Aloha from Spring Hill, TN (with a gateway drug $10 22" Weber kettle)


 
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Scott Hancock

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Happy to be a part of the boards here! Just got a 22" Weber kettle from a friend for a whopping $10. It's about a decade old but has seen very little use. I hope to change that! I've been doing a little research and found that while it has the OTG ring / collar attached under the bowl, it's missing the ash catcher bowl/pot and the handle that fits it to the ring. Weber wants $51 + shipping for the bowl and handle, which might sound perfectly reasonable if I hadn't paid $10 for the grill...ha! I'd be curious to know if anyone's come up with a DIY or aftermarket solution to the missing bowl. Thanks to all who've posted and shared such great content, photos, and tips over the years. I'm learning a lot already!
 
Greetings from New Jersey. We used to drive lots of Saturn S series cars. I wish they still made them.

I've bought a bunch of used stuff where the cost of repairs exceeded the cost of getting the thing. One of my favorite stories is standing in line at the Goodwill store. I had a pair of shoes with leather soles that were worn completely through. I bought them for like $6, and they needed $100 worth of new soles to get me into wearing a $700 pair of shoes. I'd do that any day if the uppers fit well and are in good shape.

Anyway, the lady behind me only spoke Spanish and she was trying to show me that the shoes I had were worn out. Her husband was trying to explain to her that I was crazy enough to buy a worn out pair on purpose. Very cute.
 
Scott Hancock said:
Happy to be a part of the boards here! Just got a 22" Weber kettle from a friend for a whopping $10. It's about a decade old but has seen very little use. I hope to change that! I've been doing a little research and found that while it has the OTG ring / collar attached under the bowl, it's missing the ash catcher bowl/pot and the handle that fits it to the ring. Weber wants $51 + shipping for the bowl and handle, which might sound perfectly reasonable if I hadn't paid $10 for the grill...ha! I'd be curious to know if anyone's come up with a DIY or aftermarket solution to the missing bowl. Thanks to all who've posted and shared such great content, photos, and tips over the years. I'm learning a lot already!
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Not so much what you paid for the grill but, if you opt for the new parts, how much you'll have invested in it.
 
I’d either buy the Weber item or keep my eye out for another free or cheap grill that has one.

I think most of us spend more than we buy a used grill for. My G5 will get almost $200 in flavorizer bars, grates and a cover. I paid 150 for it. Same for my Silver, got it for 50 and will get almost the same stuff.

Scored a free kettle and it needs some love, so new grates, wood handles and likely legs are in store.

I figure it’s about how you want to use it and the meals it can and will produce if you hone your craft.

Oh and, we like pics of grills here! Enjoy the new toy, they’re a lot of fun when you jump off the cliff
 
Appreciate the input! Looks like I'll be ordering the OEM bowl and handle here soon. It's always interesting to figure out which parts get an aftermarket mod or alternative, and which don't. Or who knows...maybe a donor kettle will surface here locally with some parts to offer.
 
I advise that you accept that $51+shipping+$10 is still a great deal in terms of time and money to get a fully functional Weber kettle. You can always hoard parts down the road. I have more parts and backup grills than I want to admit to.

My kids are getting older and moving into bikes with cables and double-digit mileage rides. Everybody rides free or nearly free hand me down bikes. I was just adding up what my oldest son's bike needs - a new front derailleur ($20), new cables ($20 a set), two wheel truings ($25 each). A lot of work and money for a free bike. Then I start my daughters - she needs at least the wheel truing and the (purple) cables, plus perhaps new brake levers. That's almost $200 in basic bike maintenance on some free bikes.

In my experience, parts are almost always a bargain (at whatever the cost) to keep a thing going by fixing it up yourself. My math gets trickier when I have to invest in special tools.
 
The cost of upgrades I would have needed for my 2004 one touch platinum was one of the reasons I bought a brand new summit kamado.
 
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