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Pollux

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Figured this section is a good spot to place this one.

I've recently purchased a fridgemate and got it all wired up and good, only problem is the lack of a fridge for it to run. Normally I'd call my brother in law as he owns a ute, but he has recently joined the army and I have no idea who has his ute (if he even still owns it).

It's getting rather frustrating seeing fridges go for peanuts or less on ebay/gumtree and not being able to go grab one myself, I don't think the magna is made to take the weight......


So just a general shout out, is there anyone who may be in a position to help me out if I find a fridge. Naturally I'll chuck in some beer and some fuel money for your trouble.

Cheers
Tim
 
maybe easier to find a mate/neighbour with a towball and hire one of those big cage trailers from a servo?
 
Pollux you live in an apartment right?

I reckon you should get a bar fridge for fermenting. It'll fit in the Magna (I used to own a Magna) on the back seat.

You can even get two and stand them on top of each other. Perfect.
 
I could have, but it's going to the big crusher to be turned into a cube of metal today. :(
 
Mark, yeah but the entire brewery bar the keg fridge is down in the garage which you can reverse a ute straight into. And a bar fridge fits in the back seat of a magna sedan? Hell, I'll give it a go.

Fents: That's one thing I never thought of, I kept thinking about having to hire a ute/van but now that I think about it one of the boys at work has an Explorer with a towball.......Might be time to hit him up.

Eric: That is sad news, no-one likes watching a ute being crushed.
 
Mate I've had a few bar fridges in the back of my old 98 magna sedan.
 
Awesome, same model.....

Right, days off next week I am on fridge hunt.
 
Balmain Rentals has real cheap ute and van rental, i have rented trucks from them but i think you can rent utes and vans by the hour? Not the newest fleet but im not worried.

Edit: heres the rates page:

http://www.balmainrentals.com.au/rates.html

Trucks, Utes & Vans - Hourly Rates
  • 1 hour
  • 2 hours
  • 3 hours
  • 4 hours
  • $16.50 + 66c/km travelled (incl. fuel & km)
  • $27.50 + 66c/km travelled (incl. fuel & km)
  • $38.50 + fuel + 22c/km (over 50km)
  • $49.50 + fuel + 22c/km (over 75km)
 
Just need to make sure I have the $500 spare for the deposit.

EDIT: Ohhh, they have dropped it to $400 now.
 
Bunnings hire utes out by the hour too. Or at least our local one does.

You know about keeping it upright / giving the coolant time to settle if you absolutely have to lay it down, yeah?



EDIT: http://www.bunnings.com.au/services_trailer-hire.aspx

I'm sure I saw a sign with utes as well. If you need some stuff from Bunnings free is a pretty good price for a trailer and you can pick up the fridge on the way home.
 
Bunnings hire utes out by the hour too. Or at least our local one does.

You know about keeping it upright / giving the coolant time to settle if you absolutely have to lay it down, yeah?



EDIT: http://www.bunnings.com.au/services_trailer-hire.aspx

I'm sure I saw a sign with utes as well. If you need some stuff from Bunnings free is a pretty good price for a trailer and you can pick up the fridge on the way home.
i think hes good 9 months later. thanks for the helpful info though
 
lol - oops. Just saw it at the top of the list. So the Spam Assassin isn't just posting in up to date threads.
 
no it isnt. bad spambot bad.
 
Nooooooooooooooooooo!

Don't you know, beer (the nastier the better) is what robots run on.
 
(Slaps hand to forehead). Oh no! I've just doomed us all!

While we're off topic Nigerian Bank Deposit of Viagra Prozac and Vioxx anyone?
 
ahh another futurama fan.
 
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