trucker

    The Crossword Trucker Road Train Member

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    Do yourself a favor and upgrade your inverter to a pure sign wave
    Microwave runs so much smoother and works faster
     
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