I find the same thing. The ceramic briquettes or the tiles completely cover the area where grease or marinades might drop. I find doing a quick burn off followed by putting my leaf blower to them keeps all in order.
Thanks! I like the clean look of no side tables, so I think I’ll keep it that way for now. The wheels on the cart seem to be fine. Are there usually issues with wheels on these old carts?
They were the only thing with rust on them when I restored my circa 2003 P3. Removing them and replacing the casters looked quite difficult so I just shot them up with spray on lube and PB Blaster and left them but I don't move the grill very often and only a few feet when I do.
Thanks! Strangely enough, I sourced the 21” burner (Music City Metals), rock grate, and ceramic briquettes from an online Canadian shop called grillspot.ca. They don’t have a ton of Broilmaster stuff, but they had much of what I needed. Similarly, the bare CI grates were aftermarket and sourced from another online Canadian shop called grillpartszone.com. I actually asked them to make sure the grates were uncoated because it didn’t specifically mention that in the description. I used bbqfunstuff on eBay for small things like the rotary igniter (so lucky to find that!), knobs, and heat gauge. All these shops were quick to reply to questions, and shipped really fast. In particular, bbqfunstuff was amazing! They combined shipping, answered questions within minutes, and were just a pleasure to buy from. Will definitely buy from them again if the need arises. My question about the position of the head on the cart is about the leveling of the grill head. If grease does make its way down to he bottom, it will likely just pool there as the bottom is level with the ground. I thought maybe it should be tilted back a bit to allow the grease to run to the back channel where the grease opening/cather are located. However, a sloped cooking surface doesn’t make sense either so that’s why I’m a bit unsure. The cart allows for adjusting the forward/backward angle of the grill head, so I could make it so the bottom of the head slopes to the back a little.
In all honesty, I didn’t even look under there to see if there’s rust. They roll just fine and like you, I may not be moving it that much. I’ll definitely have a look to make sure though!
Good to know! Thank I don’t know much about Weber designs, but it’s cool to know there’s a lot of variation between brands.
I do have the original grease collector drawer that slides onto the wire bracket at the back. It’s just not on there in the pics I posted. Good to know it will likely see little action!
And give them a shot of a good synthetic lube spray or something like Fluid Film.
Thanks! I really appreciate all the feedback!
Too much makes them sticky
Yep, time to use it!
Thanks. Good to know.
