Jon Tofte
TVWBB 1-Star Olympian
OK, I admit I go down rabbit trails way too often. However, I am really trying to limit myself (mainly 
) to primarily Webers, followed by Broilmaster and lastly PK grills. PKs aren't suitable for flipping, so my collection of 2 may be it, unless I feel rich and get a new 360 - or maybe the new portable they came out with...
Anyway, on the Broilmaster front, I have accumulated a bunch of parts, most of which came from buying out Chris in GA's inventory. I told him at the time that what he was doing is what my wife wanted ME to be doing
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I thought I had enough other than needing some base carts, when THIS came along:
This is the Broilmaster D2 also previously called the G-2000. You definitely don't see them very often; I believe this one dates to the 1980s. The left hand side is essentially a smaller "4" size regular Broilmaster. This one has their well regarded "bow-tie" burner. It came with the original grate for lava rocks (later ceramic pyramids or "flame buster" tiles), but it and the original cast iron grates are pretty much shot. Those parts I have already.
You can see the Natural Gas hose, but fortunately the conversion on a Broilmaster to LP really is about as simple as swapping the orifices. I have LP ones.
The right side of the grill features a "half" burner and is intended to serve as an oven or for low and slow BBQ. They still had the cast iron grates (rough but not replaceable). The shelves for the above slots were already long gone. I am hoping to find something in stainless that will fit or can be cut to fit to replace them. They did still have the cast iron smoker box that Broilmaster sold as an option. Rusty but restorable.
Although this grill is currently NG, I noticed that the holder for a propane tank is there. Look how stout the frame and wheels are!
One last really special aspect of this old Broilmaster are the handles and the long slat shelf that I am pretty sure are made of redwood. Good luck replacing redwood, but the original looks very redeemable. Bruce is currently restoring an even older large, single Broilmaster grill that has solid redwood shelving and the same handle as this one. His cart also shares many of the same parts. I am sure he will post something when he is ready.
This will be a fun project, but I need to get my Broilmaster parts from Florida to finish it. Oh, and I need to transform the modest shop that came with the house we bought from a tortoise den (I am SERIOUS) to a grill renovation workshop. Oh, and we have dozens and dozens of boxes left to unpack, and my wife's honeydo list grows by the day...
) to primarily Webers, followed by Broilmaster and lastly PK grills. PKs aren't suitable for flipping, so my collection of 2 may be it, unless I feel rich and get a new 360 - or maybe the new portable they came out with...Anyway, on the Broilmaster front, I have accumulated a bunch of parts, most of which came from buying out Chris in GA's inventory. I told him at the time that what he was doing is what my wife wanted ME to be doing
!I thought I had enough other than needing some base carts, when THIS came along:
This is the Broilmaster D2 also previously called the G-2000. You definitely don't see them very often; I believe this one dates to the 1980s. The left hand side is essentially a smaller "4" size regular Broilmaster. This one has their well regarded "bow-tie" burner. It came with the original grate for lava rocks (later ceramic pyramids or "flame buster" tiles), but it and the original cast iron grates are pretty much shot. Those parts I have already.
You can see the Natural Gas hose, but fortunately the conversion on a Broilmaster to LP really is about as simple as swapping the orifices. I have LP ones.
The right side of the grill features a "half" burner and is intended to serve as an oven or for low and slow BBQ. They still had the cast iron grates (rough but not replaceable). The shelves for the above slots were already long gone. I am hoping to find something in stainless that will fit or can be cut to fit to replace them. They did still have the cast iron smoker box that Broilmaster sold as an option. Rusty but restorable.
Although this grill is currently NG, I noticed that the holder for a propane tank is there. Look how stout the frame and wheels are!
One last really special aspect of this old Broilmaster are the handles and the long slat shelf that I am pretty sure are made of redwood. Good luck replacing redwood, but the original looks very redeemable. Bruce is currently restoring an even older large, single Broilmaster grill that has solid redwood shelving and the same handle as this one. His cart also shares many of the same parts. I am sure he will post something when he is ready.
This will be a fun project, but I need to get my Broilmaster parts from Florida to finish it. Oh, and I need to transform the modest shop that came with the house we bought from a tortoise den (I am SERIOUS) to a grill renovation workshop. Oh, and we have dozens and dozens of boxes left to unpack, and my wife's honeydo list grows by the day...
