No, we don’t crack trays to make all this ice. This is a Vogt Tube ice maker capable of putting out about 1,000 pounds of ice every 15 minutes. To give you an idea of the size of this machine, that is an eight foot tall ladder on the right side of the machine. It is sitting on a four foot tall concrete pad. The large grey pipes are six inches in diameter and are used to cool the machine itself.