Ironman Fridges

[Gramps Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Gramps]

Has anyone purchased an Ironman fridge?
I've been looking at their 74L unit that has a Danfross compressor which has a 5 year warranty as well as a 3 year warranty on components. Not bad considering they are around $1000 with a free insulation bag.
The reviews I've read seem to be positive, I'd just like to get some real world feedback if possible.

Any feedback would be appreciated.

[MUMSRIG Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close MUMSRIG]

I've had one of the smaller units since they were very first released. Infact, we purchased ours at their launch and that was quite a few years ago. No problems what so ever. Highly recommended and the quality of construction is very good. Runs at -2degC in the back of MUMSRIG constantly.. Been across Aus a couple of times and over horrid corrugations on plenty of occassions.

[nanbar Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close nanbar]

There is a good comparison in one the last few issues of 4WD Action (issue 228). Whilst they weren't 74L unit, ( they were 50L), the Ironman unit scored well for value for money but was poor in build quality (compared to the others) and performed poorly when high ambient temps were simulated (it tripped out at the Cooling at 55'C test). Get the issue and have a read. In summary:

Performance scores out of 140
ARB 104.6
Engel 99
Ironman 107.3
Primus 103.9
Powertech 104
Waeco 115.2

[ravenhard Member Find all posts View Profile Close ravenhard]

I went and bought another Waeco from anaconda this arvo. They have a 25%off Easter special at the moment

[BigDog816 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close BigDog816]

We've got the dual zone 65l and it's great. My only comment would be that it's a bit power hungry when using part of the fridge as a freezer.

Also I ran a bead of silicone around all the joins internally.

[Drift Member Find all posts View Profile Close Drift]

Another vote for Waeco although if the budget stretches, National Luna its bloody hard to beat.

[vikingdownunder Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close vikingdownunder]

We have a Ironman IceCube 65L chest has two separate bins which give you the option of running a dual fridge, dual freezer or split fridge & freezer.
It works really well and cool down quickly. I use it everyday for work. really great value for the price

[Matt01 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Matt01]

Iron man fridge specs don't state the ambient temp their testing figures relate to. I was told that it is only 25 degC. So the current draw may be higher when the ambient starts to go high as in QLD.

[Gramps Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Gramps]

Thanks everyone.