drop down fridge slide
Submitted: Friday, Jan 19, 2007 at 14:11
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ingo57
Gday all
There is a fridge slide that I have seen somewhere??? that extends out as normal, but when it gets to the end of its travel, it swivels downward about 40 degrees. Ideal for 40 litre engels when installed on top of a draw system which allows you to see in the fridge a lot better.
Has any one got one of these, how do they rate and where can I get one??
Any help would be appreciated
Reply By: Member - Craig D (SA) - Friday, Jan 19, 2007 at 14:18
Friday, Jan 19, 2007 at 14:18
Hi ingo57, I have one of these. Got it through Candy Canvas at
Tintinara.
I find
mine indispensable, as when I have my camper off the Patrol's tray it's a bit too high for me to look into the fridge and impossible for the wife without the tilt mechanism. About $140 from memory.
Regards,
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Follow Up By: Truckster (Vic) - Friday, Jan 19, 2007 at 15:17
Friday, Jan 19, 2007 at 15:17
$140, is that the complete slide nad everything or just an attachment?
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Reply By: Steve63 - Friday, Jan 19, 2007 at 15:01
Friday, Jan 19, 2007 at 15:01
We have two of them. I think they are a normal fridge slide with a custom base. We also got ours from Candy Canvas. They use them in their slide on campers because the top of the fridge is too high unless you are six foot and my wife is five foot. They are a great idea.
Steve
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Reply By: 4wdNewbie - Friday, Jan 19, 2007 at 15:17
Friday, Jan 19, 2007 at 15:17
What kind of mechanism allows the fridge to swivel?
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Follow Up By: Member - Craig D (SA) - Friday, Jan 19, 2007 at 15:20
Friday, Jan 19, 2007 at 15:20
No swivel - just tilt.
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Follow Up By: 4wdNewbie - Friday, Jan 19, 2007 at 15:32
Friday, Jan 19, 2007 at 15:32
Aha. Thanks mate.
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Reply By: Member - Craig D (SA) - Friday, Jan 19, 2007 at 15:18
Friday, Jan 19, 2007 at 15:18
Trucky, that's just for the tilt mechanism...you simply bolt on whatever slide you want to the top of it.
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Follow Up By: Truckster (Vic) - Friday, Jan 19, 2007 at 16:14
Friday, Jan 19, 2007 at 16:14
No worries.. cheaper to buy one of them $40 steps that slide into the towbar thing where tounge goes.
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Follow Up By: Member - Craig D (SA) - Friday, Jan 19, 2007 at 16:25
Friday, Jan 19, 2007 at 16:25
Trucky, I don't think that would help me in my case any LOL
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Reply By: Shaker - Friday, Jan 19, 2007 at 15:31
Friday, Jan 19, 2007 at 15:31
I think Crazie has one that he made himself.
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Follow Up By: mike w (WA) - Friday, Jan 19, 2007 at 15:44
Friday, Jan 19, 2007 at 15:44
Didnt geocacher make one also. Im sure he had some lnks to some plans he had put together
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Follow Up By: Kev M (NSW) - Friday, Jan 19, 2007 at 16:11
Friday, Jan 19, 2007 at 16:11
Mike,
Your correct
Geocaher (Dave) designed and the plans are on his web
check his profile out for details.
Kev
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Follow Up By: Truckster (Vic) - Friday, Jan 19, 2007 at 16:13
Friday, Jan 19, 2007 at 16:13
and awill4x4 and about a dozen others lol...
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Follow Up By: GaryInOz (Vic) - Friday, Jan 19, 2007 at 16:40
Friday, Jan 19, 2007 at 16:40
From the looks of it you could use a normal slide mounted on an alloy plate with a hinge at the (vehicle) rear of the plate and a short bungee cord limiting strap to stop the front of it lifting too far, using the weight of the fridge itself to tilt the mechanism when it is pulled out.
Alloy sheet, 600 x 800 x 6mm cut in half (600 x 400 tilt plate and 600 x 400 base to screw down to top of drawer system)
Large piano hinge or two door hinges (between plates)
Slide mechanism base (mounted on tilting base)
1 metre of bungee cord for limiting strap (between baseplate and tilting plate)
rubber buttons (to stop plates rattling together)
Guessing total cost ~$40-50, not including slide mechanism.
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Follow Up By: mike w (WA) - Friday, Jan 19, 2007 at 16:49
Friday, Jan 19, 2007 at 16:49
As you say, wouldnt be too difficult, might have to take a trip to bunnings!!
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Reply By: awill4x4 - Friday, Jan 19, 2007 at 23:37
Friday, Jan 19, 2007 at 23:37
This is the one I built for my Engel 40 litre fridge.
Mine is a bit different in that I can unlock the tilting mechanism (the 2 spring loaded stainless steel rods running parallel with the fridge base) from the rear of the car rather than having to reach past the fridge and unlock from there.
Regards Andrew.
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Reply By: BUGGER ME - Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 00:09
Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 00:09
hi ingo57
whats you email , i think i have got the the one you are after, will send it to you
bugger me
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Follow Up By: ingo57 - Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 08:34
Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 08:34
gday bugger me
chris@torchpublishing.com.au
look foward to it
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Reply By: ingo57 - Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 08:37
Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 08:37
Thanks everyone for your imput
As always, much appreciated
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Follow Up By: Wisebyname - Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 10:48
Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 10:48
Hi Chris
Do you know a G Waud or Alison
Andy
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Follow Up By: ingo57 - Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 18:09
Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 18:09
Gday Andy
Not that I can recall mate, but then again I am hopeless with names.
Why do you ask?
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