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are there coolers that i could keep frozen food in a tractor?I am talking about ice cream or ice cubes. do they plug into the cigarette lighter?

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The coolers that use the lighter plug barely
keep pop cold. A Freezer to keep ice cream
would prove to be an expensive proposition.
To have a true freezer it would probably have
to be an LP unit like those used in motorhomes.
Mike
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Nope, no coolers. They all act like elctric ice chest. They don't really work very well for keeping things fresh for any long periods or for frozen at all.
You can buy refrigerators such as Norcold that are made for RV's and will fit in the cooler area in your truck. They will have to be wired in to your battery. This type run on 12v., 110v and on propane. You can use an inverter to run them also but a big enough one is exspensive.
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A few years ago some of the truck stops were selling a freezer, it looked and was about the size of a 40 qt cooler. It didn't sell because is was too expensive about $500 or $599. It was one of those deals the T/S had, try it out on the public.
I cannot remember if it was 12volt or A/C. As I said they didn't sell.
You can buy a fridge with a very small ice maker feature. Not much room in the freezer area.
If you mount a 12 volt cooler to your deck step on the back of truck (outside) and wire it to the batteries it will freeze food. The cooler temp runs about 40 degrees below ambient temps. Thats more than enough to freeze and stay frozen in the winter months.
Another note on the 12 volt coolers. The 40 degree ambient temps also will freeze inside the truck. My cooler use to freeze items inside. Whole qt of milk would freeze solid on me. I'd have to unplug it because it got to cold.
I had a 40qt igloo 12 volt. Remember that 40 degrees below ambient air temp, if you like running with the inside of the truck cool in the winter, somewhere around 65 degrees - 40 = 25 degrees in the cooler.
My cooler would freeze in the summer too with the A/C on high. The secret to keeping your coolers running cold is to do the following:
The fan and heat fins inside the cooler collects dust. About every month or two, take the screws off the fan cover and you have access to the fan and heat sinks. Be "carefull" with the thin fan wires when you take that cover off. It won't come completely off because those tiny wires are attached. Use a one inch paint brush or something like it to get the dust out or blow the dust out with air gun. The air gun works better and faster.
That accumulation of dust lowers the efficiency of cooler and your ambient 40 degree rating.
I mention that air gun. Buy an air hose that hooks up to your tractor air supply an buy a air gun they cost about $5.00 or so.
If you want I'll show you how to put together a nice air hose that will last for years, mine I've had since 1989 still good as new.

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http://www.norcold.com/truck.cfm
Just found out there's more available than what I thought.
Mike
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Koolatron has a freezer 37 qt, $700.00, I said they were expensive. The Norcold's freezers start at $600 up to $1000.00
http://www.jcwhitney.com/product.jhtml;$sessionid$KVBDDPQAABFAAQSNDV1CFE0CJUOXKIV0?CATID=188985&BQ=jcw2&_requestid=46882

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Air in a can , office supply stores sells them, its for the same purpose,except, its for computers and keyboards, it blows the lent and dust right away

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,,,I suppose you're gonna want a microwave too, to unthaw the stuff. What next, a sink to do your dishes???
Don't forget to bring your rubber gloves so you won't get dishpan hands.

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I find that running with my sleeper vents open. Cycling air by the fridge helps.

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Road Pro--black, about $3-400 depending on where you buy.
Have to hook it direct to the battery (some carriers don't allow this)
Draws a lot of current, but works great. I got really tired of green lunchmeat and sour milk. This thing will (as it says on the sticker) make ice!
But don't leave it on when the truck is gonna be shut off for more than 3-4 hours or you will be shopping for Road Pro Jumper Cables!
May you be well and happy!

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RoadPro (click here)

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If ya pull a reefer and have it running that might work for ya. Best thing to do is buy your ice cream already on the cone, It can be a real headache for a driver attempting to keep food frozen.

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An Australian company has been making a freezer that plugs into the cig plug for many years now. There has been a topic on this board on the subject, but I can't recall the name of the cooler, the Company has its own Website.
Perhaps you could do a Search on freezers and find the info.
Onramp does it in on the Ice, slush and snow..

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Here in Australia we have fridge/freezers 12 volt,that use either cigarette lighter plug or can be hard wired to battery(so they go all the time even with truck switched off.One truck i had it in there eighteen months and it was never unplugged cleanedout each week though.two or three days at home,wouldn't go near truck and never a flat battery.and it can be turned right up on high and it freeze anything you like.They are expensive (900-$1200 Australian) but they are worth there weight in gold.I never go away without it.They also have a dc plug and i have used it as a beer fridge at parties at home.Engel,waeco(used in luxury limos),Chescold are some of the brand names available.Size varies from 15 litre-60 litre.
The Australian dollar is about 55 pct of an American dollar. Try the Engel website.
Onramp does it in on the Ice, slush and snow..

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This link may help:
http://www.safetruckers.com/page24f.html
May you be well and happy!