TruckFridge Owners

[kstarr]

Have any of you installed the TF49 or the TF65 in your vans? Did you buy the factory mounting bracket for either one or did you come up with another way to mount them to the floor?
Thx

 

[luthj]

I used two pieces of aluminum angle to make supports for the bottom of the fridge and put a few sheet metal screws into the sides of the fridge from the cabinet. Alternatively you can put screws in from the bottom.

These fridges used to come with a mounting flange for the front which I think you can use to face mount into a cabinet.

 

[Luinil Explorations]

Mine came with the front mounting flange. The fridge slid into the cabinet on a shelf and the flange screwed to the sides of the cabinet. Great fridge with low power draw.

 

[Abitibi]

I got the TF130 but I did use their mounting kit. Worked great but I'm sure you could figure a way without to save some dineros...

You might be able to see some pictures of mine (custom build) in my used thread:
http://expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=103768

Cheers
David

 

[86scotty]

I used the flange which they gave me when I asked. Save the money, ask if they'll throw it in! I put it in a tight plywood cabinet and it never moved.

FYI I also have a chest model Truckfridge and they offer a floor plate with pins for it too. It's HARD to remove that thing. No chance of it popping loose unless you were in a rollover maybe.

 

[kstarr]

Sweet looking rig Abitibi!

From the looks of the picture on the Truck Fridge website I can see two mounting flanges on the bottom that look like they bolt the fridge flush to whatever your mounting it to(floor,cabinet, etc). My concern was that if I mounted it straight to my floor that there wouldn't be enough air circulation per their recommended specs. I know I can always add spacers to raise it up, but was just wondering if the $125 mounting plate was really a necessity.

 

[Bikersmurf]

In short I'd say no... You can buy a lot for less than $120.

Angle iron (ie an old bed frame) and some full extension drawer slides would open up a lot of possibilities.

 

[86scotty]

You don't need to raise it anyway. They are designed to sit on a solid surface (like a floor). It doesn't need to breathe on the bottom, just the back and sides.


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[kstarr]

86scotty, that's great info, thanks!

 

[Abitibi]

Plus they have little round tabs or "feet" underneath that raise the fridge enough to allow air circulation...

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[Herbie]

I have a TF49 in my van. No mounting kit, just used the mounting flange into the edge of the cabinet that I built:

Note: I glued threaded inserts into the plywood so the fridge is fastened with machine screws instead of woodscrews into the end-grain of the plywood. Something like this:

 

[The Artisan]

Are you happy with it? looking at the 65 and 130 AC/DC, but leaning towards the 65 and keep my micro above it. Says to be around 5amp/hr. What have you seen?
Kevin

 

[luthj]

A TF 65 will use between 30 and 65AH a day depending on the set temp and ambient temperature. For refference a 200w solar array can usually supply enough charging to keep a TF 65 running 24/7.

 

[The Artisan]

Thanks I have 100amp in batteries and would charge them with the 2000 watt honda genset in the evening. My box is well insulated at over 20 R value so I would think that would help as well. As far as venting goes I was going to use a 10x10 soffit vent with screen in front, what size did you use?
Kevin

 

[luthj]

100ah of batteries is going to be on the small side, but should be fine if you have no other big power users. problem with using a generator to charge the batteries is that the absorb phase to get to 100% charge takes 2 hours or more. If you're only using the generator for short periods in the evening to charge the batteries expect to have a reduced lifespan. Doing a equalize charge every 5 to 7 days at a higher voltage will usually improve your batteries life expectancy.

Good ventilation Is critical. I would recommend at least 20 preferably 30 or more square inches of ventilation. preferably in a top to bottom orientation. If you can't get that much install fan in the cabinet to ventilate it to ensure good airflow.