Fridge slide - is a spring base needed.
Submitted: Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 12:15
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PAJBOY
Simple question, but I need some advice.
When mounting a fridge onto a fridge slide, do I still need to mount it with the spring base or not. Is it necessary. I have a 40 litre Engel, if that makes any difference.
Reply By: Shaker - Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 12:20
Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 12:20
According to Engel, the short answer is ... no!
They say that modern vehicle
suspension has negated the need for spring bases, however if you were mounting the fridge in a camper trailer (not all) or an older 4WD, you could consider one.
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Reply By: Member -Signman - Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 12:32
Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 12:32
Nah- I don't think so.
Our (Engel 40) has been on a fridge slide- no spring base- for many trips over some severe country with no adverse problems..
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Reply By: Gerry - Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 12:35
Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 12:35
My 40 litre Engel has lived permanently in the back of my last 2 vehicles for many years with no spring base and no problems whatsoever. Have travelled some extremely corrugated tracks so if it was going to break, I reckon it would have done it by now.
Cheers
Gerry
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Reply By: Member - Duncs - Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 12:38
Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 12:38
If you put it on a spring base it will bounce around and crash into things. You would need ot protect other things stored near the fridge. Probalby by building a barrier areound it.
In the days when an SLR was an expensive camera a mate of
mine had one damaged by being repeatedly bashed by a fridge on a spring base. We also had a fridge on a spring base mounted in one of the trucks at work. It also bounced areound and damaged other things. The fridge in both cases was fine.
Duncs
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Follow Up By: Sand Man (SA) - Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 18:00
Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 18:00
Err Duncs,
You are still supposed to tie them down mate.
Used to have
mine mounted on a spring base, because it came as a freebie with the fridge when I bought it.
Removed it when I attached a roller to one end to assist portability. Couldn't fit both.
But agree with other's comments. You don't need a spring base in modern vehicles.
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Reply By: Alloy c/t - Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 12:51
Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 12:51
New Engle the answer is NO , older ones ,the yellowish/cream ones YES the motor would bounce around a lot even on the tar and set up a constant / annoying rattle.
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Follow Up By: Willem - Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 14:08
Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 14:08
Ahhhh yes. It used to be most annoying having that clunking in the back of the Zook. Still it didn't do any harm. The 1986 15lt Engel is still keeping beer cold in the shed. :-D
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Reply By: PAJBOY - Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 13:03
Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 13:03
Ok, I guess the masses have spoken. Thanks for setting my mind at ease and at least now I can start planning my storage system and fridge enclosure. All information is appreciated. Thanks.
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Reply By: Johnnotoo - Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 15:54
Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 15:54
One last 2 bob's worth!
I fit a piece of 30mm high density foam under the Evakool in back of the LC. Has the effect of holding the fridge in place more securely when it is dogged down with straps and IF there are any vibrations, it will hopefully assist in dampening them. It seems to work very
well.
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