Buying Ice Cream Van

If you are looking to purchase an ice cream van you have to be aware that there are lots more to go wrong than on a standard van. You have additional mechanical moving parts, refrigeration and compressors to go wrong:

• Direct drive which powers the soft ice cream machine from the engine.
• The bearings that hold all moving shafts for the soft machine & engine.
• Rubber donuts that connect to the shafts.
• At least half a dozen ice cream machine belts and pulleys.
• Ice cream machine Bock or York compressor for refrigeration.
• Being a mobile, copper pipes can vibrate and gas leaks can occur.
• There may be a slow refrigerant leak hence not going down to required temperature.
• Beater, pump, seals or dispensing head may be worn or damaged.
• Condensing unit to refrigerate the rear freezer and chiller.
• Expansion valves on freezer and soft machine.
• Clutch on soft machine compressor and direct drive from engine.
• Beater bearings in the soft machine mechanism.
• You then have the wear and tear on any of the above causing a potential breakdown.
  
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