I did this work in the 1950s and early 1960s. I was, (i say with great humility), the best iceman of the time. Our plant in Abilene Texas was on a larger scale with a tank of aluminum chloride dissolved water solution refrigerated by freon and flowing around cans containing 300 pound blocks of ice organized in six-can baskets.
@@dertythegrower All of the old guys are now dead. There was the plant owner, Shannon P. Co, Jr. He was a great guy who worked at the plant also. There was Fred Doyle who was the wholesale delivery foreman. There was Jimmy Roberts who was from my hometown of Anson and a graduate of ACU, who was retail delivery manager. Then there as a guy name David Crook who delivered package ice; another unnamed guy who delivered delivered long-haul wholesale ice; two guys who ran the ice making shifts and a guy named Wallace who was our machine maintenance man. I was a jack-of-all-trades who lived in an apartment on top of the plant, while attending the university. When I returned to the US after a year in Vietnam, Mr. Cox offered to sell the business to me; but I had fallen in love with the military service and turned the offer down.
I'm kinda surprised they don't use a conductive cutting tool instead of a saw. Fewer moving parts, less hazard to both employees and the ice I would imagine.
Genuine question: is there any useful applications to making super clear ice? I am intrigued by so many people spending so much time and effort in doing this and documenting the whole process. My initial thought about this is kinda like cosmetic surgery for ice and might create discrimination against not so "perfect" ice. I love to know, especially from people who have tried making the "perfect" ice
He mentioned the time it takes to freeze ice being different amounts of days depending on the time of year, if it takes just 3 days or 2 days to freeze, that means you're probably doing the process of pulling and distributing ice twice a week at 5 or 6 day intervals. You are checking the ice or pouring water or maintaining the already pulled ice or taking inventory or responding to orders or doing any other sort of business inbetween that would account for the rest of the 365 days of the year. So they're making ice, all year round, pulling not every day because freezing duration is irregular and out of their control for the most part.
Doesn't look all that sanitary especially with the close handling of the product. Compare this to a water bottling factory where its clean like a lab and the product is not handled as much.
@ you don’t use bar oil on electric chainsaws. That’s like saying a serrated break knife leaves debris in bread. His place is obviously inspected and up to standard if it’s being featured here. That chainsaw is for ice only….
I did this work in the 1950s and early 1960s. I was, (i say with great humility), the best iceman of the time. Our plant in Abilene Texas was on a larger scale with a tank of aluminum chloride dissolved water solution refrigerated by freon and flowing around cans containing 300 pound blocks of ice organized in six-can baskets.
I feel like this is a seriel killer reference
you should do some tour videos of old factory and old guys you know still doing it
@@dertythegrower All of the old guys are now dead. There was the plant owner, Shannon P. Co, Jr. He was a great guy who worked at the plant also. There was Fred Doyle who was the wholesale delivery foreman. There was Jimmy Roberts who was from my hometown of Anson and a graduate of ACU, who was retail delivery manager. Then there as a guy name David Crook who delivered package ice; another unnamed guy who delivered delivered long-haul wholesale ice; two guys who ran the ice making shifts and a guy named Wallace who was our machine maintenance man. I was a jack-of-all-trades who lived in an apartment on top of the plant, while attending the university. When I returned to the US after a year in Vietnam, Mr. Cox offered to sell the business to me; but I had fallen in love with the military service and turned the offer down.
That was some operation
I don't drink drinks but this sounds really interesting and he makes some great points on the quality.
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I love it! Welcome to the family!!
Outstanding video and great company, American made ice, how cool
I'm kinda surprised they don't use a conductive cutting tool instead of a saw. Fewer moving parts, less hazard to both employees and the ice I would imagine.
That saw is $20k
This is super awesome 👏
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oh, I have a good one you guys would enjoy a collab with... Sugarshack Music, and their 'artisanal way' of making music videos here 😅
cannot believe this is a huge business... for fancy drinks
fukn derty !
Pretty cool…
icy what you did there
Genuine question: is there any useful applications to making super clear ice? I am intrigued by so many people spending so much time and effort in doing this and documenting the whole process. My initial thought about this is kinda like cosmetic surgery for ice and might create discrimination against not so "perfect" ice. I love to know, especially from people who have tried making the "perfect" ice
No its just an aesthetic for expensive bar cocktails
It's useful to convince rich people to spend more money
if that young lady's only job is to hold the hose that would be hilarious
"5 to 6 days a week, 365 days a year." Well, the math just doesn't add up! Ice looks great anyway.
He mentioned the time it takes to freeze ice being different amounts of days depending on the time of year, if it takes just 3 days or 2 days to freeze, that means you're probably doing the process of pulling and distributing ice twice a week at 5 or 6 day intervals. You are checking the ice or pouring water or maintaining the already pulled ice or taking inventory or responding to orders or doing any other sort of business inbetween that would account for the rest of the 365 days of the year. So they're making ice, all year round, pulling not every day because freezing duration is irregular and out of their control for the most part.
That chainfall is outdated, get ya an electric remote winch . Work smarter not harder. 💪 Ya biz looks cool, ya ice looks nice 😎
That looks like a lot of ice for one drink.
Have to justify the price tag lol
It's ridiculous.
How much do they pay the workers?
What they agreed to work for.
Doesn't look all that sanitary especially with the close handling of the product. Compare this to a water bottling factory where its clean like a lab and the product is not handled as much.
I’m surprised you survived childhood
They are full of shit. Nobody is buying special ice. Haha
That sounds like something a poor would say.
@BasstoMouthFishing and that sounds like something a pedophile would say.
Most people drink their drink within 10 minutes but let's say you don't. lol
I like your style man.
they should be wearing hairnets
Ice block machines are about $5k each.
That saw is $20k.
"It's the purest ice you can find!"
*Cuts ice with a chain saw*
You think he was using it to chop pine earlier ?
@BasstoMouthFishing I think the chain has to be lubricated, I think little pieces of metal fall off the teeth
@ you don’t use bar oil on electric chainsaws.
That’s like saying a serrated break knife leaves debris in bread. His place is obviously inspected and up to standard if it’s being featured here. That chainsaw is for ice only….