Our cart was built on a 6X12 trailer frame (we shortened it and moved the axles towards the front). The original trailer would “tilt”, when in the “down” position the front of the bed would pin to the trailer tongue.  When we put the trailer back together, instead of welding the tongue into place we kept the original pin and drilled another hole at the rear of the tongue and added another pin. this allows us to completely remove the trailer tongue from the cart.  We have had a couple of situations where this was needed. 

Lorna, Do you think you will ever put a Grill and fan system in the trailer ??????? hope all is well, we will have to have a cup of tea together some day……………BillyB

That would make a nice cart.

Our cart was built on a 6X12 trailer frame (we shortened it and moved the axles towards the front). The original trailer would “tilt”, when in the “down” position the front of the bed would pin to the trailer tongue.  When we put the trailer back together, instead of welding the tongue into place we kept the original pin and drilled another hole at the rear of the tongue and added another pin. this allows us to completely remove the trailer tongue from the cart.  We have had a couple of situations where this was needed. 

              
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I have the 86 qt unit and it has been holding -08f for well over three weeks in my cart. Works as advertised and is a best buy in my book. The damn thing just works. 

Mike
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Hey Mike,

I was gonna PM you but thought others might want your answer too (you too Dad’s Dogs).

Are you running your Edgestar straight off a battery or do you run a generator?  If straight from12V battery, how long do you get out of your battery with this?

Thanks,

Alan

The cat sounds like it’ll be e nice one! I did a google search on the fridge and bookmarked it for future reference, thenks!

Are you in a water dog area, steamed or grilled area.

this is ridiculis ..but this site wont let you put up internet address.

So here is the name of the product and do a Google search

EdgeStar Portable Fridge: They range from 400 an change to little over 600.                    

EdgeStar Portable Fridge

http://www.edgestar.com/products/fridgefreeze/index.asp http://www.edgestar.com/p…fridgefreeze/index.asp

this is ridiculis ..but this site wont let you put up internet address.

So here is the name of the product and do a Google search

EdgeStar Portable Fridge: They range from 400 an change to little over 600.                    

Im not sure what your cost factor is Dog King but if I had the money to put in a custom cart, would be a thermostatic cooler..I found a site that I am going to buy from in the next month or so so I can have more perishable products that the HD wants a temp control compartment.

Not cheap but cheaper than stainless steel for $1,500!

That will take you to there biggest 12v cool 84 quarts, that will hold more than 80 cans of soda or store cheese and other items that need to stay in a constant temp to pass HD codes. It will go down to -4 degrees..and in less than 12 minutes…so a hell of a good product and it will let you sell more food items if they see that on your cart as it’s considered a temp controlled storage

Like I said I am getting one and in a few months later another..then I should be set and plus you can write it off on taxes… I hope everyone is paying taxes!

… Lorna, Do you think you will ever put a Grill and fan system in the trailer ??????? hope all is well, we will have to have a cup of tea together some day……………BillyB

I’m drawing a line at that!  We are watching for a suitable truck/step van to convert into storage/kitchen.  My Jeep is getting old (1995) with just a few too many miles (over 250K non-towed… I tow it 4-down behind the RV also).  I’ve used and abused it for too long. It will poop out not too far down the road. Hence the truck. We will turn the truck/step van into the support vehicle for the cart.  We want to be able to tow the cart with the truck OR use the truck as a stand alone unit to serve out of.  Got the plans all down on paper.  It will be painted/decorated similar to the cart.
 
We heard the other day that there are two “copy cats” of our cart running around Socorro! It may be cute but it doesn’t appear to pull in any more customers. 

Wow this is exciting for many reasons….one, I also have to go with a refrigeratoed cooler and this is the exact model I was looking at.  So thanks for that….two I also have been wanting the inside info on both Vienna beef and restaurant depot.  My wife has a friend with a card, so we will be paying them a visit soon…..woohoo. 

I am also getting ready to build my own cart, but i bought some plans.  Yours looks good though and similar to mine.

Do you know where I can get parts? …burners, pilots, etc ?  Thx

I have been living on Keogel for years, cased and non cased, the Viennas trounced them across the board in the taste dept. Not even on the radar… And they never called me back to boot! 

It sucks having to call Chicago to get good service when so many distributors and manufactures are right here in MI. I am dealing with a Vienna rep out of Milwaukee of all places. He has literally bent over backwards to help me. Free samples out the wazoo and more support then I could have ever imagined. 
And on a side note, I called Kowalski out of Detroit. They got right back to me but they have already dropped the ball. I had to go buy samples and no real product knowledge from the rep. Nice people, but Vienna went the extra mile and won hands down in the taste tests as well as the service. 

And just to add… I called Sysco again, still no reply. Honestly I do not understand these businesses in MI, the seem to go out of their way to not do business. Imagine that?

Mike