Ice Cream is served

[Guard Dad]

We're training on the new McDonald's shake and ice cream machine at work. We have a machine set up making ice cream.

 

[J-man]

Will it be down for maintenance if we all drop in for a treat?

 

[rolltidega]

We're training on the new McDonald's shake and ice cream machine at work. We have a machine set up making ice cream.

 

[The Sound Guy]

Will it be down for maintenance if we all drop in for a treat?

That was my question.

Are these actually going to work without being babied beyond belief?

 

[Guard Dad]

This machine is a different brand from the more common machine in McDonald's. It's a better machine and the manufacturer supports independant service agents working on them. You'll be seeing more of these in the Golden Arches.

 

[Guard Dad]

Does that look like $70,000 sitting there?

 

[The Sound Guy]

Does that look like $70,000 sitting there?

After holding $70K worth of optical circuit board in my hand? Yes, I can see that as $70K.

 

[Far West]

On average, how many cones a day do they serve if the machine is not down?

We used to go to Dairy Queen to get cones when the kids were little. That might have only been once a month.

 

[Boss 302]

On average, how many cones a day do they serve if the machine is not down?

We used to go to Dairy Queen to get cones when the kids were little. That might have only been once a month.

My wife and I go to DQ every Sunday after church. Their ice cream is better than the McDonald's here. The difference is DQ's ice cream machine is always working. The Mickey D's hasn't worked in a long time. I bet whenever a customer asks for ice cream or a milkshake at the Mickey D's, the response is, ''No ice cream. Hamburgers.''

 

[Guard Dad]

On average, how many cones a day do they serve if the machine is not down?

We used to go to Dairy Queen to get cones when the kids were little. That might have only been once a month.

Not sure, but a bunch. These machines automatically pasteurize the product daily to kill bacteria.

 

[The Sound Guy]

Not sure, but a bunch. These machines automatically pasteurize the product daily to kill bacteria.

From what I read, that was one of the problems with the old ones. Have too much Ice cream mix in it or too little and the 4 hour cycle would fail. But it wouldn't say why. Then if you figured it out, it was 4 more hours (plus cool down) before you could serve again.

 

[Guard Dad]

From what I read, that was one of the problems with the old ones. Have too much Ice cream mix in it or too little and the 4 hour cycle would fail. But it wouldn't say why. Then if you figured it out, it was 4 more hours (plus cool down) before you could serve again.

The biggest problem is that they were using the store personnel to clean and lube them. The machines are far too complex for unskilled people to service

They are now pushing a program where the stores pay factory authorized people to clean and service them. In return, the intervals are extended.

But yes, allowing them to run out of mix will shut them down.