IMHO I prefer a 50lb rated AC powered motor for a rotisserie.
I like CB gear.
I would just pick up another 50lb rated motor for AC use, they are pretty cheap.
It allows elimination of fooling with counter balance and weights. I hate them, so I'm definitely biased. I think they are a waste. Go ahead, fiddle - but in the end you will never have enough counter weights to add or even rod lenght to slide them on when you move up to serious sized rotisserie cooks (and I'm just talking about our style and level of use). Works OK for a single chicken or so but as the load moves up you might as well toss the counter balance across the lawn and just grill.
The battery driven models are limited to 25lb at best. So to eliminate counter weights you would need to keep loads down to around 15lb or less. They are basically light duty IMHO. There's nothing wrong with that, its just about fitting the right tool for the job at hand.
It's more about ability of the motor to deal with out of balance loads as much as it is about weight capacity.
A 50lb/AC motor is just so much stronger (torque) and can handle most anything I've loaded up.
If I would change anything I would go with heaver AC motor
But frankly haven't hit a limitation yet. I've done 20lb tukeys, multiple chickens at a pop, several ducks at a time, standing rib roasts, huge turkey breasts, two legs of lamb, etc.
I have EZ-Q gear and cages, but the principal still applies.
The CB ring and bracket for the motor appears to be able to handle more weight. That's key as you up size the motor.
IMHO the Weber systems is totaly built around a 25 weight limitation. Just adding a higher rated motor and loading on a 25lb higher load could cause enough flex in the bracket/ring to create some problems.
I think the CB system can handle a heavier rated motor and load. Best to talk to them live.
Battery is convenient. Not knocking it - but the limitations are inherent.
The thing I liked about EZ-Q when they were in business is they gave you options for the motor and could take you up to 100 lbs ratings or so as options for the kit.
Haven't looked lately but I thought CB was doing this as well.
Adding a 50lb rated motor and keeping loads to 25 lb shouldn't create a problem with CB gear IMHO. It gives you the torque to eliminate the BS around counter weighting. If you think you are going to go to actual loads of 35lb or higher would give them a call to talk about impact on flex of the ring and stress on the motor bracket is all I'm saying. With the EZ-Q set up none of this created a problem.
By the way - I had a battery powered rotisserie system with counter weights that I used for many years before going to EZ-Que. So I did go through the pain of the lighter systems and counterweight stuff. Never going back to that.
HTH
I like CB gear.
I would just pick up another 50lb rated motor for AC use, they are pretty cheap.
It allows elimination of fooling with counter balance and weights. I hate them, so I'm definitely biased. I think they are a waste. Go ahead, fiddle - but in the end you will never have enough counter weights to add or even rod lenght to slide them on when you move up to serious sized rotisserie cooks (and I'm just talking about our style and level of use). Works OK for a single chicken or so but as the load moves up you might as well toss the counter balance across the lawn and just grill.
The battery driven models are limited to 25lb at best. So to eliminate counter weights you would need to keep loads down to around 15lb or less. They are basically light duty IMHO. There's nothing wrong with that, its just about fitting the right tool for the job at hand.
It's more about ability of the motor to deal with out of balance loads as much as it is about weight capacity.
A 50lb/AC motor is just so much stronger (torque) and can handle most anything I've loaded up.
If I would change anything I would go with heaver AC motor
I have EZ-Q gear and cages, but the principal still applies.
The CB ring and bracket for the motor appears to be able to handle more weight. That's key as you up size the motor.
IMHO the Weber systems is totaly built around a 25 weight limitation. Just adding a higher rated motor and loading on a 25lb higher load could cause enough flex in the bracket/ring to create some problems.
I think the CB system can handle a heavier rated motor and load. Best to talk to them live.
Battery is convenient. Not knocking it - but the limitations are inherent.
The thing I liked about EZ-Q when they were in business is they gave you options for the motor and could take you up to 100 lbs ratings or so as options for the kit.
Haven't looked lately but I thought CB was doing this as well.
Adding a 50lb rated motor and keeping loads to 25 lb shouldn't create a problem with CB gear IMHO. It gives you the torque to eliminate the BS around counter weighting. If you think you are going to go to actual loads of 35lb or higher would give them a call to talk about impact on flex of the ring and stress on the motor bracket is all I'm saying. With the EZ-Q set up none of this created a problem.
By the way - I had a battery powered rotisserie system with counter weights that I used for many years before going to EZ-Que. So I did go through the pain of the lighter systems and counterweight stuff. Never going back to that.
HTH
