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 Mobile smoothie cart? Anyone ever tried the concept?

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grayr563

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Mobile smoothie cart? Anyone ever tried the concept? Thu, 11/4/10 5:50 PM (permalink)
I am thinking of starting a food cart business and was wondering about the possibility of selling smoothies and shakes. One of my main concerns is how to power a juicer and/or blender on a mobile street cart. Are portable battery power packs a good option? Anyone have experience with this type of cart or have any suggestions? thanks
 
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    lornaschinske

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    Re:Mobile smoothie cart? Anyone ever tried the concept? Thu, 11/4/10 6:10 PM (permalink)
    Sam's has one of those battery powered margarita-ville machines in for Christmas. I seem to recall a gasoline powered one that all the RVers were talking about. I think it can be bought thru places like Cabala's. It looked like it belonged on my John Deere weed whacker! Seems to me it was kinda loud.
     
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      grayr563

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      Re:Mobile smoothie cart? Anyone ever tried the concept? Fri, 11/5/10 1:52 PM (permalink)
      Thanks -- appreciate it.
       
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        localnet

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        Re:Mobile smoothie cart? Anyone ever tried the concept? Sun, 11/7/10 7:06 AM (permalink)
        I use a small Yamaha generator, the ES2000 is the model number. It is super quiet, weighs 44 lbs and will run up to 14 hours on less than a gallon of gas. It will run a blender/smoothie machine with ease and more.
         
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          grayr563

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          Re:Mobile smoothie cart? Anyone ever tried the concept? Mon, 11/8/10 2:46 PM (permalink)
          Do you have a smoozie cart? Are fumes a problem using a generator? thanks
           
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            localnet

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            Re:Mobile smoothie cart? Anyone ever tried the concept? Mon, 11/8/10 5:26 PM (permalink)
            I have a 6x10 enclosed trailer. There is very little exhaust, in fact, I rarely even notice it running and have never smelt any fumes as it is one of those low emission units. You can stand right over it and have a normal conversation, it is whisper quiet.
             
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