Maintaining Your Taylor Soft Serve Machine

At Rocky Mountains Distributing, we know how important it is to keep your Taylor ice cream machine running smoothly. Regular maintenance not only protects your investment but also ensures you’re serving high quality soft serve ice cream that keeps customers coming back. Whether you operate one of the latest Taylor soft serve ice cream machines or a long-trusted model from the Taylor soft serve catalog, proper care makes all the difference.

Why Maintenance Matters

Your Taylor soft serve machine is more than just food service equipment—it’s a revenue driver. By keeping up with routine maintenance, you’ll enjoy:

• Consistency in product: Clean, well-maintained parts deliver smooth, creamy soft serve ice cream with every pull.

• Longer lifespan: From pumps to O-rings and other soft serve parts, regular upkeep prevents costly downtime.

• Better ROI: Investing in service and support ensures your Taylor soft serve freezer or machine stays profitable for years.

Cleaning & Sanitizing

1. Rinse & wash: Drain your soft serve machine, flush with warm water, and run the internal wash cycle.

2. Disassemble parts: Remove the feed tubes, pumps, scraper blades, and drive shafts. Inspect and clean with approved brushes.

3. Reassemble & lubricate: Dry parts thoroughly and apply food-grade lubricant to soft serve parts like O-rings and seals.

4. Sanitize: Use food-safe sanitizer to protect your soft serve ice cream machine from bacteria buildup.

This routine is essential for any operator—whether you run a single Taylor soft ice cream machine in a quick-service restaurant or multiple Taylor soft serve machines in a frozen yogurt shop.

Deep Cleaning

A deeper clean every 3-4 days helps extend the life of your Taylor soft serve equipment. Fully disassemble, sanitize, and inspect for wear. Pay special attention to:

• Scraper blades (replace quarterly for best texture).

• O-rings and seals (essential in every Taylor machine).

• Pump parts if your unit has one.

Replacing these components with a Taylor tune-up kit keeps your operation smooth and ensures your business benefits from the best soft serve machine performance.

Quarterly Preventive Maintenance

Every 90 days, we recommend:

• Installing genuine Taylor Company tune-up kits, available through Rocky Mountains Distributing, to ensure your machine runs at peak performance.

• Replacing scraper blades for consistent overrun and texture.

• Scheduling professional service from our factory-certified service technicians.

Our Brush Butler program provides monthly deep cleaning and service and support to keep your machines in peak condition.

Additional Best Practices

• Train your team: Proper training ensures consistent cleaning, extending the life of your Taylor soft serve ice cream machine.

• Monitor machine specs: Understanding your Taylor soft serve machine specs helps diagnose performance issues early.

• Stay connected: As your local Taylor distributor, RMD provides quick access to soft serve parts and expert Taylor tech support.

• Plan ahead: Stock essentials like tune-up kits and lubricants so you’re never caught off guard.

Serving Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming

RMD is proud to be the Taylor distributor in Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming. We deliver not only machines but also the service and support you need to thrive. From installation to ongoing maintenance and replacement parts, we’re your partner for high quality frozen desserts.

Final Thoughts

Maintaining your Taylor soft serve machine—whether a compact countertop unit or a high-output freezer—is simple when you follow a structured routine. Regular cleaning and quarterly preventive maintenance protect your investment and keep customers happy.

Trust Rocky Mountains Distributing as your local Taylor distributor for equipment, service technicians, and OEM parts. Together, we’ll keep your soft serve ice cream machine running like the best soft serve machine it was designed to be.

Ready to schedule maintenance or order tune-up kits? Call us today for expert support and keep your Taylor soft serve machines in peak condition year-round. 800-758-1038